Today in class we looked at past paper questions from Section A of the exam paper. We focused on the question ‘Write about McCarthy’s methods of telling the story from the top of page 284 to the end of the novel (21 marks)’ To succeed in your answer to this question, you must focus on […]
For homework you need to complete an essay style response based on your work on McCarthy’s writing style. You are using one of the statements we discussed, and the evidence that you found in the lesson. Also try to include some ideas based on the work we did on the frequency of certain words used […]
A post to remind you of work that needs to be completed, either via your blog or handed in. I have created a list of tasks that should have been completed – mostly essays. You also need to read through the work that is on the blog to ensure that you have worked through all […]
So Edmund Gosse describes one of Christina Rossetti’s achievements in her poetry, and so we can consider the art of poetry itself. Our work this term is focused on poetry and in particular upon the collection of Rossetti poems in the AQA Poetry Anthology. We started by taking some of the advice offered to us […]
As part of our study of poetry, you are going to be researching one form of poetry (see below). You will be using your new blog pages to create an online resource which explains the given form and explores examples. You will also be presenting this information to your fellow students.
Today you were given the task to create a presentation based on a specific aspect of narrative that helped to create the character of Daisy. You will present this in class on Tuesday and need to ensure that your presentation takes an in-depth look at Daisy as a character, using evidence from the book to […]
Hoping that all of you will be making this fantastic conference, especially as we have organised for you to pay the bargain price of £5 each! Check out this link for more information and remember to get reply slips and payments in by Tuesday 15th October. http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/lit_conference/programme.html
Hey all – just a reminder about your homework, which was to create a collage representing your research of the social and historical context to The Great Gatsby. Try to include a variety of words and images which convey what you found out about the time but also what you interpreted as important and relevant in […]
I set you your first essay task this week. We discussed how to go about planning, structuring and writing the essay to move on from GCSE format through to a more mature style at AS. The task you were given was to answer the question: How does Fitzgerald establish the characters of Daisy, Nick, Tom […]
