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Retrieval Tasks for GCSE English Literature Texts

23rd October 201923rd October 2019 Wise GCSE English Literature, Retrieval Tasks for GCSE English Literature Texts

I’ve made basic retrieval grids for four of the texts on the GCSE English Literature curriculum. Click on the links

Blog Curriculum Teaching and Learning

AQA GCSE English Language Exam Report Summaries (June 2019)

3rd October 2019 Wise AQA GCSE English Language, AQA GCSE English Language Exam Report Summaries (June 2019)

I’ve taken the main headlines from each exam report and put them into a couple of documents. The headlines need

Blog Curriculum Teaching Resources

Allusions Guide

6th July 2019 Wise Allusions Guide

A while ago, I published three blog posts on popular allusions. I’ve compiled the key bits onto a single document

Blog Curriculum Jekyll and Hyde Teaching and Learning Teaching Resources

Classical and Biblical Allusions in Jekyll and Hyde

1st May 201920th January 2020 Wise

Click here to access a simple guide to some of the arguably more obscure allusions in Jekyll and Hyde. I’ve

Blog Curriculum Jekyll and Hyde Teaching Resources

Rhetorical Devices in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

24th April 2019 Wise Jekyll and Hyde

Rhetoric, broadly defined, is the art of persuasion through the manipulation of language – both written and spoken. The passage

Blog Curriculum Grammar Guide Teaching Resources

Punctuation Guide

18th April 201918th April 2019 Wise

A few years ago, I published a series of literacy-themed posts. You can access them by clicking here. I’ve compiled

An Inspector Calls Blog Curriculum Jekyll and Hyde Macbeth Teaching and Learning

Three GCSE English Literature Multiple-Choice Quizzes

9th April 20199th April 2019 Wise Multiple Choice Quizzes

Last month, I published a short post on the benefits of using multiple-choice quizzes. Since then, I’ve made a few

Blog Curriculum Macbeth Teaching and Learning Teaching Resources

Common Misconceptions – Macbeth

26th March 20196th April 2019 Wise macbeth

What follows is an overview of some of the most common misconceptions (or over-simplifications) that I’ve encountered over the years

Blog Curriculum Macbeth Teaching and Learning Teaching Resources

AQA GCSE English: Year 11 Feedback on Macbeth

13th March 201926th January 2020 Wise AQA GCSE Macbeth, macbeth

Now that we’ve hit the run-up to the Easter break, I’ve introduced a weekly essay task for both of my

An Inspector Calls Blog Curriculum Jekyll and Hyde Macbeth Teaching and Learning Teaching Resources

Adding Depth by Sweating the Small Stuff

5th March 201916th February 2020 Wise

Most students can confidently recall that Lady Macbeth is an ambitious, ruthless character. They’re likely to be able to zoom-in

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Literacy and Background Knowledge (and Crossing the Rubicon) 23rd October 2020
9 Ways to Use a Visualiser 18th October 2020
Act-by-Act Questions on An Inspector Calls 27th September 2020
Chapter-by-Chapter Questions on Jekyll and Hyde 13th September 2020
Adapted Narrative Writing Anthology (AQA, Paper 1, Section A) 6th September 2020

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