Narrate or Describe? AQA’s Question 5
Question 5 in Paper 1 invites students to choose between a written prompt and a visual image that is linked to the topic in the text from Section A – […]
‘An Inspector Calls’: Structure, Form and the Three Unities
‘An Inspector Calls’: Structure, Form and the Three Unities Priestley has engineered and built the play like an architect carefully constructs a beautiful house (or perhaps, not so beautiful in […]
Comparing ‘Tissue’ to ‘Ozymandias’
Ozium means “‘breath” or “air”, and mandate means “to rule”. Ozymandias means to breathe is to rule. Firstly, here is an example response provided by AQA and what makes it […]
What is your Objective?
Is it over for the L.O? Generally speaking, I do not include anything personal in my posts (that’s not to say that I don’t see the huge value in it). […]
Assessment and Progress
Thinking about assessment from Year 7 to support students through to the new GCSEs ‘Showing progress’ has been a phrase that I’ve heard a lot over the last year. The […]
Structure and Narrative Form in Jekyll and Hyde
Stevenson uses structure and narrative throughout the story specifically to build tension. It’s important to remember that a narrator may be part of the story (like Mr Utterson) or a […]
Comprehension and Explanation: Learning Activities
Arguably, the most basic skill that we ask students to comprehend, refine and master. This is also a skill that as secondary teachers, we may assume has been taught and […]
