A video presentation on LOOM which covers much ground that I have covered before in these pages: 'to know Curley's Wife is to love her.' On Loom Read More "On Curley’s Wife"
Tag: Of Mice and Men
Crooks: it’s complicated.
One of the many joys of teaching Of Mice and Men is being able to engage in discussion all around characters due to Steinbeck's masterly 360 degree characterisations. Curley's Wife is a victim of gender oppression, and yet she is …
Whiteboard : OMAM essay planning
2 essays planded with y 11 today: loneliness and ambition. This will mean more to the specific class, but feel free to use. Read More "Whiteboard : OMAM essay planning"
OMAM: A lecture about contexts
This is a lecture sound file. The talk was given to Y11 during some teacher absence. The website referred to at the start is this one, where you will find thew map of USA Lynchings between the mid 19th and mid …
OMAM: some TOP TRUMP revision cards
Some of the cue cards my Y11 have made for OMAM... Dig in. I will post more as they arrive. ismailTopp Trumpsjack Presentation1Of Mice and Men PowerpointOMAM Cards Read More "OMAM: some TOP TRUMP revision cards"
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 …
OMAM: a lecture on contexts and other quite interesting things
One of my team was ill today, so with Art GCSE exams reducing the size of classes significantly I piled 2 together and gave a lecture... planning was minimal and the talk was designed to cover a wide remit - …
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Writing an OMAM essay for Edexcel IGCSE – explore the character of…
In this ppt I am hoping to help my Y11 students approach the Prose section of the Edexcel IGCSE Literature paper - this one focuses on OMAM and the character of George. I try to make clear links between a …
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OMAM: beginning Crooks’ journey in section 4.
My scruffy notes from the board show the beginning of work on the scene in Crooks' room. I love this scene: It is the only scene centered around Crooks and thus is vital for charting his character progression in 3 …
To know Curley’s wife lecture 2018.
A sound file of a lecture given at lunch time today. Based on Steinbeck's assertion that to 'know Curley's wife would be to love her' https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/omam-lecture.mp3 The PPt is already here, but this is a new version of …
