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Category: Reading

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What is foreshadowing? Reading Oscar Wilde’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’ to find out

September 26, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

One of the biggest debates in literary studies is this: should literature convey a moral message? 

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What is imagery? Reading Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ & ‘To the Lighthouse’ to find out

September 14, 2020September 11, 2021 Miss Jen5 Comments

One of the most confusing literary devices is also one of the most frequently seen in literature – imagery.

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What Maya Angelou’s ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ shows us about pain

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Note: This post contains sensitive content! 

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Why George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is such a timeless novel

August 7, 2020August 16, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Note: this post contains spoilers! 

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Why you should read Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’

August 1, 2020August 7, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Note: This post contains spoilers!

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Is the print book dead? Debating the pros and cons of real books

June 24, 2020August 12, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

It’s the digital age, they say. We do things the digital way, they say. But do we really? 

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How to understand any speech: your guide to ethos, pathos & logos

June 21, 2020April 5, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

In this post, let’s take a break from poetry and literature to look at something slightly different – rhetoric and persuasion. 

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Why are books so dangerous? Reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Brave New World’

May 30, 2020August 24, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Dystopian fiction is a popular genre in most high school English curricula, and for good reason. 

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What ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’ show us about the American Dream

May 23, 2020August 7, 2020 Miss Jen2 Comments

The American Dream is a popular concept in American literature, and perhaps an even more popular study topic for high school English students. 

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Too funny it hurts – 3 signs to help you detect satire

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

We all love a good laugh.

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Do I look freaked out? And if you include the words ‘Jungian’, ‘Freudian’ and ‘Nietzschean’ all in the same paragraph, I’ll bet you Freud/Jung/Nietzsche’s reincarnated head that your teachers and examiners will look just as - if not even more - freaked out than me. But jokes aside, here’s why less is always more when it comes to essay writing (and how to keep it simple!) 🤯😂💪 A shoehorn is a tool where we use force to fit our foot into a shoe. In essay writing, however, we want flow, not force (actually that goes for most things in life!) and this is especially the case when it comes to integrating context into our analysis 🚫👞✅🦦#cantfindflowemoji #otterwilldo #itsawateranimal #waterisflow If your sentences don’t relate to each other, then your paragraphs aren’t going to make sense. And if your paragraphs don’t make sense, then your essay ain’t gonna be great. #truthhurts 🤷🏻‍♀️💯So what should we do instead? #jentothetescue Be a challenger, not a parroter 🏆✅🦜🚫 When it comes to lit theory, the rule of thumb is this… 👍💯 This is the tippest of tips for acing unseen poetry 🔥💪💯 Addressing the elephant in the room… 🐘🚨 Just cuz your main body paragraphs aren’t made for Christmas stuffing… 😂🫠 Keep it simple. Because simple works.
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