The purpose of the evening was to focus on the writing triplets in preparation for the English GCSE exam. We had a fabulous turn out from year 11 girls not to mention an array of older sisters, mums and friends.
The first session was involved looking at the age old problem of stereotyping women in the media. Many of the girls and indeed their mums had strong opinions on this matter. Having watched two contemporary pop videos, we looked at the persona of women. Lyrics coupled with the moving image were used as a stimulus for the writing.

This hard work was rewarded with chips, coffee and a mixture of pink wafers and sweeties.

The second session also focused on an exam style question but instead of old fashioned paper and pens we used the laptops. In this half of the session we did not consider external appearance but internal emotions that are often hidden away. Having looked at a website aimed at internal beauty mums and daughters posted emails on the message board.

The evening was enjoyable and useful. Many thanks must go out to the female staff who volunteered to spend 2 hours in the library.