A level literature lita3 - a2 model annotated responsempgreene
Both texts present characters experiencing the pains of love due to separation. In Wharton's text, Archer and Olenska's relationship is impossible due to social conventions, while Antony and Cleopatra's love leads to their destruction due to their passion for one another. Shakespeare and Wharton both use techniques like imagery of light and dark, kisses, and dialogue to convey the emotional pain experienced by their characters due to forbidden love and inevitable separation.
In Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is introduced as a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas. His nephew invites him to Christmas dinner but Scrooge refuses, saying Christmas is a humbug. That night, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge he will be visited by three spirits. Though frightened by Marley's apparition, Scrooge does not appear to change in Stave 1.
This document provides a series of questions to guide the reader in analyzing a text at a deeper level. It prompts the reader to check their understanding, find supporting evidence, uncover hidden meanings, analyze the text's structure and effectiveness, and comment on the writer's purpose, viewpoint, language usage, and the social context.
Wikipedia can be used to plan writing projects by helping writers organize their ideas. Writers should include a title, summary, and outline of paragraph topics on their Wikipedia page. They can then add detailed paragraphs for each topic, ensuring ideas are supported by evidence from sources with references cited. The level of writing can range from simple sentences to fully developed paragraphs, but copying from sources should be avoided.
The document outlines the assessment framework (AF) levels for a student-friendly reading assessment. It describes the skills and abilities students need to demonstrate at each level (4-7) including: extracting and interpreting information from texts; using evidence from texts to support points; analyzing language features and techniques; understanding writers' perspectives and effects on readers. Higher levels involve more precise analysis, interpretation, and evaluation skills.
This document provides an example helpsheet for answering AO1 questions, which involve articulating creative, informed, and relevant responses to literary texts using appropriate terminology and concepts with coherent and accurate written expression. It gives the band criteria for levels 1 through 4 and examples of responses that would meet each level. For level 2, it analyzes a response discussing how Sassoon hates war and thinks he knows better, applying a quotation but not fully. For level 3, it analyzes a more expressive response discussing Sassoon losing faith in the war and being prepared to act alone. For level 4, it analyzes a sophisticated response exploring Barker's implied manipulation of Sassoon through Graves' paternalistic attitude and Sassoon's
The music video for Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" features her interacting with and imitating different groups of dancers over 8 settings. These include ballet dancers, street dancers, contemporary dancers, rhythmic gymnasts, breakdancers, and cheerleaders. Throughout the video, Swift humorously attempts the dancers' moves but fails in a comedic way. The video culminates in everyone coming together to "shake it off" in their own unique styles.
A level literature lita3 - a2 model annotated responsempgreene
Both texts present characters experiencing the pains of love due to separation. In Wharton's text, Archer and Olenska's relationship is impossible due to social conventions, while Antony and Cleopatra's love leads to their destruction due to their passion for one another. Shakespeare and Wharton both use techniques like imagery of light and dark, kisses, and dialogue to convey the emotional pain experienced by their characters due to forbidden love and inevitable separation.
In Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is introduced as a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas. His nephew invites him to Christmas dinner but Scrooge refuses, saying Christmas is a humbug. That night, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge he will be visited by three spirits. Though frightened by Marley's apparition, Scrooge does not appear to change in Stave 1.
This document provides a series of questions to guide the reader in analyzing a text at a deeper level. It prompts the reader to check their understanding, find supporting evidence, uncover hidden meanings, analyze the text's structure and effectiveness, and comment on the writer's purpose, viewpoint, language usage, and the social context.
Wikipedia can be used to plan writing projects by helping writers organize their ideas. Writers should include a title, summary, and outline of paragraph topics on their Wikipedia page. They can then add detailed paragraphs for each topic, ensuring ideas are supported by evidence from sources with references cited. The level of writing can range from simple sentences to fully developed paragraphs, but copying from sources should be avoided.
The document outlines the assessment framework (AF) levels for a student-friendly reading assessment. It describes the skills and abilities students need to demonstrate at each level (4-7) including: extracting and interpreting information from texts; using evidence from texts to support points; analyzing language features and techniques; understanding writers' perspectives and effects on readers. Higher levels involve more precise analysis, interpretation, and evaluation skills.
