Hello! I've done another video in which I walk you through the annotation process. This time, I've annotated a poem with more structure, a rhyme scheme, and a completely different topic that requires a lot less in the way of personal life experience, and a bit more heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6mNKdrM_ok Once again, the skills applied to … Continue reading How to Annotate a Poem || Circus by Margaret Stanley-Wrench
You’re Not Stupid; You’re a Student.
Dear Students, I am writing this because of something I, unintentionally, overheard today and it broke my heart. There's something I'd like all of you to know: Many of you probably think you are stupid.I don't know why you do.I'm so sorry that you do. But, You Are Not Stupid. Needing tuition for one subject … Continue reading You’re Not Stupid; You’re a Student.
Animal Farm (The Play) – Dangers of a Naive Working Class
Hi All,One of the more significant themes of Animal Farm (both the novel and the play) is "The Dangers of a Naive Working Class". I've done up a mindmap elaborating on this, because it encompasses many of the significant details of the story as a whole. If you’d like this in a printable PDF format, … Continue reading Animal Farm (The Play) – Dangers of a Naive Working Class
How to Annotate a Poem || Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy
Hello! I have made a video in which I annotate a poem, and walk you through it whilst I do so. I've done this because every time I ask a student to annotate a poem, all I get are very literal and superficial scribblings with no use of literary devices, and no further analysis or … Continue reading How to Annotate a Poem || Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy
Don’t Know, Don’t Care – Conflict & Resolution
Conflict is one of the most commonly used literary devices by authors and playwrights. When writing narrative compositions in Primary and Secondary school English classes, we're constantly reminded to have an exciting plot twist, or conflict, so that it would be more interesting to read. When used in literary pieces, Conflict is defined as follows: … Continue reading Don’t Know, Don’t Care – Conflict & Resolution
Absence by Geraldine Song – Annotations
Hello, all!Here’s the third of three sets of annotations from the literature text “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed”. As these are scanned directly from the texts, I will make them free for everyone to download and use. I make absolutely no claims to the play, and all its components. Yes, the annotations are mine, … Continue reading Absence by Geraldine Song – Annotations
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