I often pursue aspects of a novel with a question such as "why did the author write this text in this way at this time in their life or in the context of the worlds in which they live?" I …
Tag: Of Mice and Men
An introduction to OMAM screencast
This screencast, linked to my school YouTube page is designed to introduce OMAM to my new Year 11 class. It is not aimed at providing close analysis, but rather as an overview to stimulate and prepare. http://youtu.be/zB-aMwBsq74 OMAM screencast I …
Mice and Men revision podcast
I have been trawling on the PC at home, and found this, which I made about 4 years ago! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18050380/mice%20and%20men.wmv I hope it helps. and this on Atmosphere in M+M https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/mm-atmosphere.mp3 Read More "Mice and Men revision podcast"
OMAM revision classes 2013
My PPt for the Sheep group 30 minute revision class: OMAM And a podcast to accompany it: The session is designed to last for 30 minutes and knowledge of the text is assumed! 130220_001 Enjoy and good luck! Read More …
Y11 OMAM passage annotation exercise
Year 11 are working on OMAM - this is the material to download for your files, based on three passages from OMAM. new doc (10) Read More "Y11 OMAM passage annotation exercise"
An introduction to Of Mice and Men.
This is intended for my current Year 11 set as an introduction to this text which they are reading as part of the EDEXCEL Certificate (IGCSE) English Literature course. It is not intended to cover everything/anything in depth, but to …
Suggestions about approaching a “setting” essay.
USE OF SETTING ESSAYS: Many students seem to see use of setting essays as an excuse to write as much as they can about the plot of the novel, whilst opening each paragraph with a comment reflecting the location of …
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REVISION CLASS: Of Mice and Men
A podcast and PPt used as the basis for a 60 minute revision session on Steinbeck's novel. All ideas are my own and do not guarantee a high grade, but enjoy it all the same. OF MICE AND MEN revision …
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