Henna workshop in English!

One of the Year 10 English classes had a little break from the progress reviews with a henna workshop! The girls have been studying texts from the IGCSE anthology including An Unknown Girl by Moniza Ali, a poem which explores the idea of belonging and identity through personal narrative, repetition and cultural allusion. However, the ending is ambiguous, the speaker uncertain of who she is, wanting to retain that feeling she had when the henna design was fresh and the unknown girl and she were one. Many of the girls identified hugely with the idea of searching for cultural roots and found the henna workshop both soothing and educational. Thanks especially to Aishy for bringing in the henna and traditional Indian snacks!

Ms Shillito