Michael Rosen

A place where I'll post up some thoughts and ideas - especially on literature in education, children's literature in general, poetry, reading, writing, teaching and thoughts on current affairs.

Friday, 26 February 2021

What is stylistics? How can it help us interpret a text?

How to think about the structure of stories?

One way to talk about language - and research it

Alfie Bass and Bernard Bresslaw

Journey into Space (in our flat)

Purim - a story of lost foods

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Reading for Pleasure - how does it work its magic?

Monday, 22 February 2021

Fear no more the heat o' Shakespeare...

Sunday, 14 February 2021

I've just seen a film of me in intensive care...

A letter to my father's cousin (long gone). What did you know?

Where does language come from? Where does my language come from?

Saturday, 13 February 2021

What is 'standard English'? How should we teach it?

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