Autumn Half Term 2022 reflections
Half term in the can. Time for a short post on what worked and what was learnt. Years 7 and 8 The pupils loved the story telling focus of both Year 7 (Genre) and Year 8 (Short Stories) schemes. Children …
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Plotline zzleup
With all the twists, turns, red herrings, dead-ends and misdirection in the text, coupled with the classes enthusiasm for riddles, I created a pseudo-puzzle activity to help review and then secure students understanding of the plot and to showcase how …
Making complex themes in texts accessible
Anything that is abstract is hard to pin down. Then, add to the fact,that the very abstract thing you are trying to pin down, remains in constant flux. Think of a real world map, where the borders keep moving. Add …
Stars – C grade folders
Our growing number of students with C grade English coursework folders successes are being shared with students through the Miss Odell stars. Simple and effective. Now with two doors covered, we are moving onto wall space. Well done to all …
Puffin Live, or so we thought
I understand the necessity for “rapid” progress however I am equally keen to anchor our progress on durable education practice and for me, there are few more important responsibilities than developing reading abilities. Instilling a love of reading a by-product. In a week …
Wonder – R.J. Palacio
Wonder – a desire or be curious to know something (v). As a noun, wonder is defined as a feeling of “surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.” That is kind of how I see …
Alan Wake – in the classroom (part 6)
In a perfect world I would have photographs and student testimonies to share with you how well the launch went. I am sorry to let you down. You will have to take my word for it and a few analytic …
Alan Wake – bringing it together (part 5)
It has been a busy few weeks and the project development has slowed down a little. On the plus side, Kelvin has managed to make real headway with the 4 station Xbox cabinet with the help of some sixth formers… …