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OMAM essays for Edexcel – Loom link
I have made a short video on Loom to help students approaching Edexcel IGCSE write clear essays to the criteria for success in English Literature. It is focused on OMAM, but the ideas are relevant to all. https://www.loom.com/share/80db88d9b0b941fdb33bf03aa686fc7a Read More …
Remains: Simon Armitage
Remains by Simon Armitage On another occasion, we got sent out to tackle looters raiding a bank. And one of them legs it up the road, probably armed, possibly not. Well myself and somebody else and somebody else are all of …
Arthur Birling: Fit for purpose?
https://anchor.fm/jonathan-peel/episodes/Teaching-AIC-Arthur-Birling---fit-for-purpose-es99ig A link to a podcast:https://anchor.fm/jonathan-peel/episodes/Teaching-AIC-Arthur-Birling---fit-for-purpose-es99ig Read More "Arthur Birling: Fit for purpose?"
Racism and Gatsby: context
This is a shocking picture of the reality of the racism treated as normal in large metropolitan centres of East Coast USA at the time of writing of Great Gatsby. The novel is set in part in 1922 and we …
An article on Gatsby…
This appeared on the BBC website today: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210209-the-worlds-most-misunderstood-novel . Plenty of food for thought for A Level students. Read More "An article on Gatsby…"
JB Priestley in his own words…
During 1940-41 Priestley was a leading figure on the BBC propaganda services. In this talk, he describes the events of Dunkirk and helps to create the glorious defeat and iconic status of the 'little ships'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/postscripts--jb-priestley/zn9xkmn Another talk, given in …
AIC webinar 17/02/21 18.00 (UK)
Please feel free to follow this link to register for an AIC webinar, hosted by David Didau. We will be speaking about the text and answering questions when it is broadcast. https://academy.learningspy.co.uk/event/making-meaning-in-english-an-inspector-calls-with-the-jonathan-peel/ Read More "AIC webinar 17/02/21 18.00 (UK)"
Jerusalem Webinar
Anyone studying or teaching this wonderful play could join me in a webinar tomorrow evening. Hosted by David Didau and in the company of Martin Robinson, we discuss Butterworth's play and will be on hand to answer questions as required! …
On Dreams in OMAM, for Edexcel IGCSE
Obviously anyone could use this slide deck, but it is structured to explore typical Edexcel IGCSE questions. A video of the lecture will follow. i-have-a-dreamDownload https://videopress.com/v/bzbaxSMK?preloadContent=metadata Read More "On Dreams in OMAM, for Edexcel IGCSE"
Munro: Night: Overview visualiser lesson
Today I drew down the curtain on Night in the Edexcel IGCSE anthology with this remote learning overview of the short story. I hope this is useful. https://videopress.com/v/BllJkalm?preloadContent=metadata Read More "Munro: Night: Overview visualiser lesson"