As part of their preparation for the GCSE English Language Examination on Touching the Void, These students engaged in an improvised role-play set in a court of law. They explored in this context the premise that Simon Yates was being tried for manslaughter.
To find out more about this class and their learning programmes, head over to waugh11.www.edutronic.net/ for their class blog and links to the individual students’ work.
As part of their Romeo and Juliet project, students from the London Nautical School learned and presented dramatic monologues. This is Barnaby performing the eternal “But soft…”
In preparation for our first Annual Town Meeting, here is a set of short clips taken from the life of the London Nautical School Department of English
This is a sample of the scenes you wrote and presented based on Act I, Scene i of Shakespreare’s Romeo and Juliet. Everyone was successful at maintaining the nuances of the meaning of the original script while adapting it for a contemporary ‘South London’ location. It’s a far cry from Verona, but not so far at all from Shakespeare’s own turf, after all.
You can see the whole learning sequence here: http://waugh9.edutronic.net/category/reading/shakespeare/
As part of their Romeo and Juliet Project, these students re-enacted a scene from the play in a more, let’s say, contemporary, context.
As part of their Year 11 GCSE project exploring Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage, Mr Waugh’s class created, in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The CLC and the British Film Institute, a short film based on an extract from the play Titus Andronicus. You can look at the lesson sequence on the Year 11 Class Site.
Rime – Billy from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Jay from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Christopher B from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Cadell from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Finn from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Freddie from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Jonjo from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Lazaro from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Reece from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Andy from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Matthew from Joel North on Vimeo.
Rime – Ramone from Joel North on Vimeo.
Students were given the task of devising a modern-day version of a Greek tragedy in which the hero falls from a position of greatness as a result of a tragic flaw such as greed, jealousy, ambition…
Students were given the task of devising a modern-day version of a Greek tragedy in which the hero falls from a position of greatness as a result of a tragic flaw such as greed, jealousy, ambition…
Students from the London Nautical School Choir perform a song from the musical “The Book of Mormon” at the Royal Festival Hall in March 2014.
LNS Choir singing “Pinball Wizard” at the Royal Festival Hall, March 2014
The London Nautical School band performs their own composition for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall Open Mic event in March 2014.
Ibby unlocked the Soliloquy Badge with this piece as part of his Romeo and Juliet project
Daniel unlocked the Poetry by Heart with this piece as part of his Romeo and Juliet project
Jameel unlocked the Poetry by Heart with this piece as part of his Romeo and Juliet project
As part of his class Macbeth project, Hasan learned and presented a soliloquy.
As part of his class Macbeth project, Serge learned and presented a soliloquy.
As part of their Year 7 Drama programme, these students devised interpretations of scenes from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
As part of their Year 7 Drama programme, these students devised interpretations of scenes from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
As part of his Macbeth Project, Tobias unlocked his Soliloquy badge by learning and presenting this speech by Lady Macbeth.
Poetry Christopher from Joel North on Vimeo.
Josh soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Javaun soliloquy from Joel North on Vimeo.
Seydou soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Daniel soliloquy from Joel North on Vimeo.
Josh soliloquy from Joel North on Vimeo.
Speak to inform John from Joel North on Vimeo.
Taylor inform from Joel North on Vimeo.
Carlos inform a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Aaron inform from Joel North on Vimeo.
Yohannes inform from Joel North on Vimeo.
John poetry a from Joel North on Vimeo.
POETRY HAMED a from Joel North on Vimeo.
POETRY YOHANES from Joel North on Vimeo.
Bradley soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Riyadh soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
ZACK soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Mohamed soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Shaeon soliloquy A from Joel North on Vimeo.
Lorenzo Soliloquy First Attempt from Joel North on Vimeo.
Matthew Soliloquy First Attempt from Joel North on Vimeo.
Dylan Soliloquy First Attempt from Joel North on Vimeo.
Seydou Soliloquy Achieved from Joel North on Vimeo.
Shaeon Soliloquy Achieved from Joel North on Vimeo.
Oscar soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Tyler soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Danny soliloquy b from Joel North on Vimeo.
Anthony soliloquy a from Joel North on Vimeo.
Reece soliloquy (1st) from Joel North on Vimeo.
Danny soliloquy (3rd) from Joel North on Vimeo.
Zak poetry from Joel North on Vimeo.
John Poetry by heart (3rd) from Joel North on Vimeo.