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rEnAiSSaNcE, mEtApHySiCaL & rEsToRaTiOn WRiTiNg WiTh My ChEMiCaL rOmAnCe, HoZiEr & PeT ShOp BoYs

JCDecember 31, 2025

Throughout our A-Level study, we explore a range of artistic movements. Those movements have not been consigned to history, Let's see how the musicians we list... Read More...

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dAnCiNg & PeRsUaSiVe wRiTiNg

JCDecember 10, 2024

Writing persuasively is easier when you're passionate about your subject matter!! Pick a topic and tell us why it's so important!!! ACTIVITY 1 Read the a... Read More...

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StUdYiNg eNgLiSh LiTeRaTuRe WiTh HoLdiNg AbSeNcE

JCNovember 1, 2024

Lucas Woodland talked to Sound of Pen about the themes threaded throughout his own work. Note how relevant his ideas are to the texts we’ve been studying in the classroom! Listen to the Sound of Pen podcast. Click here to hear Lucas talk abo... Read More...

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aLLuSiOn WiTh CoLdPLaY, mY cHeMiCaL rOmAnCe, FoXeS, DoRiAn eLeCtRa & MoRe

JCOctober 1, 2024

If you’re looking to develop your understanding of allusion, you’re in the right place! So, what do we mean by allusion? An allusion is a r... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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ToP TeN sOnGs: CoLoUr

JCAugust 31, 2022

A lot of songwriters make use of colour in their lyrics - and some of those artists employ blacks, whites, greens, pinks etc. as potently as actual painters. H... Read More...

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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:... Read More...

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aLLuSiOn WiTh mY cHeMiCaL rOmAnCe, FoXeS, DoRiAn eLeCtRa & MoRe WITH POETRY LESSON LINK

JCJune 15, 2022

If you’re looking to develop your understanding of allusion, you’re in the right place! This class works brilliantly all on its own, but you might also want to think of it as the eighth and final part in our poetry writing series. If so, you ... Read More...

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