King Lear for Litdrive
‘Shownotes’ from a presentation on teaching the end of King Lear, as part of Litdrive’s online CPD programme, January 2023.
Read More‘Shownotes’ from a presentation on teaching the end of King Lear, as part of Litdrive’s online CPD programme, January 2023.
Read MoreMy annual selection of excellent reading.
Read MoreA three-step approach to embedding knowledge of the sequence of events in Hamlet.
Read MoreComments on the first report of the UL longitudinal study: Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Read MoreDetails of a revision webinar on Macbeth on January 9th 2023.
Read MoreSome notes on the Macbeth chapter in Emma Smith’s book This is Shakespeare.
Read More54 exercises to discuss key quotations when revising Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear and Othello, with the rationale behind them, and an example from a key scene in Macbeth.
Read MoreHere are some exercises on quotations in Macbeth. They are designed for 15-minute sessions of pair-work in class, but work perfectly well for individuals. You need to know the play well, so these are for revision at a late stage. The purpose is to make your mind work hard.
Read MoreA set of 98 useful quotations from Macbeth, combining the five separate Quizlets in a revision series.
Read MoreKatherine Rundell’s Super-Infinite: the transformations of John Donne is a thrilling revisiting of poems that may be 400 years old, but are still fizzingly alive.
Read MoreThe fifth in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.
Read MoreThe fourth in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.
Read MoreThe third in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.
Read MoreThe second in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.
Read MoreThe first in a revision series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.
Read MoreHere is the programme for researchED Dublin (The Return) on Saturday 24th September. Lots of hard choices to make. Attendees will receive the paper version on registration.
Read MoreRoy Foster’s overview of the life and career of Seamus Heaney is careful, balanced, and skilful, covering a lot of ground in a relatively short book.
Read MoreDetails of English teaching vacancies for 2022-23.
Read MoreAlex Quigley’s Closing the Writing Gap joins its predecessors on vocabulary and writing to form one of the very best resources around for teachers of all disciplines.
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