Peace BY RUPERT BROOKE Now, God be thanked who has matched us with his hour,       And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping! With hand made sure, clear eye, and sharpened power,       To turn, as swimmers into cleanness leaping, Glad from a world grown old and cold and weary;       Leave the sick hearts that ... Read more

On Receiving News of the War BY ISAAC ROSENBERG Snow is a strange white word; No ice or frost Have asked of bud or bird For Winter’s cost. Yet ice and frost and snow From earth to sky This Summer land doth know, No man knows why. In all men’s hearts it is. Some spirit ... Read more

Since three of my classes are studying poetry this unit, I supposed it would be prudent to set up a discussion page where students can share their analyses. First, here is a useful glossary of poetic devices that I put together: Poetic Devices Glossary Below is a list of the poems we are studying (I’ll ... Read more

Dr Terrett I have a question: how do I add a photo on mushroom?

Introducing The Gator Guy, a green crocodile from the wetlands of Suzhou. He is very open-minded and mindful even though his brain weighs less than an Oreo cookie 😆 The images above are only psychological play to help the Green Gators beat our competitors. As mentioned at the start of this blog post, The Gator ... Read more

Prologue  Stellar the Blobwob slowly inched into the “genetic manipulation” section of the genetics laboratory. The genetics lab was where Stellar worked. She was interested in all the new technologies she was innovating, and introducing them to her daughter and soon-to-be-born child. Stellar sighed happily at the thought of having a young Blobwob nearby again. ... Read more

Task: Share your personal answer to the question using  the comments section below. The Question: Why might there be more than one ‘correct’ way to speak English? Note that the purpose of this exercise is for you to share your own opinion. Please try to refrain from asking AI what your opinion is; try to ... Read more

Basically I made a story named “Unknown” where an orphan attends a school, and starts to get compliments on her learning skills. Now the question is as the she gets further in the story should I make her more and more confident in herself or should I add a character that helps her build confidence. ... Read more

Another cohort of my students are preparing to complete the Penny Dreadfuls historical fiction writing project (here are examples from last year’s project). The purpose of this page is to provide a space where students can share their developing characters via the comments section below…