This is a 45 minute class discussion of race and critics - based on the resource attached. It does start slowly -we are beset by illness at school... but warms up into an interesting discussion which could be used for …
Tag: OCR A level
‘Characters in pursuit of money lie at the heart of much american Literature’…
Two sound files of essays presented in my y13 classes today. There is a genuine attempt to engage with a range of literature and the whole is quite elegantly written. As we discuss the essays, several strong threads are created …
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Coursework checklist: IGCSE and beyond…
Coursework Submission Checklist. Tick each box to help yourself to submit coursework which hits the basic requirements of the task: Have you written the full title of the essay in the Header to appear on each page? Have …
Jez Butterworth and #metoo: Jerusalem context
Many thanks to Lucy Aitchison, a colleague teaching Jerusalem for the first time this year: I said in an earlier post that Butterworth's Jerusalem is a play creating its own context for the students. When I wrote that, my focus …
The age of loathing?
Bill Bryson, in his excellent book 'One Summer...1927' offers this on the era of the 'roaring twenties': I would love to show more, but it is worthy of consideration when we read Gatsby- so many deeply unpleasant people in a …
Judge Thatcher – saint or sinner?
Noticing that there are many new readers of this blog in the USA, I am asking for help with something which bothers me. Judge Thatcher in Huckleberry Finn is often referred to in notes and study material as helping Huck, …
Huck Finn: beginning to track themes….
My upper 6th are beginning to track themes in Huck - there are their board notes from today... themes board 1 Read More "Huck Finn: beginning to track themes…."
