A twitter feed supporting students working on the Edexcel IGCSE anthology has been launched. It will be updated regularly and offer support through until the summer. https://twitter.com/EdexcelT Read More "Tweeting Edexcel"
Tag: anthology C
Search for my tongue, short video clip
From the BBC - an introduction to the poem for IGCSE English Lit. Search for my tongue: BBC Read More "Search for my tongue, short video clip"
Structure-strip: poetry comparison
Aimed at students using the Edexcel IGCSE anthology but applicable to all. I would welcome some feedback on my first attempt at producing a useful structure strip to help students structure a comparative essay. structure guide poetry comparison WordPress seems …
Comments as feedback on essay: Compare the depiction of relationships in Poem at 39 and one other from the Edexcel anthology for IGCSE.
Rather a long-winded title for a short post. This essay, designed to practice the English Literature paper 1 section on the Anthology poems is aimed at a student who has just left my office worried and frustrated about his apparent …
Blessing : Imtiaz Dharker
This is a well-known poem to teachers of KS4 over the years. It is back on the IGCSE syllabus for Edexcel, as part of the English Lit Anthology collection. Since the new IGCSE makes the poetry part of the exam …
A comparison of the treatment of love…
140318_001 This Spring I set my Year 11s a tricky little question for their Edexcel Certificate mock English Lit exam: A comparison of the treatment of love in His Last Duchess and La Belle Dame Sans Merci. I chose the …
Prayer before Birth: zones and zooming
Working on MacNeice's poem with year 9, I was looking for something fun to round off and sum up the learning. Thankfully, my colleague Nora Afraoui (@3dimension1) showed me her zones of relevance PowerPoint for Year 7 a few days …
His Last Duchess: more revision mats
Year 10, please find your revision mats and save the files... plenty of strong thinking, though you will need more evidence! last duchess mats y 10 Read More "His Last Duchess: more revision mats"
Prayer Before Birth: Artwork response
These artworks were produced by my Yr 10s in response to MacNeice's poem in the Edexcel anthology, part c. They should be downloading them and anyone else should feel free to use them as stimuli for discussion. art work Pb4 …
Window charts – yr 11 revision for anthology C
for my year 11s, the pictures of the window charts on the poems, for you to download. Good work!window chart Read More "Window charts – yr 11 revision for anthology C"