This document provides an example helpsheet for answering AO1 questions, which involve articulating creative, informed, and relevant responses to literary texts using appropriate terminology and concepts with coherent and accurate written expression. It gives the band criteria for levels 1 through 4 and examples of responses that would meet each level. For level 2, it analyzes a response discussing how Sassoon hates war and thinks he knows better, applying a quotation but not fully. For level 3, it analyzes a more expressive response discussing Sassoon losing faith in the war and being prepared to act alone. For level 4, it analyzes a sophisticated response exploring Barker's implied manipulation of Sassoon through Graves' paternalistic attitude and Sassoon's
The music video for Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" features her interacting with and imitating different groups of dancers over 8 settings. These include ballet dancers, street dancers, contemporary dancers, rhythmic gymnasts, breakdancers, and cheerleaders. Throughout the video, Swift humorously attempts the dancers' moves but fails in a comedic way. The video culminates in everyone coming together to "shake it off" in their own unique styles.
The Edwardian Era in Britain spanned from 1901 to 1910 when King Edward VII held the throne. This period saw elegance and luxury among the wealthy but also moral looseness. It differed from the strict Victorian Era in its more relaxed social standards and the growing adoption of modern technology. Popular books of the time included works by E.M. Forster, Barbara W. Tuchman, Frances Hodgson Burnett, E. Nesbit, Kenneth Grahame, and Beatrix Potter that captured the spirit of the Edwardian period.
The document provides guidance on what examiners look for in answers to unseen poetry questions. Specifically, they want to see that students develop a viewpoint about the poem supported by quotations and details from the text. Examiners also look for discussions of poetic devices, shifts in mood or the speaker's emotions over the course of the poem, and a clear understanding of the main message conveyed by the poem.
Wikipedia Planning - Help Sheet provides guidance for students to plan their writing projects on Wikipedia. It recommends that students structure their Wikipedia page with a title, summary, contents listing the topic of each paragraph, and detailed paragraphs with references from sources. The help sheet also suggests students can write at a basic level with simple sentences, at a getting better level with compound sentences and evidence, or at an awesome level with well-organized detailed paragraphs without copying.
This document contains 40 multiple choice questions related to film studies. The questions cover topics like key films, directors, genres, theories of representation, postmodernism, feminism, and concepts like mise-en-scene, sound, and editing. Each question is followed by a single word or short phrase answer. The questions appear to be part of a test or study guide for a film studies course.
This document discusses how the plays The History Boys and Educating Rita relate to Mark Twain's view that "formal education can get in the way of learning." It analyzes characters like Hector from The History Boys, who believes formal education is the "enemy" of education, and prefers enrichment-focused teaching. It also examines Rita from Educating Rita, who had a poor formal education experience and is seeking new knowledge. Overall, the document explores these characters' philosophies around balancing formal testing with broader learning experiences.
Victorian Literature refers to the works produced between 1837 and 1901 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Some of the most prominent authors of this period included Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters, Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad, William Thackeray, and George Eliot. Common themes in Victorian literature included death, religion, disease, love, society, social class, reputation, ruin, marriage, ghosts, and the supernatural. Novels also often explored the roles of men and women in society. Literature was influenced by the social norms and issues of the time as well as other prominent authors and political viewpoints.
The document outlines a task for groups of four or five students. Each group must nominate a facilitator, resourcer, reporter, and checker. The groups will then watch a presentation on Shakespearean comedy. They must produce their own presentation within 20 minutes, including a title, 25 keywords on ingredients, a diagram, 5 bullet points on structure, and 3 questions about the nature of Shakespearean comedy.
The document provides guidance on analyzing different elements of narrative, such as structure, language, narration, and setting. It emphasizes focusing on the larger features of the narrative rather than individual words. These elements shape how the story is told and the reader's understanding. Analyzing aspects like an unreliable narrator, nonlinear structure, or symbolic settings can reveal how the author manipulates time and perspective to impact meanings.
The document outlines an essay structure for comparing two extracts, beginning with a brief introduction establishing the comparison and offering an initial reading. It then suggests including 4 points of comparison between the extracts. The conclusion should refer back to the question keywords and directly answer the question, potentially drawing on wider reading. The document also provides timeframes for planning and writing the essay response.
