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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. With the new term dawning, we listed the best tracks of the year so... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingLanguage AnalysisStudy 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

yUnGbLud: 21sT cEnTuRy ShAkEsPeAre

JCJanuary 1, 2023

Read Sound of Pen's essay about YUNGBLUD - and prepare to get very excited about the links between 'weird!' and Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 116'! MUSIC FOCUS: YUNGBLUD.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Read our essay and build your understanding of love and Shakespeare'... 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. M... 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 abo... 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 course makes you flinch. It shouldn't. Want to know why? Well, let's do what we do s... 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 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...

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yOnAkA: WoRmHoLes

JCJuly 18, 2021

The 3 purple links below serve as wormholes. They'll take you straight into the pages of the texts you're studying at school. Use YONAKA's ideas to develop your understanding of 'A Streetcar Named Desire', light imagery and gender inequality! As ... Read More...

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HoLdiNg AbSeNcE: WoRmHoLeS

JCJune 15, 2021

The purple links in this article serve as wormholes. Click on them and you'll find yourself walking through the pages of Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture Of Dorian G... 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 ... Read More...

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GcSe: tAyLoR sWiFt & RoMeo & JuLieT qUoTeS

JCMarch 24, 2021

You know how easily you remember the lyrics to your favourite songs? Let's make sure you can recall all the 'Romeo & Juliet' quotes with the same amount of confidence! Work your way through this short lesson and marvel as your quote-wielding pow... Read More...

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iNtRoDucToRy ViDeO: tHiS iS wHo We ArE

JCOctober 3, 2020

https://youtu.be/FeFf7I4A0zA ... 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...

A-LevelLanguage AnalysisOthelloText MessagesText Specific 2

A Level Literature YUNGBLUD and Sonnet 116

A-LeVeL: yUnGbLuD & SoNNeT 116

JCAugust 27, 2020

Sharpen your ability to deal with unseen poetry, develop your understanding of 'Sonnet 116' and learn to write about love! MUSIC FOCUS: YUNGBLUD.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Write an essay comparing YUNGBLUD and Shakespeare. YUNGBLUD really is the Shakespe... Read More...

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