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Careers, Careers & Futures, EAL, Flipped Learning, KS5, Post-16, Resources, Support, University, Year 13

Post-16 Support: UAE Curriculum

January 26, 2022September 27, 2022by Jancke Dunn1 Comment

A compendium of useful links to help you on your journey through Post-16, applying for Universities and Careers in the UAE: Top Universities for Studying in the UAE EdArabia UAE University Guide Scholarships UAE Government Scholarships Scholarships for UAE Nationals MOE Scholarships for Universities around the World EMSAT Support The EmSAT (Emirates Standardised Test) is a [...]

Distance Learning, Key Stage 3, KS3, Planning, Reading, Resources, Shop, Support, Tier 2 Vocabulary, Translation, Vocabulary Lists

Journey to Jo’burg: Resource Bundle

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021by Jancke DunnLeave a Comment

Complete resource bundle for the text 'Journey to Jo'burg' by Beverly Naidoo. Including fully planned unit lessons, supportive resources, exemplar analysis on the text, carousels, Tier 2 vocabulary as well as an accompanying Knowledge Organiser and Scheme of Work. Journey to Jo'burg Resource BundleComplete resource bundle for the text 'Journey to Jo'burg' by Beverly Naidoo. [...]

9ET0, A-Level, Analysis, Essay writing, Exemplar Answer, Exemplar Essays, Exemplars, Frankenstein, Key Themes, KS5, Literature, Never Let Me Go, Prose Study

Frankenstein & Never Let Me Go Comparison

July 1, 2021by Jancke DunnLeave a Comment

Frankenstein, a gothic fiction written between the Romantic era and the Enlightenment era by Mary Shelley in 1817. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, a subverted dystopian novel published in 2005, is set in an alternate England in the late 1990s. The natural world is highly valued by both Ishiguro and Shelley, as they both [...]

#LitRevision, 9ET0, A-Level, Analysis, Essay, Essay writing, Exemplar Answer, Exemplar Essays, Exemplars, KS5, Literature, Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Romantics, WET04, William Blake, Wordsworth, Year 13

How is Nature presented in Romantic Poetry?

July 1, 2021by Jancke Dunn1 Comment

Exploring the role of Nature in the works of Romantic Poets William Blake and William Wordsworth. Nature is presented as an essential constituent within Romantic poetry, encompassing the intrinsic pastoral reverence of poets belonging to the Romantic movement. Both William Blake and William Wordsworth are avid disciples of the championing of the natural world and [...]

#TeamEAL, Distance Learning, EAL, ESL, Flipped Learning, KS3, Persuasive Writing, Support, Transactional Writing

ESL Speaking

June 9, 2021November 15, 2021by Jancke DunnLeave a Comment

Resources to support ESL, EAL and ELL students in their English Speaking practice. Comparative and superlative adjectives practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU8xhYgHT0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_cZq_AJ0xQ

#LitRevision, A-Level, Classics, Distance Learning, Edexcel, Essay Plans, Flipped Learning, Frankenstein, Key Quotes, Key Themes, KS5, literary heritage, Literature, Quotation Retention, Retrieval, Revision, Romantics

Frankenstein: Key Quotations by Theme

April 19, 2021July 1, 2021by Jancke DunnLeave a Comment

Nature and Settings “these sublime and magnificent scenes afforded” “the thunder burst with frightful loudness from various quarters”, “I never beheld anything so utterly destroyed” Ch.2 “my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature”, “I did not watch the blossom or the expanding leaves” Ch.4 “a divine spring; and the season contributed greatly to [...]

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Displays, Distance Learning, EAL, Key Themes, Knowledge Organisers, KS3, Learning Environment, literary heritage, Literature, Resources, Shakespeare, Support, Translation, Vocabulary

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Knowledge Organiser Korean Translation

March 15, 2021by Jancke DunnLeave a Comment

A Midsummer Night's Dream Knowledge Organiser and key vocabulary translated from English into Korean for our EAL and ESL students available for download. Making our British curriculum more accessible for EAL and ESL students by embedding key vocabulary and knowledge into the curriculum planning to support their language acquisition. The Knowledge Organiser is structured into [...]