Break-down of Taylor Swift's 'Shake it off' music videoHelen Williams
The document describes the music video for Taylor Swift's song "Shake It Off" which features 9 different settings showcasing various dance styles. Throughout the video, Taylor Swift attempts to mimic the dancers' moves but does so comically poorly. The video cuts quickly between the different dance groups and features close-ups of Swift and dancers lip syncing to the lyrics. It concludes by introducing ordinary people doing their own dance moves and ends on a comedic note of Swift falling over while attempting a curtsey.
The poem "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath explores the complex emotions a mother experiences following the birth of her child. It depicts the joy but also vulnerability she feels towards her newborn. Through vivid imagery and shifting perspectives between stanzas, the poem challenges romantic notions of childbirth and motherhood, instead presenting the physical and emotional toll of caring for a helpless infant throughout the night.
A level literature lita3 - a2 model annotated responsempgreene
Both texts present characters experiencing the pains of love due to separation. In Wharton's text, Archer and Olenska's relationship is impossible due to social conventions, while Antony and Cleopatra's love leads to their destruction due to their passion for one another. Shakespeare and Wharton both use techniques like imagery of light and darkness to convey the emotions of hope, despair, and loss that the characters feel due to the pains of love.
The Edwardian Era in Britain spanned from 1901 to 1910 when King Edward VII held the throne. This period saw elegance and luxury among the wealthy but also moral looseness. It differed from the strict Victorian Era in its more relaxed social standards and the growing adoption of modern technology. Popular books of the time included works by E.M. Forster, Barbara W. Tuchman, Frances Hodgson Burnett, E. Nesbit, Kenneth Grahame, and Beatrix Potter that captured the spirit of the Edwardian period.
This document analyzes the poem "Porphyria's Lover" and provides a feminist reading of it. It also compares this poem to "My Last Duchess", examining similarities between the two works.
This document outlines the objectives of a spoken language study, which are to define dialects and regional lexicons, understand standard English, and develop an idiolect glossary of youth speak. It discusses dialects, regional words from different areas, received pronunciation vs standard English, idiolects specific to social groups, and asks students to create a glossary of words commonly used among peers and youth with standard English definitions.
Modernist literature emerged in Europe and North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a break from traditional forms. It uses techniques like stream of consciousness, irony, and satire to explore an increasingly industrialized world. Some key modernist writers include Virginia Woolf, who wrote Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, Ernest Hemingway, known for The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea, and T.S. Eliot, who wrote The Waste Land.
The document outlines the learning objectives and assessment criteria for an essay on literary texts. The objectives are to know the essay title, understand the four assessment objectives which evaluate the ability to articulate informed responses, critically analyze structure/language, explore connections between texts, and demonstrate understanding of context. The assessment objectives and what is required to achieve them are then defined in more detail. The document provides guidance on what makes an excellent essay and recreation, highlighting the need to address all assessment objectives through use of evidence, vocabulary, awareness of context, and form.
The document discusses differences between written and spoken language. Written language is visual, permanent, impersonal, and can be accessed at any time, while spoken language is aural, temporary, personal, and restricted to the time of communication. It also notes that some forms of communication, like texting, have elements of both written and spoken language. It asks the reader to consider where forms of communication like the Bible, classroom discussions, internet chat rooms, and tweets fall on the continuum between written and spoken language.
This document provides an overview and introduction to the music industry and music videos. It begins with the objectives of understanding the course and having a brief introduction to the music industry. It then discusses what a record label does, who makes money in the industry and how, the roles of A&R people and the song production process. It also touches on music video history, how they have evolved with technology, and analyses music videos from postmodern perspectives discussing theorists like Baudrillard, Lyotard and Kramer. The document aims to educate the reader on the music industry and analyzing music videos as cultural texts.
The Edwardian Era in Britain spanned from 1901 to 1910 when King Edward VII held the throne. This period saw elegance and luxury among the wealthy but also moral looseness. It differed from the strict Victorian Era in its more relaxed social standards and the growing adoption of modern technology. Popular books of the time included works by E.M. Forster, Barbara W. Tuchman, Frances Hodgson Burnett, E. Nesbit, Kenneth Grahame, and Beatrix Potter that captured the spirit of the Edwardian period.
