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ToP TeN sOnGs: jAy gATsBy

JCOctober 17, 2022

Jay Gatsby (aka James Gatz). Dignified? Desperate? Deluded? Here are the songs to help you make sense of Fitzgerald's most famous character. Okay, so they migh... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisStudyText Specific 4

ArTiSTs

JCJune 2, 2021

Against The Current Lily Allen All Time Low Anaal Nathrakh Ankor Architects As It Is Asking Alexandria Baby Queen Bazzi BEEA B... Read More...

Study 2

SoUnD oF pEn’s 75 bESt SonGS oF 2019

JCJanuary 3, 2020

We've already charted our top 20 albums/EPs of 2019, but here are our favourite individual songs. Each track stood on its own two feet as a one-off TUUUUNE x Read through our life-changing list below, then have a listen. 75: Like Torches, The ... Read More...

Pen Gen 2

fAiNt DeCeMbEr: CrEaTiVe WriTiNg SeRiEs ParT 6 – eMpTy SpAcEs

JCNovember 17, 2023

Faint December

Faint December 2

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

ThE NaTuRe oF dReAmS iN a-LeVeL LiTeRaTuRe WiTh YeArS & YeArS, AtC & MoRe

JCMarch 16, 2023

The texts we study are so full of dreams. Which sounds lovely. But - like love - dreams are complicated, unwieldy things. Here are the ten songs you should listen to if you want to really understand their multi-dimensional nature. MUSIC FOCUS: P... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisStudyText Specific 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

fTrE: cHaPtEr 2

JCJanuary 12, 2022

Bright Star is locked in her manager’s office, Cynthia is locked in a friend’s basement and Ayley is locked in her bedroom. Sound of Pen’s ‘fTrE’ novel explore... Read More...

Language AnalysisPen Gen 4

fTrE: tHe StOrY sO fAr

JCJanuary 1, 1900

If you simply want to read the 'fTrE' story, you'll find the text below. We'll add the new chapters in at the same time as each respective class is posted. fTrE 1. Cynthia The radio’s on. I’ve heard this Bright Star song a million times. It... Read More...

Language AnalysisPen Gen 4