Julian Girdham

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Revising the sequence of 'Hamlet' 1

November 22, 2022 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

A three-step approach to embedding knowledge of the sequence of events in Hamlet.

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November 22, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Hamlet
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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Oliver Lovell's 'Tools for Teachers'

November 15, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching, Books

Tools for Teachers by Oliver Lovell, based on his podcast the Education Research Reading Room, is packed with interesting and well-balanced advice about classroom practice.

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November 15, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Leadership
Teaching, Books
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Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle

November 11, 2022 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Teaching

Comments on the first report of the UL longitudinal study: Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle

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November 11, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Junior Cycle, Irish education
English Teaching, Teaching
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Bruegel and the cover of 'Small Things Like These'

October 30, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Books

The beautiful jacket of Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These is fashioned from Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s ‘Hunters in the Snow’. A significant detail is excluded from the selection.

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October 30, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Claire Keegan, Art, Featured, Small Things Like These
Books
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Molly Twomey: 'Raised Among Vultures'

October 28, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Poetry, Books

Molly Twomey’s collection ‘Raised Among Vultures’ is an impressively accomplished début.

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October 28, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Poetry, Books
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Dylan Wiliam on Leaders and Assessment

October 25, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

Notes from a webinar given by Professor Dylan Wiliam on the Role of Leaders in Promoting More Effective Assessment.

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October 25, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Leadership
Teaching
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Macbeth revision webinar

October 24, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

Details of a revision webinar on Macbeth on January 9th 2023.

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October 24, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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INOTE 22

October 23, 2022 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching

Reflections on the 2022 in-person conference of the Irish National Organisation for Teachers of English.

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October 23, 2022 /Julian Girdham
English Teaching
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Emma Smith on 'Macbeth'

October 20, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching, Books

Some notes on the Macbeth chapter in Emma Smith’s book This is Shakespeare.

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October 20, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth
Shakespeare, English Teaching, Books
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Thinking about the tragedies: 54 exercises

October 18, 2022 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

54 exercises to discuss key quotations when revising Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear and Othello, with the rationale behind them, and an example from a key scene in Macbeth.

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October 18, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Othello
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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Thinking about 'Macbeth'

October 17, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

Here are some exercises on quotations in Macbeth. They are designed for 15-minute sessions of pair-work in class, but work perfectly well for individuals. You need to know the play well, so these are for revision at a late stage. The purpose is to make your mind work hard.

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October 17, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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Macbeth Quotation Quizlet: the whole play

October 17, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

A set of 98 useful quotations from Macbeth, combining the five separate Quizlets in a revision series.

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October 17, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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Katherine Rundell's 'Super-Infinite: the transformations of John Donne'

October 08, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Poetry, English Teaching, Attention

Katherine Rundell’s Super-Infinite: the transformations of John Donne is a thrilling revisiting of poems that may be 400 years old, but are still fizzingly alive.

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October 08, 2022 /Julian Girdham
John Donne
Poetry, English Teaching, Attention
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Macbeth Quotation Quizlet Act 5

October 06, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

The fifth in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.

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October 06, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth, Macbeth Quizlets
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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Macbeth Quotation Quizlet Act 4

October 05, 2022 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

The fourth in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.

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October 05, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth, Macbeth Quizlets
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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Macbeth Quotation Quizlet Act 3

October 04, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

The third in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.

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October 04, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth Quizlets, Macbeth
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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Macbeth Quotation Quizlet: Act 2

October 03, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

The second in a revision/retrieval series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.

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October 03, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth, Macbeth Quizlets
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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Macbeth Quotation Quizlet: Act 1

October 02, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Shakespeare, English Teaching

The first in a revision series using quotations from Macbeth, by Act.

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October 02, 2022 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth Quizlets
Shakespeare, English Teaching
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On researchED Dublin 22

September 29, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

Reflections on researchED Dublin, Saturday 24th September 2022

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September 29, 2022 /Julian Girdham
ResearchED, Featured
Teaching
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researchED Dublin 22 Presentations

September 29, 2022 by Julian Girdham in Teaching

The slide presentations from researchED Dublin 2022, where available.

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September 29, 2022 /Julian Girdham
ResearchED
Teaching
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