One of my team was ill today, so with Art GCSE exams reducing the size of classes significantly I piled 2 together and gave a lecture... planning was minimal and the talk was designed to cover a wide remit - …
Category: IGCSE support
Chris Froome on Africa: non fiction comparison
This passage works as a comparison to George Alagiah's Passage to Africa or Jamie Zeppa's Bhutan passage, found in the Edexcel IGCSE anthology. I have scanned the opening of Froome's book as he looks back at his youth in Africa, …
Poetic Form and how to use it: A guide for Edexcel IGCSE and all unseen poetry
Dr Ammara Ashraf, who joined my department last term has produced many little gems which glitter proudly in our shared resources area. She has allowed me to share further this PowerPoint on Form for exam students at IGCSE, GCSE and …
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Planning with SCASI: La Belle Dame
My teaching for Y10 today - I want the boys to find this PPt.... Keats: La Belle Dame Sans Merci given the SCASI method on the tables. planning; scasi approach Read More "Planning with SCASI: La Belle Dame"
Lady Macbeth Fiend-Like Queen notes for y10.
This document is a collection of notes for Year 10 about to approach a long essay on Lady Macbeth. It will outline some strategies and thoughts about hitting the assessment objectives for such an essay in Edexcel IGCSE. Essay Plan …
Creative Writing short course: IGCSE/GCSE revision
I have written a PowerPoint - vastly long - as part of a drive to improve creative writing in IGCSE examinations. This is version 1 and I am indebted both the Maria Trafford, my colleague for help, inspiration and some …
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To know Curley’s wife lecture 2018.
A sound file of a lecture given at lunch time today. Based on Steinbeck's assertion that to 'know Curley's wife would be to love her' https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/omam-lecture.mp3 The PPt is already here, but this is a new version of …
