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 …
Tag: Of Mice and Men
Students discuss characters in OMAM
A lesson in which students discussed the 3 characters they found most memorable in OMAM -revising the text and becoming more used to discussing in full sentences as preparation for writing essays... Crooks, https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180118_002.mp3 Lennie https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180118_003.mp3 Curley's Wife https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180118_004.mp3 …
‘The pervasive emotion experienced by all of the characters in Of Mice and Men is loneliness’ To what extent do you agree with this statement. Comment on the contexts of the novel. Edexcel IGCSE
The title of this blog was an essay question addressed to my Yr 11s this week. Having read their responses, I thought some feedback was in order. First, the assessment criteria: Edexcel is very clear that this essay hits AO1 …
Writing an essay on Character – Candy in OMAM
A quick powerpoint to look at how Candy might be approached in an exam essay. omam candy character-10-min-plan (1) Read More "Writing an essay on Character – Candy in OMAM"
Lecture: OMAM: To know Curley’s Wife…
A slide deck and and MP3 version of a lecture I gave today to Yr 11. The subject: Steinbeck and the feminine was really a cover for a shameless session of Curley's Wife propaganda. Please feel free to offer critique …
Of Mice and Men discussion: Section 4
Working on OMAM with my current Year 11s - a great group of boys who are working hard and beginning to show progress in a number of ways. Today we completed thought pages and then discussed the arrival of Curley's …
Something happened: Reading the Boss in OMAM.
For the first time in around 15 years of teaching Steinbeck's text, I had a strange experience today with year 11. We are revising/revisiting the text for Edexcel IGCSE. It was read in Year 9 and now we are going …
