Marcello Giovanelli

Exploring Fiction Through Emotions and Text World Theory by James McLeish

In 2022, several teachers were selected to partake in sessions with academics from Aston University’s English department. Dr Marcello Giovanelli, Dr Chloe Harrison, and Dr Megan Mansworth created an excellent programme where we, as attendees, gained greater insight into certain areas of contemporary stylistics. Three aspects were investigated: Text World Theory, Cognitive Grammar, and ReaderContinue reading “Exploring Fiction Through Emotions and Text World Theory by James McLeish”

Using Text World Theory to Support Students’ Writing by Emma Stott

In Y10, the students had used TWT to help them plan their own narratives as in the resource below: We’d also used this when considering the plot of The Tragedy of Macbeth. I’d asked the students to imagine how they would create a text world with an overly ambitious character in it. Through this method,Continue reading “Using Text World Theory to Support Students’ Writing by Emma Stott”

Stylistics and Poetry by Steph Atkinson

Much of our Key Stage 3 curriculum centres on Debra Myhill’s ‘Skills for Writing’ textbooks, specifically the Spy Fiction, Dystopian Fiction and News Writing units. For those not familiar with the series, it aims to ‘embed the principles of the Grammar for Writing pedagogy’ and the resources are based on an ‘evidence-based approach to acceleratingContinue reading “Stylistics and Poetry by Steph Atkinson”