The document provides guidance on what examiners look for in answers to unseen poetry questions. Specifically, they want to see that students develop a viewpoint about the poem supported by quotations and details from the text. Examiners also look for discussions of poetic devices, shifts in mood or the speaker's emotions over the course of the poem, and a clear understanding of the main message conveyed by the poem.
Wikipedia Planning - Help Sheet provides guidance for students to plan their writing projects on Wikipedia. It recommends that students structure their Wikipedia page with a title, summary, contents listing the topic of each paragraph, and detailed paragraphs with references from sources. The help sheet also suggests students can write at a basic level with simple sentences, at a getting better level with compound sentences and evidence, or at an awesome level with well-organized detailed paragraphs without copying.
This document contains 40 multiple choice questions related to film studies. The questions cover topics like key films, directors, genres, theories of representation, postmodernism, feminism, and concepts like mise-en-scene, sound, and editing. Each question is followed by a single word or short phrase answer. The questions appear to be part of a test or study guide for a film studies course.
This document discusses how the plays The History Boys and Educating Rita relate to Mark Twain's view that "formal education can get in the way of learning." It analyzes characters like Hector from The History Boys, who believes formal education is the "enemy" of education, and prefers enrichment-focused teaching. It also examines Rita from Educating Rita, who had a poor formal education experience and is seeking new knowledge. Overall, the document explores these characters' philosophies around balancing formal testing with broader learning experiences.
Victorian Literature refers to the works produced between 1837 and 1901 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Some of the most prominent authors of this period included Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters, Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad, William Thackeray, and George Eliot. Common themes in Victorian literature included death, religion, disease, love, society, social class, reputation, ruin, marriage, ghosts, and the supernatural. Novels also often explored the roles of men and women in society. Literature was influenced by the social norms and issues of the time as well as other prominent authors and political viewpoints.
The document outlines a task for groups of four or five students. Each group must nominate a facilitator, resourcer, reporter, and checker. The groups will then watch a presentation on Shakespearean comedy. They must produce their own presentation within 20 minutes, including a title, 25 keywords on ingredients, a diagram, 5 bullet points on structure, and 3 questions about the nature of Shakespearean comedy.
The document provides guidance on analyzing different elements of narrative, such as structure, language, narration, and setting. It emphasizes focusing on the larger features of the narrative rather than individual words. These elements shape how the story is told and the reader's understanding. Analyzing aspects like an unreliable narrator, nonlinear structure, or symbolic settings can reveal how the author manipulates time and perspective to impact meanings.
The document outlines an essay structure for comparing two extracts, beginning with a brief introduction establishing the comparison and offering an initial reading. It then suggests including 4 points of comparison between the extracts. The conclusion should refer back to the question keywords and directly answer the question, potentially drawing on wider reading. The document also provides timeframes for planning and writing the essay response.
Break-down of Taylor Swift's 'Shake it off' music videoHelen Williams
The document describes the music video for Taylor Swift's song "Shake It Off" which features 9 different settings showcasing various dance styles. Throughout the video, Taylor Swift attempts to mimic the dancers' moves but does so comically poorly. The video cuts quickly between the different dance groups and features close-ups of Swift and dancers lip syncing to the lyrics. It concludes by introducing ordinary people doing their own dance moves and ends on a comedic note of Swift falling over while attempting a curtsey.
The poem "Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath explores the complex emotions a mother experiences following the birth of her child. It depicts the joy but also vulnerability she feels towards her newborn. Through vivid imagery and shifting perspectives between stanzas, the poem challenges romantic notions of childbirth and motherhood, instead presenting the physical and emotional toll of caring for a helpless infant throughout the night.
A level literature lita3 - a2 model annotated responsempgreene
Both texts present characters experiencing the pains of love due to separation. In Wharton's text, Archer and Olenska's relationship is impossible due to social conventions, while Antony and Cleopatra's love leads to their destruction due to their passion for one another. Shakespeare and Wharton both use techniques like imagery of light and darkness to convey the emotions of hope, despair, and loss that the characters feel due to the pains of love.
