This is a 15 minute talk delivered online as part of the school's JLx initiative. Short talks by staff members exploring an aspect of their subject which interests them. They should challenge and intrigue and do not seek to offer …
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EcoCrit and A level teaching #TENCOnline
I attach the video I made for #TENCOnline, the English Teachers' conference run by and for English Teachers. This year the event went online due to COVID which resulted in a staggering number of participants from over 50 countries looking …
A short discussion: AO3 at A-LEVEL
This is a short discussion/lecture about the way that students can begin to consider the continuum of socio-historical context as they approach American Literature in the Lower 6th. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/us-lit-context-disucssion.m4a I am afraid it is mainly me, but it might …
The Concerned Adolescent: notes
The poem appeared in the recent Edexcel IGCSE English Literature exam. This sound file is my give back note session prepared for the possibility of a Covid19-forced early half term. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/adolescent-view-give-back-sound.m4a A page from my onenote folder is available …
Oral commentary: Merchant’s Tale lines 945-999
In my endeavour to focus Y12 on AO2, I recorded this today in a lesson. Please take a lesson - it was not pre-prepped and I make no apologies for the rough edges... https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/170420_001.mp3 Read More "Oral commentary: Merchant’s Tale …
Upper 6th: Dolls House/Merchants Tale discussions
There seems to be a terrible outbreak of the lurgy at school (or it might be Friday period 6). Here is the discussion from today's lesson about linking Ibsen and Chaucer, based on the June 2016 AS exam passage for …
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Debate: THB believes Johnny Byron to be a victim of an immoral and unjust society
A class debate. The boys worked well to display an understanding of the text and a willingness to explore all sides. I am not convinced by the Opposition line here - surely there must be more responsibility on society than …
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Introducing: Ibsen – A Doll’s House
This will be an A level text in the new OCR Literature course, pre 1900 poetry and drama paper. It will run alongside Chaucer's Merchant's Tale. doll's house A screencast introduction can be found here, on the JLS English Department …
Journey’s End intro MP3
Two audio files and a short PDF from Leicester University make up my intro pack for Sherriff's play in Yr 9. School and Journey's End https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/school-and-journeys-end.mp3 Journey's End Intro. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/journeys-end-intro.mp3 2JourneysEnd Read More "Journey’s End intro MP3"
Chaucer: An introduction to the Merchant’s Tale
This powerpoint and screencast link offer an introduction to Chaucer to provide context for reading The Merchant's Tale as part of the new OCR A level. chaucer intro The screencast is on the John Lyon English Department You Tube Channel:https://youtu.be/tq5Tdq-qnLA …
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