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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 …
OMAM: some TOP TRUMP revision cards
Some of the cue cards my Y11 have made for OMAM... Dig in. I will post more as they arrive. ismailTopp Trumpsjack Presentation1Of Mice and Men PowerpointOMAM Cards Read More "OMAM: some TOP TRUMP revision cards"
Lower 6th: Notes on themes in Jerusalem
My L6 class is working on teasing out thematic ideas for NEA task 2. Here is the braindump from the lesson this morning. Read More "Lower 6th: Notes on themes in Jerusalem"
Jerusalem: a new study guide.
A few months ago I was approached by Neil,Bowen: the editor of the wonderful Peripeteia resources (The Art of Poetry, Drama and so forth). I have collaborated in producing a new study guide for Jerusalem (Butterworth) - a set …
Briefly, on Eco-crit and texts we teach… (thanks Maria)
My wonderful colleague Maria Trafford recently spoke at a TEDx event in school. Her central idea, in an evening focused on 'Earth', was that English Teachers can save the planet. Towards the end she talks of looking for ways in …
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Music in Jerusalem (2019)
As a follow on to the post on Jerusalem and the specifc music choices made by Jez Butterworth, I have made a Spotify playlist of the music itself in case you wish to use it in your teaching. Jerusalem music As …
Compare the presentation of love in the poems Do Not Go Gentle and Poem at 39.
My class wrote a timed response to this title today for IGCSE Eng Lit (Edexcel) practice. I attach mine below and also a sound file of the essay which could be used for discussion. I am not claiming it as …
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