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Hamlet – Act 1, Scene 1
Hamlet The first stage of our Shakespeare study is under way - and our iconoclastic approach to the study of these seminal texts continues as we explore the notion that even Hamlet can fit the classification of a teenage anti-hero. The first function of our study is...
Coursework Component 2(b): Now and Then
Now and Then Last Homework Latest Homework An archive of all homework for this course - just in case you missed any! Current Topic Read all the entries on this site related to the current topic Latest All entries on this blog, organised by...
Homework: Riffing on Style
We have been experimenting with the process of modifying the style of what started as a very simple seven sentence narrative. Your task now is to write two paragraphs that communicate this narrative, each of which conform to the features that you understand represent...
“Conflict” Poetry Anthology
As a class we are developing an anthology of critical responses to the “conflict” poems we’re working with. These will ultimately be combined with the recordings of the poems read by heart that we’ve already created. The following poems have been claimed by the...
Homework: Who’s a Mockingbird?
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Deeper Influence of Setting – To Kill a Mockingbird
Tonight's homework is to complete, on your blog, an analysis of the implications of the details Harper Lee provides about the town Maycomb. Attached is the presentation supporting your identification of these underlying ideas. [gview...
To Kill a Mockingbird Context
The Symbolism of the Courthouse
In the initial description of the courthouse we have detected a wealth of possible symbolism. Everything from the concrete pillars being too big for what they support to the rusty unreliability of the victorian clock appear to have...
Exploratory Question – To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird Writing Exercise What evidence is there of Harper Lee's moral position in the text. How does she communicate this position, and to what extent is the position left to the reader to decide for themselves. Refer to one (only one) of the following...
