Minglish is a combination of Media Studies and English - what that means is that we'll study texts together (think short stories, poems, novels and films) and then do a range of activities around those two learning areas.
For instance, this term we will sample a range of novels, then vote on one as a class - and we'll do a close study on it. We'll read and analyse that novel together, and you may learn how to...
- Turn a section of the novel into a script for a film?
- Digitally storyboard a sequence from the book?
- Create a new book cover, using themes from the novel as inspiration?
- Make a documentary on an idea from the text?
So there'll be a lot of reading in this class - like all the time. One of my aims for this year is to help people realise how cool reading can be - if I can nudge you further down the track of being an independent reader and thinker, I consider that a massive success! :)
Possible books we'll sample (from which we'll choose one to do a closer study, and a corresponding film study):
- The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings
- Harry Potter
- Mort
- Ender's Game
- The Hunger Games
- Ready Player One
- The Giver
- Dust
- City of Ember
- Howl's Moving Castle
Students will need access to a device, and it'd be preferable for them to set up a goodreads.com account beforehand (you can just use your school email to do this if you like).
If you haven't been in a class with me before, you should know I have some pretty high standards around device use. You simply won't be welcome to scroll through your feed or play games while the lesson is active: you'll be expected to be an active contributor to the class. I promise there'll be interesting content to keep you engaged! And you'll promise not to make me have that boring conversation with your HBLA and parents about inappropriate device use :p