Hi Rose - yes, the implementation for Grade 12 has been postponed until 2017, but Grade 11 will have prescribed titles in 2016. Having...

I have heard a rumour that DBE has postponed setting Life of Pi for Grade 12 until 2017. Given the present chaos of the department...

Absolutely BUT not for those teachers and their learners who slavishly follow the study guide, learn the model essays by heart. And not...

Thanks, Rose.
I think teaching 'Mockingbird' has just become even more fascinating!

Thank you for the link to a most interesting article. It is always so rewarding to be exposed to as many different views as possible.

Francine Prose in a review in Harper’s Magazine (1999) described To Kill a Mockingbird as " .. a perennially beloved and treacly...

Thinking about setworks and the process and debate (if any) of presciribing novels and finding the hype around Harper Lee and To Kill a...

Thank you for your positive take on the teaching of this novel. So many teachers are feeling despondent and I think your comments can...

Having just completed the writing of a study guide for Life of Pi I am not sure which is the greatest ordeal: Pi's, that of the Gr 12s...

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Webmac on Wikis

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