Julian Girdham

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'King Lear' webinar: light and dark

April 06, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

A free webinar on ideas of ‘light and dark’ in ‘King Lear’, via Wexford Education Centre, at 7.00pm on Tuesday 7th May 2024.

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April 06, 2024 /Julian Girdham
King Lear
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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Teaching Notes on 'Small Things Like These'

April 02, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Fiction

A summary of teaching notes on Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These, including a free 26-page downloadable guide.

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April 02, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, Featured
English Teaching, Fiction
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'Elizabeth Bishop' by Jonathan F.S. Post

March 21, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books

Jonathan F.S. Post’s ‘Elizabeth Bishop’ in the OUP Very Short Introduction series is an admirable introduction to this most admirable of 20th century poets.

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March 21, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Elizabeth Bishop
English Teaching, Books
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'Small Things Like These': comparative modes

March 19, 2024 by Julian Girdham in Fiction, English Teaching

A summary of notes on the four comparative modes in the Leaving Certificate as they might apply to Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These.

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March 19, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
Fiction, English Teaching
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George Saunders & Claire Keegan

March 14, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books, Fiction

A look at Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These through the lens of George Saunders’s A Swim in the Pond in the Rain.

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March 14, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
English Teaching, Books, Fiction
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'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 5

March 11, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Fiction, Books

Teaching notes on the final section of Small Things Like These.

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March 11, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
English Teaching, Fiction, Books
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Webinar on teaching 'King Lear'

March 10, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

A free webinar on Wednesday 16th October 2024 for teachers of King Lear in the Leaving Certificate.

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March 10, 2024 /Julian Girdham
King Lear
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 4

March 07, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books, Fiction

Teaching notes on Section 6 of Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These.

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March 07, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
English Teaching, Books, Fiction
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100 for 100 Macbeth, by Stuart Pryke and Amy Staniforth

March 06, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

English teachers will appreciate 100 for 100 Macbeth, by Stuart Pryke and Amy Staniforth, which is directed at student revision, but also has lots of opportunities for class work.

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March 06, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Macbeth
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 3

March 04, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Fiction, Books

Teaching notes on Sections 4 and 5 of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These.

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March 04, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
English Teaching, Fiction, Books
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On Victoria Kennefick's 'Egg/Shell'

March 02, 2024 by Julian Girdham in Books, Poetry

Victoria Kennefick’s second collection Egg/Shell builds on and deepens the achievements of Eat Or We Both Starve.

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March 02, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Books, Poetry
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'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 2

February 27, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Fiction, Books

Second series of teaching notes on Small Things Like These, covering Section 3.

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February 27, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Leaving Certificate, Claire Keegan
English Teaching, Fiction, Books
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Webinar on teaching 'Small Things Like These'

February 26, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Fiction

A free webinar via Tralee Education Support Service for teachers of Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These.

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February 26, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, Leaving Certificate
English Teaching, Fiction
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'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 1

February 23, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books, Fiction

Post 1 of Teaching Notes on Claire Keegan’s novel 'Small Things Like These.

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February 23, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, Leaving Certificate
English Teaching, Books, Fiction
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'Small Things Like These': resources and links

February 22, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Books, Fiction

A summary of useful resources and links on Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These. Notes follow in other posts.

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February 22, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
English Teaching, Books, Fiction
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On Teaching Gerard Manley Hopkins

February 21, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Poetry

Thoughts on teaching the extraordinary poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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February 21, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Gerard Manley Hopkins
English Teaching, Poetry
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Emma Smith on Four Tragedies

February 05, 2024 by Julian Girdham

Notes on the four major tragedies from Emma Smith’s book This is Shakespeare.

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February 05, 2024 /Julian Girdham
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Gabriel Josipovici's '100 Days'

February 03, 2024 by Julian Girdham in Non-Fiction, Books

Gabriel Josipovici’s 100 Days is an account both of the first three months of the pandemic, and of the author’s deep engagement with culture during his long life.

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February 03, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Non-Fiction, Books
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English Meet 2024

January 30, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Teaching

The third English Meet is being planned for Wednesday 1st May.

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January 30, 2024 /Julian Girdham
Leaving Certificate, Junior Cycle
English Teaching, Teaching
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Emma Smith on 'King Lear'

January 30, 2024 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching, Shakespeare

Notes on the ‘King Lear’ chapter of Emma Smith’s book This is Shakespeare.

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January 30, 2024 /Julian Girdham
King Lear
English Teaching, Shakespeare
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