Heroine’s Festival of Women’s Writing – Part 2
The preamble for the second panel of the festival contained a quote from French writer Monique Wittig who wrote in her 1960s feminist sci-fi classic There was a time when […]
Heroines Festival of Women’s Writing – Part 1
This wonderfully informative and entertaining day featured authors discussing their inspiration and process for writing historical fiction. Heroines Festival Director Dr Sarah Nicholson opened the afternoon by introducing the first panel, […]
Moss Vale Tales – mapping our stories
Inspired by our Kick Off with Reading text, Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan, students and teachers at Moss Vale High School have shared their stories at each of our […]
Writing Teachers – Kilgour Prize at Newcastle Art Gallery
Unfortunately, the ETA Writing Teachers meeting set down for Saturday, August 25, has been cancelled. Here you will find an image of the artwork and activities that would have taken […]
English Concept Research Project (Part 2)
Central to the incorporation of English textual concepts are the learning processes which textual concepts like ‘point of view’ aim to foster – and can foster: Connecting (eg. between different modes of expression, […]
English Concept Research Project – an insight (Part 1)
A welcome addition to the ETA (English Teachers Association) regular plenary was the PD event delivered by Professor Theo van Leeuwen and Dr Mary Macken-Horarik to directors, committee members and […]
Reflections on the Art of English AATE/ALEA National Conference, Perth
It is always a pleasure to immerse yourself in a three day conference: catching up with colleagues, attending (and delivering) stimulating presentations and being part of pedagogical workshops. I chose […]
The Art of English AATE/ALEA National Conference, Perth: pre-conference institutes
A beautifully sunny day in the west and two cracking workshop sessions started my 2018 conference experience today. Creating Creative Writers – Teachers as Writers with Dianne Wolfer Dianne is […]
Writing Teachers Newcastle – Hunter Red: Corpus
It was a beautiful winter’s day in Newcastle where our small group met to engage with Hunter Red: Corpus at the art gallery. Corpus is defined in several ways – it […]
Dictionary Stories – a fun writing exercise thanks to Jed Burrows
I first read about this ingenious idea in an online article at Electric Literature. I shared this article, and waited for the perfect teaching moment. That moment arrived on Friday afternoon […]
