Teach Secondary - Issue 14.6

Thoughts on a decade-plus of explicit grammar instruction; how teachers can best support EAL students in English lessons; and what your KS4 cohort will need to know about the themes of Macbeth come exam time... What should English teachers prioritise when building their pupils’ knowledge and confidence in the subject? FOCUS ON: ENGLISH THE AGENDA: 62WHYTEACH GRAMMAR? Does teaching students what various language components and tools are called actually do anything to improve their command of the written word? Bhamika Bhudia unpacks the arguments for and against 65 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES How can English teachers ensure that EAL learners get to be fully involved and engaged in the subject? Iva Miteva offers her thoughts... 70THE THEMES OF MACBETH Meera Chudasama outlines several classroom activities that can help students unlock the issues and topics contained within The Bard’s timeless tale of regicide gone wrong... 61 teachwire.net/secondary E N G L I S H