To support you in writing your first formal analytical coursework essay on tension in Poe’s short stories, here is a copy of the slideshow we will work through in class together this week. It builds on the work we’ve done on the ‘10 Golden Rules’ of good essay writing and so much of it [...]
Hello ladies and gents. As promised, here is a copy of the slideshow we have explored in class recently. You might like to take a look through this before you write your essay on Auden’s ‘Stop all the clocks’ or as a handy checklist when you start to proof read your draft. Remember I will [...]
To help you take your first steps in analysing the ridiculous complexity of Coleridge’s masterpiece, here are a few links to online sites that offer reasonably solid study guides. I would encourage you to look at more than one and be rigorous in considering the views and interpretations on offer – do they tally with [...]
As part of our scheme of work this half of term exploring ‘Autobiography’, you are about to create a strange character using a website called ‘Build Your Wild Self’. It’s a lot of fun and your ‘creature’ will be a unique and fantastical version of you. As you can see, mine is an attractive and [...]
Hi ladies and gents – here’s the slideshow we used in class today to compare Poe’s ‘The Black Cat’ and ‘The Tell Tale Heart’. I thought the session went well and you all showed a really good understanding of the ways that the texts create and sustain tension so well done. I’ve posted this here [...]
Hi ladies and gents – as promised here is the link to the Youtube lecture by Zimbardo offering an overview of his research on ‘The Lucifer Effect’ – we made some good progress today on the ‘nature of evil’ and I am looking forward to exploring Martel’s treatment of the issue in ‘Pi’ next week. [...]
Hi guys – in case you were curious to hear a little of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem – ‘The Raven’, I have found this video clip which I thought you might find amusing – you can’t beat the Simpsons AND great literature! Enjoy…
The Raven meets the Simpsons
Hi ladies and gents – here are a couple of links for you to look into; both will help you to get to know Edgar Allan Poe a little better. The first is a revision site called ‘Shmoop’ which is loaded with useful stuff and includes a good biography and commentary on some of his [...]
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