Twinkl

The kind people at Twinkl have given me a free account on their website and, in return, I said I’d review, occasionally, some of their resources.

This month’s finds are:  

Narrative Revision Loop Cards

We are in the revision period now and it is a rush to get everything covered. I liked this little resource for getting students to revise some key terms in a relatively easy and ‘fun’ activity. Good as a quick revision activity at the start and end of a lesson.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t4-e-1200-narrative-writing-revision-loop-card?utm_source=learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.co.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=blog_referral_teacher

How to write a sonnet like Shakespeare

I liked the format of this resource and how it can be easily used. It gets students to see the structure of a sonnet and gets them to replicate the structure in their own writing. A nice little worksheet.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-2317-how-to-write-a-sonnet-like-shakespeare-differentiated-activity-sheets?utm_source=learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.co.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=blog_referral_teacher 

Gothic Writing Stimulus

There are a wealth of stimuli for writing on the website, but these ones piqued my interest, because of the topic and the story tasks. They’d make great 200 Word Challenges. They follow the GCSE format for creative writing and so I nice way in for KS3 – especially, if you are exploring Gothic fiction.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-e-366-gothic-writing-stimulus-pictures?utm_source=learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.co.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=blog_referral_teacher

All resources can be found here:

http://www.twinkl.co.uk?utm_source=learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.co.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=blog_referral_teacher 

Power and Conflict Website Links

One of the things I am growing conscious of is the fact that there are a lot of demands for parents, when it comes to revision. Not every parent, or student, can afford to shower students with glossy revision guides and embellish them with a tutor. I am also conscious of the fact that schools cannot photocopy everything so a students doesn't miss out. With that in mind, I have been thinking of a solution.

There has never been a better time for students with the Internet and YouTube. The major issue is volume. I can't cope with 400 TV station and Netflix when selecting a TV show to watch, so how can students narrow down the focus and select what is right. Therefore, I am going to email parents and students this list next week and advise them that they will be a good starting point when revising the poems. 

The key thing is reading. I want students to read and make notes. I am not a big fan of the English teacher talks through their interpretation of a poem - sorry, not my kind of thing. I'd rather student read through text, sifted for ideas, make notes, rather than listen Dave talk about how he found a line really interesting. Plus, I want student to copy the writing and expression. Dave's monotonous intonation of ideas might be easy to mimic, but it will not be something students will imitate in their writing. Plus, no matter how many times you say 'Grade 9 Analysis' it will not guarantee a Grade 9 and in some cases it offers false hope. 

So, I have included a list. I'd like suggestions of additions and help to read through these ones I have included already. Ideally, this list will be used next year and the year after. 

If you have any suggestions, please a comment below. Dave - we are not including any YouTube videos. 

Thanks, 

Xris 


P.S. Disclaimer - I don't take any responsibility for content on the websites or the accuracy of ideas. 

Ozymandias 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetrycharactervoice/ozymandiasrev1.shtml

https://www.tutorfair.com/blog/gcse-poem-analysis-ozymandias

http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/ozymandias/

https://susansenglish.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/why-i-love-blog-series-17-ozymandias-by-shelley/

Top Set

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69503/percy-bysshe-shelley-ozymandias

https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/an-introduction-to-ozymandias

London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryblake_lon/

https://poemanalysis.com/london-by-william-blake-poem-analysis/

https://thestableoyster.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/marks-of-weakness-marks-of-woe/

https://susansenglish.wordpress.com/2017/08/06/why-i-love-eduqas-anthology-blog-series-4-london-by-blake/

Top Set

https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/looking-at-the-manuscript-of-william-blakes-london

Extract from The Prelude

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryplace/thepreluderev1.shtml

https://poemanalysis.com/the-prelude-extract-by-william-wordsworth-poem-analysis/

http://www.tusitala.org.uk/wordsworth-the-preludeextract-analysis-of-aqa-anthology-poem/

