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cHaOs WiTh ShAkEsPeArE & tRoPhY eYeS

JCAugust 17, 2023

So many of our favourite songs are as multi-layered as any of the texts we study in school. For proof, look no further than the startling 'Life In Slow Motion'... Read More...

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ThE NaTuRe oF dReAmS iN a-LeVeL LiTeRaTuRe WiTh YeArS & YeArS, AtC & MoRe PLAN & NOTES

JCMarch 16, 2023

The texts we study are so full of dreams. Which sounds lovely. But - like love - dreams are complicated, unwieldy things. Listen to the songs below if you want... Read More...

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GaViN RoSSdALe & OtHeLLo: DoN’t LeT tHe DaYs Go bY

JCDecember 27, 2022

Lots of our texts examine the importance of self-belief. Let's listen to the music of Bush and work out what we'd say if asked to explore that very theme. MUSIC FOCUS: Bush.ACTIVITY FOCUS: To look at how the music of Bush presents ideas about sel... Read More...

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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...

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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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AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT & ThE MoNsTeR MoTiF

JCApril 11, 2022

Imagine you're living in the 12th Century, chatting to your friends in Latin and someone uses the word 'monstrum'. You know immediately that they're taking about a divine omen (probably one indicating misfortune) - an object of dread, a bad sign, th... Read More...

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AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT & TyPiCaLiTy

JCApril 10, 2022

The more you read, the easier your life as an English student gets. And yet sometimes the thought of actually picking up a book which is not on the A-Level ... Read More...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisStudy 4

A-LeVeL: tAyLoR sWiFt & LoSS oF LoVe

JCFebruary 1, 2022

So many A-Level Literature texts deal with what it means to lose out in love. If you look closely at Taylor Swift's 'Exile', you'll realise our favourite pop ... Read More...

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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 of the songs inspiring us right now. Read these reviews simply because you're looking f... Read More...

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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 tec... Read More...

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