by Christopher Waugh | Sep 25, 2015 | Reading, Shakespeare, Summaries, Whiteboards
Hamlet – Act 1, Scene 1 Hamlet The first stage of our Shakespeare study is under way - and our iconoclastic approach to the study of these seminal texts continues as we explore the notion that even Hamlet can fit the classification of a teenage anti-hero. The...
by Christopher Waugh | Sep 14, 2015 | Assessment, Assessment Specifications, Creative Writing, Creative Writing Coursework, Writing
Coursework Component 2(b): Now and Then Now and Then Last Homework Homework: Touching the Void – Read Chapter 1 Jan 13, 2016You homework, which is due Monday 18 January: Read to the end of Chapter 1 of Touching the Void Write a very short entry in your blog...
by Christopher Waugh | Sep 9, 2015 | Creative Writing, Homework, Writing
Homework: Riffing on Style We have been experimenting with the process of modifying the style of what started as a very simple seven sentence narrative. Your task now is to write two paragraphs that communicate this narrative, each of which conform to the features...
by Christopher Waugh | Jul 7, 2015 | Anthologies, Assessment, Conflict Anthology, Essay Writing, Exams, Exemplars, Featured, Homework, Poetry, Poetry Across Time, Reading, Writing
“Conflict” Poetry Anthology As a class we are developing an anthology of critical responses to the “conflict” poems we’re working with. These will ultimately be combined with the recordings of the poems read by heart that we’ve already created. The following...
by Christopher Waugh | Apr 21, 2015 | Analytical Writing, Extended Reading, Homework, Modern Texts, Reading, Teacher Presentations, Writing
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