BBC short videos which look closely at writing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/777.nb.wmv

Parody
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/773.bb.wmv

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" and "The Great Gatsby"

Remember that the share of the  marks for the Edexcel Exam for Unit 3 are as follows:

AO1 - 10 marks.  Understanding the texts, using key terms and producing a coherent, written argument in your essay.

AO2 - 10 marks.  Applying Language Form and Structure as relevant to your argument.

AO3 - 20 marks. Making connections and comparisons between the texts; applying your own and different interpretations of the texts to your chosen passages/chapters/poems, etc. as appropriate.

AO 4 - 20 marks. Applying the historical and literary contexts and the ability to examine how the texts were received by different readers over time from when  published to our time.

These are links to posts which address several AOs on Captain Corelli's Mandolin and The Great Gatsby .


Themes and ideas which connect the novels:

http://goforgold-dog.blogspot.com/search?q=captain+corelli%27s+mandolin

The modern context for CCM

http://goforgold-dog.blogspot.com/2011/01/captain-corellis-mandolin-ao4.html

Various posts on CCM

http://goforgold-dog.blogspot.com/search?q=captain+corelli%27s+mandolin

More notes with concept maps for CCM

http://goforgold-dog.blogspot.com/search?q=captain+corelli%27s+mandolin&updated-max=2009-01-22T21%3A16%3A00Z&max-results=20

Even older notes for CCM but still relevant, even if for the old syllabus

http://goforgold-dog.blogspot.com/search?q=captain+corelli%27s+mandolin&updated-max=2007-09-06T01%3A08%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=20

The Great Gatsby notes and links to other resources
http://goforgold-dog.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Great%20Gatsby

Taking notes for personal study (when reading novels)

This is a helpful Prezi  with tips on what to look out for when reading and annotating novels.

Taking Notes for the Personal Study on Prezi

The Challenges of Teaching Poetry by Billy Collins

The Challenges in Teaching Poetry

Three Poems by the US poet, Billy Collins

Here's a couple of poems for unseen practice. When reading them, take some of Billy's advice on how to study poetry: "rather than thinking first on what the poem is about, consider instead the journey by which it got to its ending." In other words, how does it navigate between its points by expanding, contracting, being serious, humorous or ironic as the poem makes its way to its conclusion?

"Child Development"


You can find the full typescript of this poem by clicking this link:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/child-development/

"The Lanyard"


Click on this link for a typescript of this poem
ttp://www.billy-collins.com/2005/06/the_lanyard.html

"Sweet Talk"


You can find the typescript of this poem, by clicking on this link:
http://poem-a-day.posterous.com/sweet-talk-by-billy-collins

A Concept Map For Form and Structure in Poetry

Click the image twice to enlarge with clarity

Basic but enough to get by for AS English Literature. 

Literary Theory: Crash Course

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Literary Theory: Crash Course

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