The Fall of Social Media

INT. JAMES’ LIVING ROOM – EVENING A teenage boy with brown hair sits on the couch, using a phone. JAMES’ amber eyes widen in shock as his screen turns black and a red message appears. JAMES (surprised)Social media is now dead. No! CUT TO EXT. SCHOOL GROUNDS – NOON, NEXT DAY LEO’s sharp blue eyes … Read more

A Window into a Famous Author’s Childhood

Boy is one of many books written by Roald Dahl, and the author describes his childhood in this story. However, Dahl states that Boy is not an autobiography because he left out the boring details! In Boy, the author describes events in his life between 1922, when he was 6, and 1936, when he was … Read more

Healthy Habits Leaflet

Recently, I have used a website called Canva to create this leaflet on a healthy lifestyle for a supermarket. This image show pages 5, 6 and 1 of a trifold leaflet from left to right. In the following image, pages 2 to 4 of my leaflet can be seen from left to right.

The Watch

‘Listen up!’ shouted Officer Tuohs. ‘This is the first day of operation The Watch. We will find all litterers and rubbish-droppers.’ I listened carefully as the officer shouted about how we were to stay at our posts and watch for people dropping rubbish. While this was important, I did not understand why he needed to … Read more

A Golden Book of Mining Adventures

Written by Arthur Ransome, Pigeon Post is the sixth book in the Swallows and Amazons series. The Swallows, Amazons and Ds arrive at Beckfoot for the summer holidays and plan to mine gold for Captain Flint. After meeting three requirements (the ability to get milk and water, and for pigeons to deliver messages), the group … Read more

Dear Sebastian

23/8/2024 Dear Sebastian, Hope you are well. Thanks for the letter. Which Clumber walk did you do? On my holiday, we walked all the way round the lake: 6 miles! However, our route did change to avoid a field full of cattle. I think they were all male. Please don’t ask why! On a brighter … Read more

The Canterville Ghost: The Diary Entry of Mr. Otis

In my English task for today, I was given three extracts and told to write a diary entry for one of the characters. I selected Mr. Otis from The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde. Enjoy! 23rd December My dear Diary, This morning, I woke with a grand idea. I will purchase some oil for the … Read more

The Big Butterfly Count

Aim: Over the past four days, our goal has been contributing to the Big Butterfly Count. This nationwide survey aims to ‘assess the health of our environment simply by counting the amount and type of butterflies’. Equipment: The only two pieces of equipment we required were a method of telling time and the Big Butterfly … Read more

The Rhyming Heroes of Antarctica: Narrative Poem

Last December, I wrote a story called The Rhyming Heroes of Antarctica (click here to see). Today, I have rewritten it as a narrative poem: a poem that tells a story. Enjoy! Fangs of stone across the desert,Ghosts of majestic towers of ice,Skeletons of mysterious beasts,Song of fear riding harsh winds: ‘Antarctica is shrinking,Ice is … Read more