Careful With that…. An unseen poem response. Before I begin to write about the poem, this is taken from the Examiner’s Report for January 2020: All students need to look at this list and recognise the importance of hitting these …
Tag: Edexcel IGCSE
Still I rise: an introduction
An introduction to Angelou's poem, suitable for any students but aimed at my IGCSE students. My focus is on the poem as a musical work of art - I spend some time here on metre which I consider to be …
The Bright Lights Of Sarajevo. An introduction
A short introduction to Bright Lights of Sarajevo by Tony Harrison, aimed at Edexcel IGCSE students but relevant to all. Other posts on this poem: The Bright Lights of Sarajevo – a SCASI reading The Bright Lights of Sarajevo: Edexcel IGCSE https://videopress.com/v/1EzV8jnr?preloadContent=metadata …
Mother, any distance: Armitage
Mother, any distance greater than a single spanrequires a second pair of hands.You come to help me measure windows, pelmets, doors,the acres of the walls, the prairies of the floors.You at the zero-end, me with the spool of tape, recordinglength, …
What, How, Why…. Janus (OMAM)
A short powerpoint to introduce basic essay structure for exam essays in the Edexcel ELit IGCSE prose question. Since AO2 is not rewarded I'd like to see students move away from clumsy analysis of word classes, to a more homogenous …
OMAM essay planning 2 – whiteboard planning
With some members of my Yr 11 class isolating, this lesson was recorded in order to help them access work from home.... we consider Dreams and Candy. The MS Whiteboard https://videopress.com/v/6olsVbC7?preloadContent=metadata Read More "OMAM essay planning 2 – whiteboard planning"
OMAM section 5 part 2…
Another visualiser lesson supporting distance learning. This one looks at the second half of part 2 - the way in which sympathy is generated for CW and the human response to the tragedy. https://videopress.com/v/eUHSqlcR?preloadContent=metadata Read More "OMAM section 5 part 2…"
OMAM section 5 – visualiser lesson covering death of CW
This is here to help my remote y11s to access the lesson. All can use it, but remember it is a live lesson with real students involved... https://videopress.com/v/ssLKK8Yn?preloadContent=metadata Read More "OMAM section 5 – visualiser lesson covering death of CW"
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Introduction to Out, out – (Frost) for Edexcel IGCSE
A short visualiser introduction for Frost's poem which is in the second section of the Edexcel Anthology for IGCSE. It is part of the material for Language Paper 2. https://videopress.com/v/u90ALlb5?preloadContent=metadata Read More "Introduction to Out, out – (Frost) for Edexcel IGCSE"
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Model response to The Promise: Kate Hirshfield for IGCSE ELIT
This is a model response for Edexcel IGCSE Elit paper 1 - the unseen poem. Whilst it is designed for my students in Harrow, the writing is not board specific and I would suggest that all might use it to …
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