How to Teach Literature Archives

can concept-based learning help you teach and write better thesis statements?

by thequillguy | May 16, 2020 | Conceptual Teaching, For Students, How to Plan and Mark, How to Teach Literature | 0

The Teaching of Literature Should be Led by Ideas Literature is not a subject in itself. It has a...

Do English teachers need charisma?

by thequillguy | Sep 25, 2018 | For School, For Students, For Teachers, How to Teach Literature, Literature | 0 |

English teachers are usually charismatic. The act of reading and considering poetry and drama...

Content vs Specification: Thoughts about KS5 Planning

by thequillguy | Sep 14, 2018 | For Living, For Students, How to Plan and Mark, How to Teach Literature, Literature | 0 |

This year I have taken on the running of our KS5 literature specification. It has been an...

Building a Sixth Form Curriculum: Literature

by thequillguy | Sep 4, 2018 | For Living, For Students, How to Teach Literature, Literature | 0 |

This summer I was promoted to Head of KS5 Literature, leading a team of six people. I enjoyed the...

Book Review: Notes from the Jungle: Provocative Teacherspeak

by thequillguy | Aug 31, 2018 | Book Clubs, For Living, For Students, How to Teach Literature, Literature | 0 |

Notes from the Jungle is an engagingly provocative book from a working international headteacher....

Developing Academic Argument Using Claims, Reasons, Evidence and Warrants: Using Turabian’s ”Manual for Writers”

by thequillguy | May 25, 2018 | For School, For Students, How to Teach Literature, Lesson Planning, Literature | 0 |

Today my students sat their English Literature GCSE exam. Our in-class focus on understanding...

Finding new authors

by thequillguy | Nov 13, 2016 | Cultural Capital and Education, How to Teach Literature, Literature, Reading | 0 |

From word of mouth, or through online communities, will find recommendations for books far more...

Perhaps the single greatest source of cultural capital for the aspiring (i)GCSE student?

by thequillguy | Sep 15, 2013 | For Living, For Students, For Teachers, How to Teach Literature, Literature | 0 |

Each year I find students who want to better know the curious attractions cultural capital: from my form group (or me!) who want to sing passages from Bohemian Rhapsody, and wish to know the individual plot synopsis for each...

Realism and the Realist Novel – A response to a Year 9 Homework

by thequillguy | Jan 24, 2013 | For Living, For School, For Students, For Teachers, How to Teach Literature, Literature, Reading | 0 |

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...