Sources of Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction Reading
Being curious in the world around is fundamental in any good student and teacher. Recognising that any kind of value creates bias, we should all read a range of non-fiction sources.
By their nature, not all of these sources are suitable reading for all ages. Yet if you are to become educated, they are the kind of things that should be read pre-university.
Writing Composition in the British NC: can we learn something from this American focus?
The examinations in the British NC focus heavily on word and sentence level analysis. Analysing the connotations of individual word choices, for example, is a dominant focus on most of the current English language exam, and not to mention being useful (perhaps even...
100 Exceptional Works of Journalism
Sourcing useful Non-Fiction extracts for school is difficult, especially as they might come from news sources that may not be the kind of literary non-fiction that often works well. Below you can find a useful link that older students should considered:...
Sources of Non-Fiction
Sources of Non-Fiction
Formative Marking, Questions and Paper 1 Analysis (even though there’s no Paper 2 anymore…)
Normally I loathe to work past 9pm, but this evening has been an exception. My Year 11s are moving into the last phase of their studies, and as a result we are focusing on evaluative analysis. It is at this stage that I teach the formulas for answering the Paper 1...
English Language Homework Examples
As it says on the tin: examples of the language homework. Paper 1 homework
111 Homework
Homework over Christmas. Examples to be posted later. See www.thequillguy.com for homework: read newspapers and read short stories. Minimum – 30 minutes Read every day a newspaper article. Three things you learn for at least three articles, ideally five. See...
Paper 1 Section A – Exemplar Answers
There is a dearth of exemplar answers for Paper 1 Section A. In fact, throughout my university (and, to an extent, A-Level and GCSE) career, I rarely saw exemplar answers. I'd like to this this was largely due to the issues of tying students to a distinct style of...
Answering Paper 1 Section A
Reproduced below is a post I wrote this morning for Paper 1 Section A. I might attach some student answers, too. It is a formula I have found has worked very well for my classes; how do you teach yours? These are some of the principles by which I would teach the 'how'...
