Reading Time: 5 minutes Sometimes my students probably think I’m either a sadistic, a bit loopy, or both. I LOVE this question from the … More Developing context in the pre-1900 question – Rossetti and A Doll’s House
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Manageable revision – Rossetti and A Doll’s House
Reading Time: 3 minutes Been thinking about a few different strategies for A-Level recently, but one lesson I think is really valuable in prepping revision … More Manageable revision – Rossetti and A Doll’s House
Writing the comparison question for OCR A-Level
Reading Time: 2 minutes The OCR English Literature specification is great in lots of ways, but the AO balancing is a little strange. The … More Writing the comparison question for OCR A-Level
A Handmaid’s Tale – abortion laws in context
Reading Time: 2 minutes With fertility and children being at the heart of A Handmaid’s Tale, this article from the BBC is excellent context. … More A Handmaid’s Tale – abortion laws in context
How to read a dystopian extract – what to look for
Reading Time: 3 minutes For a while now I’ve used the SCATI approach to dystopian wider reading, which I first read about here: https://jwpblog.com. Like most … More How to read a dystopian extract – what to look for
Identity and belonging: the importance of names in The Handmaid’s Tale
Reading Time: 10 minutes If you’re studying this text for A-Level, you can pretty much write about the significance of names for any … More Identity and belonging: the importance of names in The Handmaid’s Tale