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.

Thursday, 16 June 2022

This year's Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test for Key Stage 2

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In the past, I have made many criticisms of the way 'Grammar' is taught in primary schools. My main points are: 1. Grammar was on...

Sunday, 24 April 2022

Why trying to stay alive is political

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It's easy to think of politics as the stuff they talk about on politics shows. Being ill at a time of national crisis, has brought me ...

Saturday, 23 April 2022

Interview with me from Ant Group

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qJGSf_e4vjfoh5VU4lSU3cZToOgZKYR/view Paste this into your browser. Enjoy!

Friday, 8 April 2022

Review of 'What is a Bong Tree?'

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By Chris Malone: "I will try to put my finger on what I loved about What is a Bong Tree. I loved reading it so much that I carried it ...

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

As if in a dream I hear the radio playing Ukrainian patriotic songs

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As if in a a dream I hear the radio playing Ukrainian patriotic songs and lovingly produced discussions about the history of Ukraine and adm...

Thursday, 3 February 2022

'The Responder' - tragedy, comedy and 'genre'

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I watched 'The Responder' and it got me thinking about tragedy, comedy and genre. Traditionally, tragedy involves such elements as...

Sunday, 30 January 2022

My father's uncle Martin and the Holocaust

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Here's a third piece that I have recently written for History Works and Professor Helen Weinstein to be used by school students for t...

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