English Tag Archive

Audience With an Author

Wallace High School English Literature students recently had the opportunity to interview acclaimed writer Nathan Filer, in preparation for their work on A Level prose coursework....

Esperance Book Club

Mrs Weir and Mrs Dumigan have decided to launch a virtual Book Club over the next few months so we can read together and share opinions. Don’t worry…you don’t...

Our Day Out: Sunshine and poetry at the Heaney Home Place

“Wee” and “snottery” are perhaps not words commonly associated with perceptions of poetry but, as Wallace’s Year 13 English Literature students were to learn, Seamus...

Heaney HomePlace visit

Year 13 AS English Literature students recently enjoyed a scenic drive through snow covered terrain to visit the Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy. The award winning centre situated in...

Year 8 pupils get “the buzz”

Year 8 pupils were delighted to receive a novel this week, kindly funded for them by the members of our Old Girls’ Association prior to its transformation to the Former...

The “Write” stuff

The English Department has had a busy and successful academic term, with a host of curricular and extra-curricular activities. Staff were thrilled to hear that Lucy Watson,...

Using ShowMe to Analysis a Poem

Video showing excellent use of the ShowMe app to analysis a poem....

Notable Successes for the English Department

The Wallace High School English Department has rounded off a busy 2011 with a number of notable successes. Lower Sixth student Natasha Gillies proved she was made of the...

Katie Wins Radio 2 Story Competition

Katie, a Year 9 pupil at The Wallace High School achieved recent success in a story competition supported by Radio 2. Inspired by her English teacher Mrs McClenaghan, she wrote a...

Wallace Teacher Cycles Vietnam

Wallace High School teacher Jackie Kinahan swapped the cold weather in Lisburn recently for a once in a lifetime cycling trip in Vietnam. Jackie, a teacher in Wallace for 10...