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Emojis
The system of emojis is clearly an example of human ingenuity at work. The site Emojipedia.org states that "...there are 3,521 emojis in the Unicode Standard as of October 2020..." - and that represents...
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3.1 Entertainment
In what ways does entertainment help us explore ideas, confront challenges, or imagine different futures? Contents...
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Midsomer racism?
The TV series Midsomer Murders is extremely popular, to the point of becoming a kind of national institution in the UK. It features a pair of amiable policemen investigating murders in a picturesquely...
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About laughter
Laughter is one of the most fundamental human experiences. It is such a natural and commonplace thing to do that it is a little surprising to think of actually studying it scientifically, but that is...
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Refugees - Brian Bilston
Immigration remains a divisive political issue, often used to target those fleeing war, persecution, and poverty. As the poet Warsan Shire writes, "No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark."...
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Refugees & Home
The real experience of being a refuge is something that few of us find easy to imagine, living as we do in our comfortable schools and homes. The idea of having a 'home' is something that we take very...
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The Migrant's Tale
First-hand experience ... We think we know what we are experiencing, minute by minute, now - but how could we actually write it down and retain it? The moment we start doing so, our experience of our...
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New Year, New Guide? Free
In the land of English B, we are anxiously awaiting our new Language B guide from the IB. We will share with you what we know so far so we can all keep calm and plan on! The most important question is...
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Specific reading skills
Specific Reading Skills refers to the key mental techniques that can be explicitly taught through targeted classroom activities. Serving as practical 'transfer goals', these sub-skills empower students...
Assessment
Classic P2 errors
Paper 1 marks are often lost on simple, avoidable mistakes in write-in questions like short answers, True/False justifications, and phrase-finding. Explore these classic exam errors to see why marks were...