How to Teach Literature Archives

What books should students read for A-Levels/IB or Undergraduate?

by thequillguy | May 31, 2020 | Craft of Teaching, How to Teach Literature, Literary Context, Literature, Practical Teaching | 0 |

Students seeking success in literature should aim to read beyond the limits of the classroom. Each of these books have proved very useful for both my students and me in teaching and reading literature at the higher levels.

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...