IB - The Bluest Eye Presentations

Well done - these were excellent:

RACE

UGLINESS/BEAUTY

PERCEPTION

NATURE

CHILDHOOD/INNOCENCE

Click here to read Toni Morrison's interview in The Guardian last weekend.

IB MOCK ORALS ROUND 2 - now with rooms!

Our second round of mock orals will be in the second week back after Easter (week beginning 23rd April). Here are the times at the moment:

Date:              Name:                 Preparation:                   Oral:
23/4               Markus                 10.50 - 11.10   1D31          11.10  1D13
23/4               Jess                     11.00 - 11.20   1D31          11.20  1D13
23/4               Julianna               11.10 - 11.30   1D31          11.30  1D27a
23/4               Martha                 11.30 - 11.50   1D9            11.50  1D27a
23/4               Charlotte A          11.40 - 12.00    1D9           12.00  1D27a
23/4               Olivia                   11.50 - 12.10   1D9           12.10  1D27a
23/4               Emma                  12.00 - 12.20    1D9           12.20  1D27a
23/4               Claudia                12.10 - 12.30    1D9           12.30  1D11a
23/4               Melissa                 12.20 - 12.40    1D9           12.40  1D11a
23/4               Antonia                12.30 - 12.50    1D9           12.50   1D11a
23/4               Charlie P              12.40 - 1.00     1E6            1.00    1D11a
23/4               Benedikt              12.50 - 1.10     1E6             1.10   1D11a
23/4               Ale                       1.00 - 1.20      1E6             1.20   1D11a

26/4               Freya                    3.05 - 3.25     1E6            3.25   1D27a
26/4               Nakul                    3.15 - 3.35     1E6            3.35   1D27a
26/4               Malik                    3.25 - 3.45      1E6            3.45   1D27a
26/4               Becky                    3.35 - 3.55     1E6            3.55   1D27a

Let me know if I have made a mistake/you are no longer free when I have scheduled you in.
Rooms are still to be sorted!

WANT TO DEVELOP YOUR VOCABULARY?

If one of your targets is to develop your vocabulary further, then try out this site:
click here. The site tracks your understanding of words and predicts which words you need to work on. Let me know what you think of it...

A2 LITERATURE - modern version of Othello

Definitely worth watching to see how the story has been interpreted and updated by Andrew Davies (alternative readings...):

Annoyingly, you have to watch it in sections:
Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3
Click here for Part 4
Click here for Part 5
Click here for Part 6
Click here for Part 7

A2 COMMS - Objects of Desire

Some of you have already seen this via the old blog - but if you haven't yet seen it, it's good revision material for the exam (Objects of Desire):

A2 LITERATURE: The Othello rap

Recommended by Suzie:

Watch it!

A2 LITERATURE - Othello question

'The mind that undoes him is not Iago's but his own...' (Leavis)
'... no man could resist the circumstances of suspicion which were so artfully suggested to Othello's mind.' (Boswell)

Discuss the validity of these viewpoints in establishing who is to blame for Othello's downfall. Refer to Acts 1-3 only (unless you know the whole play, in which case you can use the whole play in response).

This is the question for the timed piece in tomorrow's (Tuesday's) lesson. You might want to listen to some or all of the debate again (below) to help you prepare. You can use your text for this piece of work.