Swiss Army Knife (exploding) quotations
A simple and effective revision technique in class, mining a single statement/quotation, and opening up rich discussions about the text (here, Macbeth).
Read MoreThe Portrait of a Lady
A discussion about Henry James’s masterpiece The Portrait of a Lady.
Read MoreMacbeth webinar
The ‘shownotes’ for my webinar for teachers on revising Macbeth leading up to the Leaving Certificate. Via Tralee Education Support Centre, evening of Monday 9th January 2023.
Read MoreKing Lear for Litdrive
‘Shownotes’ from a presentation on teaching the end of King Lear, as part of Litdrive’s online CPD programme, January 2023.
Read MoreShort review round-up, 2022
An annual round-up of short recommendations of books which I didn’t review fully.
Read MoreMy Books of 2022
My annual selection of excellent reading.
Read MoreBooks of the Year lists 2022
The 13th annual round-up of the best Books of the Year lists.
Read MorePatrick Freyne's 'OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea'
Patrick Freyne’s collection of personal essays, OK, Let’s Do Your Stupid Idea is a skilful, funny and often moving collection of stories.
Read MoreRevising the sequence of 'Hamlet' 1
A three-step approach to embedding knowledge of the sequence of events in Hamlet.
Read MoreOliver Lovell's 'Tools for Teachers'
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.
Read MoreExploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Comments on the first report of the UL longitudinal study: Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Read MoreBruegel and the cover of 'Small Things Like These'
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.
Read MoreMolly Twomey: 'Raised Among Vultures'
Molly Twomey’s collection ‘Raised Among Vultures’ is an impressively accomplished début.
Read MoreDylan Wiliam on Leaders and Assessment
Notes from a webinar given by Professor Dylan Wiliam on the Role of Leaders in Promoting More Effective Assessment.
Read MoreMacbeth revision webinar
Details of a revision webinar on Macbeth on January 9th 2023.
Read MoreEmma Smith on 'Macbeth'
Some notes on the Macbeth chapter in Emma Smith’s book This is Shakespeare.
Read MoreThinking about the tragedies: 54 exercises
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.
Read MoreThinking about 'Macbeth'
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.
Read MoreMacbeth Quotation Quizlet: the whole play
A set of 98 useful quotations from Macbeth, combining the five separate Quizlets in a revision series.
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