If you're a fan of Harry Potter, School for Good and Evil, The Unwanteds, and Percy Jackson you will love the beautifully crafted world of the eleven lost cities. Reporting by Lana Sophie Foster has been trying to blend in with the background and fit in her whole life but is never able to because she has a secret...Sophie can read minds. It might sound awesome but really it’s a curse. She can hear all the sour thoughts of others around her, including the cruel thoughts of her own parents.
Everything changes one day when a mysterious teal-eyed boy appears and tells her she is an elf. Sophie is whisked off to a magical world where unicorns and dragons exist. But not everything is sunshine and rainbows in the lost cities. With the world against this strange girl can she pull herself together and defeat the evil in the world or will the truths she finds cause her to lose control of her very being?
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As we approach Halloween, this renowned tale of a haunted hotel will get you just in the mood to imagine all the ghastly goings on that your imagination can handle. Reporting by Sammy This psychological horror follows the Torrance family as they start a new life in an old, historical hotel: the Overlook. But as the months go on, strange things begin to take place building up to a horrifying climax with murderous thoughts, hallucinations, and mystifying tales.
The Shining is a masterfully written, intriguing, and terrifying piece of work that leaves readers stunned by the depth of the characters and a plot that won’t let you go. Reporting by Ashton and Connie Grade 8 students got to grips with intertextuality as they produced creative interpretations of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. As part of a unit called Why Shakespeare? developed by Mr. Nick and Mr. Rui, students explored the play Macbeth. They discussed and analysed the written play and the movie, while additionally answering the question of whether or not international students in 2023 should be studying this kind of “classic” literature. Macbeth is a story about a brave warrior that receives information about his fate from witches. He essentially uses that information to form his own fate, causing chaos for himself, and others around him. Students were asked to produce an intertextual piece that conveys a deep understanding of the play, meaning an interconnection between 2 or more texts that are creatively interpreted. “My aim with this intertextual project was to give everyone the freedom to explore and any prompt from the play that intrigued them and to take it wherever they wanted to take it” said Mr Rui. “We should celebrate our individual interpretations and have the space, freedom and validation to explore them and express them. That's what education should be about in my view.” The G8 learners certainly made the most of this space and produced various remixes of the Macbeth story, such as:
The variety of student products was a sight to behold and made for a compelling series of presentations. It turned out that most students were turned on to Shakespeare’s 400 year old story. “We got to gain another, deeper level of understanding of Macbeth and Shakespeare's writing”, said one of the students, Laia. “It’s the stories that count.” Reporting by Atharv Our school had the privilege of hosting renowned sleep expert Nicola Morgan who gave captivating insights on something we all overlook. Do you sleep enough? Well, this Tuesday, award winning UK author Nicola Morgan joined us virtually to talk about its impact on our mental and physical wellbeing. . As the author of the widely acclaimed book “The awesome power of sleep, her expertise drew a large audience curious to learn about improving their sleeping habits. From her years of research, her talk highlighted the importance of establishing a consistent sleep schedule, having 8-9 hours of sleep and not being stressed before sleeping. Additionally, she also stressed the significance of limiting high energy consumption just before sleeping as the body needs to wind down. "Ms. Morgan inspired us to take a close look at our sleep habits and shared some easy-to-implement strategies that can help all of us get better sleep and have more productive, satisfying waking hours!" states Ms. Terry. A student at the talk says that “It helped me bring a consistent routine before sleeping.” If you want to learn more about the power of sleep, please check out Ms. Morgan’s book The Awesome Power of Sleep in the AISM library and her website and blog. Furthermore, if there are any additional questions regarding sleep please feel free to contact Ms. Morgan through her website or by email.
Need some winter reading? Looking for inspiration? Sad that we'll soon be on holiday and you will be torn away from our beloved library? Never fear amigos! Here we present you with an AISM-curated list of great reads; read, rated, and reviewed by our discerning student bookworms. As part of our Book Week celebrations the week of May 2-5, students were asked to nominate a book they had recently read that had had a telling impact on them. And you get to benefit from all their combined thoughts.
So, kick back, let the slide show play and pick out some treats for your winter break reading stack. Much wisdom lies within these pages, so feed your mind and watch it grow. |
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