Since the arrival of the new syllabus we have worked with an NEA which really works for us. I learned during last academic year that we need to change our choices. Irritating, but a chance to develop a new approach. …
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This house believes Johnny (Rooster) Byron to be the victim of an intolerant and immoral society
A debate in the Lower 6th. Enjoy. We did! https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/171109_001.mp3 Read More "This house believes Johnny (Rooster) Byron to be the victim of an intolerant and immoral society"
Why do the audience find Johnny Byron attractive?
This is an essay written as a first homework task for the Lower 6th by a young man called Asher. I think it is mature beyond his years. Please offer comment which I can feed back to him. It is disappointing …
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Jerusalem: the Play by Jez Butterworth
Originally posted on Beyond the Zeitgeist: Do we believe that Johnny “Rooster” Byron is having sex with Phaedra, the 15-year-old girl he’s sheltering from the stepfather who has apparently been sexually abusing her? And, if we do, how come we…
Jerusalem (Butterworth) feeling the ‘beat’ extracts
6 extracts pdf'd for students to work on to disucss the significance of the Beats as outlined in this post. new doc 2017-04-03 18.57.33 Read More "Jerusalem (Butterworth) feeling the ‘beat’ extracts"
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Jerusalem (Butterworth): feel the ‘beat’
Following a comment by Martin Robinson in his excellent presentation at Research Ed: Language, I am going to engage students with some specific focus on the 'Beat' stage direction which appears throughout the text. Students can be confused by a …
Jerusalem for AS English Lit: potential essay titles.
A list of essay titles for revision purposes. Whilst these are not really intended to follow the OCR outlines, I think that the ground covered in a sensible planning of each will leave little to chance... ‘What the fuck do …
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“Jerusalem is the most Shakespearean of Butterworth’s plays”. Looking at the play, what are the features which reflect this cultural heritage.
A series of student essays in response to the above. I like the discussion of double entendre and sexual allusion in this one It is said that Butterworth’s ‘Jerusalem’ has irrefutable references to Shakespeare and cultural literary heritage. Like Shakespeare, …
Jerusalem (Butterworth) knowledge organiser
A knowledge organiser to support teaching of Butterworth's Jerusalem on the OCR AS syllabus. jerusaelm-organiser Read More "Jerusalem (Butterworth) knowledge organiser"
Jerusalem (Butterworth): Term Paper collection
I thought I would collect a few essays written this term about Jerusalem by my Lower 6th Boys. I believe these to contain some excellent material, perhaps not in the form of model essays for examination, but in the form …
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