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SoUnD oF PeN’s ToP 20 aLbUmS oF 23

JCDecember 21, 2023

Soooo many albums that made our hearts whoosh! Here's a list of the best 20 long-players of 2023... MUSIC FOCUS: The best albums of 2023.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Com... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

SoUnD oF PeN’s ToP 10 ePs oF 23

JCDecember 21, 2023

Short and very, very sweet - here are the EPs that made us jump up and down the most in 2023! MUSIC FOCUS: The best EPs of 2023.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Come up with... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

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 in a precise, energetic, multi-layered manner. Read the short reviews below. Then, compl... Read More...

A-LevelContextGCSELanguage Analysis 4

SoUnD oF PeN’s ToP SoNgS oF 23

JCDecember 9, 2023

Soooo much music that made our hearts go BOOM! Here our the best 75 songs of 2023... MUSIC FOCUS: The best releases of 2023.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Come up with you... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

eMo & aQa GcSe LaNgUagE pApEr 2

JCNovember 4, 2023

Language Paper 2 is TOUGH - in large part because it revolves around extracts written in that more challenging Victorian style. For now, then, let's concentrat... Read More...

GCSELanguage AnalysisQuestion Specific 4

AniA: UnTiTLed

JCNovember 2, 2023

Sound of Pen's favourite poet has written something new! It won't take you long to notice how beautifully Ania writes - but can you spot all the different song titles referenced within the poem?! Untitled Ania completed her wor... Read More...

Pen Gen 4

FoLkLoRe & ThE PoSiTiOn Of WoMen

JCOctober 27, 2023

MUSIC FOCUS: Taylor Swift.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Explode the quotes from 'folklore'! …Ready for it? ACTIVITY 1 How does Taylor Swift use 'folklore' to explor... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage 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 durin... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

iNtRoDuCinG SoUnD oF pEn: FoR sTuDeNtS & TeAcHeRs oF gCsE & a-LeVeL eNgLiSh

JCApril 28, 2023

Sound of Pen classes use music as a doorway to a deeper understanding of GCSE & A-Level English texts. Sound of Pen is home to original, unique free lesson plans and resources that will accelerate A-Level and GCSE English learning. For use by... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudy 2

iNvEsTiGaTiNg ThE rAiN MoTiF WiTh PaLe WaVeS, SiGriD, PaRaMoRe & MoRe

JCMarch 21, 2023

Our top ten songs about rain are all GORGEOUS. But what do they mean? What does the rain symbolise? MUSIC FOCUS: Taylor Swift, Pale Waves, Paramore, Tove Lo... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisStudyText Specific 4