Hello Year 12 and welcome to your English blog. I will update this with information about the course, reading guidance and other useful English resources. I would really welcome your contributions as the term goes on.
Welcome Year 12!
Welcome Year 12!
Exam Time
All the best for tomorrow. Try to get some sleep amongst all the last minute revision! Feel free to email me if you have any last minute questions or concerns, Ms Turner. (sturner@nautical.lambeth.sch.uk)
Wednesday Revision Programme
As preparation for the examination on Friday, there will be a revision programme running from p1-4 tomorrow in the Library. We aim to keep it focused but also light-hearted, with opportunities for revision games, group work and individual support. Tea/Coffee and snacks will be on hand to keep you going!! See here for the details […]
For Tomorrow…
Hi everybody, Could you please bring in all of your AQA Eng Lit B texts for tomorrow’s lesson? We’re going to be looking at past paper questions which ask you to write about three of the writers and it’s better if you have the texts there so you can use direct quotations and be specific […]
Themes
Look at the following slides to see why we study themes and how writers create them, sometimes unknowingly, in their work. Then try to identify the themes in the given extract from the Rossetti poem. Work with another student to compare what themes you found and what narrative devices are used to create them. Can […]
‘The Great Gatsby’ read by Jake Gyllenha
The Significance of Voice
Section B questions – Exam Practice
See here for some past exam questions. You should practise as many of them possible and/or create plans of how you would answer the questions. Try working in timed conditions (1 hour on Section B). 1. Write about the significance of voice in the narratives of three writers you have studied. (42 marks) This is the question we […]
Section A Questions – Exam Practice
See here for some past exam questions. You should practise as many of them possible and/or create plans of how you would answer the questions. Try working in timed conditions (1 hour on Section A- two questions (so 30mins per question)). Auden 1. How does Auden tell the story in ‘O What Is That Sound’? […]
Extra AS Class Survey
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September 1, 1939
See here for an example essay question and some essays about the poem. Read through them to give you an idea of how other people have thought about the poem; use their thinking to influence your reading of the poem but remember that you are awarded for your own interpretation. Example essay question: ‘Write about […]