Kim Petras Archives | Sound of Pen

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 les... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudy 2

fTrE: cHaPtEr 1

JCJanuary 4, 2023

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...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisPen GenStudy 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 the activities at bottom of this page! MUSIC FOCUS: Years & Years; LOLO; Maggie Lind... 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

BeSt SoNgS oF 2021

JCDecember 17, 2021

From number 50 to number 1, here are the songs we loved most this year. 50. While She Sleeps, Nervous 49. Doll Skin, Control Freak 48. Creeper, Midnig... Read More...

A-LevelContextGCSELanguage Analysis 4

SoNgS oF 2021 So FaR: MaKiNg pOinTs & DeVeLoPiNg VoCaBuLaRy

JCJune 14, 2021

We've heard so much amaaaaazing music in 2021 already! Here are the songs we've enjoyed most. Each mini-review includes a word that you can try to use in your own analytical writing! Okay, let's run through our top 50 songs of 2021 so far! You ca... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEMaking PointsVocab 2

yOnAkA, oLiViA rOdRiGo & pOiNt nOrTh: uSiNg MeTaPhOrS & RePeTiTiOn

JCMay 20, 2021

Finding the words to describe that feeling our favourite music gives us is never easy. And so we repeat ourselves in the hope that someone will get what we're ... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEWriting With Style 2

aTc, ElYoTTo, HoLDiNg AbSeNcE & dE’wAyNe: uSiNg pErSoNaLiSeD VoCaBuLaRy

JCApril 25, 2021

It's time for us to YELL about our favourite songs of recent times. Have a read of the four reviews below, and remember: it's not always about using BIG words ... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEWriting With Style 2

Chrissy Costanza Entering Sound of Pen Classroom

sOuNd oF pEn: WhErE tO sTaRt

JCApril 24, 2021

There are a lot of activities already available at Sound of Pen. And, yes, they'll help you develop the skills you'll want to sharpen in advance of any GCSE and A-Level assessments - but, perhaps more importantly, they'll offer you hours of fun! Not... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEPen Gen 2

Kim Petras English A-Level Using Quotations

KiM PeTrAs & uSiNg qUoTaTioNs

JCApril 2, 2021

Listening to the music of the world's greatest pop star, Kim Petras, might be our absolutely favourite thing to do. And now that we know we can improve our ess... Read More...

A-LevelCore SkillsEssay WritingReadingRevisionUsing Quotations 2

A-LeVeL: SoNgS oF tHe YeAr & VoCaBuLaRy

JCJanuary 1, 2021

We LOVED so much of the music released in 2020. Here are our top 50 songs. Each mini-review includes a word that you should be using when writing your A-Level ... Read More...

A-LevelCore SkillsGCSEVocabWriting 2

GcSe: KiM PeTrAs & LaNgUagE pApEr 1

JCOctober 20, 2020

Some people think listening to the unstoppable Kim Petras isn't the answer to EVERYTHING. Which is obviously ridiculous. All you need to do to improve your chances of Paper 1 success is watch the video below or listen to our Petras playlist as y... Read More...

GCSEQuestion SpecificReadingWriting 2

tHiS iS WhAt We LiStEn To

JCOctober 19, 2020

If you say you LOVE Kim Petras as much as you LOVE Enter Shikari, some people look at you like you're craaaaaaaaazy. When, of course, what they should be doing... Read More...

Pen Gen 2

50 BeSt SoNgS oF 2020 So FaR

JCJune 28, 2020

How is it even possible to sum up the experience of living through 2020? Here are the songs that have helped us through the first 6 months! Listen to all 50... Read More...

Pen Gen 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

SoUnD oF pEn’s 20 bESt aLbUmS & EpS oF 2019

DaisyDecember 23, 2019

Is there anything more fun than compiling an end of year album/EP list? We've loved listening to these 20 records so much! They say A LOT about who we are at S... Read More...

Pen Gen 2

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. ... Read More...

Language AnalysisPen Gen 4