All things Educational. Sharing resources for Secondary English
The content provides a list of 20 transactional writing prompts aimed at enhancing writing skills and perspective-taking. Topics include technology dependence, community service, school uniforms, social media impacts, political involvement, reading importance, failure lessons, environmental priorities, and various related issues suitable for students to explore through articles, letters, and speeches.
This content provides an in-depth analysis of Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise," focusing on its themes of resilience, empowerment, and defiance. It discusses the speaker's bold voice, powerful imagery, and the significance of language techniques, aiming to enhance students' understanding and confidence for their Edexcel GCSE assessments.
The content introduces a low-stakes quiz for middle and high school students to review Pidgin and Creole languages, featuring multiple-choice and short-answer questions. It also highlights additional resources for teaching Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," including essay plans on key themes and character analysis. Subscription offers full content access.
Compendium of useful links, videos and resources for revision for the English Language A-level 9EN0 (British) and WEN0 (International) Specifications https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Tfbeqyu2U&list=PLA03075BAD88B909E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B8TwBrCIEY&list=PLA03075BAD88B909E&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A&list=PLA03075BAD88B909E&index=3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVDmFVx8O_A&list=PLA03075BAD88B909E&index=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7W7UgFxri8&list=PLA03075BAD88B909E&index=7
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Theorists for Language Change J Aitchison’s Potential, Diffusion, Implementation & Codification Model 1. Potential – there is an internal weakness or an external pressure for a particular change 2. Diffusion – the change starts to spread through the population 3. Implementation – people start using the variant – it is incorporated into people’s idiolect – [...]
Texts you may be interested in to explore further the concepts we are covering in class. Useful for stretching and challenging your understanding to a deeper level. Beal, J. C. (2010). An Introduction to Regional Englishes: Dialect Variation in England. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Hughes, A., Trudgill, P. & Watt, D. (2012). English Accents and Dialects: An [...]
The content offers a fully annotated PDF of Moniza Alvi's poem "An Unknown Girl," specifically designed for Edexcel IGCSE English Language coursework. It features annotations categorized by structure, meaning, imagery, language, and emotion. Users can download this resource for free upon subscription to access additional premium content.
A breakdown of the non-fiction text from the Edexcel English Language Non-Fiction Anthology, 'Explorers or Boys Messing About? Either Way, the Taxpayer gets the Bill' . Exploring GAPS, title analysis and exemplar written analysis on the major techniques, purpose and tone throughout. Useful for supporting student revision and embedding sound understanding of linguistic features within [...]
Gender Revision Quizlet A-level English Language: Gender & Language Quizizz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJ8VNy-Zik Dominance Theory: Dominance Theories in Gender Difference Theory: Deborah Tannen: An Analysis of Gender Styles in Language Interaction The Work Women Do by Pamela Fishman The Gender Similarities Hypothesis by Janet Hyde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKz39NJYBqc Deficit Theory: In 1922, Otto Jespersen published the very first piece [...]
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