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)"
Dystopia unseen passages and resources
This booklet derived from the wonderful @MrsP_English, as far as I recall. I have added to it and will be happy to credit the original creator far and wide. I have posted many of the extracts as model unseens on …
A few more American Lit Unseen passages
Faulkner, Fitzgerald, London, Hurston, Porter, Crane and Zitkala Sa.... usa lit unseens from Norton. A little Christmas gift.... Curiously the PDF is blank for some people.... here is another version.... usa lit passages from Norton Read More "A few …
Practice Questions OCR A level
In the absence of past papers and having exhausted my imagination and the titles I can cull from OCR training material, I offer these for the Pre 1900 poetry and drama paper: 1 ‘Seduction is most effectively accomplished through flattery.’ …
Unseen Practice for A level: possible links.
This is a work in progress table to help OCR A level students prepare for the Unseen in Dystopian Literature. The texts cited have either been used in part as unseen practice or have been read by the students. …
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 …
More Dystopian Extracts for OCR A level
A booklet with 10 Dystopian extracts for unseen practice. I think these are suited to OCR A level students and have included a short passage from Riddley Walker, not because I think it would appear in an examination, but because …
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 …
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