Enhancing Cogency in Essays: Linking Paragraphs 8 minute in-class screencast
Demonstrating how to link paragraphs for great cogency in essay writing.
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Category: Key Stage 4 Revision Tasks
Revision Ideas for KS3 Students moving into KS4
My diligent and aspirational form considered this week how to best revise. I know myself that I have lived through times where I would simply work as hard and for as long as needed until I competed a task. This is an essential...
Read MoreContent-based teaching vs Criteria-based teaching: an update for a new year
As teachers in the Western world begin to head back to school, I remember the words of my last post: things will be better this year. Upon finishing my first year as a confirmed bachelor (and NQT) in Yorkshire, I spent several...
Read MoreStudent Communication Survey
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Read MoreOpen Yale Course
Read through the Open Yale Course: http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-300#sessions Introduction
Read MoreSelf-Reflection on the 10 Types of Analysis: Beyond PEE
After ten years teaching I have begun to gather the threads of what tangibly makes a difference to the work produced by my students. In terms of teaching how to analyse fiction, I have devised some formulas that are apparently...
Read MoreTest Revision Idea
Test – works!
Read MoreMarking English – Teaching Time Calculator
I have been inspired recently by huntingenglish.wordpress.com’s posts about marking. Marking, according to Geoff Petty’s meta-studies about what makes a difference to student performance, is one of the top ways of...
Read MoreRevision Task 11th May KS4
Write at least five paragraphs of analysis for a literary based essay. Use at least three types of analysis, including connotational and technique-based analysis.
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