A while ago my IB students wrote practice unseens on this poem. They found it very difficult to approach - as did I. Slightly chastened, I wrote my own commentary. I am sending this to them to mark for themselves, …
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Creativity in Analysis: Why I love teaching Y13 IB
I have copied some of my Year 13 IB English Literature creative responses to Chapter 10 of Chopin's Awakening. I left out only the pencil drawings that were too faint to copy well. These are to enable the class to …
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TOK stimulus for presentation: The language of Government.
The TOK of the Government proclamation: • Ofsted chief: ‘teachers don't know what stress is' • "The examination system that we have has got to be ruthless and stretching all pupils," • has said he intends to ditch the term …
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A response to “Prizes for all” and improvement…
Y13 TOKKISTS: read and respond - there's a presentation in here - see what you can find. Earlier this month, David Cameron announced that it was time to increase competitiveness in school sports and to get rid of a prize …
IBDP Part 1: introducing Literature in translation
A powerpoint to clarify the new format Literature in Translation element of Literature A1. Literature in translation Read More "IBDP Part 1: introducing Literature in translation"
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IBDP English teaching
I gave a talk at Brunel University PGCE department last week to illustrate some of the possibilities to explore when teaching English Literature for IBDP. My thinking was that with around 300 schools offering the IBDP (not a small number …
TOKKY OCCUPATIONS
I wonder how many of you are writing presentations about the occupy London campaign have considered this: as you wrestle with utilitarianism and ideas linked to the freedom of a democracy, as you read Mr Miliband's comments in the press …
Charlie Hebdo, fear and fundamentalism- a TOK Presentation in waiting.
Some time ago, I wrote a piece discussing the irrational fear of music felt by totalitarian leaders and suggested a TOK approach. https://jwpblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/26/why-are-we-afraid-of-music-tok-thoughts/ On the train this morning I read that the offices of the satirical magazine CHARLIE HEBDO have …
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Hardy poems: guide and analysis
This guide has been moved to the English Edusite : http://english.edusites.co.uk/ Enjoy it! Read More "Hardy poems: guide and analysis"
English Teaching Resources 