School Talks
I am currently available for talks and workshops in schools.
Talks include:
Creative Writing Techniques For Exams
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How to get the marks
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Key language techniques
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Senses & sensory memories
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The ‘When, Where, Who, What, Why’ method of planning
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Different registers & structuring ‘a moment in time’
Comprehension & the Technical Tool Kit
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'The English Technical Tool Kit': Key techniques that will see you through to A-Levels
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Where the marks are: Learn the mark schemes behind the questions
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How to answer longer questions & get the marks
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Answering ‘how’ questions
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P.E.E.: How to write less & get more marks
Masterclasses on Set Texts
Texts include:
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Macbeth
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Hamlet
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Othello
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Faustus
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An Inspector Calls
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Lord of The Flies
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Of Mice and Men
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1984
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Dubliners
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Yeats
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Milton
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GCSE poetry anthologies
… & many others! I delight in teaching unusual & off-syllabus texts for coursework.
As a published author of YA fiction, I can also offer talks on the creative process.
Being an Author and the Creative Process
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Explaining the creative process from start to finish
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Discover how to write a novel
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Good writing practices