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On Eco-Crit and A-Level texts 1. Initial thoughts.
For some time I have taught with an Ecocritical approach without knowing it. It took a recent TEDx talk by my colleague Maria Trafford (https://youtu.be/TFfK_yas8F8 ) to make me consider it as a concrete and explicit line to be developed in …
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The Gothic in 'A Christmas Carol'
Originally posted on Words, Words, Words: Searching for the Gothic in Dickens’ Christmas classic! ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a classic Christmas story, as it encompasses all that should be at the heart of Christmas. Love, joy, family… and a prize…
Whiteboard : OMAM essay planning
2 essays planded with y 11 today: loneliness and ambition. This will mean more to the specific class, but feel free to use. Read More "Whiteboard : OMAM essay planning"
Discussing the ‘fiend like Queen’ -Voice and ppt
A talk given this morning to a group of boys working on an essay about the 'fiend like queen'. We were preparing Macbeth for IGCSE Literature (Edexcel), though the ideas can apply to examinations quite easily. I try to focus …
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Sharing Socrative quizzes
Over the years I have made or used a few http://www.Socrative.com quizzes. Here is an incomplete list. I will be adding to the Knife of Never Letting Go and IGCSE as this term continues. KONLG: section 1: https://b.socrative.com/teacher/#import-quiz/43955479 https://b.socrative.com/teacher/#import-quiz/43986816 …
Jerusalem/Saturday Night….
For my Lower 6th who are looking into comparing Sillitoe and Butterworth for NEA, my Powerpoint on Carnival has new Goose Fair elements. Jerusalem 4 And the guide.... Read More "Jerusalem/Saturday Night…."
OMAM: A lecture about contexts
This is a lecture sound file. The talk was given to Y11 during some teacher absence. The website referred to at the start is this one, where you will find thew map of USA Lynchings between the mid 19th and mid …
