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Deborah's English Blog

Short reads for English students

The power of poetry!

InspiredDeb

May 22
4 min

The power of poetry!

Poetry is infinitely powerful ... don't be shy; find out why!

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What does structure mean again?!?

InspiredDeb

Feb 12
1 min

What does structure mean again?!?

Many GCSE students struggle to get their heads around 'structure'. Struggle no more with this annotated extract!

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Where's the Christmas Spirit? 🎅🏻

InspiredDeb

Dec 4, 2023
1 min

Where's the Christmas Spirit? 🎅🏻

The Christmas spirit is brought to life in Charles Dickens' Ghost of Christmas Present. Let me show you how ...!

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What's a nudibranch?!! 🤷🏻‍♀️

InspiredDeb

Nov 13, 2023
1 min

What's a nudibranch?!! 🤷🏻‍♀️

In Cannery Row, John Steinbeck describes the magic of a secret marine world. Why not have a peek ...?

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Be patient and take small steps ...

InspiredDeb

Oct 5, 2023
1 min

Be patient and take small steps ...

Let's celebrate student success! 💫

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Feeling moody? 😩

InspiredDeb

Sep 3, 2023
1 min

Feeling moody? 😩

How do the sounds in language create different moods? Let me explain a few of them ...

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Character description 🐂

InspiredDeb

Aug 2, 2023
1 min

Character description 🐂

An example of a character description from Robert Wilson's novel, The Blind Man of Seville.

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I acknowledge that some of the above posts include material and/or ideas from other publications and/or authors.

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