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From Englishness to Britishness (via Wales): An exploration of nationality in Shakespeare’s Henry V and King Lear
Chris is an experienced Head of English at a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Swansea. He is also an experienced examiner for A level...
Embracing the Darkness: The Importance of Gothic in the Teaching of Literature
Zoe Enser was an English Teacher in Essex and East Sussex, with over 20 years’ experience in the classroom. Over this time, she was also a...
A Question of Balance in ‘A Christmas Carol’
Chris Curtis is head of English and has taught in a range of schools and contexts. Last year his first book, and his family say last, was...
Intertextuality in Practice and the Literature Classroom
Dr Jessica Mason is a Senior Lecturer in English Language at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She specialises in stylistics and English...
Walton’s narrative framing in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – method and purpose
Gwen Nelson Gwen is an experienced English teacher who teaches in the West Midlands and has taught in a variety of school settings. Gwen...
Planning for conceptual progression in an English Literature Curriculum
Mary Hind-Portley is resident blogger for Litdrive. You can find her on Twitter @Lit_Liverbird. Curriculum planning is one of the joys...
Big Questions, Big Mapping
Kirsty Rogerson is an RQT at the Deanery High School & Sixth form in Wigan. She teaches KS3-KS5 (A Level English Language) with...
Women of Will
Melissa Boyd is Curriculum Coordinator at Cedar Mount Academy and is a LitDrive Regional Advocate for South Manchester. A career changer,...
Reading as Currency
Fe Brewer is an English teacher in an 11-18 school in Leicestershire. Fe is the Litdrive Regional Advocate for Leicestershire, a coach, a...
Starting to Teach: ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
“All human beings… are commingled out of good and evil” -Dr. Henry Jekyll. Davina Canham is Communications Officer for Litdrive, and Lead...
The Little Mermaid, and why teachers are not polypi
Kat Howard is Founder of Litdrive, the wonderful platform that Mary Hind-Portley so kindly lent her to write this blog for you. She is an...