Monthly Archives: October 2012

England In The Time Of Shakespeare

Posted on October 28, 2012 by MrPoole

The BBC have produced a series of brief radio programmes drawing together a range of objects from the British Museum, and analysing their relevance to the world of William Shakespeare. This is essential listening for anyone studying Shakespeare at any … Continue reading →

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The Plane Crash

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Mr Heald

Before we started reading Lord of the Flies, I asked the class to imagine a scenario in which they were going on a journey with schoolmates, and survived a plane crash in which the adults accompanying them perished . Here is … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Flies – A Gift for the Darkness

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Mr Heald

In class on Thursday 10y/En2 read the end of this chapter with its momentous events of the killing of the pig, the offering of its head on a stick “sharpened at both ends”, and then the remarkable scene in which … Continue reading →

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The Team « Visible Teens

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Mr Heald

In addition to his own blog at www.adrianhoran.wordpress.com, year 13 student Ady Horan is now also part of the team at Visible Teens.   Hi, I’m Adrian (Ady) Horan and I am a writer for Visible Teens. I’m a teenager with … Continue reading →

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The Poetry Games

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Mr Heald

If you want to enter the Poetry Games competition, you will need to submit your poem with a pupil entry form to your English teacher within the next two weeks to make sure we can send them as part of … Continue reading →

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