Aimed at students using the Edexcel IGCSE anthology but applicable to all. I would welcome some feedback on my first attempt at producing a useful structure strip to help students structure a comparative essay. structure guide poetry comparison WordPress seems …
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War Poetry with Year 9
I have put together a short anthology for teaching War Poetry with Yr 9. There are outline questions to be addressed after discussion of the poems in class. The idea is a taste of the development of War Poetry from …
Bright Lights of Sarajevo: discussion and resources
A class in which y9 (!) discuss this poem. Now part of the IGCSE materials for study, they worked so well - the video is testament to their attitude. sarajevo sheets A movie of the lesson can be found here on …
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Edexcel IGCSE English Lit: Love group
Year 10 linking work for the poetry anthology. love group the pdf version Read More "Edexcel IGCSE English Lit: Love group"
Approaching English Literature Coursework: Edexcel IGCSE
A powerpoint and a link to the department You Tube channel. I am giving a short give-back talk on Thursday for Year 11.... year-11-give-back-session A bit Polonius like, but that's the way things roll... The sound file from the session: …
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Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Coursework
The rationale for this post has been explored here . My intention is to provide an outline and resources to help students in Year 10/11 approach "the Beast" - the 6 poem coursework extravaganza that gives 40% of their IGCSE marks... …
A comparison of the treatment of love…
140318_001 This Spring I set my Year 11s a tricky little question for their Edexcel Certificate mock English Lit exam: A comparison of the treatment of love in His Last Duchess and La Belle Dame Sans Merci. I chose the …
