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HeLL WiTh ChRiSSy CoStAnZa & AgAiNsT tHe CuRRenT

JCSeptember 20, 2024

Like Shakespeare, Wilde, Stevenson and so many of our course authors, Chrissy Costanza frequently writes about Hell. But why? And when we come across that Hell... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

AgAiNsT tHe CuRReNt’S FiGhT fOr ReDeMpTiOn

JCJanuary 1, 2023

Read Sound of Pen's essay about Against The Current's 'That Won't Save Us'. The song underlines ideas that will feel so relevant to your A-Level Lit study. ... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSELecturesStudy 4

sTrUcTuRe WiTh ThRiCe, AgAiNsT ThE CuRReNt & MoRe

JCJuly 11, 2022

Special thanks to my Year 8 class for providing the musical inspiration for this class! Check out their favourite songs here. You may wish to download the activity 1 sheet. STRUCTURE ACTIVITY 1 Read the 'poem' below. Look at the circu... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudy 4

AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT, aLLiTeRaTiOn & DiGGinG DeeP

JCApril 12, 2022

We love Against The Current because they’re fighting the same problems that we're battling with too. In order to ensure we understand this, the band make such ... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudy 4

AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT & ThE MoNsTeR MoTiF

JCApril 11, 2022

Imagine you're living in the 12th Century, chatting to your friends in Latin and someone uses the word 'monstrum'. You know immediately that they're taking abo... Read More...

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AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT & TyPiCaLiTy

JCApril 10, 2022

The more you read, the easier your life as an English student gets. And yet sometimes the thought of actually picking up a book which is not on the A-Level course makes you flinch. It shouldn't. Want to know why? Well, let's do what we do s... Read More...

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AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT: cOnTeXt, ThEmEs & KeY QuOtEs

JCOctober 30, 2021

CLASS FOCUS: Understanding how context impacts on the significance of key vocabularyIdentifying key themes/messages within course textsCollecting quotes tha... Read More...

A-LevelClassesContextGCSE 2

GcSe: AgAiNsT ThE CuRReNt & uNsEEn PoEtRy

JCFebruary 19, 2021

Okay, it's unlikely you'll be asked to analyse the awesome Against The Current's lyrics in your exam! The skills you'll use to investigate 'Gravity', though, a... Read More...

ClassesGCSEQuestion SpecificUnseen Poetry KS4 3

A-LeVeL: AgAiNsT ThE CuRRenT & ReDeMpTiOn: pArT 2

JCFebruary 18, 2021

In our first live lesson with real students in an actual classroom, we talked in more detail about redemption and Against The Current! It was SO much fun. If you weren't there, though, DON'T PANIC - you can find part 1 by clicking here, and part 2 o... Read More...

A-LevelClassesHandmaid'sLecturesPodcast & VideoText Messages 2

A-LeVeL: AgAiNsT ThE CuRRenT & ReDeMpTiOn: pArT 1

JCNovember 29, 2020

MUSIC FOCUS: Against The Current.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Explore ATC's ideas about redemption, then apply those same ideas to 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Read our analysis ... Read More...

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