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cOnTeXtUaLiSiNg & LaYeRiNg YoUr LaNgUaGe aNaLySiS WiTh HoLdiNg AbSeNcE, AgAiNsT tHe CuRReNt & MoRe

JCDecember 21, 2023

MUSIC FOCUS: Holding Absence, Taylor Swift, Against The Current, YONAKA, Chrissy Costanza, Lil Lotus & Olivia RodrigoACTIVITY FOCUS: Analysing quotations i... Read More...

A-LevelContextGCSELanguage Analysis 4

HoW dOeS tAyLoR sWiFt uSe FoLkLoRe To eXpLoRe iDeAs AbOuT LoVe & tHe FeMaLe PoSiTiOn?

JCOctober 17, 2023

The Sound of Pen students spent two sessions listening to 'folklore' and exploring the position of women in love. Here's an essay built from the ideas discusse... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

eXpLoRe ThE SiGniFiCaNcE oF LoVe iN DoRoThEa

JCOctober 11, 2023

The Sound of Pen students spent a session exploring the significance of love in Taylor Swift's 'dorothea'. Here's an essay built from the ideas discussed during that hour! MUSIC FOCUS: Taylor Swift.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Sharpen your ability to define ... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

LiGhT & dArK iMaGeRy WiTh To KiLL AcHiLLeS

JCAugust 18, 2023

So many of our favourite songs are as multi-layered as any of the texts we study in school; with the new term dawning, we listed the best tracks of the year so... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 2

gLaStOnBuRy fEsTiVaL & PeRsUaSiVe wRiTiNg

JCApril 23, 2023

Glastonbury! Exactly the kind of important event we should write about when asked to write about something important! MUSIC FOCUS: Glastonbury Festival.ACTI... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

tHe pOwEr Of AvA mAx

JCApril 20, 2023

Ava Max sings songs that dissect the concept of power whilst making you feel like you can take on the world. Perfectly meta. MUSIC FOCUS: Ava Max.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Write an essay exploring the significance of power in one of the texts you're studyi... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 2

wRiTiNg cOmPeLLiNg EssAyS WiTh LiNkiN pArK, vEnBee & CuRReNtS

JCFebruary 12, 2023

The first in a series of sessions looking at the range of skills we're aiming to show off in our final pieces of writing. Before starting any essay, the first ... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

We’LL aLwAyS hAvE PvRiS: tHe EnDuRiNg iNfLuEnCe oF wHiTe NoiSe

JCJanuary 17, 2023

PVRIS are back in England (well, almost!!) - and they're bringing the ludicrously brilliant Maggie Lindemann and Charlotte Sands with them!! Life hasn't been t... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

HoW tAyLoR sWiFt HeLpEd Us SmAsH oUr eNgLiSh LiT eXaMs

JCDecember 30, 2022

Read Sound of Pen's essay about Taylor Swift and develop your ability to make interesting points + to address context/typicality + to incorporate critical quotes. MUSIC FOCUS: Taylor Swift.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Read our essay and take note of all the d... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

ThE bEsT 75 sOnGs Of 2022 & wRiTiNg ExCiTiNg iNtRoDuCtiOnS

JCDecember 15, 2022

How do the best songs of 2022 help us make sense of the texts we're studying at school? Look at the list of our top 75 tracks of the year - then have a go at t... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingLanguage AnalysisMaking PointsStudy 4