English Department

Year 12D thoroughly enjoyed using hexagonal thinking to analyse the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #creativelinks #literature

A huge congratulations to our Year 11 and 12 pupils for today's AMAZING GCSE English Language results. Boys, you make us proud every day 💚 @StJosephsDerry #hardworkpaysoff #achievementforall

Catholic Schools Week 🙏 Year 9 conveyed their thoughts on 'Faith in Action' through the mode of poetry 🖊 #catholicschoolsweek #community #faith

@SaintMarysDerry Well done April and well done to the English Department 👏

🔹Did you know that April Duffy was the National Winner in the Senior category of the Rotary Young Writers Competition. ✨ 📚The English department work both in and beyond the classroom, inspiring our creative writers, poets and public speakers. ✨

Open Night 💚 Activities included Shakespearean insults, a giant floor based punctuation game, sensory taste testing, ICT based interactive activities... and the 'Hogwart Spell-Off' ... where Mrs McCay battled it out with our P6 and P7 visitors! 🪄 🧙‍♂️ ✨️ @StJosephsDerry

A little reminder that "joy sneaks in", sometimes when we least expect it. As a Department, we look forward to Term 2. We especially look forward to welcoming our boys back 💚 @Donna_ashworth @StJosephsDerry #gratitude #takingboysseriously

The English Department will be in school today (10.30 - 12) for any pupil wanting a little additional support in advance of Monday's GCSE English Language Unit 4 exam. We had an amazing turnout last week! 👏 @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #hardworkpaysoff #examprep

A huge thanks to children's reading charity @BookTrustNI, who provided each of our Year 8 pupils with a brand new book of their choice 📖 We can't think of a better way to celebrate Book Week NI! @StJosephsDerry #readingforpleasure #takingboysseriously #achievementforall

Lots of worthy reward postcards have been posted today in recognition of the wonderful work ethic and effort we have witnessed throughout the first half-term. Well done boys 👏 @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #achievementforall

Celebrating World Mental Health Day💚 Our KS5 Performing Arts students (with the support of their peers in KS3) demonstrated the power of connection in support of positive mental health. We couldn't be prouder of these boys. @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #mentalHealth

Exploring the themes of masculinity and femininity in 'AIC' today with lots of really important discussions and debate relating it to modern society. Some superb ideas 💡

Great article from @BagshawMc_Ed on how we can do Literacy better. @NI_Teachers @WeAreTeachers @BrownlowEnglish

Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Cure at Troy’ premiered at the Guildhall, Derry #OnThisDay in 1990. The production which was directed by Stephen Rea and Bob Crowley, included performances in twenty venues across the country. These lines would later be quoted by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden.

We've had a FABULOUS two days hosting our @Scholastic book fair! A special thanks to Mrs McCay and our amazing Year 9 pupils Michael and Jack for promoting and selling a wonderful range of texts 📖 @StJosephsDerry #readingmatters #takingboysseriously

📲Year 9 explaining the ‘Point, Evidence and Explain’ technique using an iPhone chat format. @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #literacylegends #afl

12C were rewarded with an afternoon at St Mary's Youth Club in celebration of their work ethic and dedication in English 👏 📖 We are very proud of you boys! @StJosephsDerry #hardworkpaysoff #achievementforall #takingboysseriously

GCSE English Language Unit 1 preparation is well under way 🌟 Pupils from 11C voiced their opinions on the statement: ‘Uniforms still have a place in today's modern society' @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #achievementforall #argumentativewriting

@StMarysCollege7 This is fantastic 👏

Our AS English Literature pupils had their introductory lesson on A Streetcar Named Desire this morning. They used these objects, images and sound to make predictions about themes, motifs, characters and plot. #engaging #usingtalk #oracy #tennesseewilliams

Mrs McCay utilised a literature learning carousel to introduce 12D to their GCSE English Literature examination text, 'Of Mice and Men'. @StJosephsDerry #takingboysseriously #collaboration #achievementforall