English Society

11/09/2022

Reading, Reading, Reading is fun. Reading is exciting. It’s good for everyone. Let’s read! Everybody now, let’s read!

To all our Grade 9, 10 and 12 students, get ready for our D. E. A. R Time where we are going to Drop Everything And Read.

Bring any book written in English of your choice and interest.

During our face to face classes this September 12-13, a chime or a bell will signal the start of D. E. A. R Time. 10 minutes will be allotted for this activity.

For 10 minutes, enjoy the experience of reading with your classmates and the experience of discovering interesting things through reading.

See you in our D. E. A. R Time. 😊

11/02/2022

23/04/2020

Tip #14 - If you can do it for joy, you can do it for ever.





Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books.

21/04/2020

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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.

20/04/2020

"Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can."
- Neil Gaiman

Tell your story of hope with all honesty.
Write it in verses as best as you can.





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Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008). In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.

20/04/2020

PROJECT 20/20: A VISION OF HOPE GUIDELINES

May it be a flicker of light,
May it be a glimpse of a smile,
We see hope in 20/20 vision,
We want to see hope in your vision.

WRITE IT IN VERSES

The English Society is inviting you to be part of "Project 20/20: A Vision of Hope Literary Writing Contest" with the opening category: FREE VERSE POETRY.

GUIDELINES:

1. Writers must be a certified student of Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation, Inc.. Alumni are allowed.

2. All entries must be written in ENGLISH.

3. Poetry can be written in any poetic style in line with this year's theme: "Project 20/20: A Vision of Hope".

4. A poem in its entirety must be an original work by the person entering the contest. Plagiarism is a serious offense with serious consequence.

5. Any entry containing cliché, overused phrases will not be accepted. Example: Roses are red / Time after time

6. Poems must adhere to the basic rules of grammar and capitalization.

- Do not type poem in all capital letters.
- Do not capitalize the first letter of every word.
- Do not use "texting" lingo. Properly spell out all words and numbers.
- The first word of each line may be capitalized if it is done consistently throughout.

7. Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, and wholly inappropriate will not be accepted.

8. Only two (2) entries per student is allowed.

9. Send your entry in the English Society page.

FORMAT:

(Title of the Poem)
(Pen Name)

(Content)

(Full Name)
(Grade Level/Track/Strand/Batch)

PRIZES:

All the winning entries will be featured in the Project 20/20: A Vision of Hope Literary Folio. The TOP 3 contestants will be given a certificate and a limited edition English Society merchandise.

JUDGING PROCESS:

Contest entries are judged based on poetic technique, effectiveness, style, and creativity.

DEADLINE:

Deadline of submission will be on APRIL 30, 2020.

19/04/2020

"There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in."

- Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968

How do you see "hope"?

COMING SOON...

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Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist.

espoir - (noun) - /ɛspwaʀ/ - a French word meaning "hope".

18/04/2020

You have been writing poems at the back of your notebooks, on a secret notepad that you hide under your pillow, or probably online under a pen name.

You have had endless days and nights of recreating your emotions from memories, creating magnificent figments of imagination, trying to transfer it on a piece of paper.

Now is your chance to make the extraordinary to happen. It would only take your perfect vision.

COMING SOON...

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Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Most of his writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambiance of his home city, Los Angeles.

08/08/2019

The English language can help us connect with the world.

01/08/2019

Feed your mind. 😊