Wilfred Owen’s representation of an intense human experience
When responding to an essay question, make sure you begin by developing a word bank of synonyms that allow you to personalise your thesis and argument. Write the question out […]
Monthly Archives: November 2016
To unpathed waters, undreamed shores … 2016 ETA Conference
Another successful and well attended conference – congratulations to all presenters and teachers who make this annual event such an energising happening. Even though late November is a busy time […]
Treelines @ Ward Lane Art
Congratulations to curator Monica Markovina for bringing the magic of raining poetry to Australia. The Treelines exhibition inhabits Ward Lane in Mittagong and includes photographic works as well as poems by Mark […]
Heavy Heart and Fear – exploring emotions with catalogue poems
On a recent drive, I had the pleasure of listening to Tim Rogers sing an acoustic version of You Am I’s classic ‘Heavy Heart’. Line after line struck me as good examples […]
Writing for English Extension II – student workshop
If your Sunday is a beautiful spring day, and you have chosen to attend professional development, then it needs to be as informative and rewarding as possible. That’s exactly how […]
Dialogue with Death – personifying abstract nouns
Taking our starting point as Owen’s conversation in ‘Strange Meeting’ and the cynical camaraderie of ‘The Next War’, my senior English class wrote a dialogue for a personified abstract noun. […]
