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A useful guide and compendium of information to support you in writing a strong personal statement. What to include in your Personal Statement? A Checklist UCAS Personal Statement Guide Use this worksheet to help frame your writing You can enter up to 4,000 characters (this includes spaces) or 47 lines of text (this includes blank [...]
Use the links below for a compendium of virtual tours and open days for universities around the world British Curriculum A-Z of UK Universities Virtual Tours University of Cambridge Virtual Tour University of Oxford Virtual Tour Kings College London Campus Tours Newcastle University Virtual Tours Manchester Metropolitan Virtual Tour Queen Mary Virtual Tour American Curriculum [...]
Frankenstein, a gothic fiction written between the Romantic era and the Enlightenment era by Mary Shelley in 1817. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, a subverted dystopian novel published in 2005, is set in an alternate England in the late 1990s. The natural world is highly valued by both Ishiguro and Shelley, as they both [...]
A compendium of useful links, exemplar material, resources and home or distance learning for A-level Romantic Poetry: How is Nature presented in Romantic Poetry?
Exploring the role of Nature in the works of Romantic Poets William Blake and William Wordsworth. Nature is presented as an essential constituent within Romantic poetry, encompassing the intrinsic pastoral reverence of poets belonging to the Romantic movement. Both William Blake and William Wordsworth are avid disciples of the championing of the natural world and [...]
A compendium of useful podcasts to stretch your understanding, explore new aspects of A-level Language beyond our curriculum, revise some of our key concepts and to see them in use. The World in Words Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them hosted by Patrick Cox. Lingthusiasm A podcast [...]
Resources and supportive tools for 9EN03 Crafting Language Coursework Overview: You will select one genre to research for your assignment. You will produce two pieces of writing in this genre, differentiated by function and/or audience. Examples of genres they might choose include: ● feature articles● journalist interviews● speeches● scripted presentations● dramatic monologues● short stories● travel [...]
A compendium of useful links to help you on your journey through Post-16, applying for Universities around the world and Careers: British Curriculum American Curriculum UAE Curriculum Around the World Worldwide Sholarship Portal World University Rankings Studying in Europe: Times Higher Education Ranking - Best European Universities Study in Europe 2021: Deadlines EUNICAS European Universities [...]
Preparation for Section B Transactional Writing which is thematically linked to the Section A topics and Non-Fiction extracts. Edexcel Non-Fiction Texts linked to survival and adventure: Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets the rescue bill The Explorer’s Daughter Between a Rock and a Hard Place Wilderness Adventures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VG-WYPtpCQ Arctic Adventures Arctic Survival [...]
Settings “A car was a rarity. And the sight of one in the distance was sometimes enough to cause bedlam during a class” p34 “Miss Emily…we probably recognised that it was her presence, intimidating thought it was, that made us feel so safe at Hailsham.” P39 “Normal people outside” p69 “One of the boys asked [...]
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