A revision podcast designed to help you revise for the CIE English Literature IGCSE and the Edexcel Language IGCSE.
Here's a new episode by Ms Thomas and Ms Whitehead on one of the short stories some classes are studying for Literature Paper 1. They are discussing Showing the Flag” by Jane Gardam. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss the ending to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss a question on 4.1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss how Shakespeare presents 3.1 as an amusing moment. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss how Shakespeare presents a growing sense of confusion in an extract from 2.2. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yem and Mr Forster talk about the extract we used for the 2025 Trial exam on Helena and Demetrius in Act 2 Scene 1. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yem and Mr Forster discuss an extract from the opening to 2.1 on the following question: How does Shakespeare present the fairy world at this moment in the play?Don't forget to download the handout with the question, thesis, and essay plan here.
Ms Yem and Mr Forster discuss a question on the following: How does Shakespeare make this a humorous moment in the play? A deceptively tricky question so a bit of a stretch-and-challenge episode. Don't forget to download the revision handout here with the question, key vocabulary we use, and essay plan.
Ms Yem and Mr Forster discuss a question on the dramatic opening of Act 1, Scene 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.Don't forget to download the revision handout here: AMND - Act 1 scene 1 -Dramatic Moment.docx
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss an extract question on violence in Chapter 11. Don't forget to download the handout here.
In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez's essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will read the lecture, quoted below, and talk you through how you might be able to use this in an extract or a whole text essay.Bibliography:Gonzalez, Alexander G. “The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in ‘Othello.'” South Atlantic Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 1985, pp. 35–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3199381. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez's essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will read the lecture, quoted below, and talk you through how you might be able to use this in an extract or a whole text essay.Bibliography:Gonzalez, Alexander G. “The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in ‘Othello.'” South Atlantic Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 1985, pp. 35–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3199381. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez's essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will read the lecture, quoted below, and talk you through how you might be able to use this in an extract or a whole text essay.Bibliography:Gonzalez, Alexander G. “The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in ‘Othello.'” South Atlantic Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 1985, pp. 35–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3199381. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez's essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will read the lecture, quoted below, and talk you through how you might be able to use this in an extract or a whole text essay.Bibliography:Gonzalez, Alexander G. “The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in ‘Othello.'” South Atlantic Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 1985, pp. 35–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3199381. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.Stern, Tiffany. Making Shakespeare from Stage to Page. Taylor and Francis, 2013.
In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question. Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez's essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will read the lecture, quoted below, and talk you through how you might be able to use this in an extract or a whole text essay.Bibliography:Gonzalez, Alexander G. “The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in ‘Othello.'” South Atlantic Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 1985, pp. 35–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3199381. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.
Two of our Year 11 students, Amelie and Evie, present a podcast on the presentation of Father Amadi. Don't forget to download the handout here. This is a great way to revise. Why don't you take a past question on the novel and write your own essay plan along the same lines? You could even record a podcast with a friend if you wanted. Here are a few questions you could try: PH - Ending.docx; PH- Papa's-Death-Phone-Call.docx; PH - The-Painting.docx; PH - Tense-and-Shocking-Moment-(Feet).docx; and PH - Politics-and-Society.docx.
Ms Yemenakis and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Snowdrop'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis talk about 'Football at Slack'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Evans and Mr Forster talk about the presentation of relationships in 'The Other'. Download the handout here and do check out this documentary if you want to find out more about Hughes's relationships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGsNXUXIiRo
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss the brutality of the natural world in 'Relic'. Don't forget to download the podcast here.
In this episode Ms Yemenakis talks with two of our Sixth Form English scholars, Evie and Nat, about 'A Memory'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster explore one of the more tricky poems: 'Cat and Mouse'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'The Horses'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss Ted Hughes' poem, 'The Jaguar'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Roe Deer'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss an extract question on chapter 14 of the novel. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster look at the opening to Act 2 of 'Journey's End'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Briggs and Ms Yemenakis discuss Ted Hughes' 'Telegraph Wires'. Here is a link to the handout.
