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S3E35 Lord of the Flies: 12 essential quotations you NEED to know!
In this episode, we review 12 essential quotations from Lord of the Flies, ahead of your Paper 2 English Literature exam!Featured quotations:Jack: “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all,…
S3E34 Civilisation and Savagery in 'Lord of the Flies'
In this episode, we explore one of the most central themes in Lord of the Flies: the tension between civilisation and savagery. Given the centrality of this theme, today's short, accessible episode…
S3E33 Family in 'A Christmas Carol'
In this episode, I explore the theme of family in A Christmas Carol. From Scrooge's early experiences as a 'solitary child' to the Cratchits at Christmas, this episode is designed to support your…
S3E32 Masculinity and Femininity: Gender in Macbeth
In this episode, we examine gender in Macbeth. Moving beyond simplistic statements like 'masculinity is presented as violent' and 'femininity is weakness', we look at gender across the play, from…
S3E31 Paper 2 Q5 The Knowledge: Smartphones, Social Media and Young People
In this episode, we look at the debates around smartphones, social media access and young people. Our new series, The Knowledge, is designed to give you the key information needed for topics that…
S3E30 Macbeth: Kingship, Power and Leadership
In this episode, we explore four models of kingship and leadership in Macbeth: Duncan, Macbeth, Edward and Confessor and Malcolm. With detailed quotation analysis and comment, this episode covers a…
S3E29 Baughcuts: Duncan - Kingship, Trust, and Moral Order in 'Macbeth'
In this final episode on minor characters in Macbeth, we turn our attention to King Duncan. Kind, generous and benevolent, certainly - but also naïve and far too trusting in a corrupt world. Use this…
S3E28 Baughcuts: Banquo - Integrity, Temptation, and Moral Contrast in 'Macbeth'
In the second episode on minor characters in Macbeth, we turn our attention to Banquo, Macbeth's foil and moral counterpoint. However, is Banquo as straightforward as he first appears? Are there…
S3E27 Baughcuts: Macduff - Justice, Masculinity, and Moral Restoration in 'Macbeth'
This is the first in a series of three short episodes on the 'minor' (but still very important!) characters in Macbeth. We're starting with Macduff, the man responsible for Macbeth's death at the…
S3E26 Golding’s Message and Purpose in 'Lord of the Flies'
This episode explores Golding’s central message that human beings possess an innate capacity for evil and that civilisation is fragile. We examine how the island functions as a “laboratory” to test…
S3E25 Dickens’ Message and Purpose in 'A Christmas Carol'
This episode explores Dickens’ central messages, focusing on social responsibility, poverty, and inequality. We track Scrooge’s transformation through key quotations, analyse how Dickens uses…
S3E24 Macbeth: Shakespeare’s Message and Purpose
In this episode, we explore what Macbeth is really saying about human nature, power, and morality.Key Ideas:Unchecked ambition leads to destructionPower corrupts, even the nobleDisrupting the natural…
S3E24 What Happens Next? – Northern Lights
In this special episode of Study Sessions, we briefly recap the plot of Northern Lights and look ahead of the remaining two books in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy: The Subtle Knife and The…
S3E23 Baughcuts: Ralph’s Grief at the End of 'Lord of the Flies'
Ralph’s final breakdown in Lord of the Flies is one of the most powerful moments in the novel. In this Baughcut, we explore what Ralph is truly grieving. While Piggy’s death is central, Golding…
S3E22 A Christmas Carol: 12 essential quotations you NEED to know!
In this episode, released just before your Paper 1 mock tomorrow (4th March), we work through 12 essential quotations from across A Christmas Carol. As with the equivalent episode for Macbeth, these…
S3E21 Year 10 Half-Term Revision: The suffering of the poor in 'A Christmas Carol'
In this episode, we turn to the A Christmas Carol task in your half-term homework/revision Paper 1. The episode provides you with a clear thesis or argument around Dickens' exploration of the…
S3E20 Year 10 Half-Term Revision: Lady Macbeth as a character who changes
In this episode of Study Sessions, we turn to the half-term Lady Macbeth task: 'Lady Macbeth is a female character who changes'. Using the work of literary critic Marjorie Garber as inspiration, we…
S3E19 AQA English Literature: Unseen Poetry: Composed upon Westminster Bridge — Feelings Towards the City
In this episode, designed to tie in with our weekly exam preparation homework, we discuss Wordsworth's poem Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 and how we can turn thinking into…
S3E18 Unseen Poetry: Eating Poetry (Week 15)
In this episode, we turn to Week 15 in your exam preparation booklet and the poem Eating Poetry. The episode focuses on how to approach the task, how to think like a successful student and then apply…
S3E17 Unseen Poetry: how to tackle the 24-mark poetry task (Week 14)
In this episode, we break down a clear, repeatable approach to the single-poem unseen poetry task in AQA English Literature Paper 2, Section C. Using Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken as our unseen…
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