Category: TOPICS

  • Soren’s Visualisation of “Belfast Confetti” by Stevie Smith

    Soren’s Visualisation of “Belfast Confetti” by Stevie Smith

    This visualisation was created by Soren as part of his initial approach to the poem, “Belfast Confetti” by Stevie Smith The lesson materials surrounding this work can be found here: http://waugh11.www.edutronic.net/interpret-in-images/    

  • Satire: Advice to Teachers – Turkay

    Satire: Advice to Teachers – Turkay

    Turkay presents his satirical “Advice to Teachers” which is part of his Year 9 Grammar for Writing, Satire project

  • Satire: Advice to Teachers – Ramone

    Satire: Advice to Teachers – Ramone

    Ramone presents his satirical “Advice to Teachers” which is part of his Year 9 Grammar for Writing, Satire project

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Hand of Fate

    Romeo and Juliet: The Hand of Fate

    Some students captured Mr Waugh presenting a 5 minute discussion on the action of Fate in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The whole learning sequence can be found here: http://waugh9.www.edutronic.net/category/reading/shakespeare/

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Boys

    Romeo and Juliet: The Boys

    This is a sample of the scenes you wrote and presented based on Act I, Scene i of Shakespreare’s Romeo and Juliet. Everyone was successful at maintaining the nuances of the meaning of the original script while adapting it for a contemporary ‘South London’ location. It’s a far cry from Verona, but not so far…

  • Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene 1 – The Boys

    Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene 1 – The Boys

    A presentation to go with an examination of the specific dramatic elements in the first scene of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

  • Romeo and Juliet – 30 Minute Documentary

    Romeo and Juliet – 30 Minute Documentary

    Completed in 30 minutes of class time, this documentary explores the ideas that Baz Luhrmann used to interpret the original script of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in his film Romeo + Juliet. The class learning sequence this can be associated with can be found here: http://waugh8.www.edutronic.net/category/shakespeare/

  • Romeo and Juliet – Reinterpreted

    Romeo and Juliet – Reinterpreted

    The students were given 30 minutes to find a location, script and record a modern interpretation of a self-selected scene from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This is what happened… Find out more: http://waugh8.www.edutronic.net/category/shakespeare/

  • Romeo and Juliet – Modern Interpretation

    Romeo and Juliet – Modern Interpretation

    As part of their Romeo and Juliet Project, these students re-enacted a scene from the play in a more, let’s say, contemporary, context.

  • Rime of the Ancient Mariner Presentations

    Rime of the Ancient Mariner Presentations

    A Year 7 class present recitals and lectures arising from their study of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge – see the full project here

  • Reading Passport – Promo

    Reading Passport – Promo

    The students of a London Nautical School Year 7 English class spent much of the year working independenty on their “Reading Passports”. This is a film of excerpts from the presentations they devised based on thoughts that arose from this wide reading programme.

  • Peter and Arthur’s Interpretation of a Scene from Romeo and Juliet

    Peter and Arthur’s Interpretation of a Scene from Romeo and Juliet

    As part of their class’ Romeo and Juliet Project, Peter and Arthur’s made this filmed interpretation of a scene from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Have a look at other students’ interpretations

  • Personification in Macbeth

    Personification in Macbeth

    As part of the introduction to our Year 8 Macbeth Study, we’re looking, in acute detail, at some small excerpts from the main play. Before we start reading. Before we know the plot. We’re putting the microscope on the language of shakespeare and what this might reveal. My proposition with this presentation is that Shakespeare…

  • Metaphor in Romeo and Juliet

    Metaphor in Romeo and Juliet

    The presentation that accompanies a lesson introducing the process of language analysis to a Year 9 English class. In this lesson the students are shown an example of metaphor – and then are given a different excerpt from the text and asked to detect and explain the metaphor they find in it. All the lesson…

  • Macbeth Soliloquy – Hasan

    Macbeth Soliloquy – Hasan

    As part of his class Macbeth project, Hasan learned and presented a soliloquy.

  • Macbeth Soliloquy  – Serge

    Macbeth Soliloquy – Serge

    As part of his class Macbeth project, Serge learned and presented a soliloquy.