Mrs Bale and Mr Forster talk about 'Hawk Roosting'. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Whitehead and Ms Yemenakis discuss a question on act 3 of 'Journey's End', looking at Raleigh's death. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Biddle discusses 'The Thought Fox' with some of our U6th scholars. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Thomas and Ms Yemenakis discuss another extract from act 1 of Journey's End. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Ms Thomas discuss an extract from Act 1 of Journey's End. Don't forget to download the handout here
Ms Yemenakis records a short episode on the motif of food in Journey's End. The Bonus Bites podcasts are designed to look at a single motif or theme in a text, rather than tackling a specific exam question.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss the following question:Q) How does Hughes vividly portray the power of nature in ‘Wind'? Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss the following question:Q) How does Ted Hughes vividly present the moon in ‘The Harvest Moon'?Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss a whole-text question on the presentation of female characters in Othello. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis discuss what makes Act 5, Scene 2 so disturbing. Don't forget to download the handout here.
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Evans discuss the willow scene.Here is the handout.
Mr Briggs and one of our English scholars, Maddy, discuss a pivotal scene in Othello: Act 3, Scene 3.Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mr Biddle and Ms Yemenakis have recorded an episode that should really stretch your understanding of the play: a fascinating discussion about precisely what makes Act 2, Scene 1 a revealing moment.Don't forget to download the handout here.
Mrs Bale and Mr Forster discuss the presentation of Othello in Act 1, Scene 3.Don't forget to download the revision handout here.
Mr Forster and one our of English Scholars, Loreta, discuss the presentation of Iago in Act 1, Scene 3 of Othello.Click here to download the revision handout.
Ms Yemenakis and one of our English Scholars, Isla, discuss the presentation of Iago in Act 1, Scene 1 of Othello.Don't forget to click on this link to see the handout, which includes the question, essay plan, and key vocabulary.
Ms Yemenakis and Jasleen discuss the following question:Q) How does Elizabeth Barrett Browning powerfully express the strength of herlove in 'Sonnet 43'?https://drive.google.com/file/d/1byJ0-cV6G5LIMKcp33uUdKh72qpSrNVs/view?usp=sharing
Ben and Mr Forster discuss the following question:How does Bhatt use words and images to create vivid scenes in her poem 'Muliebrity'?Here is the handout with the plan and the key vocabulary: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MmWcW9K-zUrrHTOnrwEPeCkcExzyVOo1/view?usp=sharing
Aniella joins Mr Forster today for an episode on Edna St Vincent Millay's 'Sonnet 29':How does Millay use words and images to convey powerful emotions in Sonnet 29? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VEV6zQofL0XNsIM06ZTliLcO9D082wcT/view?usp=sharing
Ms Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss the following question:How does Adrienne Rich use words and images to create striking effects in ‘Amends’? Don't forget to download the handout here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1REAlkC1U5Rotqx9VgATHdzbHSaXugi3w/view?usp=sharing
Mr Briggs and Ms Thomas discuss the following question:Q) In what ways does Edith Wharton create a vivid impression of the second Mrs Grancy and her portrait in ‘The Moving Finger’?Here is the handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-hro-HDy67p-tTD36KowERMTXhNoZLK/view?usp=sharing
In this episode, Ms Yemenakis and one of our Sixth Form Scholars, Ben, discuss the following question:Q) How does Wordsworth powerfully portray a sense of love and loss in ‘She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways’? Click here for the handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w7tvn29yBWMIvl0ZuH8-w4gKfALIzLuR/view?usp=sharing
One of our English Scholars, Ella, joins Mr Forster today to discuss the following question:Q) How does Hayden make ‘Those Winter Sundays’ such a poignant poem? The handout for the episode can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18LnKlzzU3NqkfpD-XTFmIu7OEnDCFfcq/view?usp=sharing
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