London Academy English

Here are the revision guides year 11 have produced for paper 1 section a. There is a video guide to answering each of the types of question you will be asked.1. Fact and Opinion2. Follow an argument3. Language questions4. Presentational devices

Revision Guides

Oct 15th, 2010

Your task today is to create a revision guide for a specific type of question for paper 1. You can create an audio or video guide. Here is an example of the type of thing you could do as a video guide:Constitution Video, Part 1 from Mr. Titzel

Year 12 Fairy Tale Anthology

Jul 20th, 2010

Year 12 have been working on writing their own fairy tales in the style of Angela Carter. After reading The Bloody Chamber they were asked to research a myth or fairy story and collaborate with other students in writing it.Read the collection o

12 Things That Great English Teachers Do

Jul 1st, 2010

Geoff Barton is a headteacher in Suffolk, and he writes extensively on teaching and learning. His background is in teaching English, and he has some interesting thoughts. Read the article following the link and post your thoughts below:12 Thing

Year 10 - GCSE paper 2 - Writing to describe

Jun 18th, 2010

'Imagination is more important than knowledge' - EinsteinGCSE paper 2 section B requires students to inform, explain or describe. This term we have been working on the skills needed when writing to describe. This section of the exam also provi

What Do You Think?

Jun 17th, 2010

Jean-Jaques Rousseau wrote, '“ Man is born free; and is everywhere in chains.” Post your thoughts below.

Year 9 Romantic Poetry

Jun 17th, 2010

Year 9. Your homework tonight is to read the article on poetry by Carol Ann Duffy here. Post a comment giving your opinion on what she says.

Year 10 - GCSE Paper 2 - Poetry From Different Cultures

Jun 16th, 2010

The mock GCSE exam for year 10 will take place at the end of June. In order to prepare for this you need to make sure you are familiar with the requirements of both exam papers. This week we are focussing on Paper 2: you will be asked to write

Year 12 - Snow Child H/W

Jun 15th, 2010

Angela Carter uses material from fairy tales and myth as inspiration for her modern gothic short stories. Read a synopsis of the Snow White fairy tale - a simple one can be found here. Then re-read Carter's 'The Snow Child' and complete these q

Introduction to the Gothic - Year 12

Jun 9th, 2010

Your exam unit for the A2 course will cover 3 or 4 texts from the Gothic genre. Before studying Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber', it is important you have some understanding of what we mean when we talk about 'the Gothic'. Read David Punter

Poetry becoming more popular

Jun 8th, 2010

Poet Laureate Carol Anne Duffy argues that poetry is 'on the up' amongst young people who, in her view, 'make the best poets.' Read the full Telegraph article here

Year 12 - Plato's Cave Allegory

Jun 8th, 2010

A useful summary and animation of Plato's cave allegory in 'The Republic'. This may aid your understanding and interpretation of Tennyson's 'Lady of Shallot'. Plato's Allegory of the Cave: An adaptation in clay from Michael Ramsey on Vimeo.

Gothic Themes - Year 13 H/W

May 17th, 2010

Below are our podcasts on gothic themes. Your homework is to listen to each one. After you have listened/downloaded each one you must text at least one question to our poll.Text 1174 and your question/comment to +447624806527SettingUncertainty/