Penny Dreadfuls 2025
Here is this year’s batch of Penny Dreadfuls. The students were writing historical fiction set in the Victorian Era. More coming soon if I ever receive the covers 😉
Historical Contexts
Global Englishes: Discussion
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
Penny Dreadfuls: Character Creation
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…
Leo’s Grade 8 I&S Summative Assessment legacy
First, I hate hegemonies. Second, this is my Grade 8 SA ‘vestige’. Third, please have a look 🙂 The fall of the Ottoman Empire (News report) Leo Muzhen Li Introduction It was a cold winter afternoon in Istanbul in 1705. After a heavy shower, the air was moist, and the street was wet, there were … Read more
Penny Dreadfuls
Here are some of the best examples from our recent Penny Dreadful writing summative assessments…
Worst children’s jobs in history
The British Empire was very big. At its peak, it included a quarter of the world’s population. What was it like for children who lived in the British Empire? This page shares some interesting facts about the terrible jobs children did in those days. The following pages are from Sir Tony Robinson’s book The … Read more
The Time Chronicles
Do you want to know about the mysterious man who organises children into a time-travelling team? Why does he ask children to do this work? Who are the bad guys in the story? Would you like to know about the machine that enables the children to move through time? You can hear about these things … Read more
Visions of the Future in Art
The content on this page is part of an academic project intended to help students explore how visions of the future have been presented in art. The links are mostly articles about various mainstream works of science-fiction literature and films as well as introductions to specific sub-genres. The list is not intended to be exhaustive. … Read more