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cOnTeXtUaLiSiNg & LaYeRiNg YoUr LaNgUaGe aNaLySiS WiTh HoLdiNg AbSeNcE, AgAiNsT tHe CuRReNt & MoRe

JCDecember 21, 2023

MUSIC FOCUS: Holding Absence, Taylor Swift, Against The Current, YONAKA, Chrissy Costanza, Lil Lotus & Olivia Rodrigo ACTIVITY FOCUS: Analysing quotati... Read More...

A-LevelContextGCSELanguage Analysis 4

SoUnD oF PeN’s ToP SoNgS oF 23

JCDecember 9, 2023

Soooo much music that made our hearts go BOOM! Here our the best 75 songs of 2023... MUSIC FOCUS: The best releases of 2023.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Come up with you... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

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 understanding of different types of rhyme and why those different rhymes might be employed. ACTIV... Read More...

A-LevelConflict PoetryGCSEPen GenPoetry AnalysisPre-1900 PoetryUnseen Poetry KS4Unseen Poetry KS5 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 les... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudy 2

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

ReViEw wRiTiNg WiTh oLiViA rOdRiGo

JCJuly 11, 2022

Review writing can be tricky. You might love a record or a film or a book soooooo much - but how do you possibly pack all the positive energy you're feeling into one snappy write-up?! Look through our review of Olivia Rodrigo's debut London show for... Read More...

GCSEReviews & Life LessonsStudy 2

gLaStOnBuRy & wRiTiNg WiTh aTTiTuDe

JCMarch 21, 2022

Examiners love students who write with personality and passion. Read the question (in orange) and response (in green) below, then have a go at writing about yo... 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, Midnight 47. The Summer Set, Back Together 46. One Step Closer, Chrysanthemum 45. Mayda... Read More...

A-LevelContextGCSELanguage Analysis 4

JoHn fLoReANi, YoNaKa, oLiviA RoDRiGo & MoRe: aNaLySiNg aLLiTeRaTiOn

JCOctober 9, 2021

Let's be clear: you want your analysis of a writer's alliteration to SPARKLE! Okay, so it's fair to say that a writer often uses the technique to draw our att... Read More...

A-LevelGCSELanguage Analysis 2

ThAnK U & hAvE aN aWeSoMe SuMMeR

JCJuly 18, 2021

And so we reach the end of another school year. Where did the time go?! It's been an amazing first twelve months for Sound of Pen. It started with a collect... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEPen Gen 2

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

BeSt Of 2021: iMpRoVe YoUr CoRe sKiLLs 1

JCApril 6, 2021

The music we listen to keeps us afloat and fills us with good and lovely feelings. It helps us to remember that WE ARE NOT ALONE. Here are our reviews of some ... Read More...

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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 three bunny hops (just like the Love-Not-Money Bunny) between key words and really analysi... Read More...

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