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/an-analysis-of-an-extract-from-wordsworths-the-prelude-stealing-the-boat/

https://susansenglish.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/why-i-love-blog-series-19-excerpt-from-the-prelude-by-wordsworth/

https://mrhansonsenglish.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/the-prelude-william-wordsworth/

Top Set

https://www.bl.uk/voices-of-science/sitecore/content/home/romantics-and-victorians/articles/landscape-and-the-sublime

My Last Duchess

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetrycharactervoice/mylastduchessrev1.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Last_Duchess

https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/english/schools/poetry-bank/duchess

https://literarydevices.net/my-last-duchess/

Charge of the Light Brigade

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryconflict/chargelightbrigade1.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade_(poem)

https://www.tutorfair.com/blog/gcse-poem-the-charge-of-the-light-brigade

https://interestingliterature.com/2016/01/26/a-short-analysis-of-the-charge-of-the-light-brigade/

Top Set

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/jan/20/poem-of-the-week-charge-light-brigade-tennyson

Exposure

https://poemanalysis.com/exposure-wilfred-owen-poem-analysis/

https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z2h6xsg/revision/2

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/an-analysis-of-the-form-structure-and-voice-of-exposure-by-wilfred-owen/

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2017/01/01/understanding-the-context-of-exposure-by-wilfred-owen/

Top Set

http://www.wilfredowen.org.uk/poetry/exposure

Storm on the Island

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetheaney/stormontheislandrev2.shtml

https://www.tutorfair.com/blog/gcse-poem-analysis-storm-on-the-island

http://sheerpoetry.co.uk/gcse/seamus-heaney/notes-on-selected-poems/storm-on-the-island

http://rukhaya.com/poetry-analysis-seamus-heaneys-storm-on-an-island/

Bayonet Charge

https://poetryshark.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/bayonet-charge-by-ted-hughes-poetry-analysis-gcse/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryconflict/bayonetcharge1.shtml

https://gcseenglishteacher.com/2014/11/28/bayonet-charge-ted-hughes/

Top Set

http://war-poets.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/ted-hughes-bayonet-charge.html

Remains

https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zcsjmnb/revision

https://poemanalysis.com/remains-by-simon-armitage-poem-analysis/

https://markrobertsteach.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/remains-by-simon-armitage-a-guide-aqa-power-conflict-poetry/

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/an-analysis-of-the-context-form-and-structure-of-remains-by-simon-armitage/

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/an-analysis-of-the-language-and-imagery-in-remains-by-simon-armitage/

Poppies

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetryconflict/poppies1.shtml

https://poemanalysis.com/poppies-by-jane-weir-poem-analysis/

http://mrpigottyr10english.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/poetry-analysis-poppies-jane-weir.html

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2017/04/30/an-analysis-of-the-context-form-and-structure-of-poppies-by-jane-weir/

http://mssheltonenglish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/poppies.html

War Photographer

https://poemanalysis.com/war-photographer-by-carol-ann-duffy-poem-analysis/

https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zsp82hv/revision/3

https://litxpert.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/analysis-war-photographer-carol-ann-duffy/

http://englishtutorhome2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/war-photographer-analysis-igcse-edexcel.html

Tissue

https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zwg6nbk/revision

https://poemanalysis.com/tissue-by-imtiaz-dharker-poem-analysis/

https://markrobertsteach.wordpress.com/2017/02/

https://thestableoyster.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/paper-that-lets-the-light-shine-through/

The Emigree

https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zqchfrd/revision

https://poemanalysis.com/the-emigree-by-carol-rumens-poem-analysis/

Checking Out My History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetrycharactervoice/checkingoutrev2.shtml

https://madameanglaise.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/checking-out-me-history/

  

Kamikaze

https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zynw2p3/revision/2

https://poemanalysis.com/kamikaze-by-beatrice-garland-poem-analysis/

https://www.tutorfair.com/blog/gcse-poem-kamikaze-by-beatrice-garland