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Set Texts, LGB Authors, LGB Characters

Overview: Further ideas for themes in English involving Set Texts, LGB Authors and LGB Characters Key Stage:3/4 Country of origin: UK Misc:These ‘further ideas’ in English were part of the Terrance Higgin’s Trust 2009 resource ‘Out in School’ which you can download here. Be aware that the pack came with a CD ROM containing PowerPoints […]

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KS3 ENGLISH with MEDIA EDUCATION LESSON 1 – Lesson Plan Unseen on Screen

KS3 English with Media Education Lesson 1. Curriculum Guide: Supporting teachers in tackling homophobia in school” Northern Ireland This Guide was written and compiled by Joanna Cowley, a former teacher and Cara-Friend’s Education Training Officer.  

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Editorial Cartoons: Gay Rights

Editorial Cartoons: Gay Rights

Lesson Title: Editorial Cartoons: Gay Rights Age: KS3 Subject: English, Citizenship Overview: Activities will help students: understand how a cartoon uses idioms and puns (plays on words) to make a political statement interpret visual and written material in an editorial cartoon URL: http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/editorial-cartoons-gay-rights Country of Origin: US Misc: Related activities: Marriage Equality: Different Strategies for […]

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mrs. tiresias

KS4: English – ‘Mrs Tiresias’

Mrs Tiresias is a poem from The World’s Wife selection written by Carol Ann Duffy and published in 1999. It uses a Greek myth to explore ideas about gender and sexual orientation.

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Gay History and Literature: Essays

Gay History and Literature: Essays by Rictor Norton “[This website] contains numerous articles that I’ve written over many years, as well as a large selection of primary documents, plus bibliographies and useful links to other websites on LGBTQ history. It also contains some of my writing on non-gay eighteenth-century history and literature.”   Rictor Norto, author. […]

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