I found this interesting and useful last time I taught Jekyll and Hyde
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Zooming in and out | David Didau: The Learning Spy
I often tell my pupils to picture the film in their head when they read as it usually helps them to understand better when they imagine themselves with cameras and think about where they would do a close up and where they would zoom out.
Then I came across this blog post which explains how to take that one step further to analyse and evaluate a text. Zooming in and out | David Didau: The Learning Spy
English podcasts
As I said in my last post, I’m a recent convert to podcasts. I really like the fact that I can slip my phone in my pocket, plug my headphones in, and learn something new while I’m washing up or cleaning the windows! It makes the munane tasks seem a bit more bearable!
I’m not a GCSE teacher so I can’t vouch for the quality of the podcasts mentioned in this post, but you may find them useful.
GCSE Revisionpod – I really like this one. The banter between the two presenters keeps it light-hearted.
Revise GCSE English Literature
Approaching Shakespeare – this one isn’t GCSE specific, but there are some really interesting insights into Shakespeare’s plays.
Mr Bruff podcast – I know lots of people really like Mr Bruff’s website as I see it recommended quite a lot. I didn’t find this podcast as engaging as GCSE Revisionpod (above) but everyone has different tastes.