Recently we set this poem as an unseen for Year 10, studying IGCSE Literature (Edexcel). It is also a set text at GCSE in some boards. It is long for an unseen and I want to capture the highlights as …
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IGCSE Unseen poem support: John Rice – ‘Careful with that…’
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 …
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Discussing the ‘fiend like Queen’ -Voice and ppt
A talk given this morning to a group of boys working on an essay about the 'fiend like queen'. We were preparing Macbeth for IGCSE Literature (Edexcel), though the ideas can apply to examinations quite easily. I try to focus …
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To know Curley’s wife 2019
I gave this lecture again today for a new group of y11 students. Sadly my trusty MP3 recorder has died, so I post last year's sound file again for them to use. Feel free to dig in. The lecture is …
Planning with SCASI: La Belle Dame
My teaching for Y10 today - I want the boys to find this PPt.... Keats: La Belle Dame Sans Merci given the SCASI method on the tables. planning; scasi approach Read More "Planning with SCASI: La Belle Dame"
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This powerpoint is hiding as part of a long post about coursework -now out of date.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"
Chinese Cinderella: Revision and Review
A short PPt accompanying a revision-type lesson. Trying to use fewer prepared PowerPoints, but I like to leave something concrete for students to use in their own revision slots... Here I consider the passage Chinese Cinderella in the Edexcel IGCSE/Certificate …
MAAN: on Comedy and Marxism
I am due to give a talk for Year 11 next term. It is a MAAN lecture and I want to move beyond the basic plot retrieval and character sketch mode... maan-comedy-and-marxism There is a screencast and I have covered …
Hide and Seek: Scannell
My favourite poem in the Edexcel IGCSE anthology... This is for Year 10 who spent a grand 50 minutes exploring the SCA of SCASI. One or two didn't copy it and one was absent. I can't summarise a poor photo, …
Edexcel Anthology: Between a rock and a hard place
A short lesson idea relating to the article in section 1 of the new Edexcel anthology for IGCSE English Language - poss revision rather than first teaching. rock and hard place Read More "Edexcel Anthology: Between a rock and a …
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