With immense thanks to Matt Lynch, whose original sets of images can be found on Lit Drive https://litdrive.org.uk/resources/macbeth-dual-coded-retrieval-practice-key-quotes-mly-2 and are things of beauty, I have made a video for my students to help with retention of key quotations. Please feel …
Tag: Shakespeare at igcse
On Macbeth: Link
I may be simply absurdly late to this party, but i found this today on twitter and can't recommend it enough. https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/daggerdrawn/2022/01/12/macbeth-in-terror-which-of-you-have-done-this-3-4-43-49-daggerdrawn-slowshakespeare/ I hope you find it useful. Read More "On Macbeth: Link"
Macbeth coursework Preparation booklet
This is version 1 of the prepbook I will be using for Year 10. It will be used in conjunction with teaching the play in the "usual" way - reading, discussing, acting and generally ensuring engagement and comprehension. I hope …
Writing a character essay at KS4
This post considers a technique for writing about character at KS4 for IGCSE or GCSE. It takes a straightforward question: "How is the character of ..... represented?" and applies a 10 minute plan to produce an essay. The video screencast …
Aspects of Love: Why MAAN is not called Beatrice and Benedick.
This is the powerpoint which will be the basis for a screencast as part of the Yr 11 revision process. I have posted it whilst I prepare the script. The screencast: http://www.evernote.com/shard/s211/sh/4af9cd31-f33b-4142-bfac-fef7f49960f6/2b8af8d0fa09fd2c1963427dc09da854 The driving purpose is to address the imbalance …
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MAAN revision/teaching in year 10
Two lessons to revise character and theme for EDEXCEL Certifcate English Literature. Feel free to browse, but these are quite specific in design to the class for whom they are aimed. The idea of the tables to complete may well …