Maggie Lindemann 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...

A-LevelConflict PoetryGCSEPen GenPoetry AnalysisPre-1900 PoetryUnseen Poetry KS4Unseen Poetry KS5 2

aNaLySiNg StRuCtuRe: ToP 10 sLAm DuNk SoNgS 23

JCMay 15, 2023

Let's think about how the final moments of Slam Dunk will hit harder because of the songs you've enjoyed during the earlier parts of the day! MUSIC FOCUS: M... Read More...

Essay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 2

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

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 lis... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisStudyText Specific 4

sLaM dUnK 2023 & wRiTiNg WeLL-StRuCtUrEd aNaLyTiCaL EssAyS

JCFebruary 1, 2023

MUSIC FOCUS: Yellowcard; Kids In Glass Houses; Underoath; Charlotte Sands; Creeper; Boston Manor; Trash Boat; The Menzingers; Maggie Lindemann; Enter Shikari; ... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

MaGGiE LiNdEmAnn: tHe MarLa SiNgEr oF aLt-PoP

JCJanuary 6, 2023

Read Sound of Pen's essay about Maggie Lindemann's 'SUCKERPUNCH' and fuel your own investigations into the literature of love. MUSIC FOCUS: Maggie Lindemann.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Read our essay. The ideas about Maggie Lindemann's music are so relevant ... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

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

BrAiNsToRm WiTh ArM’s LeNgTh, ChAt PiLe, cArLy CoSgRoVe & BaRtEEs StRaNgE

JCDecember 31, 2022

Our brainstorm activities don't so much focus on one idea as collate a whole stack of thoughts - all of which will feel absolutely relevant to one or other of ... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 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! MUSIC FOCUS: The best rock/pop artists of 2022 inc. Machine Gun Kelly, Years & Years, Ta... 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 t... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingLanguage AnalysisMaking PointsStudy 4

bLaCk WiTh LoLo, MaGGiE LiNdEmAnn, dAvE, cArLiE hAnSoN & GiRLfRiEnDs

JCSeptember 15, 2022

Looking at writers' use of colour is a worthwhile exercise - how many pieces of writing don't refer to a colour of one sort of another at some point?! Today, w... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage AnalysisStudyText MessagesVocab 4

DoWnLoAd fEsTiVaL & PeRsUaSiVe wRiTiNg

JCJuly 20, 2022

Is there anything more fun that writing about the things you REALLY love? And is there anything any of us love more than going to a festival?! MUSIC FOCUS: Download Festival.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Have a read through our letter to Download Festival boo... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudyWriting With Style 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

SiMiLeS & mEtApHoRs WiTh bMtH, SiGriD, TaTe McRaE & mOrE

JCJune 10, 2022

Here's a selection, not just of our favourite songs of the year, but of our favourite similes and metaphors EVER! If you're looking to finetune your creativ... 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

bEsT aLbUms/ePs oF 2021 & ShAkEspEaRE’s nEoLoGiSmS

JCDecember 21, 2021

Hello, GORGEOUS people. It's time to study our list of 2021's BEST albums and EPs. Once you've done that, crank the playlist up loud and get ready to take your... Read More...

A-LevelContextGCSELanguage Analysis 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

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 an... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEPen 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-LevelHandmaid'sRevisionText Specific 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 Lit essays. You'll find a link to a document listing all the words in one place at the bot... 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... Read More...

Pen Gen 2

iNtRoDucToRy ViDeO: tHiS iS wHo We ArE

JCOctober 3, 2020

https://youtu.be/FeFf7I4A0zA ... Read More...

Pen Gen 2

Maggie Lindemann Cleopatra and the Presentation of Women

A-LeVeL: MaGGie LiNdeMaNN, dESdEmOnA & tHe PrEsEnTaTiOn Of WoMeN

JCSeptember 21, 2020

MUSIC FOCUS: Maggie Lindemann!ACTIVITY FOCUS: Examine techniques used in Maggie Lindemann's 'Pretty Girl' and then see how Shakespeare uses those very same techniques to highlight the very same issues! Shakespeare's 'Othello' may have been writte... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisOthelloText MessagesText Specific 2