Hi everyone,

I NEED YOUR HELP.

🤔 Imagine a revision resource for Shakespeare plays with 2-3 dozen quotations, plus instructions on various revision games students can play, and other ways of using the resource more creatively in exam prep.

So far so good. Hopefully.

But … I’ve been sitting on various versions of the above for ages. I’ve never quite settled on a design which does what I think it should do:

1 - help students IDENTIFY key quotations

2 - help them REMEMBER them (dual-coding: attaching an icon or picture to words can be a powerful #memoryhack, and you shouldn't underestimate the power of simple gamification, either)

3 - show what a TOP-GRADE analysis of that quotation would look like. Multiply this example by a couple of dozen and you have a pretty big ‘swipe-file’: not just for WHAT to say, but HOW to say it

... imagine it all on a single, clear page per quotation: black-and-white to make it easy for students to highlight or colour-code themselves. 🤔

So here are JUST TWO QUESTIONS for students (and perhaps parents) which I really hope you can help with:

Q1: are my aims (1-3) actually WHAT YOU WANT/NEED from this kind of revision resource, or should it do something else? Bear in mind that this resource is more about revision rather than a study guide (I’m working on some courses and resources for that separately; if you’re interested in being a BETA-tester for those, with various benefits, let me know); and

Q2: what would make this resource MORE HELPFUL? This can include comments about design as well as content.

Thank you!

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News from the chilli zone:

I didn't forget! First bit of news is that the chillies have massively enjoyed the recent dry spell (see below). We're not far off the most stressful time of the year for me - at some point I'm going to have to 'pinch off' the tops, so they get more bushy.

I wince, apologise to the plants, and fret for days every time I do this ...

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And then there's this fella:

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As far as I know, everything in this pot is Basil. All the seeds were sown on the same day, about three weeks ago. So if you can explain why this monster - not the first to sprout, either - has emerged from the soil, let me know! I'm actually, genuinely, a little scared of it!

Speak soon ... if the basil doesn't get me first!

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Abel