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Short reads for English students


InspiredDeb
Dec 8, 20245 min read
Time to play?
Time to play? In An Inspector Calls, Priestley toys with notions of time to give us a highly original and innovative play!
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InspiredDeb
May 22, 20244 min read
The power of poetry!
Poetry is infinitely powerful ... don't be shy; find out why!
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InspiredDeb
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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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InspiredDeb
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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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InspiredDeb
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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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InspiredDeb
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Be patient and take small steps ...
Let's celebrate student success! 💫
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InspiredDeb
Sep 2, 20231 min read
Feeling moody? 😩
How do the sounds in language create different moods? Let me explain a few of them ...
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InspiredDeb
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Character description 🐂
An example of a character description from Robert Wilson's novel, The Blind Man of Seville.
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