Before the exam: Go to revision sessions! Read information about the exam on notice boards / course documentation. Check if there are restrictions on which writers or texts you can write on, for example. In the exam: Read the rubric … Read More
Which question should I do first? This is crucial: if you’re doing an exam with more than 1 essay, do the essay you expect to do best first. Do not leave the best to last! There are exceptions to this … Read More
This is probably the thing that has always worried my students most: seeing an exam paper and feeling that all the questions are impossible. First the bad news: there will probably be questions that you feel you can’t do (and … Read More
Exam season is nearly upon us so I’m going to start posting regular points on revision and exam technique which I hope you will find helpful. Students often worry about what to revise. The more lectures and seminars you have … Read More
New domestic violence legislation is being debated in the UK at the moment. In 1782 Sir Francis Buller, later known as ‘Judge Thumb’, ruled famously (I should say infamously) that a husband could beat his wife if the stick was … Read More
I hope in my site blog to give a voice to the past with quotations from great writers (some famous some not) but also fun facts about writers and the world they lived in. I hope that the material will … Read More