I am due to give a talk for Year 11 next term. It is a MAAN lecture and I want to move beyond the basic plot retrieval and character sketch mode... maan-comedy-and-marxism There is a screencast and I have covered …
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Setting in Veronica: Adewale Maja-Pierce
A short powerpoint to engage specifically in setting in this short story from Part 2 of the IGCSE anthology for Edexcel. setting-and-character-in-veronica and my original ppt from 2012... veronica Read More "Setting in Veronica: Adewale Maja-Pierce"
Year 9 PEE to PEARL: War Lit
There is much discussion on Twitter about the best way to teach students to analyse. The mighty @FKRitson is currently collating many ideas form a range of schools and i have sent my ha'p'orth on PEARL. I know that instilling …
Screencast: Approaching a short writing task
A screencast to assist students studying Edexcel IGCSE with the short (20 minute) writing task. Applicable to all and linked to material found here: short task blog post The screencast is to be found on the department You Tube channel. Read …
Touching the Void: character discussion sheets
Based on a lesson today, year 9 (!) produced this resource for year 11... Students working on Edexcel IGCSE English Language might like to use these sheets as a basis for further development as one of their revision activities. …
Year 11 TKAM essays: peer critique
Year 11, please find your last essays, fully critiqued and annotated. You should now go back into the text of your essay and think about your own improvements. Remember that revision is not about passive reading! Atticus or …
The danger of a Single Story: NEW Edexcel IGCSE
Here is a link to the video from which the passage has been taken. Adichie's TED talk is widely available on line. This link is to a version on the John Lyon English Department You Tube Channel. Adichie A single …
Edexcel IGCSE Anthology A: revision mats
My English set are producing revision mats for the non-fiction texts in the Edexcel anthology. Attached is an incomplete set - needing Taking on The World and Messing about in boats. revision mats y 11. Explorers and boys messing about …
Edexcel IGCSE: draft short writing task
I am trying to get my y11s to deliberately plan a short task for the short writing question. Too many plan to write and simply write until the time runs out. My idea is to consciously plan for no more …
Year 10 Climate change the facts table work
table sclimate These are the table work plans for the anthology piece: Climate change: the facts from the Edexcel IGCSE anthology. Read More "Year 10 Climate change the facts table work"
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