Current Year 10 Thread (2011/2012)

Raquel?

Hey:3

You think you're waving goodbye to your social life? We're only 3 weeks in! I don't mean to sound offensive, and I know it differs between schools and such, but I don't see how someone getting A* equivalents at the end of Year 9 could be feeling that under everything already! How would those getting Es, or even Cs, cope? Have you spoke to anyone at school?=P You'll do fine!=P

We're doing a debate on Curley's Wife, and a controlled assessment as well.

2 birds with one stone

Has anyone else been put in a terrible class for something?
I'm in set 1 for everything, apart from IT, and geez, my IT class is terrible. Everyone talks over the teacher, she has no control, we aren't even set any work.

I was thinking about asking to move sets but really it's my fault I'm in it, in the first place. Last year I chose to sit next to my friend, and I think with effort we both could've got Distinction, but we just chatted and messed about all year.

So yeah anyone got any advice for doing well in a crappy set?

If my googling skills are accurate you were talking about Coronation Street?

I should have mentioned its 'Of Mice and Men' ...not coronation street.

Yes, Coronation Street
I've never read OMAM Is it good?

To be honest studying it so closely in school has kinda killed it for me, but when I first read it a few months ago I really liked it

Its worth a read, seeing as its only 5 chapters long (100ish pages?)

We're just starting to read Of Mice and Men and we've been told the assessment will be something along the lines of exploring Lennie and George's relationship. We're part way through the first chapter, and the only thing that keeps the majority of my class alive is the teacher's awful American accents, but it's not that bad really



^This. But for German. All I can say is keep trying to work through it and ignore all the annoying people, be nice to the teacher and if it's no better (or worse) in a few weeks, talk to your Form Tutor or the Head of IT. I talked to my form tutor, and although he can't move me, I found out that in November when the target grades come through we'll be regrouped for German, so I have to stick it out until then

Is it that short? Wow, I'll try and find a copy. Thanks!

So...
Anyone doing Art? I'm doing journeys as a theme, Art is soooo relaxed, our teacher tells us waht to do does her own thing and we are left to our own devices, I love Art so much.

I probably have homework due for tomorrow. Errr

I'm doing Art I love it. What sort of Art have you been doing so far?

We're doing - Examine how Steinbeck establishes the characters of and relationship between George and Lennie in the opening chapter of 'Of Mice And Men'.

Coursework's been replaced with 'controlled assessments' at our school. I'm so scared! :-(

No, I don't think so. At the moment we're doing Safety crap, like password protection and health and safety, pretty easy, just lots to write. What subjects did you take?