tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16452252770208307732024-03-13T12:50:43.872+00:00The English MiscellanyEnglish Language, English Literature, Study / Exam SkillsDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-76165280098713663612023-06-06T17:55:00.007+01:002023-06-06T17:55:38.538+01:00Mourning in Testopolis <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-60621764857625420482023-05-12T18:27:00.004+01:002023-05-12T18:27:53.830+01:00WOKE Shakespeare (Book) Shakespeare’s plays have never been far from political and cultural
controversy. Today, Shakespeare still sits at the centre of the cultural
establishment. However, this canonical status is under renewed attack from
critics and detractors. Is it time to jettison Shakespeare from the syllabus
and the stage, making way for new voices? Alternatively, what are the
opportunities and strengths ofDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-57916345535263388222023-02-14T16:49:00.000+00:002023-02-14T16:49:09.025+00:00Class and Cloister: The St Andrews Correspondence “Murtagh McDermott” has edited a collection of historic
letters that provide a vivid picture of student life at the University of St
Andrews.
·
Encounter a culture of arcane traditions and
elite parties.
·
Enter a world increasingly fraught with class
conflict.
· &Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-45776380377592498212023-01-24T16:58:00.001+00:002023-02-14T16:51:11.273+00:00Shuffled sentencesThis practice book will help you to explore the strange world of shuffled sentences and how your brain solves them. A shuffled sentence is a string of words that have been jumbled up. The words are in the wrong order.
Can you unscramble the words to make a sentence? • An excellent INTRODUCTION to the art and science of solving these linguistic challenges. • TWENTY techniques that Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-76500914877678584952021-12-08T17:23:00.002+00:002021-12-08T17:23:56.079+00:00Dickens Reloaded <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-45081437779115231542021-06-29T15:29:00.002+01:002021-06-29T15:29:24.715+01:00Nonfiction List for Young Adults <!--[if !mso]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-75417965583156017752021-06-18T19:28:00.000+01:002021-06-18T19:28:16.109+01:00 Young Adult Fiction – A Reading ListAlmond, David SkelligAshworth, Andrea Once in a House on FireBardugo, Leigh Six of CrowsBlackman, Malorie Noughts and CrossesBrooks, Kevin Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-46650231417220900032020-07-03T01:05:00.001+01:002020-07-03T01:06:57.576+01:00Exam Success: Human or Alien?
I have recently been reviewing all of the most recent research
and guidance on the SATS / 11+ Exams for English and wanted to share with you
what I found. Parents often ask how they can support their child, or feel they
need to have a better understanding of what their English tutor is trying to
achieve. I’ve collected some of the best research on exam preparation so that
you can share some of Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-53479492675517700642019-12-11T19:58:00.003+00:002019-12-11T19:58:56.875+00:00Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Media Guide<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-79193549802239182392019-04-19T01:12:00.000+01:002019-04-19T01:12:15.582+01:00Emancipatory Gothic - Jekyll and Hyde<!--[if !mso]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-54762592816627132018-03-02T16:17:00.001+00:002020-10-01T13:16:38.387+01:00Sound must seem an echo to the Sense!
The poetry of Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is sometimes associated with a cramped 'classical' approach to the imagination. However, rhythmic life and energy are bound up in Pope's rhyming couplets. He has an ear for music and movement. In fact, he often speaks about dance or employs its as a metaphor. Rhythm and dance provide a rich vein of physicality. Like Dryden, Pope perfected his ability toDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-85234380082217413122017-10-10T16:06:00.003+01:002017-10-10T16:06:42.280+01:00Horace Walpole 1717-1797
Horace Walpole 1717-1797
"The Many Lives of Horace Walpole" Lecture by George E. Haggerty
October 26, 5:30 PM
Yale Center for British Art Lecture Hall
1080 Chapel St., New Haven, CT 06510
In
his charming biography of Horace Walpole, R.W. Ketton-Cremer makes the
point that “one of the difficulties which confront a biographer of
Walpole is his remarkable versatility. He wasDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-41730135489817269352017-09-30T17:46:00.001+01:002017-09-30T17:47:07.259+01:00Was Walter Scott Bowdlerized?
Sir Walter Scott - painted by Sir William Allan
On March 24, 1826, Sir Walter Scott wrote in his Journal:
‘JB clamorous for a motto.
Go to. D—n
the mot-toe.
