Great Gatsby Teacher video on narrative

Here is video feedback on the written assignment on narrative in The Great Gatsby. I comment on some students work and give examples of how to become more detailed and analytical. Here

Interesting Language Investigation

The end of the Olympics closing speeches would make interesting comparative studies for both A2 language investigations and for AS Language and Power. Boris Johnson's closing speech would make interesting comparison with David Cameron's speech at the same parade. Sebastian Coe's speech could be added to the mix. Find them below. Coe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3pyItoH58Y Cameron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AOfpYcVOyY Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57gg2sinGK0

Close analysis on The Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale

Close analysis on the Wife of Bath prologue and tale here by Doc Barbara from her site Classics of English Literature.

The Great Gatsby Video lectures

SCC School have produced a series of short video lectures on key moments in the novel. You can find them here

Teacher and Student audio commentaries

We would like to make use of more audio commentaries in the English department. Your teachers will be uploading commentaries on various texts. Students will also be able to create and share their own audio commentaries for other students. You can listen to and upload your own audio work through our sound cloud link at the bottom of this blog site. We have begun with some teacher commentaries on Emily Dickinson poems.

Patterns in Poetry audio commentaries

Our colleagues at SCC School in Ireland have produced some excellent five minute commentaries on the different techniques of poetry. Each technique is illustrated by its use in one poem. The eight talks are all under 5 minutes each and are, in order: (1) Introduction, (2) Titles, (3) Alliteration, (4) Personification, (5) Symbols, (6) Onomatopoeia, (7) Cliché, (8) Simile (9) Rhyme, (10) Repetition, (11) The Sonnet, (12) Punctuation, (13) Foreshadowing, (14) Metaphor, (15) Hyperbole. Note that there is a brief pause between each talk. You can listen to them here