My twitter timeline has pulsed with tearful teachers reaching for their tissues - and I don't blame them. This poem, a feature of the AQA anthology for GCSE is hard and seemingly impenetrable for many teachers, let alone students. In …
Category: EDEXCEL IGCSE
The Trick: Imtiaz Dharker for IGCSE unseen poetry.
I have just been hosting a support class for some of my students - not natural English students, for whom an unseen is a bit of a nightmare -a blank page, a barrage of words and no teacher to lead …
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Writing an OMAM essay for Edexcel IGCSE – explore the character of…
In this ppt I am hoping to help my Y11 students approach the Prose section of the Edexcel IGCSE Literature paper - this one focuses on OMAM and the character of George. I try to make clear links between a …
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Coursework checklist: IGCSE and beyond…
Coursework Submission Checklist. Tick each box to help yourself to submit coursework which hits the basic requirements of the task: Have you written the full title of the essay in the Header to appear on each page? Have …
Owen: Disabled… Year 9 essay for Y11 critique and revision.
My year 9 are writing about war poetry again. I love this southey to sassoon module. We work on technical elements and are beginning to approach serious analysis of language, structure and form. In this essay, they were asked to write …
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Brief notes on Antholgy A (Edexcel IGCSE)
NON FICTION TEXTS BIBLE It's always embarrassing to have to ask a student for a link to your own work.... anyway this is my brief bullet notes for Anthology A for those revising Edexcel IGCSE Language A. Thanks Shivam. Read …
OMAM: beginning Crooks’ journey in section 4.
My scruffy notes from the board show the beginning of work on the scene in Crooks' room. I love this scene: It is the only scene centered around Crooks and thus is vital for charting his character progression in 3 …
