Between the Lines

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Conversations about teaching and revising GCSE English, from Between the Lines. Hannah, an English teacher and curriculum lead, takes one topic an episode: what the exam asks for, what works in the classroom, and how families can help at home.

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    “If they would rather die”: Scrooge, Malthus and revision that works

    One line from A Christmas Carol, read three ways. Hannah, an English teacher, takes Scrooge's “decrease the surplus population” through what it says, how Dickens says it and why he wrote it, with Thomas Malthus, the New Poor Law and Dickens's own plans for the book along the way. Then we read between the lines of a 2013 paper by John Dunlosky and colleagues that rated ten ways of studying, and why rereading and highlighting feel like revision when they aren't doing much of it. We finish with two questions from the mailbag: two weeks to a mock on An Inspector Calls, and the difference between a theme and a message. Chapters0:00 Cold open: A Christmas Carol, Stave 10:19 Welcome2:20 Section 1: between the lines of a set text2:43 Read 1: what it says, and who says it4:53 Read 2: the methods7:21 Read 3: context, through to the message14:09 In between14:58 Section 2: between the lines of the research23:32 Mailbag24:08 Two weeks to the mock26:12 Theme or message?28:12 Hannah's final thought29:08 Send us your questions The paper: Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J. and Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students' learning with effective learning techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1). Free GCSE English guides and resources: btl.educationSend us a question about a set text, an exam paper or a revision habit that isn't working: hello@btl.education Music: original, made for Between the Lines. Between the Lines is a trading name of Granary Digital Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 14155621.

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Conversations about teaching and revising GCSE English, from Between the Lines. Hannah, an English teacher and curriculum lead, takes one topic an episode: what the exam asks for, what works in the classroom, and how families can help at home.

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    Between the Lines
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
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