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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Chris Froome on Africa: non fiction comparison
This passage works as a comparison to George Alagiah's Passage to Africa or Jamie Zeppa's Bhutan passage, found in the Edexcel IGCSE anthology. I have scanned the opening of Froome's book as he looks back at his youth in Africa, …
Poetic Form and how to use it: A guide for Edexcel IGCSE and all unseen poetry
Dr Ammara Ashraf, who joined my department last term has produced many little gems which glitter proudly in our shared resources area. She has allowed me to share further this PowerPoint on Form for exam students at IGCSE, GCSE and …
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Exploring grief in the Edexcel IGCSE anthology
Year 11: here are your table top notes.... dig in! Table tops PDF: table tops for grief Read More "Exploring grief in the Edexcel IGCSE anthology"
The Trick: Imtiaz Dharker for IGCSE unseen poetry.
I have just been hosting a support class for some of my students - not natural English students, for whom an unseen is a bit of a nightmare -a blank page, a barrage of words and no teacher to lead …
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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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Owen: Disabled… Year 9 essay for Y11 critique and revision.
My year 9 are writing about war poetry again. I love this southey to sassoon module. We work on technical elements and are beginning to approach serious analysis of language, structure and form. In this essay, they were asked to write …
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Brief notes on Antholgy A (Edexcel IGCSE)
NON FICTION TEXTS BIBLE It's always embarrassing to have to ask a student for a link to your own work.... anyway this is my brief bullet notes for Anthology A for those revising Edexcel IGCSE Language A. Thanks Shivam. Read …
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 …
War Photographer, Duffy. An analysis
Carol Ann Duffy's War Photographer is found in the current Edexcel IGCSE Anthology and will be a possible pair for comparative analysis in English Literature Paper 1. This article is one attempt to unpick its secrets as my Year 11s …
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