Year 9. Macbeth's Castle!

Year 9 are studying Macbeth and have constructed his castle before adorning it with quotes and recreating the battle scenes with the aid of toy soldiers.

Out, out, brief candle! 

 Tyrant, show thy face!

Out damnned spot!

Turn, hell-hound, turn!

I'm the king of the castle

Brave Macbeth--well he deserves that name

His brandish'd steel,
Which smoked with bloody execution

He unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements.

Yes. Macbeth was a Darlo fan.

Now I like Macbeth and I like Macduff, but which is best?

There's only one way to find out! FIGHT!

Oh flower of Scotland...

And I would walk 500 miles.

Year 11 Poetry!

Year 11 have been creating highly imaginative reponses to the new GCSE English anthology poems...

Praise Song For My Mother

The Falling Leaves

Brothers

The Manhunt

In Paris With You

Year 10 Trip Romeo and Juliet!

 On Wednesday 1st February, 93 hardy students and 5 intrepid members of staff embarked by coach (eventually) for Middlesbrough theatre. Their mission was to watch Shakespeare4kidz perform their rock and roll version of Romeo and Juliet.

Dull? Dry? Dreary Shakespeare? It was nothing of the sort! This interpretation was crammed to bursting with rip-roaring musical numbers and other hilarity (Juliet's Nurse- 'on the last verse' from deepest darkest Yorkshire stole the show for me; although the students prefererred Paris, Peter and Mercutio).

Our students loved it (read a range of comments below). There is no substitute for seeing the play performed and it will enable students to perform well in their forthcoming GCSE Controlled Assessment. Proof beyond doubt how exciting Shakespeare can be! Mr Blogger wishes to thank all performers and members of the theatre staff and also those who gave up their time and travelled from DSMS.

   

 Time for a half time orange!

 Mercutio's stabbing was my favorite bit!
I loved it when Romeo kissed Juliet...

 Peter's bunnyhop on the scooter and crazy dancing was wicked! lol:)

 It was very funny! We laughed loads.

 Mercutio stole the show especially his scene with Tybalt.

Juliet was very bonny.

I loved the pre-ball dance and 'Romeo! Time to go homeo' song.

Year 8 Dictionaries

Here da yoof explain some of their own lingo. You get me?

Year 7 Stereotype poems...

Year 8 Empire of the Sun and Stormbreaker monologues

Year 8 have been preparing and performing dramatic monologues based on Empire of the Sun and Stormbreaker. Keep an eye out for those background cameos!

The Readmaster

The rather lopsided Readmaster (I just can't work out how to put him the right way up!!! Damn those useless IT skills). He's so laidback and just loves those books... Word.