Machine Gun Kelly Archives | Sound of Pen

RhYmE WiTh PrOpEr, mAcHiNe GuN KeLLy, tAyLoR sWiFt & MoRe

JCNovember 11, 2023

MUSIC FOCUS: Proper, Machine Gun Kelly, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, The Cure, Kittie, Ava Max, LOLO, Maggie Lindemann.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Develop your understand... Read More...

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LoCaTiOn, LoCaTiOn, LoCaTiOn PaRt 3: WiTh tAyLoR sWiFt, mAcHiNe GuN KeLLy, WiLLoW, RiNa SaWaYaMa, DaShBoArD cOnFeSSiOnAL & PaLe WaVeS

JCAugust 13, 2023

Lots of our favourite songs feature scarves, photos, makeup and all sorts of other 'props'. But, why are they there?! What is their purpose?! Let's find out, s... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisMaking PointsStudy 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

LoCaTiOn, LoCaTiOn, LoCaTiOn PaRt 2: WiTh CaLviN HaRRis, eLLie gOuLDiNg, MaGGiE LiNdEmANN, yUnGbLuD & mAcHiNe GuN KeLLy

JCJanuary 5, 2023

Think about where your favourite songs are 'located' and develop your understanding of setting within your GCSE and A-Level texts. MUSIC FOCUS: Calvin Harri... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisMaking PointsStudy 4

tOp tWeNtY aLbUmS oF 2022 & sOpHiStiCaTed CrEaTiVe VoCaBuLaRy

JCDecember 17, 2022

Underneath our number 1 pick, you'll find some vocab activities - read them through and then have a go at sprinkling magic dust on your creative writing! MU... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisStudyVocab 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

pOp-pUnK & tHe LiTeRaTuRe oF LoVe

JCJuly 15, 2022

Listen to lots of artists inc. Olivia Rodrigo, Maggie Lindemann, MGK, Holding Absence - and secure your ability to analyse any text (seen or unseen) about love... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisLove 4

sOpHiStiCaTEd VoCaBuLaRy WiTh nOvA tWiNs, BMTH, MgK, WiLLoW & mOrE

JCJune 16, 2022

If you’re looking to develop your vocabulary, you’re in the right place. This class works brilliantly all on its own, but you might also want to think of it as... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

RHyME WiTh LoLo, MaGGiE LiNdEmAnn, mAcHiNe GuN KeLLy & MoRe

JCJune 8, 2022

MUSIC FOCUS: Machine Gun Kelly, LOLO, Maggie Lindemann and Proper.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Look at how some of these brilliant songwriters use rhyme and then have a go at making use of similar ideas in your own writing. This lesson works well on its own, ... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

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 purposefu... Read More...

A-LevelCore SkillsGCSELanguage AnalysisReadingRevision 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

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 is looking at you like you're coooooooool! BECAUSE YOU ARE. Here's a list of some ... 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 More...

Pen Gen 2