I thought I would try a model answer. This is not the most exciting short story in the Anthology but there is a good development of Lev's character which can be tied directly to the structure of the passage, which …
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Night: Alice Munro, thoughts on family – not a model answer.
This is the longest and most complex of the short stories included in the Edexcel IGCSE Anthology and it requires some breaking down. In this post I am going to focus on a putative question: 'How does Munro depict her …
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Annotation example
Lucas in Year 9 has just produced this piece of work as an annotation exercise on Owen's Disabled as part of the WW1 literature scheme. I have popped it up because it is great and because many of my Year …
Out, out- and the death of Innocence
During the fun of a Skype lesson with our partners in Ankara this morning, we were discussing Frost's Out, out- and became embroiled in a discussion of the allusions to Genesis. Whilst stressing that this is not over literal and …
Year 10 Necklace Flip charts….
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You are the examiner…
Always a good revision activity. This lesson is for students studying Edexcel IGCSE English Language A, but is easily adapted to suit your purpose. You are the examiner Read More "You are the examiner…"
Tweeting Edexcel
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"
Bright Lights of Sarajevo: discussion and resources
A class in which y9 (!) discuss this poem. Now part of the IGCSE materials for study, they worked so well - the video is testament to their attitude. sarajevo sheets A movie of the lesson can be found here on …
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Night: Alice Munro, for Edexcel IGCSE.
Alice Munro's semi-autobiographical short story is the longest of the stories in the anthology. This PowerPoint uses material from the Edexcel text book to give a starting point for analysis. The story engages with her struggles as a teenager to …
Whistle and I’ll come for you: Susan Hill for Edexcel IGCSE.
This material relates to an extract from Susan Hill's The Woman in Black. It forms part of the Anthology Section B for Language Paper 2. Powerpoint: Whistle and I_ll come to you Text: Whistle and I'll come to you …
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