Category: iGCSE

Analysis, Displays, Edexcel iGCSE, iGCSE, Key Quotes, KS4, Literature, Prose Study, Quotation Retention, Retrieval, Revision, Shop, Year 11

Reflections: To Kill a Mockingbird Quotation Retention Challenge: Week 1

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Reflections: To Kill a Mockingbird Quotation Retention Challenge: Week 1

To effectively memorize quotes for closed book exams, frequent repetition and deeper analysis are essential. Students should engage in consistent revision over a week, utilizing mind maps and visual connections to enhance retention. This practice helps establish thematic links between quotes, fostering confidence in interpretations and supporting evidence.

Displays, iGCSE, KS3, Learning Environment, Vocabulary

Word of the Week

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We have been introducing to our students since the beginning of the year. It builds into our formative knowledge curriculum and the importance of explicitly teaching vocabulary exploration; as @Doug_Lemov describes it in 'Reading Reconsidered': “making a case study out of certain words and their application.” Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week [...]

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Edexcel Poetry Anthology: ‘Half-past Two’

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Edexcel Poetry Anthology: ‘Half-past Two’

Example Analysis of 'Half-past Two' in the Edexcel iGCSE examined unit. U. A. Fanthorpe’s “Half-past Two” presents the concept of time through the eyes of a child. Here the poet puts forward the abstract notion of Time as viewed by a child in the concrete, who does not fully comprehend it and therein finds himself [...]