6 extracts pdf'd for students to work on to disucss the significance of the Beats as outlined in this post. new doc 2017-04-03 18.57.33 Read More "Jerusalem (Butterworth) feeling the ‘beat’ extracts"
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Jerusalem (Butterworth): feel the ‘beat’
Following a comment by Martin Robinson in his excellent presentation at Research Ed: Language, I am going to engage students with some specific focus on the 'Beat' stage direction which appears throughout the text. Students can be confused by a …
Jerusalem for AS English Lit: potential essay titles.
A list of essay titles for revision purposes. Whilst these are not really intended to follow the OCR outlines, I think that the ground covered in a sensible planning of each will leave little to chance... ‘What the fuck do …
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“Jerusalem is the most Shakespearean of Butterworth’s plays”. Looking at the play, what are the features which reflect this cultural heritage.
A series of student essays in response to the above. I like the discussion of double entendre and sexual allusion in this one It is said that Butterworth’s ‘Jerusalem’ has irrefutable references to Shakespeare and cultural literary heritage. Like Shakespeare, …
Jerusalem (Butterworth): Term Paper collection
I thought I would collect a few essays written this term about Jerusalem by my Lower 6th Boys. I believe these to contain some excellent material, perhaps not in the form of model essays for examination, but in the form …
“The vision of England depicted by Butterworth is a bleak one. Society is in crisis.”.
A lower 6th discussion seminar base don an essay by one of the class. Please feel free to listen and to add comments as you will. I find the use of MP3 recording in these sessions is having a real …
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Yr 12 conversations after OCR AS texts
Two members of my Lower 6th class surprised me last week by announcing that they had been recording conversations about our set texts as a revision model. I am so pleased. I hope they are useful. I would be happy …
On Ginger and Davey: Jerusalem, Butterworth
I found this on the board when I arrived to teach this morning.... This is an essay seminar on Jerusalem for OCR AS level English Literature. I think it is excellent and warmly offer it to anyone teaching the text …
Jerusalem: closing pages – stimuli for discussion
The closing pages of Jerusalem (Butterworth) present a wonderfully open denouement to the play. Butterworth leaves the final outcome undecided and although reason will always indicate a victory for the forces of Society, our emotional response to Johnny's invocation is …
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Jerusalem essay presentations
In the lesson today, one of my Year 12s was asked to present his essay to this title: "Johnny Byron is a modern man who is rooted in the past." Please feel free to use this in your classes or …
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