Of Mice and Men - extra reading and research

Hi Year 10,

As well as the additional reading list I spoke about in class the other day (it's also on this post), I would recommend listening to this Radio programme about Steinbeck's life.

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, John Steinbeck

There are some useful (and challenging) things to read on Google Scholar:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=mY98rl2LiuEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=of+mice+and+men+steinbeck&ots=Fa_SxsV0zk&sig=qyGUN84w4E5SgvoNlAb_0mFFDbA#v=onepage&q=of%20mice%20and%20men%20steinbeck&f=false

 

(Conversations with Steinbeck)

 

 

http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=oXsX-RAPNAUC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=of+mice+and+men+steinbeck&ots=xprpijTd4U&sig=heGavupDOG3PwqVLkP8kJ_p7hyE#v=onepage&q=of%20mice%20and%20men%20steinbeck&f=false

 

(Contemporary Reviews of the Novel)

 

 

http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=h9sujGBX070C&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=of+mice+and+men+steinbeck&ots=uR1oGR25kt&sig=htLHpdh6W3_kf9ioIhdD8aZKL-w#v=onepage&q=of%20mice%20and%20men%20steinbeck&f=false

Framing the Story - what makes a good narrative

Here is an interesting radio show created by NPR from talks by Ted.com (an amazing website for inspiring talks and presentations on loads of interesting topics). This is about what makes a great story an is well worth listening to - particularly for A-Level and GCSE students.

Enjoy!

Year 7's favourite TV advertisement

Tell us about your favourite TV advertisement of all time!

Visit our wall here.

• You must upload a link to your favourite TV advertisement and explain why you like it (writing at least a paragraph).
• You should identify techniques (e.g. slogans, rhetorical questions, humour) used in this ad and explain how they are effective.
• You could comment on other people's posts.

 

American Literature - introductory reading

Hi Year 12,

Please see below a list of links to US short stories available to read online. They've been carefully selected by Mr Lakin and make a really good list of introductory reading to American Literature.

Enjoy!

Ms Cook

• Hermann Melivlle (Bartleby) http://www.bartleby.com/129/
•  Baldwin (Sonny's Blues) http://www.scribd.com/doc/7086554/Sonnys-Blues-by-James-Baldwin
•  Hemingway (White Elephants) http://www.jamesrament.com/a-short-story—hills-like-white-elephants-by-ernest-hemingway/
• John Cheever (The Swimmer) http://202.121.96.130/Download/20091207184417_734640623434.pdf
• Salinger (Collected) http://moodle.tbaisd.org/pluginfile.php/64355/mod_resource/content/1/Nine%2BStories%2Bby%2BJ.D.%2BSalinger.pdf
•  Barthelme (The School) http://www.npr.org/programs/death/readings/stories/bart.html
•  O'Connor (A Good man is hard to find) http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~surette/goodman.html
•  Carver (Cathedral) http://www.misanthropytoday.com/cathedral-by-raymond-carver-weekend-short-story/
•  Updike (A&P) http://www.tiger-town.com/whatnot/updike/
•  Bukowski (Most Beautiful Woman in Town) http://allpoetry.com/poem/8509505-The_Most_Beautiful_Woman_In_Town-by-Charles_Bukowski
•  Proulx (Brokeback) http://nothing-rhymes-with-ianto.tumblr.com/post/8947836831/brokeback-mountain-by-annie-proulx
•  Foster Wallace (Good Old Neon) http://kalamazoo.coop/sites/default/files/Good%20Old%20Neon.pdf

GCSE World War One poetry - life in the trenches

Hi Year 10,

Here's a presentation to give you information about the historical context of WW1 poetry. This will help you understand what the soldiers were going through and the events that influenced the poetry we are about to study. On the prezi you will find writing tasks you need to complete to demonstrate you can empathise with the troops on the front line.

Good luck!

Ms Cook

You can also find out more about WW1 here.