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yUnGbLud @ WeMbLeY aReNa

JCFebruary 28, 2023

When YUNGBLUD hit Wembley, he showed everyone exactly how to put on an arena show! Stadiums next, surely?! MUSIC FOCUS: YUNGBLUD.ACTIVITY FOCUS: Explore the... Read More...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 2

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

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...

A-LevelEssay WritingGCSELanguage AnalysisStudy 4

LoCaTiOn, LoCaTiOn, LoCaTiOn PaRt 1: WiTh tRoPhY eYeS, yUnGbLuD. sOmEtHiNg CoRpOrAtE & FeVer 333

JCDecember 19, 2022

Think about where your favourite songs are 'located' and develop your understanding of setting within your GCSE and A-Level texts. MUSIC FOCUS: Trophy Eyes;... Read More...

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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! MU... 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...

A-LevelEssay WritingLanguage AnalysisMaking PointsStudy 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

sOuNd oF pEn: AcHiEvEmEnT AwArDs

JCAugust 28, 2021

We want to support AND recognise your dedication and development. Thus the Sound of Pen achievement awards! There are three different categories and you will b... Read More...

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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 collection of unseen poetry lessons that - when we finished putting that series together on July ... Read More...

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yUnGbLuD, nF, aTc & mOrE: LaNgUaGe aNaLySiS & QuOtE rEViSiOn

JCMay 4, 2021

Iago gets to Othello because the eponymous 'hero' has got a head full of voices. The men in charge of Gilead are absolutely ruled by the chattering that only t... Read More...

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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...

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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...

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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 ... Read More...

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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...

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iNtRoDucToRy ViDeO: tHiS iS wHo We ArE

JCOctober 3, 2020

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

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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 FO... Read More...

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50 BeSt SoNgS oF 2020 So FaR

JCJune 28, 2020

How is it even possible to sum up the experience of living through 2020? Here are the songs that have helped us through the first 6 months! Listen to all 50... Read More...

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SoUnD oF pEn’s 75 bESt SonGS oF 2019

JCJanuary 3, 2020

We've already charted our top 20 albums/EPs of 2019, but here are our favourite individual songs. Each track stood on its own two feet as a one-off TUUUUNE x Read through our life-changing list below, then have a listen. 75: Like Torches, The ... Read More...

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SoUnD oF pEn’s 20 bESt aLbUmS & EpS oF 2019

DaisyDecember 23, 2019

Is there anything more fun than compiling an end of year album/EP list? We've loved listening to these 20 records so much! They say A LOT about who we are at S... Read More...

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