FILM: Of Mice and Men

Posted By Christopher Waugh on May 16, 2015

FILM: Touching the Void

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Apr 13, 2015

Touching the Void – Model Exam Answer

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Apr 8, 2015

Question: How does Simpson present the mountains as powerful in Touching the Void? Joe Simpson in his novel Touching the Void presents the mountains as a powerful force in the lives of the climbers. Whether it is the danger that they represent, the very real violence of their actions on the climbers or the irresistible force of attraction they exert on the climbers, the mountains are presented as a significant character in the text...

Extended Writing – Practice Examination Task Outline

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Feb 6, 2014

Monday’s examination slot is being used as an opportunity for you to practice writing a controlled assessment style essay. Attached to this post is the task outline which should allow you to prepare yourself for this session. Your practice essay will be marked and you’ll be able to use this feedback to support your formal assessment next term. To prepare: Write a bullet point outline of the structure you’re going to...

Of Mice and Men – Advanced Quotation Strategies

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Feb 4, 2014

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Robert Burns – To A Mouse

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Feb 3, 2014

Today we will explore a stanza of Robert Burns’ Poem “To A Mouse” and discuss the intertextual relationship between its message and that of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy!   thy-lane  = alone Gang...