A sound file of today's seminar in the Upper 6th.... https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/180508_001.mp3 Read More "OCR A level Dystopia essay: ‘Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always …
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On revision
There has been a lot of discussion on edutwitter recently following this article by the former Headteacher of a school just up the hill from me: Barnaby Lennon report BBC 7 hours? 'No' - one student quoted elsewhere suggests: “It’s just nonsensical. …
A short dystopian unseen passage
AO2 only: 30 minutes writing. A commentary. The city and the city: China Mieville 2010 Read More "A short dystopian unseen passage"
Another Mock IGCSE Langauge A paper 2 (Edexcel)
I hope this is useful. English Language Paper 2 Focus is on Bright Lights of Sarajevo. Read More "Another Mock IGCSE Langauge A paper 2 (Edexcel)"
August 2026: There will come soft rains: Unseen paper practice.
See also. The Passage: August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody …
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Preparing for an OCR A level unseen: SCASI method
I have written this to outline the SCASI thought process when approaching an unseen. I will write my model response in another post shortly. planning unseen bradbury Read More "Preparing for an OCR A level unseen: SCASI method"
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JANUS sentences
This powerpoint is hiding as part of a long post about coursework -now out of date. The technique -borrowed from John Tomsett, is a little beauty to encourage elegant links between paragraphs... janus sentences Read More "JANUS sentences"
Dystopia Unseen (OCR) based on the A level paper June 2017.
2017 summer examination OCR The passage, from Genevieve Valentine's text: Is this your day to join the revolution? (2009) is interesting because it shows OCR being perfectly happy to use material other than 'regular' novels/short stories as the source for …
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Jordan Baker: careless driver, cheat and … Gatsby’s source?
We were reading Chapter 3 today and an idea grew which is worth considering even if only to reject: Jordan is Gatsby's way in to regaining Daisy. how else would he know to invite Nick, let alone to 'recognise' him …
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In an (imaginary) article for Spare Rib Magazine, discuss the suitability of ADH and TMT as texts to be taught in schools.
Another 'critical approaches' essay from my Upper 6th - I like the somewhat exploratory titles and the chance to focus on their research of the critical approaches. We discussed in class the lack of Linde material here, and also of …
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