13 IB have created a window revision sheet - I love it. Chapter XII and XIII of Chopin's Awakening. A fortuitous day in Slough... awakening window Read More "Awakening revision window"
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Year 13 discuss The Awakening
Files for students to download recording a discussion of Ch X11 and X111 of the Awakening - Chopin. awakening sound and image 121121_001 To be used as revision material for Year 13IB at SGS Read More "Year 13 discuss The Awakening"
Creativity in Analysis: Why I love teaching Y13 IB
I have copied some of my Year 13 IB English Literature creative responses to Chapter 10 of Chopin's Awakening. I left out only the pencil drawings that were too faint to copy well. These are to enable the class to …
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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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A study guide to The Awakening, Kate Chopin.
This guide has been prepared by 5 students in the final year of their IB Diploma programme at Slough Grammar School. I am more than happy to host it and hope that readers find it helpful. Please feel free to …
Music in The Awakening: A stimulus paper
A stimulus paper on the use of music in The Awakening. Recent posts about Butterworth's Jerusalem have reminded me of the importance of noticing when specific music is indicated by an author... musical reference 2011 version I have recently found …
Thoughts on chapter XXX of The Awakening
EDNA! Oh, Christ! Students have been discussing the religious symbolism of the party scene in chapter XXX of Chopin’s Awakening. One line of thought has been the establishment of a new Theocracy, headed by Edna and suited to her new …
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