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Poetry

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The exam will be on: The Voice; Time; Dover Beach; Amends; Full Moon and Little Frieda; Lament; First Love.


THE VOICE BY THOMAS HARDY

TIME BY ALAN CURNOW


DOVER BEACH BY MATTHEW ARNOLD

AMENDS BY ADRIENNE RICH


FULL MOON AND LITTLE FRIEDA

LAMENT

FIRST LOVE



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Death of a Salesman

Death of A Salesman Study Guide

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/salesman/

The Great Gatsby

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Mock examination will be on chapters 1-3 ONLY.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/

Exam Information for New (and returning!) Students

The official stuff:

First Language Syllabus: paper 2 and paper 3

IGCSE First Language Presentation

Literature syllabus


IGCSE Literature Presentation


Sample past papers from a previous syllabus

IGCSE ESSAY WRITING TECHNIQUE


OUR specific  syllabus:

Paper 4
Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller; Penguin Classics
The Great Gatsby – F Scott Fitzgerald; Penguin Classics

Poetry anthology: Songs of Ourselves from Part 3 (Poems from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries): Poems
96 to 109 inclusive, i.e. the following fourteen poems:
Thomas Hardy, ‘The Voice’
Allen Curnow, ‘Time’
Mathew Arnold, ‘Dover Beach’
Adrienne Rich, ‘Amends’
Ted Hughes, ‘Full Moon and Little Frieda’
Gillian Clarke, ‘Lament’
John Keats, ‘The Grasshopper and The Cricket’
Vachel Lindsay, ‘The Flower-fed Buffaloes’
Boey Kim Cheng, ‘Report to Wordsworth’
John Clare, ‘First Love’
Dennis Scott, ‘Marrysong’
George Gordon Lord Byron, ‘So, We’ll Go No More A-Roving’
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet 43
(‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!’)
Edna St Vincent Millay, Sonnet 29
(‘Pity me not because the light of day’)
Songs of Ourselves: The University of Cambridge International Examinations Anthology of Poetry in
English (Cambridge University Press ISBN-10: 8175962488 ISBN-13: 978-8175962484) [A different
selection from this anthology will be set for the examination from 2013.]

Paper 5
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou; Vertigo

The Great Gatsby

Vocabulary
Vocabulary - Definitions

The Great Gatsby Comprehension Quest Corrected

Important video about Fitzgerald's life - required listening


Answer the following questions after viewing:

1. Gertrude Stein referred to people of the Twenties as the "lost generation." Why were they "lost"?
2. Why were American writers and artists in France during the Twenties?
3. What do Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, embody about the Twenties, according to Fitzgerald's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan?
4. What led to the 18th Amendment? Why did America have prohibition? What role did alcohol play in the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald?
5. How did Fitzgerald's writing reflect the Twenties? Identify at least two ways.

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Jazz Age Presentation


The Great Gatsby Game

The Great Gatsby: Symbols and Motifs

Useful One Page Study Guide

LAMENT - STUDY GUIDE

STUDENT PRODUCTION 1

Full moon and little Frieda

Full Moon and Little Frieda - Study Guide

Full moon and little Frieda - Student Essay

POETRY OUT LOUD

A POLITE (BUT FIRM) REMINDER TO ADVANCED A STUDENTS THAT I AM STILL WAITING FOR (SOME) SECOND DRAFTS OF THE ESSAY.

REMINDER:

FINAL DEADLINE = SUNDAY 23RD BY MIDDNIGHT.

HOMEWORK: In an interview, Arthur Miller made this comment.



‘Death of a Salesman is about being a father and the moment when your son is no longer swept by the myth of your greatness.’ Comment on this making reference to important scenes and passages from the book.



You should aim to write about 500 words.

You must type your essay.

You should include an introduction and conclusion and at least 4 to 5 paragraphs of development using the PEE format.

Essays that do not include relevant embedded quotes and analysis will not be marked.

Unchecked essays containing run-on sentences, repeated spelling /grammar mistakes and that switch between past and present tense will be marked down.

MORE HELP AND REVISION GUIDES WILL BE POSTED BELOW AND ON THE BLOG THIS WEEKEND BUT REMEMBER, WHAT COUNTS ARE YOUR IDEAS.

Amends - Adrienne Rich

Letter for 3ème advanced students and parents

Romanticism and Romantic Poetry

Romantic poetry

First Love Study Guide Corrected

Dover Beach Study Guide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Beach

Excellent Revision Guide

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman Study Guide

The American Dream

Excellent Feature on the American Dream from the BBC - required reading.

Is immigration policy killing the American Dream?

Allen Curnow Time Corrected version

Poetry Reports - First Drafts

Advanced A - Poetry Reports - First Drafts

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN SITOGRAPHY

Death of a Salesman Study Guide

Webenglishteacher.com

Arthur Miller Interview