An Inspector Calls - Background/ Context

This is worth a watch by my Int 2s. There's a second video to follow, just click the link when this one finishes.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Phases 1&2

Summaries of these two phases for my Highers.

Teacher Blog of the Year - Shortlist Nomination

I am delighted to say that the site has been shortlisted for the Teacher Blog of the Year award. Vast thank-yous to everyone who nominated the site.

When We Were Kings

As mentioned to my Intermediate 2 class, this is a very special film about an extraordinary cultural event. It's also about a phenomenal boxing match. Absolutely compelling viewing.

The Landlady - Characterisation

Completed work from today's "Landlady" class. Top answers from you all.

 

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The Landlady - Foreshadowing

Completed Foreshadowing work from yesterday's class. Good answers, worth a read to refresh your memory...
 

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Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Phase One

Higher - Reflective Writing - Beginning

 

George Orwell's Rules of Writing

1. Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.


2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.


3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.


4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.


5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.

Reflective Writing - Describing Setting

Board work from today's class.

S3 Bits and Pieces

The part of a novel or story where we are introduced to the main characters and setting is the EXPOSITION.

There are always two kinds of setting: a setting in TIME and a setting in PLACE.

Usually, there are two kinds of characters. The hero is usually referred to as the PROTAGONIST while the villain is usually called the ANTAGONIST. Sometimes a character is both good and bad; these are called COMPLEX characters.

In a short story, a writer will leave little clues about what is going to come later. This is called FORESHADOWING.

When something unexpected occurs at the end of a story, it is called a TWIST.

The most dramatic part of a story is called the CLIMAX.

Reflective Writing - Prezi