UTILISING A REVISION CHECKLIST As my students begin revision in earnest, I have prepared a rudimentary A3 checklist for them to self assess where they
Category: aiding memory
TELLING YOUR CURRICULUM’S STORY
TELLING YOUR CURRICULUM’S STORY ‘What has benefitted me has been the story I’ve created that integrates and thus highlights the connectivity of the various components
Varying Retrieval
Knowledge of a text is crucial to succeed in assessment. Having students continually discuss and interact with a text is key to helping them remember
COMBINING the Knowledge Organiser with Retrieval Practice
Once a text has been studied, and content is well understood, the application of the knowledge to essay writing is usually the expected path. Here’s
The incredible skill of the English teacher
I absolutely love the ideal of the English GCSE literature curriculum. The summative assessment at its conclusion is a wonderful way to assess the cumulative
Helping students’ memories – utilising elaborative retrieval
‘A heart whose love is innocent!’ This is the last line from George Gordon Lord Byron‘s poem “She Walks in Beauty”. It’s a significant line
LEARNING DESIGN by Paul G Moss 