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Using a visualiser to model exam responses: inspired by John Tomsett’s Post
There exists a tension between suggesting that teaching literary analysis and argument benefits from providing a framework of categories and acronyms, and giving students carte blanche to respond as they choose. This is somewhat of a false tension: almost every...
Guiding students to improve the complexity (and hopefully sophistication) of their writing using https://wordcounter.net/
This morning (on my Middle Eastern weekend) I wrote an exemplar for the AQA CATs. Having reinstalled my laptop (again!), I had misplaced my Office licence. Not wanting to use Open Office just yet, I stumbled serendipitously upon the wonderful...
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Considering Learning Objectives: what is the purpose of teaching ‘skills’?
What is the purpose of distinguishing the teaching of skills from content? The purpose of separating the teaching (or learning) of skills from the teaching or learning content is ongoing and heated. It is often what international schools do to distinguish themselves:...
Using The Stanley Parable to teach Narrative Structure and Expectations
Narrative structure and expectation is a difficult topic to teach: it is highly conceptualised, yet somewhat narrow in scope. Question 3 on the English Aqa Ks4 syllabus requires the analysis of form. The Stanley Parable offers useful in-class provocation to consider...
‘I plan past 9pm most days…’ Some thoughts.
Moderation in all things, including moderation. Students of all descriptions feel that the 'best' students seem to work quicker and more easily. It is factual that the best students are able to complete more difficult work more quickly. However, they are able to...
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Is Analysing Poetry Like (Over Analysing Jokes?) A way in…
As an entry into analysing poetry, my students analysed jokes. As well adjusting the rhythm of learning, this had serious pedagogical ambitions. Firstly, for students to analyse poems with any kind of intrinsic motivation, they need to be able to see language acting...
Improvement Splurge – 6 Tweaks So Far
Since arriving in my school I have found a wonderful atmosphere conducive to teaching. Alex Quigley says that in order for teaching and learning in a school to be superb, 85% of conversations need to be about teaching and learning. A great Headteacher, and now...
Using Classtools.net Randomiser – A Tip on Sound
An integral part of the rhythm of selecting students is to do so with a perceived random element. This is most effective when a group (a pair or more), discusses a concept that requires one person to feedback - the random element is declared before the discussion...