Paper 2 Strategy

Here is how I would approach Paper 2: Tactic Time (mins) Count Down Clock Reading Time Read the questions for Modules A, B, and C. Make sure you check that you read the correct questionfor your elective/text. 5 2h Writing Time Annotate the question for Module A and plan your response, including a strong thesis [...]

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Blade Runner: Contextual Notes

Looking at Module A responses recently, I have noticed something strange: students understand the context of Frankenstein, they have a handle on Romanticism, the Enlightement and the effects of Industrialisation; however, they don’t get the context for Blade Runner. There are some vague references to globalisation and capitalism but no real evidence of the values [...]

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Contextual Notes for Pride and Prejudice

It is strange to be reminded that Jane Austen’s classic romance, Pride and Prejudice, was published (sans zombies) just five years before the first edition of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror tale, Frankenstein. The contemporary social upheaval caused by the competing ideologies of the Enlightenment, Industrialisation and the Romantic Movement is evident in Shelley’s text but [...]

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Emily Dickinson Context

When first learning the superficial details of Emily Dickinson’s life, it is difficult to avoid developing a mental picture of her that looks something like this: If, however, we are going to discuss Dickinson’s poetry in the context of Area of Study Belonging, we need to explore a life that was much more complex than [...]

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