Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Close Study of Literature
My final presentation for the Peel Valley ETA HSC English Study Day was Mark Haddon’s compelling and quirky The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time for Module B: […]
The Castle – Language, Identity and Culture
A perennial favourite, The Castle fits very neatly into the expectations of Module A: Language, Identity and Culture. Here are the slides and discussion points from my presentation at Farrer Memorial Agricultural […]
Pygmalion – Language, Identity and Culture
A sunny, yet bone dry day was our welcome from the Peel Valley ETA and the resumption of their HSC English Study Day. Held at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, […]
Thinking with Objects – a memoir
It was with sunshine and wind at my back that I approached the Sydney Observatory for the Writing Teachers workshop with accomplished zinester, author of non-fiction and memoir, and creative […]
Craft of Writing – a sensual practice response
As an assessment task for Module C: Craft of Writing, Year 12 wrote a creative piece and critique. This occurred over several weeks, with students submitting a minimum of three […]
Fan Fiction – a model for the short story genre
Filling in a few lessons of the Year 11 Contemporary Possibilities module, where we had been exploring the representation of teenagers in the media – core text: Rebel Without a Cause […]
Images, Connections, Perspectives – the poetry of Robert Gray
In the new Stage 6 HSC English course, Module B Close Study of Text has been replaced by Module B Close Study of Literature. Some aspects of the module are […]
Universal Soldier – who is responsible for war?
This year, Year 9 considered responsibility of war as part of their study of Context and Perspective through War Poetry. We considered Buffy Saint Marie’s Universal Soldier to reflect on our […]
One Night the Moon – Language, Identity and Culture
It’s always a pleasure to be part of the HSC Enrichment Seminars at Dubbo – meeting students and teachers and sharing the enthusiasm of the organising team to offer learning […]
Passion to Practice – Creative English Teaching with Paul Grover
Unusually held in on the cusp of winter this year, due to the timing of other conferences, the standout session for me was Paul Grover’s Creative English Teaching. From his experience […]
