A discussion of the unseen on Diamond as Big as the Ritz. https://videopress.com/v/of8XscrB?preloadContent=metadata A level unseen from Diamond as big as the Ritz Read More "Discussing an A level unseen with U6th"
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Heaney: Blackberry Picking
This video is a short catch up session delivered for two boys in my U6th class as they prepare their NEA close analysis passage. https://videopress.com/v/9ljCu24B?preloadContent=metadata Read More "Heaney: Blackberry Picking"
KEN BURNS documentaries: AO3 for US Lit students
The virus seems to have thrown few boons in our direction, but this is potentially brilliant. I have no idea how long it will exist, but this PBS documentary set is potentially wonderful. Ken Burns in the schoolroom Read More …
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The Othering of Gatsby.
I have been thinking a great deal about Gatsby recently - specifically why I find the text so distasteful. I think one reason is the 'Othering' which is such an important part of the narrative and is found in the …
On Personal Helicon: Heaney.
Personal Helicon for Michael Longley As a child, they could not keep me from wells And old pumps with buckets and windlasses. I loved the dark drop, the trapped sky, the smells Of waterweed, fungus and dank moss. One, in …
USA lit essay discussion
'In the Land of the Free, the Journey: Quest, conquest and homecoming, is the driving force of literary exploration.' Explore this idea in the texts you have read. Be sure to use GG in your response and to refer to …
A give back: Marking US lit A levels
I recently set this essay for my Upper 6th. The results were variable. For many the essay swiftly became an exercise in listing isolated characters or situations and the Assessment Objectives became lost. The driving AO is AO3 in …
Sample American Literature unseens
3 groups of texts for students to practice their unseens: american-literature-extracts-1880-1900 american-literature-extracts-1901-1920 american-literature-extracts-1921-1940 Read More "Sample American Literature unseens"
The Flawed Greatness of Huckleberry Finn: article
This article was found at: https://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/2013/05/the-flawed-greatness-of-huckleberry-finn/ It provides an interesting read as students prepare for OCE A level Literature. The Flawed Greatness of Huckleberry Finn Read an article by MU’s Mark Twain scholar, who retires this year. Published May 21, 2013 …
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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 …
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