Tackling Unseen poems or prose at A Level

Leed's University podcasts placed on The English Faculty . Org
These resources are excellent for Edexcel's Unit 3 at A2.

Tackling Unseen Material Part 1  AOs 1-2

Tackling Unseen Material Part 2  AOs 1-2

The Great Gatsby and The Roaring Twenties Part 1  Very useful for AO4

The Great Gatsby and The Roaring Twenties Part 2   As above

"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

The Great Gatsby - Audio

This is a very good, unabridged reading of this novel. Click through the You Tube to find the remaining audio files  for subsequent pages and chapters.

The Great Gatsby - An Audio Version

Posted by Mrs Knapp who teaches Woodbridge High School,  Ohio in the USA.

Scroll down to the last link and begin there.
An Audio Version of The Great Gatsby