English 2.9 – Wide Reading Text style: Novel Written by: Patricia McCormick Brief Summary “Sold” tells the story of a 13 year old girl, Lakshima, who lived in a hut in the mountains of Nepal. Her family is incredibly poor but she manages to find beauty and enjoyment in little things such as her mother […]
English 2.9 – Wide Reading Text style: Novel Written by: Margot Lee Shetterly Background info/brief summary of the text Hidden figures tells the story of three independent black woman who work at NASA. During the race between Russia and the United States to put a man in space NASA found undeniable talent in three african […]
English 2.9 – Wide Reading Text style: Novel Written by: Margot Lee Shetterly I really like the movie Hidden Figures, the prejudice present in the film is racism.
English 2.9 – Wide Reading Text style: Short text Written by: Beyonce Produced by: Beyonce and Ammo Background info/brief summary of the text [Verse 1] Mama said, “You’re a pretty girl What’s in your head, it doesn’t matter Brush your hair, fix your teeth What you wear is all that matters” [Pre-Chorus] Just another stage […]
English 2.9 – Wide Reading Text style: Short text Written by: Macklemore Produced by: Ryan Lewis Featuring: Mary Lambert Background info/brief summary of the text When I was in the third grade, I thought that I was gay ‘Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight I told my […]
English 2.9 – Wide Reading Text style: Visual Director: Peter Farrelly Background info/ brief on the movie The Green Book is a movie set in 1960s America. It is based on a true story of an African American pianist and a Italian-American taxi driver/bouncer who toured through the Southern States of America. The Italian-American, Frank […]
English 2.9 – Wide ReadingText Style: VisualDirector: George Tillman BREIF The Hate U Give tells the story of a 16 year old girl, Starr Carter. Born and raised in the ‘black neighbourhood’ Garden Heights, studying in the ‘white neighbourhood’ Williamson Starr Carter lives to very significantly different lives. Starr is attending a party in Garden […]
Ambition; The strong desire to achieve or top something. A desire for success, power and wealth. A wish to achieve something. The definition may seem set in stone but ambition itself is a varying concept for everyone. I have chosen to explore the theme of ambition and how it is presents itself differently through different […]
How does Shakespeare exemplify Macbeth’s deranged state of mind Shakespeare has conveyed the idea of the degeneration of Macbeth’s mind and his descent into despair skillfully through the use of many language effects including metaphors, personification, emotive language, symbolism and rhythmic changes. The idea of power was presented to him by the witches as they told […]