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 […]
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Sharing ideas and resources for English secondary school and sixth form teaching
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 […]
Fear of the Unknown: why the unseen poetry section isn’t all that scary
In my opinion, it is absolutely vital to teach the unseen alongside the anthology for AQA’s English Literature, Paper 2, Section C because essentially, it is testing students on a […]
An Inspector Calls and the Seven Deadly Sins
The seven deadly sins are also known as cardinal sins, or capital vices. These delightful characteristics are of Christian origin and concern the grouping of certain behaviours that have immorality […]
