relevant to all for the ideas about Newspaper articles, this is the chosen topic for a lesson with Y10 before their mock GCSE paper 2 exam on Friday. It is, as ever, subject to change, but please feel free to …
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Surely we are all Arthur Birling? A discussion piece
https://anchor.fm/jonathan-peel/episodes/Surely-we-are-all-Arthur-Birling--A-discussion-piece-e1aom3r OK, so maybe not, if only on gender terms, but my point is this: for Priestley's play to succeed in its aim of persuading the electorate to ditch the Conservative party which had led the war coalition, he needed …
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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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Considering Gerald Croft… the original cad
Gerald: On the face of it the charming and elegant man about town who gives Eva sanctuary from the hellish pit of the Theatre Bar and who is upset at the story of her demise... or the calculating womaniser, using …
Eric, rape and authorial intention.
For some years I have taught students An Inspector Calls and when we disucss Eric's behaviour in Act 3, I suggest that we can assume rape as a result of Priestley's description of his entry to Eva's rooms: 'I was …
JANUS sentences
This powerpoint is hiding as part of a long post about coursework -now out of date. The technique -borrowed from John Tomsett, is a little beauty to encourage elegant links between paragraphs... janus sentences Read More "JANUS sentences"
Approaching Unseen poetry: slide deck
This is a slide deck for a talk I shall be giving at Avanti House School in March. jwp unseen poetry I hope it is useful. Aimed at y10/11.... Read More "Approaching Unseen poetry: slide deck"
ON OFQUAL – where has the morality gone?
It is hard when you feel that a great injustice has been done to those who, as a teacher, you sign on to help and develop to the best of their potential. Today, OFQUAL, in a good impression of Pontius …
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