If you’re in Year 11, you can probably see the pre- and post-Trial HSC chaos around your school. If you’re in Year 11 and you’re smart, you might be thinking, “that’s going to be me in a year’s time.” If you’re in Year 11 and you’re really smart, you might be thinking, “what can I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘reading’
Dear Year Eleven Part One
Posted in HSC English, Writing, tagged assessment, essay, exams, Extension 2, HSC, journal, paragraphs, Preliminary, reading, writing on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
MS Read-a-thon is Go!
Posted in Reading, tagged donate, MS, read-a-thon, reading on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is a reading/personal post rather than a teaching one. I am taking part in the MS Read-a-thon this year. I have a friend with MS and I’ve always been a keen reader; I’m also super competitive and have just fallen off the leader board on the Read-a-thon site so I’m trolling for donors. A [...]
Getting started with Frankenstein Part 1
Posted in HSC English, tagged Comparative Study, English literature, Frankenstein, HSC, Literature, Mary Shelley, Module A, reading on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Preface is key to understanding the context of Frankenstein and Module A has a really strong focus on context. Unfortunately, the ugly edition chosen by the Board of Studies does not deign to include Mary Shelley’s Preface so it might be worthwhile finding another edition. I recommend the one from Vintage and have included [...]
Disability and the Possibilities of the Human
Posted in HSC English, tagged Aimee Mullins, Blade Runner, Dan Simmons, Endymion, Frankenstein, HSC, Hyperion, John Keats, Literature, Mary Shelley, Module A, reading, Ridley Scott, science fiction, ted on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What does it mean to be human? This is the central question of the comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner in the HSC. Other questions result. How far can we extend our concept of humanity? How inclusive can we be? Will artificial life ever be accepted into the human family? Take a step back. [...]
Look, Click, Reflect
Posted in HSC English, tagged history and memory, HSC, Module C, nonfiction, reading, Smithsonian, teaching, viewing, website on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Module C: The Smithsonian September 11 Website The subtitle, “Bearing Witness to History” is interesting. It suggests, to me, that History is like a trial, where the facts need to be presented in evidence. It also suggests that History is something to be argued over and fought for; perhaps that historians are adversarial.This site certainly [...]
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 3
Posted in Reading, Teaching, Writing, tagged appropriation, creative writing, English literature, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All three of my texts end with a relationship being firmly established. In P&P and B&P, this relationship is a marriage and this has been the goal, if not of the female leads then at least of their mothers, all along. Bridget ends up with her Darcy but, in the modern western tradition (begun, I [...]
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 2
Posted in Reading, Teaching, tagged appropriation, English literature, film, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading, texts on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During discussion in class today a student asked, “isn’t that the one where they randomly burst into song?” He was, of course, referring to one of my chosen appropriations, the Bollywood film, Bride and Prejudice (see previous post for an example of a musical number from the film). This got me thinking about the links [...]
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 1
Posted in Reading, Teaching, tagged appropriation, English literature, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading, texts on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following the example of Dr Shann, I have decided to begin work on the Term 3 project being undertaken by the Preliminary Extension English classes. These journal entries will chronicle my progress and, hopefully, serve as a guide to the students who are tackling the idea of a learning journal for the first time. This [...]
The End is Nigh
Posted in HSC English, Reading, Teaching, tagged assessment, reading, reporting, study, teaching on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The end of the semester is upon us. Now that assessment and reporting time is just about over we have a week to create and reflect. Both the year 9s and the 7s will be working on creative projects for peer assessment. When the report arrives, if you’re wondering what to do better next time, [...]
