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Books I Have Taught: Holiday Puzzle
My reflection on a locked door mystery and how I as a writer reward the reader for their time.

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Jan 234 min read


Books I Have Taught: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Speckled Band
My personal reflection on teaching a Sherlock Holmes story and the importance of interest in my own writing.

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Jan 163 min read


Books I Have Taught: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
My professional reflection of one of my favourite novellas, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

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Jan 93 min read


Books I Have Taught: The Crucible
My reflection on Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, and how character choices should hold weight.

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Dec 19, 20242 min read


Books I Have Taught: Romeo and Juliet
A personal reflection on Romeo and Juliet and how I have navigated romance within my writing.

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Dec 12, 20243 min read


Books I Have Taught: Macbeth
A personal reflection on teaching Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in the classroom and how one can make their writing timeless.

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Dec 5, 20243 min read


Books I Have Taught: The Secret Life of Bees
A personal reflection on "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd and my experience of teaching for the first time.

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Nov 28, 20243 min read


Books I Have Taught: The Call of Cthulhu
A personal reflection on The Call of Cthulhu and how both myself and my students engaged with Lovecraftian horror.

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Nov 21, 20243 min read


Books I Have Taught: Animal Farm
A reflection on Animal Farm by George Orwell, focussing on both how students engaged with the concept of allegory and my own writing.

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Nov 14, 20243 min read


The Books That I Have Taught: The Wave
A reflection on teaching "The Wave" by Todd Strasser and my attempts at using simulations in the classroom.

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Nov 7, 20243 min read


The Books That I Have Taught: Coraline
This week I reflect on Coraline by Neil Gaiman and my own experiences with writing within the horror genre.

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Oct 31, 20243 min read


The Books I Have Taught: A Sound of Thunder
My reflection on teaching the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury and my thoughts on time travel as a concept my writing.

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Oct 24, 20243 min read


The Books I Have Taught: The Most Dangerous Game
My reflection of teaching "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.

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Oct 17, 20243 min read


The Books I Have Taught: Lord of the Flies
The Books I Have Taught series is a personal reflection on the books I have taught in my classes. Their experiences often reveal...

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Sep 25, 20243 min read
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