Category Archives: Grade 8

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT From 1865-1866 Fyodor Dostoyevsky, inspired by the novel ‘Les Miserables’, wrote  ‘Crime and Punishment’. His six hundred and thirty-three page novel is about a destitute ex-student Raskolnikov who develops a theory about society. This theory is based … Continue reading

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Character Sketch: Lennie (Of Mice and Men)

Character Sketch: Lennie (Of Mice and Men)      “A huge man, shapeless of face with large pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders: and he walked a little the way a bear would, heavily dragging his feet as he did … Continue reading

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Harry Potter Book Report

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are now 15 years old and Lord Voldemort (and evil wizard) has made a comeback. This time Voldemort is out to steal something. Something that he didn’t have last time, a secret weapon. … Continue reading

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Good advice never comes late. Do you agree or disagree?

  The adage, “Good advice never comes late” is an adage that one will find many examples against. There are many examples of good advice coming too late. You can find examples in literature and in every current event in … Continue reading

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Remember

Remember Do you remember? All the blood that was shed; All the tears, which were wept; All the soldiers who sacrificed all they had left. Do you remember? All the families who never, Saw their loved ones again, All the … Continue reading

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