Category: Reading
Finding new authors
From word of mouth, or through online communities, will find recommendations for books far more...
Read MoreLearning Words vs Learning Techniques for Understanding Words
Recently I enjoyed some EAL training that spoke about the importance of teaching students techniques of inferring the meaning of vocabulary rather than teaching key-words. My response was: a) How does a teacher go about this in...
Read MoreRealism and the Realist Novel – A response to a Year 9 Homework
While I have written much about marking, I have not exclaimed how wonderful an experience it can be. For example, a recent Year 9 homework required my students to evaluate the favourite story that a family member enjoyed in...
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Teaching a teenager how to read – thoughts from an English teacher
Increasingly I am drawn to analyse data, largely because it makes my teaching more interesting to...
Read More22 Responses to Year 11 questions about The English Language GCSE 30th April 2012
– Don’t need to link ideas necessarily, unless they are analysing the same point. No comparison needed, but you can if you want! – An introduction can count as a paragraph in the writing task,...
Read MoreReflections of approaching the English Language AQA GCSE 2012 – Paper 1 Update. A thousand word essay for students and teachers.
This essay has proved to be useful to thousands of students and teachers in my school, and beyond. It provides useful reflections for the best students prior to their exams, and shows some of my hopes prior to their exam. Enjoy!...
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Context of Planning to Argue
My students today began reflecting on planning to argue. Below are some exemplar plans. 111...
Read MoreEvaluative analysis
What is evaluative analysis? This the next step for my Year 11s. We have explored how a concluding sentence, usually prefaced by a consequence connective, indicates evaluative commentary. But these are principles of evaluative...
Read MoreTeaching Research Skills
I keep Facebook as primarily a professional networking tool. However, it is quite rare that I receive useful professional interaction via it. Indeed, I would say that 1% of my time on it is actually meaningful social...
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