FICTION READING AND WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING – Novel Study

We are reading ‘The Chrysalids’ by John Wyndham together as a class, reflecting upon the process and experience of reading as a community aloud and alone in quiet.

The novel reflects on a community where those who are different to the Norm are banished or destroyed, leading us to questions and discussion on prejudice, conformity and morality.

We will also be considering how Wyndham reveals his story and what features of language and story-telling craft are employed to keep us interested and asking questions.

Key areas of focus will be on reading as performance, listening and individual creative writing.

We have launched our student blogging scheme – the classroom is equipped with brand new iPads and every student has their own blog. The possibilities of this new scheme are enormous – if you’re keen to investigate some of the thinking that goes behind it all can be seen on Mr Waugh’s professional journal.