23 April

23 Abril 2025, 08:00 • Sheila Brannigan

We reflected on our writing assessment ( a formal email)

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RACISM IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 2

22 Abril 2025, 08:00 • Gaile Parkin

Warm-up: correcting some common errors.

Interactive presentation on the meaning of racism and the ways in which it manifests in children’s literature.

Film of the blue-eye, brown-eye experiment with rd-graders.

Analysis of “diversity” statistics in relation to children’s literature.

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21 April

21 Abril 2025, 08:00 • Sheila Brannigan

We carried out writing assessment 2: A formal letter/email to a councillor

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RACISM IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 1

10 Abril 2025, 08:00 • Gaile Parkin

Warm-up: correcting some common errors.

Test: animal idioms learned for homework.

Video of the reading of The Story of Babar, followed by guided, small-group discussions.

Class feedback.

Video of Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” (also set in an Africa with no black people in it).

4^th hour work: grammar practice.

Homework: Write an opinion piece about Little Black Sambo (175-200 words).

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9 April

9 Abril 2025, 08:00 • Sheila Brannigan

We received feedback to our writing assessment

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