The Edwardian Era in Britain spanned from 1901 to 1910 when King Edward VII held the throne. This period saw elegance and luxury among the wealthy but also moral looseness. It differed from the strict Victorian Era in its more relaxed social standards and the growing adoption of modern technology. Popular books of the time included works by E.M. Forster, Barbara W. Tuchman, Frances Hodgson Burnett, E. Nesbit, Kenneth Grahame, and Beatrix Potter that captured the spirit of the Edwardian period.
This document analyzes the poem "Porphyria's Lover" and provides a feminist reading of it. It also compares this poem to "My Last Duchess", examining similarities between the two works.
This document outlines the objectives of a spoken language study, which are to define dialects and regional lexicons, understand standard English, and develop an idiolect glossary of youth speak. It discusses dialects, regional words from different areas, received pronunciation vs standard English, idiolects specific to social groups, and asks students to create a glossary of words commonly used among peers and youth with standard English definitions.
Modernist literature emerged in Europe and North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a break from traditional forms. It uses techniques like stream of consciousness, irony, and satire to explore an increasingly industrialized world. Some key modernist writers include Virginia Woolf, who wrote Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, Ernest Hemingway, known for The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea, and T.S. Eliot, who wrote The Waste Land.
The document outlines the learning objectives and assessment criteria for an essay on literary texts. The objectives are to know the essay title, understand the four assessment objectives which evaluate the ability to articulate informed responses, critically analyze structure/language, explore connections between texts, and demonstrate understanding of context. The assessment objectives and what is required to achieve them are then defined in more detail. The document provides guidance on what makes an excellent essay and recreation, highlighting the need to address all assessment objectives through use of evidence, vocabulary, awareness of context, and form.
The document discusses differences between written and spoken language. Written language is visual, permanent, impersonal, and can be accessed at any time, while spoken language is aural, temporary, personal, and restricted to the time of communication. It also notes that some forms of communication, like texting, have elements of both written and spoken language. It asks the reader to consider where forms of communication like the Bible, classroom discussions, internet chat rooms, and tweets fall on the continuum between written and spoken language.
This document provides an overview and introduction to the music industry and music videos. It begins with the objectives of understanding the course and having a brief introduction to the music industry. It then discusses what a record label does, who makes money in the industry and how, the roles of A&R people and the song production process. It also touches on music video history, how they have evolved with technology, and analyses music videos from postmodern perspectives discussing theorists like Baudrillard, Lyotard and Kramer. The document aims to educate the reader on the music industry and analyzing music videos as cultural texts.
Postmodernism refers to a broad range of developments in various creative fields that emerged in the mid-20th century as a reaction to modernism. Postmodern literature emerged after World War 2 and is characterized by fragmentation, cultural pluralism, and responses to modernism and technological advances. Some key postmodern authors include Joseph Heller, known for Catch-22; Thomas Pynchon, known for Gravity's Rainbow; Kurt Vonnegut, known for blending satire and science fiction; and Tim O'Brien, who blended fiction and reality about the Vietnam War.
Victorian literature was produced during Queen Victoria's reign from 1837 to 1901. It was a transitional period between Romanticism and 20th century literature. The 19th century was considered a high point for British literature as well as other countries. Novels became very popular during this time. Some of the most famous Victorian novelists included Charles Dickens, William Thackarey, the Bronte sisters, and Anthony Trollope. Victorian novels often portrayed difficult lives with idealized resolutions through hard work, love, and luck. Children's literature also grew as an industry during this period as childhood began to be recognized and education became compulsory.
The Greeks emerged from the Dark Ages in the 8th century BC and began to develop their own alphabet based on Phoenician script. Homer wrote the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey around 700BC, which became hugely influential. In the 5th century BC, Athens became a center of philosophy, drama, and historiography with figures like Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle making major contributions. Tragedians and comic playwrights produced plays that were performed in festivals, commenting on politics and society.
The Classical period of ancient Greek history spans from around 500 BC to 323 BC. This was a time of great political and cultural achievements in Athens, including the full development of democracy under Pericles and the construction of the Parthenon. Greek society was divided between free citizens, metics, slaves, and women. Famous writers from this period included playwrights like Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, as well as historians, philosophers, and prose writers such as Herodotus, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and Thucydides. Significant texts included the works of Homer, Greek tragedies performed in theaters, and the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, and