This essay explores the creativity and learning that can take place when students are given the opportunity to go beyond the GCSE set poems and create their own poetry anthologies. I argue that in the process of creating a poetry anthology, students are encouraged to engage on a deeper and ...
DNA, by Dennis Kelly Pigeon English, by Stephen Kelman Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro The History Boys, by Alan Bennett The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Simon Stephens A Taste of Honey, by Shelagh Delaney Telling Tales, by Various (short story anth...
My old English teacher surprised me when he expressed support for the alterations: “Of course you run the risk of it becoming purely a memory game. But then we already tell pupils to learn the poems so they don’t waste time flicking through the anthology in exams.” Memorising the poems...
But this is much more than a well-judged anthology. It is a complete text for teaching poetry for GCSE and Standard Grade, especially where coursework is being undertaken. The poems are presented in carefully structured workshops. There are suggestions for whole-class and small-group discussion,...
This English Revision and Practice range contains clear and accessible notes on the poems in the AQA Anthology, with lots of practice opportunities for each topic throughout the book. Based on new research that proves repeated practice is more effective than repeated study, this book is guaranteed...
Changing EnglishDymoke, S. (2002) `The dead hand of the exam: The impact of the NEAB anthology on poetry teaching at GCSE', Changing English, 9 (1), 85-93.Dymoke, S. (2002) `The Dead Hand of the Exam: The Impact of the NEAB Anthology on Poetry Teaching at GCSE', Changing ...