by Carolyn | Jul 25, 2019 | EdTech, Literature, Teaching
It is 3 years since I made my geriatric foray into the wonderful world of EdTech. Ok, maybe I am exaggerating the geriatric bit, but not much. As a woman in her 60s I often find myself as the oldest person in the room and often the room shows surprise at my...
by Carolyn | Jan 30, 2019 | English, Teaching
I am not sure when it was decided that writing was the most important measure of English and literature skills. Yes, writing is important, and I would never suggest that English teachers stop teaching the elements of good writing. However, while not all students will...
by Carolyn | Sep 25, 2017 | Film, Literature, Teaching
It Began with Disney. In the early 1930s, when Disney was at the height of its creativity in cartoon animation, it was common practice for the artists working at the studio to pin their rough sketches onto bulletin boards. They would do this in order to visually...
by Carolyn | Sep 23, 2017 | English, Film
An archetype is an original model of something, what we may call a prototype. According to television producer Aaron Spelling there are only 5 stories and they have all been told. The job of the modern producer or filmmaker is to find new ways of telling them. These 5...
by Carolyn | Sep 19, 2017 | English, Film, Literature, Teaching
I don’t know about you but I get really peeved when people use the word ‘classic’ as a synonym for ‘old’ or ‘dull.’ People arguing against the inclusion of classic literature in English courses invariably infer that if a text is a classic then it is old and...