What's on? - clubs, competitions and library promotions
Look here to find out about reading, writing or film competitions, book related clubs, excursions and library events.
Premier's Reading Challenge
[https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html] |
One Minute Film Competition
[http://1-minutefilmcompetition.org/] this is a national comp[etition - you'll be competing against students from all over Australia. Before you start, go to their website and have a look at the films which made thew finals last year. Yours could star here in 2018! Ms Carmyn is happy to help with ideas, technical advice or feedback. the powerpoint below has some ideas to get you started. there are also some good pointers at Lesson bucket [http://lessonbucket.com/category/filmmaking/]
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Join the Riverside Girls' writing group
When? Wednesday lunchtimes Where? Library seminar room Who? You, your friends, Ms Carmyn, guests Week A: for fun and inspirational activities Week B: for writing tips and editing workshops |
Upcoming events
Riverside Girls will be attending two different programmes in May:
- The Secondary Schools day where writers (Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Sarah Crossan, Gabrielle Williams and Jennifer Niven) perform from their work, talk about their craft and take questions from the audience.
- Student Sessions: Indigenous Voices (Witi Ihimaera, author of Whale Rider, and Anita Heiss, academic and author of Who am I?), Reinventing the Classics (Natalie Haynes discusses the relevance of Greek philosophy and literature), Shakespeare in his World and Ours (Bell Shakespeare Associate Director James Evans and James Shapiro explains why Shakespeare has so much to offer the current generation).