  • Luke’s Visualisation of “The Right Word” by Imtiaz Dharker

    Luke’s Visualisation of “The Right Word” by Imtiaz Dharker

    This visualisation was created by Luke as part of his initial approach to the poem, “The Right Word” by Imtiaz Dharker The lesson materials surrounding this work can be found here: http://waugh11.www.edutronic.net/interpret-in-images/ You can also hear the poem

  • Lady Macbeth – Unsex Me Here

    Lady Macbeth – Unsex Me Here

    As part of his Macbeth Project, Tobias unlocked his Soliloquy badge by learning and presenting this speech by Lady Macbeth.

  • Kamrul’s Interpretation of the poem “Hawk Roosting”

    Kamrul’s Interpretation of the poem “Hawk Roosting”

    This visualisation was created by Kamrul as part of his initial approach to the poem, “Hawk Roosting” The lesson materials surrounding this work can be found here: http://waugh11.www.edutronic.net/interpret-in-images/

  • Kai Harper – Anti Hero

    Kai Harper – Anti Hero

    Kai Harper of the London Nautical School presents the results of his extended reading and viewing project on the theme of “Antihero”.

  • Jameel – Romeo and Juliet Soliloquy

    Jameel – Romeo and Juliet Soliloquy

    Jameel unlocked the Poetry by Heart with this piece as part of his Romeo and Juliet project

  • Jack Daly – Anti Hero

    Jack Daly – Anti Hero

    Jack Daly presents the results of his reading and viewing theme study where he investigates the anti-hero.

  • Investigative Journalism – Is Mr Waugh Evil?

    Investigative Journalism – Is Mr Waugh Evil?

    As part of their journalism project, students from Year 8 experimented with creating video packages of their investigation into events by questioning primary sources. More from the Journalism programme can be found here: http://waugh8.www.edutronic.net/category/journalism/

  • Imagery in Poetry – Teacher Presentation

    Imagery in Poetry – Teacher Presentation

    The data presentation to accompany my 30 minute demonstration lesson on the topic of “Imagery in Poetry”. Presented to the foundation level of the UCL Academy on 25 March 2013 Find all the resources here: http://www.edutronic.net/edutronic/UCL.html

  • Ibby – Romeo and Juliet Soliloquy

    Ibby – Romeo and Juliet Soliloquy

    Ibby unlocked the Soliloquy Badge with this piece as part of his Romeo and Juliet project

  • Hal’s Interpretation of a Scene from Romeo and Juliet

    Hal’s Interpretation of a Scene from Romeo and Juliet

    As part of his class’ Romeo and Juliet Project, Hal made this filmed interpretation of a scene from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Have a look at other students’ interpretations

  • Grammar for Writing – Part 6 – The Final Piece

    Grammar for Writing – Part 6 – The Final Piece

    As part of the Grammar for Writing programme, where Year 7 students from the London Nautical School are developing their own opening to a piece of Dystopian fiction, these presentations are being developed. This, sixth, presentation brings the 4 weeks’ learning together and sets up the outline for the students’ final piece and its subsequent…

  • Grammar for Writing – Part 5 – Subordinate Clauses

    Grammar for Writing – Part 5 – Subordinate Clauses

    As part of the Grammar for Writing programme, where Year 7 students from the London Nautical School are developing their own opening to a piece of Dystopian fiction, these presentations are being developed. This, fifth, presentation is an introduction to the subject of subordinate clauses. For further information and the associated lesson plans, check the…

  • Grammar for Writing – Part 4 – Relative Clauses

    Grammar for Writing – Part 4 – Relative Clauses

    As part of the Grammar for Writing programme, where Year 7 students from the London Nautical School are developing their own opening to a piece of Dystopian fiction, these presentations are being developed. This, fourth, presentation is an introduction to the subject of relative clauses. For further information and the associated lesson plans, check the…

  • Grammar for Writing – Part 3 – Adverbials

    Grammar for Writing – Part 3 – Adverbials

    As part of the Grammar for Writing programme, where Year 7 students from the London Nautical School are developing their own opening to a piece of Dystopian fiction, these presentations are being developed. This, third, presentation is an introduction to the subject of adverbials. For further information and the associated lesson plans, check the siteedutronic.net/edutronic/lessons.html