This is a terrific webpage found by my friend and colleague, the appropriately names Director of Excellence, Maria Trafford. In it the re are links for contextual studies relating to Dickens' tour of the States. If you are studying Huck …
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American Literature 1880-1940 for OCR English Literature: Contexts presentation.
A selection of artistic and socio-economic contexts for the texts Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby. Links to youtube and contains images. American Literature 1880 -1940 Read More "American Literature 1880-1940 for OCR English Literature: Contexts presentation."
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A timeline for study of American Literature: OCR A level
This timeline tries to place Twain and Fitzgerald into a social and artistic context relating to USA and UK. I am sure many will wish to add to it for their own use, so I have uploaded the original Spreadsheet …
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HoDs need to talk. The value of support groups.
When was the last time you sat with a group of 15 HODs and had a day devoted to you? Today? At this point I will come clean. As a HOD in a private school I am a member of …
Unseen: Station Eleven for OCR A level
This passage is taken from the 2014 novel Station Eleven by Emily Mandel. station 11 extract. From the outset of the passage the reader is given information about the setting which establishes mood and location. The passage is set 'twenty …
OCR A Level Unseen: Wyndham -The Chrysalids
Once again, an essay for discussion. There is no such thing as a perfect unseen, especially in 45 minutes! A sound file and discussion is below. https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/chrysalids-unseen.m4a The Chrysalids (1955) The passage, written by a first person narrator, and therefore …
A level unseen: OCR. Never Let Me Go
The passage under consideration is taken from Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go, which is a study of dystopian society in which human clones are produced for the purpose of providing organs for their human counterparts. The passage is …
Unseen prep: OCR A level
This is my response to a passage from Lauren Oliver's 2011 novel Delirium. The passage is found below the unseen. The sound file of the lesson today in which we discussed the passage is included due top absences from the …
Symbolism in A Doll’s House and The Merchant’s Tale
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Critical comment on Huckleberry Finn for OCR A level
Some slides to illustrate the range of critical comment on the text, both by contemporary news outlets and also some notable writers. critics on Huckleberry Finn Read More "Critical comment on Huckleberry Finn for OCR A level"
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