KS5 Literature Archives | Sound of Pen

A-LeVeL & GcSe: RhYmE

JCFebruary 20, 2021

This is the second part of a lesson which started here. Last time, we looked at approaching unseen poetry questions and we concentrated on that idea of taking ... Read More...

A-Level English LiteraturePen Gen 2

ThE hAnDmAiD’s TaLe: WoMeNrCooL

JCFebruary 20, 2021

womenrcool. YOU do not need telling. If only there'd been someone with your good sense running Gilead. Thankfully, the future IS in your hands - and the wor... Read More...

A-Level English Literature 2

A-LeVeL: mAcHiNe GuN KeLLy & aNaLySiNg qUoTaTioNs

JCFebruary 18, 2021

When I started designing this lesson, I was thinking it would be most useful to my A-Level students. But actually these activities will prove just as purposeful if you're studying for GCSE assessments. I'm not saying you ALWAYS have to dig into EVER... Read More...

A-Level English LiteratureGCSE English Literature 2

A-LeVeL & GcSe: UnsEEn PoEtRy

JCFebruary 15, 2021

I asked my Sound of Pen students to let me know which songs they were loving right at this moment. I then started to create a series of classes in which we tre... Read More...

A-Level English LiteraturePen Gen 2

eLLa: DisCoNNeCt FrOm tHe WiReD WorLd

JCFebruary 6, 2021

After looking at Kate Nash's blog, Ella realised she had something equally crucial to say. This is Ella's own beautiful and brilliant blog entry. Read it and b... Read More...

Pen Gen 4

aLiCe: aRt iS tHe jOuRnEy oF a FrEE sOuL

JCJanuary 31, 2021

Alice is an amaaaaaazing digital artist. Her A-Level study of 'The Handmaid's Tale' inspired these incredible pictures - we are IN AWE. The pictures are interspersed with Alice's own inspiring ideas about art, interpretation and chaos! "𝒜𝓇𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝓉... Read More...

Pen Gen 5

eLLie: bEsT K-pOp Of 2020

JCJanuary 1, 2021

It's impossible to pile all the music we LOVE at Sound of Pen into one genre. And yet there IS a thread that joins all our favourite music together. It's somet... Read More...

Pen Gen 3

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-Level English Literature 2

SoUnD oF pEn AcHiEvEmEnT aWaRdS

JCDecember 23, 2020

We want to support AND recognise your development as English students. Thus the Sound of Pen achievement awards! There are three different categories and you will be scored based on the work you send into us. Look through the criteria below, then ha... Read More...

Pen Gen 2

SeNd Us YoUr BeSt

JCDecember 22, 2020

In our last class, we reviewed Sound of Pen's best songs of 2020. Who made it to number 1? YUNGBLUD maybe? Or Against The Current? Taylor Swift perhaps? Have a... Read More...

A-Level English Literature 2