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Eric, rape and authorial intention.
For some years I have taught students An Inspector Calls and when we disucss Eric's behaviour in Act 3, I suggest that we can assume rape as a result of Priestley's description of his entry to Eva's rooms: 'I was …
A few exercises to help with focus and concentration
My contribution to INSET this term is a short blitz on concentration. The exerceise are attached. I've recently been chatting on Twitter about music and revision - I know itis a distraction, but I use it.... This PowerPoint gives an …
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Edexcel IGCSE Language A : revision pack
This little gem arrived today from a colleague @KathrynNutbeem - yet another example of EduTwitter at its generous best. I copy it here with her permission, being useful for teachers and students alike, at this stage of the process! Year …
On revision
There has been a lot of discussion on edutwitter recently following this article by the former Headteacher of a school just up the hill from me: Barnaby Lennon report BBC 7 hours? 'No' - one student quoted elsewhere suggests: “It’s just nonsensical. …
A short dystopian unseen passage
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The Feargal Keane Letters: NON fiction unseen options
Keane wrote these letters, published in the Independent on April 8th 1996 as reflections on his life as a journalist and on the world into which his son was born. One is written to his dead father, the other to …
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Jamie Zeppa: Beyond the sky and the Earth, for Edexcel IGCSE
This brilliant PDF is by my colleage Gavin Iveson - it is a real gem. As long as the Adobe notes pop up.... ZeppaAnnotated1 Zeppa2 Zeppa3 Read More "Jamie Zeppa: Beyond the sky and the Earth, for Edexcel IGCSE"
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