When summarising information on related texts, it may be helpful to use the following headings. These notes could then be written as sentences, and if the same order of information […]

The music video for Blur’s Coffee and TV follows the adventures of an animated milk carton searching for a missing youth. It is a particularly powerful related text for the Area of […]

My last post gave some ideas for encouraging students to write by vieiwng a short action sequence from a film. I tried something similar with students from the Preliminary, or Year 11, […]

When helping students build their confidence in writing, it may be helpful to model from a successful text. This may be difficult if students are not avid or interested readers, and […]

Amy Winehouse reveals the pain of a broken relationship in her song Back to Black. The accompanying music video visually explores elements of isolation and despair felt by the persona, […]

  Even though the technology wasn’t reliable, I appreciate the warm welcome and thanks from all present. It isn’t easy to give up a Saturday, all day, mid term 4 […]

Rowling has certainly shown her ability to write engagingly about small town people and events that entangle. I found the chapters flowed well and was amused by the everyday behaviours […]

When choosing related material, students should consider selecting a different text type to their prescribed text. Music videos are rich and detailed texts that provide several modes for analysis: film, […]