Today we celebrate a birth and commemorate two deaths. Let’s start with the deaths – of two beloved children’s writers: Ian Serraillier died in 1994. You can find out more about his life and works by clicking here, where we wished…
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Literary Anniversaries: 28 November
Posted in Children's Books, Enrichment, GCSE English Literature, KS4, Literary Anniversaries, November, Poetry Tagged with: Enid Blyton, Ian Serraillier, Romantic Movement, William Blake
Literary Anniversaries: 24 September
I feel a bit of a fraud writing today’s anniversary post for F Scott Fitzgerald, born today in 1896. That’s because Mr. Martin (Head of English!) has an almost legendary love for the novel The Great Gatsby (1925), whilst to…
Posted in A Level Literature, Enrichment, KS3, KS5, Literary Anniversaries, September Tagged with: American Literature, F Scott Fitzgerald, Ian Serraillier, John Steinbeck
Student Excellence: The Silver Sword storyboard
Both my Year 7 classes studied this novel for the Summer term. Although I’d not read it before, it took me back to my childhood when I read a few books by Ian Serraillier … I could tell you what…