Year 7: Constitute– be (a part) of a whole. “Lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor” Year 8: Commission- an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group. “One of his first commissions was to redesign the GreatContinue reading
Category: English
Words of the week – B
Year 7: Benefit– an advantage or profit gained from something. “enjoy the benefits of being a member” Year 8: Bias– inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to beContinue reading
Shakespeare lectures
Altrincham Girls Grammar School were very pleased to welcome Professor Alison Findlay on Thursday September 26th when she delivered two bespoke Shakespeare lectures to our year 12 and 13 A level literature classes. We alsoContinue reading
M for M trip
The year 12 English literature students had a highly successful trip to Stratford Upon Avon on Saturday 6th July, to see their set text Measure for Measure performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. We travelledContinue reading
English language lecture from the linguistics department at MMU
Rob Drummond and Erin Carrie from the linguistics department at MMU came to speak to the year 10s on 17th June in their English lesson, on studying linguistics at university. They then delivered a workshopContinue reading