Category ‘The Great Gatsby’
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
This week we have made a start on our first set text – ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F Scott Fitzgerald. We read the first chapter and started to consider the main characters – we made CVs for Nick, our narrator,… Continue Reading →