A sound file of today's seminar in the Upper 6th.... https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/180508_001.mp3 Read More "OCR A level Dystopia essay: ‘Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always …
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August 2026: There will come soft rains: Unseen paper practice.
See also. The Passage: August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody …
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Dystopia Unseen (OCR) based on the A level paper June 2017.
2017 summer examination OCR The passage, from Genevieve Valentine's text: Is this your day to join the revolution? (2009) is interesting because it shows OCR being perfectly happy to use material other than 'regular' novels/short stories as the source for …
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Dystopian Literature timelines
These were put together by the Upper 6th Literature class and I find them a good starting point when we are considering wider reading and literary contexts. Please feel free touse them. Ideally I would like the socio-historical content to …
Unseen for OCR A level: Oryx and Crake (Dystopia)
An unseen model, written during an U6th lesson: 55 minutes. The passage from Margaret Atwood's 2013 novel Oryx and Crake reflects the Dystopian trope of the eco- dystopia, or possibly, due to the 'scabs' all over the Snowman's body, …
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Dystopia: The controllers and the controlled. An essay lesson.
A presentation and discussion form the latest Upper 6th Essay seminar. Enjoy. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/180202_001.mp3 Read More "Dystopia: The controllers and the controlled. An essay lesson."
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Dystopian Literature is driven by the voice of protest…
An essay exploring this idea with class discussion. Not one of the best essays due to issues around AOs. This makes it interesting as a critique piece. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/180119_001.mp3 Read More "Dystopian Literature is driven by the voice of protest…"
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OCR A level: planning the Dystopia essay (2)
A follow-on to this post from yesterday. The planning sheet following 15 minutes of quiet thought.... u6 plan 1 U6 plan 2 Read More "OCR A level: planning the Dystopia essay (2)"
OCR A level: Planning the Dystopia essay (1)
To focus the Upper 6th on planning the comparative essay in the examination.... Planning the Dystopian essay H472-01_MS_June17 H472-02 QP Jun17_AC - Copyright amended Read More "OCR A level: Planning the Dystopia essay (1)"
Unseen response: Dystopia for OCR
Based on the following extract from Zamyatin's 'We', this is a short model response which might be used in teaching of OCR A level Literature. 5: We, Yengeny Zamyatin 1922 I have just looked over what I had written yesterday, …
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