Teaching & Learning English
1 Magnus Chase It was raining. Not raining rain or cats and dogs. It was raining monsters. That’s when I was called out of my room in the Hotel Valhalla. I was told that everyone was needed in the dining room for an emergency. And I guess that emergency … Read more
The e-book below was put together by my Grade 6 English Language and Literature class as a warm up for our current unit Do you believe in magic? They are a very productive class – this work only took them half an hour, including the research 🙂
Story traveling is a tough task. Especially for our trio of animals. Nightshade, a quick and agile no-nonsense detective fox, Lemon, the comic relief cat and Froggi, a sweet little frog who can turn into human at will. The three were exhausted from traveling through the “Cloud”. A story traveling hallway for going into other … Read more
Here are some of the best examples from our recent Penny Dreadful writing summative assessments…
Hello, Ryan(Logmeinu) here. Since I have basically nothing to do over the summer holiday, I have decided to upload more blogs here on Mushroom for other middle school students to appreciate and talk about common topics like school, experiences, thoughts, etc. For now, I have decided to upload a blog every week, but honestly, it … Read more
Seminar 3 was something very different. In my understanding, a seminar is something similar to a discussion. Dictionary.com also states that “seminar (noun): a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.” This … Read more
Many consider middle school to be one of, if not the most significant stage of one’s lifetime. One can endure so much change and progression throughout these short, early-adolescent years. Not so long ago, a short but meaningful seminar was established, in which I attended it. The fundamental purpose of this conference was to provide … Read more
I’m sure that many people have tasted preserved eggs or 皮蛋(Pí Dàn). I find it very common for them to appear on the meals of Chinese people and many of them like the taste of it, including me. Pi Dan(I’ll call it this from now on) is made from duck eggs and basic substances. After … Read more
Regarding the topic of exotic food, I have to admit that I always ensure I eat ordinary food, so there aren’t many types of exotic food for me to talk about. However, around three years ago, while visiting my grandparents in Zheng Jiang, we went to a hot pot place. This is where my curiosity … Read more
Above is a picture generated by the AI Poe© by inputting the text “Hiroshima in 1945”. Unbelievably, this is also the first time I inserted a picture into my blog. Truly revolutionary. As said before, this picture is a scene of a nuclear weapon explosion landing in the country of Japan. It shows that people … Read more
Unique products brought by new technologies engulfed our school with everybody being obsessed with it. One of them being the pills Toby gave me to be able to experience lucid dreaming. In most cases, we are not able to gain conscience or even be able to remember our experiences in dreams. With lucid dreaming, we … Read more
**Diagon Alley Day Tour: My Magical Day** Hey, friends, today I’m going to take you into a magical place – Diagon Alley! Yes, it’s the same place in the Harry Potter series where little Harry first bought his wand, owl, and magic textbooks. I planned out a special day trip to experience the heart … Read more