Please see the letters below outlining planned assessments and advice on online revision options.

Higher English Key Dates 2021-22

National 5 Key Dates 2021-22

From Tuesday 19 May,  new S4, S5 and S6 pupils will begin their new courses.

Please use the Google Classroom codes below to join the relevant course.

During the school closure, your English teacher will be providing work for you in Google Classroom.

If you have not already done so, please use the relevant classroom code to join your class:

https://bit.ly/2vr5JJ5

We will welcome you all back to Ross High English soon. Until then, we’re online and you can always reach us.

Take care and #BeKind

#ProudToBeRoss

As a result of the school being closed to pupils again on Friday, each English teacher has provided a further update of tasks to be completed for pupils who are missing English lessons.

We look forward to seeing everyone back at Ross High on Monday!

Mrs Barry:

A2 National 5 – Watch the film ‘Landing’ on Vimeo. Ensure all folio essays are below maximum 1000 words, on the template and shared with me on Google Classroom.

3X2: Read this article about creating setting and write 3 sentences for the setting of the creative story we are preparing as if panning with camera.

2X1 – You should ensure that Dracula monologue is completed. Return to horror poem in jotter and re- edit your own from the paired work you already did. This will be another piece for folio.

Mrs Clyde:

2X2 & 3X3 – Continue with personal reading and summarise what you have read so far this week.

3Y1 – Continue with ‘Of Mice and Men’ revision from BBC Bitesize and class notes.

Mr MacLean:

A1 Higher – login to Google Classroom for details of work set.

Mrs Maxwell:

3Y2 – You are to imagine you are Curley’s wife, Crooks or Candy and write about how they feel. Think about loneliness, prejudice and their hopes for the future.

3X4 – Continue work on conflict scripts on Google Docs. You can also create illustrations to go with their scripts.

2X3  – Write a paragraph about what you think is in Room 13. Try to include descriptive words. Go on to describe how you think Fliss will react.

Mrs Morrison:

3Y4: If possible, re-watch or research your own choice of favourite film to enable you to complete detailed notes for your presentation slideshow in class.

3X1: Personal reading, either fiction or non-fiction; research on “Merchant of Venice” up to Act 3 to supplement discussions we have had in class.

E1 Higher: Continue & complete work set yesterday work by Mrs Aitken on Google Classroom.

Miss Munro:

A3 National 4 – You should continue to research Desmond Doss. Post a link to one of the online sources you have found to our Google Classroom.

F1 National 5 – You should work on your folio. Final drafts of creative writing pieces were due in today. Message me via Google Classroom to confirm that you’ve definitely shared it and that they are ready to be marked.

2X4 – Write a short poem about a snowman. You must include at least one simile and one metaphor. You can also continue with your personal reading.

Miss Sheridan:

3Y3 – Continue research on World War One.

E2 National 5 – Analyse the trailer for ‘True Grit’ (link and questions on Google Classroom).

F2 National 4 – Continue tasks on Google Classroom.

Happy World Book Day 2018!

As a result of the school being closed to pupils again on Thursday,  each English teacher has provided a further update of tasks to be completed for pupils who are missing English lessons.

The theatre trip to watch ‘Of Mice and Men’ in Glasgow has been CANCELLED.

Mrs Aitken:

1X1 – Continue with Rivers short story and, if finished, your own poems.

1Y2 – Read over your media notes on ‘Matilda’ and look for examples of the use of camera angles, costume and sound from a movie trailer of your choice.

3Y4 – Continue with your personal reading.

E1 Higher – You should login to Google Classroom for details of work set.

Mrs Barry:

2X1 – Complete Jonathan’s monologue for ‘Dracula’ in Google Docs.

B1 Advanced Higher – Continue writing folio

1X2 & 1Y1 – Continue personal reading and summarise what has been read.

Mrs Clyde:

1Y4 & 2X2 – Write 10 sentences (punctuated properly) describing the wintry scene and how you’ve been spending the snow days. You should also do some personal reading.

2Y4 – Continue planning your spooky stories.

3Y1 – Revise plot and character for ‘Of Mice & Men’ using BBC Bitesize

Mrs Edmonds:

1X4 & 2Y3 – Write 10 sentences (punctuated properly) describing the wintry scene and how you’ve been spending the snow days. You should also do some personal reading.

3Y2 – Watch the shortened version of ‘Titanic’ on YouTube.

C2 Higher – Continue writing folio redrafting. Use BBC Bitesize for RUAE and MacCaig revision.

Mr MacLean:

All pupils should login to Google Classroom for details of work set for their class.

Mrs Maxwell:

2X3 & 2Y2 – Write 10 sentences (punctuated properly) describing the wintry scene and how you’ve been spending the snow days. You should also do some personal reading.

B3 National 5 – Make revision cards for characters in ‘Tally’s Blood’ using point, evidence and explanation. Also, choose a critical essay from SQA past papers and write about ‘The Test’.

C1 Higher – Complete the 2017 Higher close reading paper from the SQA website.

Miss Munro:

1Y3 and 2X4 – Write 10 sentences (punctuated properly) describing the wintry scene and how you’ve been spending the snow days. You should also do some personal reading.

B2 Higher – Use BBC Bitesize to help you make notes on ‘Anne Hathaway’. Make sure you also annotate the poem.

Miss Sheridan:

2Y1 – Please share BBC School Reports to ksheridan@edubuzz.org

3Y3, C3 and E2 National 5 pupils should login to Google Classroom for details of work set for their class.

As a result of today’s school closure,  each English teacher has provided an update of tasks to be completed for pupils who are missing English lessons.

Mrs Aitken:

1X1 – If you can access Google Docs, please continue with your rivers story. If not, extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day and write bullet summary points of what you have read in your jotter..

1Y2 – Extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day and write bullet summary points of what you have read in your jotter.

3X1 – Extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day. Choose a newspaper article to summarise, putting the main points into your own words.

E1 Higher – You should login to Google Classroom for details of work set.

Mrs Barry:

1X2 and 1Y1 -Extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day and write bullet summary points of what you have read in your jotter.

Advanced Higher and National 5 pupils should login to Google Classroom for details of work set for their class.

Mrs Clyde:

1Y4 – Extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day and write bullet summary points of what you have read in your jotter.

2Y4 – Beginning planning and create a spooky character for your ghost story.

3X3 – Read over notes from yesterday for your Media critical essay  and then continue personal reading.

Mrs Edmonds:

2Y3 – Extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day and write summarise chapters read. Identify three words from your book which are unfamiliar and look up the definitions.

C2 Higher – Complete the final question of the context question on ‘Sounds of the Day’. Revise all notes on close reading and ‘Death of a Salesman’. Work on creative writing piece.

Mr MacLean:

All pupils should login to Google Classroom for details of work set for their class.

Mrs Maxwell:

3X4 – You should continue writing their script on Google Docs.

B3 National 5 – You should work through the 2015 Close Reading paper available from SQA website.

C1 Higher – You should login to Google Classroom for details of work set.

Miss Munro:

2Y2 – You should prepare for your presentation and extend personal reading time to one hour at least over the day, writing bullet summary points of what you have read in your jotter.

A3 National 4 – Research Desmond Doss.

B2 Higher – You should login to Google Classroom for details of work set.

F1 National 5 – You should continue working on your creative writing piece.

Miss Sheridan:

All pupils should login to Google Classroom for details of work set for their class.

Ms Sutherland:

2Y1 – Continue with BBC School Report preparations writing emails/reports.

3X2 – Continue with ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ critical essay

A1 Higher – You should login to Google Classroom for details of work set.