I have prepared a slide deck to help Yr 10 students who are finding approaching an unseen poem tricky. They write well, but find it hard to get a way into the poem in the first place. Two poems are …
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Dramatic Irony and Birling: Character Building
When we think of dramatic irony, we tend to think of plays like Othello and focus on the idea of a response to the plot derived from the superior knowledge which the audience has over the characters involved. However, in …
JB Priestley in his own words…
During 1940-41 Priestley was a leading figure on the BBC propaganda services. In this talk, he describes the events of Dunkirk and helps to create the glorious defeat and iconic status of the 'little ships'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/postscripts--jb-priestley/zn9xkmn Another talk, given in …
AIC webinar 17/02/21 18.00 (UK)
Please feel free to follow this link to register for an AIC webinar, hosted by David Didau. We will be speaking about the text and answering questions when it is broadcast. https://academy.learningspy.co.uk/event/making-meaning-in-english-an-inspector-calls-with-the-jonathan-peel/ Read More "AIC webinar 17/02/21 18.00 (UK)"
Unseen Booster: My Parents. Stephen Spender
A 25 minute booster session as breakfast club on MS Teams for two of my Y11s. This considers an approach to Spender's poem for Edexcel IGCSE Elit - the unseen poem. I have left in the 10 minute silent prep …
Essay planning for character: what is the significance of…?
A short video focused on techniques in writing an Elit essay around character. I am using Curley in OMAM here. https://videopress.com/v/hB7Ex8rA?preloadContent=metadata Read More "Essay planning for character: what is the significance of…?"
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Crooks: it’s complicated.
One of the many joys of teaching Of Mice and Men is being able to engage in discussion all around characters due to Steinbeck's masterly 360 degree characterisations. Curley's Wife is a victim of gender oppression, and yet she is …
Vultures: Achebe. A virtual lesson
I am experimenting in Teams and here I use MS Whiteboard to work on Achebe's poem Vultures with Y11. It is a hard time for Y11 - exams are cancelled, but they are still in school... I am so pleased …
Whistle and I’ll Come… 20 minute revision for Edexcel IGCSE
Here is a link to a One Note page on which I recorded a short revision session on Hill's text. If you use the replay button on 'view' while listening to the audio, it should mark up in real time. …
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Sarajevo: Harrison. Y10 work in progress.
These documents were created in this morning's lesson - Year 10, please download and add to your notes. The One Note Link is here. new doc 2019-07-04 10.36.57_20190704104106 Read More "Sarajevo: Harrison. Y10 work in progress."
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