The Representation of Masculinity
A while ago, a teacher on the site asked if we could create some resources about the representation of masculinity. It was an interesting request and an important one. It took some time, and some careful...
Word of Mouth (A Body of Work): (iv) The Language of Comics
How do you define what a comic is? Can the comic form have any educational value? Do comics and graphic novels have grammars, and if they do, what is that grammar or those grammars? Is there cross-cultural...
Changes to Paper 2 for May 2026 Exams and Beyond
The IB has made a clear change to the Paper 2 assessment criteria. This change will take effect for first teaching in September of 2024 with first exams in May of 2026. What you need to do: For the...
The Language of Migration - Australian Edition
This week’s post deals with an explosive report from The Guardian from 7 years ago titled “The Nauru Files.” The post asks students to explore how the news media, as well as social media, use language...
Word of Mouth (A Body of Work): (iii) Communicating Climate Change
The following page – the third in a non-literary body of work for the podcast, Word of Mouth, provides the opportunity to focus on language and, in particular, the English Language. We hope that you and...
Responses to Terrorism
How do we respond to acts of terror? How do we use language and images to process our grief, anger, sadness, and other emotions? This week’s update - found here for subscribers - attempts to answer (in...
Word of Mouth (A Body of Work): (ii) The Poetry of Pop
The following page – the second in a non-literary body of work for the podcast, Word of Mouth, provides the opportunity to focus on language and, in particular, the English Language. We hope that you...
Reading Challenge! And Best Books From January - June 2024
Twice a year, I blog about my favorite books. I like writing about my reading life and sharing that part of my life with you. It’s just a part of who I am. This time, instead of detailing and covering...
Word of Mouth (A Body of Work): (i) The Language of Food Advertising
The following page of materials and activities – the first in a non-literary body of work for the podcast, Word of Mouth – gives you and your students the opportunity to focus on language, with a particular...
Mini-Individual Oral Practice Texts - Round 3
We sometimes get questions about mock Individual Orals, practicing the Individual Oral in class, and questions surrounding what is allowed and what isn’t allowed in relation to the Individual Oral. In...