Sunday 31 January 2021
BRIGHT STAR
Thursday 28 January 2021
HAIKU
A haiku is a specific type of Japanese poem which has 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Haikus or haiku are typically written on the subject of nature. The word haiku (pronounced hahy-koo) is derived from the Japanese word hokku meaning “starting verse.” The origins of haiku poems can be traced back as far as the 9th century. Read here.
Wednesday 27 January 2021
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
Holocaust Memorial Day, held on 27 January, honours the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution. Read here.
"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel
Tuesday 26 January 2021
EDGAR ALLAN POE’S “THE OVAL PORTRAIT” - 5^C LINGUISTICO
Saturday 23 January 2021
FIGURES OF SPEECH - 3^C LINGUISTICO
A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in a distinctive way. Though there are hundreds of figures of speech, here we'll focus on 20 top examples. Read here.
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=figures-speech-quiz
https://literaryterms.net/figures-of-speech-quiz/
https://quora2017.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/figures-of-speech/
Wednesday 20 January 2021
THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF JOE BIDEN
Tuesday 19 January 2021
READING JANE AUSTEN TODAY
Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote delicious romantic novels about middle-class girls looking for good husbands among the landed gentry of Regency England. But ... what’s so special about her novels that we are still reading them today? It’s not just their literary quality. Read here.