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How to teach dystopian creative writing through a ‘creative construct’
I was intrigued to see how the provision of a ‘fictional construct’ might bring about effective learning connected to story-telling Early in my teaching career, I taught a sequence of learning to Year Eight, delivered principally from a text book,… Continue reading
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Some great suggestions for GCSE English Language, Paper 2, Question 2
What would happen if the students were part of a collaborative planning process when attempting to form a successful answer? There are some notable challenges in preparing students to respond to AQA’s GCSE English Language, Paper Two, Question Two. The… Continue reading
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What makes great analytical writing?
Teaching great analytical writing means going beyond predictable frameworks to draw out more personal, considered responses. The PEE paragraph and its errant siblings PEEL and PEAZLE have become so ubiquitous a method for laying the foundations of analytical writing with… Continue reading
Anthony Cockerill 