It is foolish to encourage people to expect mottoes and such-like
Decoraments. You have no credit for success in finding them, and there
is a disgrace in wanting them’
This is the text that appears in The Journal of Sir Walter Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-15587056566751280172017-09-28T14:27:00.000+01:002017-09-30T15:23:09.779+01:00How to ensure that First Year @ University is a success
Logic of Failure - Metaphysics of Success
Many universities are concerned about failure rates. It is
not uncommon for 25% of students to fail to complete their first year successfully.
Academics are mildy irritated that they are constantly under pressure from the management to improve success rates. Rather cruel responses might run like this:
" I'm sorry, it is really beyond myDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-32872982548275331982017-09-12T10:23:00.000+01:002017-09-12T10:26:00.854+01:00The Case for India
Although Will Durant's The Case for India was composed in 1930 it is still a highly readable and provocative account. Ultimately, its
reading of history is political and partisan and polemical. As a result, this
classic book will stimulate debate in your classroom seminar.
William James Durant (5 November 1885 – 7 November 1981) was an American historian, philosopher and writer, most famousDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-52030821848134533562017-09-11T14:55:00.000+01:002017-09-11T14:55:22.369+01:00Creative design and creative play as an aid to revision<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-7121958838945272222016-10-24T20:51:00.003+01:002016-10-24T20:51:40.860+01:00EMO-Quest: Investigating the Affective Turn
“Why are
so many scholars today in the humanities and social sciences
fascinated
by the idea of affect?” (Ruth Leys 435)
“No one has yet determined what the
body can do.” (Spinoza)
“first
encounters with theories of affect might feel like a momentary (sometimes
permanent) methodological and conceptual free fall.” (Gregg and Seigworth, 4)
1. Key
Terms
Affect
should not be Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-80999521062828822572016-10-20T07:58:00.000+01:002016-10-20T07:58:38.164+01:00Working in Pairs: Correlative Conjunctions
Fourteen Examples of Correlative Conjunctions
1.
as . . . as
2.
just as . . . so
3.
both . . . and
4.
hardly . . . when
5.
scarcely . . . when
6.
either . . . or
7.Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-73898204404076873502016-08-24T15:30:00.000+01:002018-02-12T16:26:32.679+00:00Exam Performance - diagnostic and tips
"The
test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in
mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." --- F. Scott
Fitzgerald
Have you recently received your exam results? Are you preparing for an exam?
I have made a short list of some of the best tips that will help you to improve your exam results in the future. How many of these strategies DIDDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-90099945862952091722016-07-30T13:20:00.000+01:002016-07-30T17:10:48.390+01:00For and Against Memorizing Poetry
This petition was submitted during the 2010–2015 Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government; the deadline 30 March 2015. At the time is attracted only 366 signatures, despite being widely circulated as a link on social media.
Petition:
End of GCSE English Literature for All, 2017
GCSE English Literature from 2017 will require students to
remember between 15 Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-11238221001420415232016-07-28T13:14:00.002+01:002016-07-28T13:14:37.829+01:00World's worst writing and cliche speech<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-64473631609609277812016-02-08T21:37:00.001+00:002016-09-10T10:11:53.220+01:00Poems of Love and Loss: Remembering and Celebrating
During bereavement we often want to express the sense of love and loss but find ourselves lost for words. In this case poetry can have a very powerful emotional and spiritual effect.
Poems can also challenge and provoke different ways of thinking about difficult experiences. But it is often quite difficult to find a poem that is suitable for a public service that expresses both celebration Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-5581888871587264562015-12-26T11:54:00.000+00:002015-12-26T11:03:15.002+00:00Celebrating epic novels - the long view
The Guardian recently selected Richardson's Clarissa as No. 4 on its list of the Top 100 great Novels of all time. Are such lists a snap-shot of current reading habits. Perhaps the choice of this 984,870 word text from 1748 is pure nostalgia.
In my view, however, it sometimes makes sense to spend the entire
week on Clarissa, or Middlemarch, or Tom Jones, or
Bleak House, or War andDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645225277020830773.post-54078123272996956482015-12-04T11:59:00.004+00:002015-12-04T11:59:50.212+00:00Networking and Impact in Academia<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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One of the advantages of Academia is that it is a quick and efficient
way to share your work and connect with scholars across the world, whether
employed in public or private universities, or working elsewhere as independent
or retired scholars.
Although the statistics provided by Academia are not a
measure of scholarly ‘impact’ they do help to Dr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com0