All things Educational. Sharing resources for Secondary English
Our school is wonderfully tight-knit which comes from the small through-school qualities and has fostered more primary/secondary collaborations than I had experienced in the UK. As an English teacher, my day-to-day teaching was greatly affected by the change in cohort comparably: my previous UK schools were in deprived areas with predominantly white working-class families with [...]
Stretch and Challenge Material 'Postcards from the Dead' Literacy Criticism for Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
The Week 1 content provides rationale and initial quotations, which will be reviewed in the Week 2 recap. Users can download Week 2 of the To Kill a Mockingbird Quotation Retention Challenge along with a 3 Week Bundle. Related posts are also available for further exploration.
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 [...]
The author reflects on their journey in education, expressing a profound love for literature and lifelong learning. Teaching across various subjects and schools, including overseas, has enriched their experience. Inspired by the #EduTwitter community, they embrace sharing resources through their blog, fostering a culture of support and shared knowledge while encouraging their students' passion for learning.
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