The Literature course
The Areas of Exploration: one text, three approaches
It is Dangerous to Read Newspapers The three areas of exploration can be seen as three different lenses through which we can explore literature, lenses which can be applied separately or overlapped, depending...
The Literature course
Inquiry questions
Approaching the course through key questions One of the exciting elements of the new course relates to the fact that you have considerable freedom to organize it in a way that makes the most sense for...
The Literature course
Why a concept-based approach?
What we talk about when we talk about learning The idea behind concept-based teaching and learning is to identify and work with big ideas that underpin a subject and which can provide a framework of understanding...
The Literature course
Inquiry questions: course example
Telling a story through your course... As stated on the main page, one way to organise your course and to develop the sense of a course narrative, is to structure it around a series of questions. This...
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Getting ready for the new course Free
Ready to dive in? As those of you in May session schools bring the year to a close and look forward to a well-deserved holiday, we know you will also have an eye on the next academic year and, in particular,...
The Literature course
The Learner Portfolio
The Learner Portfolio: what, where, when and how? As well as being a requirement for the Literature course from 2019, the Learner Portfolio is an opportunity for students to create a ‘space’ where they...
The Literature course
The Learner Portfolio - a guide for students
A guide to the learner portfolio for students While students will have experience of keeping a record of their work for English, whether in note books or on computer, the concept of the learner portfolio...
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How to revise for English? Free
How do you revise for English? This is a question most English teachers have heard, probably most years, as many students seem to find it hard to see English as a subject that they can revise for in...
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A New Year and a new course... Free
Group 1 course changes... As we look ahead to 2019 and all the things that a new year may bring, not the least will be developments in the Group 1 courses. As you will know from previous posts, changes...
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Happy Holiday Reading! Free
Happy Holidays everyone! Many of us now get to take a well-earned break after a long and gruelling term. As we do so, we can joyfully push thoughts of Written Assignments, IOCs and EEs to one side (at...