We always enjoy making lists! Lists of our favourite albums. Lists of the best festivals. Lists of songs we couldn't live without. Talking of which, here are t... Read More...
Just like us, lots of our GCSE and A-Level English Lit characters accessorise! But what does each character's choice of accessory suggest about them? Let's ask... Read More...
Think about where your favourite songs are 'located' and develop your understanding of setting within your GCSE/A-Level texts - and your own writing!
It's easy to listen to the songs you're listening to without really thinking too hard abou... Read More...
Read Sound of Pen's essay about Maggie Lindemann's 'SUCKERPUNCH' and fuel your own investigations into the literature of love.
MUSIC FOCUS: Maggie Lindemann... Read More...
Looking at writers' use of colour is a worthwhile exercise - how many pieces of writing don't refer to a colour of one sort of another at some point?! Today, w... Read More...
MUSIC FOCUS: Maggie Lindemann!ACTIVITY FOCUS: Examine techniques used in Maggie Lindemann's 'Pretty Girl' and then see how Shakespeare uses those very same techniques to highlight the very same issues!
Shakespeare's 'Othello' may have been writte... Read More...
Lots of the Sound of Pen classes are aimed at simply heightening your enjoyment of English - but each one does also tie neatly to a particular unit or theme. S... Read More...
We delved back into our favourite albums of 2022. Then we matched the best 20 records of that year with the best 20 words of all-time!!
Listen to our pl... Read More...
To rhyme or not to rhyme, that is the question!
ACTIVITY 1
Match each of the lyrics below with the relevant type of rhyme. Choose from:
absent: no rhyme.
assonant: rhyming vowel sounds.
rhyming couplet: a rhyming pair of successi... Read More...
Our New Favourite Band Injects Us With (Greased) Lightning!
MUSIC FOCUS: Beauty School Dropout.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Practise the skills needed to answer question... Read More...