I was covering an English class today. The pupils had been reading Buddy by Nigel Hinton.It's a story about a boy who blames himself when his mother leaves home. His dad starts getting into trouble and things go from bad to worse.
Despite being pretty much a staple text wherever I've taught I've never managed to teach a class long enough to cover it from start to finish.
I'm not even sure where it's set. I just assumed London.
Anyway the class were drawing images from the novel. One particular pupil drew the house on Croxley Street where the action happens. Clearly wherever the book is set, judging by the painted kerbs, it's a loyalist area.
Despite being pretty much a staple text wherever I've taught I've never managed to teach a class long enough to cover it from start to finish.
I'm not even sure where it's set. I just assumed London.
Anyway the class were drawing images from the novel. One particular pupil drew the house on Croxley Street where the action happens. Clearly wherever the book is set, judging by the painted kerbs, it's a loyalist area.
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