Thoughts about teaching, literature, and teaching literature
Mobile phones should be banned from the classroom as they are nothing but a distraction’. Write an article in which you persuade people of your point of view. Dialling 999: An Emergency in Education Imagine, if you will, a class of thirty students. Imagine you’re the teacher. It’s Monday, Period One and you’re trying to... Continue Reading →
Compare how poets present attitudes towards a broken relationship in Neutral Tones and one other poem When considering how Hardy presents a broken relationship in Neutral Tones one also immediately think of Sheers' Winter Swans. Both poems depict the deep pain that a broken relationship can cause, reflecting on the difficulties and emotional trauma this... Continue Reading →
The Question In ‘At Sea’ how does the poet present ideas about loss? [24 marks] In both ‘At Sea and ‘The Sands of Dee’ the speakers describe ideas about the power of the sea. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present these ideas? [8 marks] The Response Thematically speaking,... Continue Reading →
How does the poet present the speaker’s feelings about home? (24) Island Man Morning And the Island man wakes up To the sound of blue surf In his head The steady breaking and wombing Wild seabirds And fisherman pulling out to sea The sun surfacing defiantly From the east Of his small emerald island He... Continue Reading →
Starting with the extract explain how Shakespeare presents Macbeth as ambitious When considering how Shakespeare presents the character of Macbeth as ambitious one recognises this extract is a pivotal moment in the play. This is largely because the scene is the culmination of a chain of events in which Macbeth has increasingly displayed his almost... Continue Reading →
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