Titus Andronicus
English Literature: Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage As is outlined in the year plan, this term is all about the study of a Shakespearian play and the comparison of it with another text from the English Literary Heritage. We have started this project off with a bang with our first visit from Chris from the Royal Shakespeare Company who took everyone through the very complex plot of the play in a dynamic Friday afternoon lesson....
The Gift of the Gab
In preparation for your presentation of your Theme Study in two weeks, we’re looking at the key features of great speaking. This presentation outlines three key aspects of the content or text of your presentation that will make it more powerful when you present it to your audience. You should try to deliberately include devices like these in your own Theme Study presentation.
Practice for Examinations
In class we have been exploring bias through looking at two newspapers’ treatment of the same issue. The students had to explore the following questions in relation to the attached...
Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment – Official Assessment Specifications
Starting on Tuesday 5 March, the Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment will be run. The two official outline sheets are embedded in this post. Recent posts also give guidance on your individual preparation for this assessment. Remember – everything written on your blog will get a response before the commencement of the assessment on Tuesday. After that, you’re on your own! Download (PDF, 63KB) Download (PDF,...
Robert Burns – To A Mouse
Today we explored a stanza of Robert Burns’ Poem “To A Mouse” and discussed the intertextual relationship between its message and that of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! (An annotated copy of the...
