A2 Literature - Death of a Salesman

Here is a good presentation on Expressionism on Slideshare: click here to find it.
And here is a really good essay about Arthur Miller, with specific focus on Death of a Salesman - a must read! - click here to reach it.

A2 Comms & Culture - Objects of Desire

IB English - Colonialism

Find out more about Britain's colonial rule over Nigeria by reading this: click here.
And here are two very different viewpoints about colonialism & definitely worth a read: click here.

IB English - Yoruba culture in Death & The King's Horseman

Egungun is the Yoruba festival which worships and honours the dead (ancestors). You can see in this clip an example of what it looks and sounds like:



AS Comms - staged NVC

Analyse the use of NVC in these clips:
Clip 1
Clip 2 (one minute in)
Clip 3 (12 seconds in)

How is non verbal communication used to communicate to a public audience?

AS Comms & Culture - NVC

Read this article for an overview of how different cultures use non verbal communication: click here.

AS Lang/Lit - All My Sons Study Guide

This is one of the more decent study guides for All My Sons, which provides an overview, comment on context & some critical responses to the play: click here.

AS Lang/Lit: warm up for 'All My Sons'

IB English - meet Wole Soyinka

Watch this excellent interview with Wole Soyinka, where he reflects on why he writes:
click here to see it.

A2 Literature - Toni Morrison interview

Click here to read an interview with Toni Morrison from The Paris Review.

A2 Comms & Culture: two ways of seeing Britain's colonial past

Here is an interesting article which presents two very different viewpoints about Britain's colonial past: click here to read it. Which argument do you find most persuasive?

AS Comms & Culture - NVC

Watch this clip, from David Mitchell's 'Soapbox' series, where he reflects on how our NVC is often staged for a public audience:

AS Lang Lit: Obama's victory speech

To read a transcript of Obama's victory speech, Click here. How does he use rhetorical devices to affect his audience?

IB English - Death of a Salesman

Click here to read a really good interview with Arthur Miller, where he reflects on Death of a Salesman.

A2 Comms and Culture - Multiculturalism & National Identity

Develop your understanding of key issues relating to Post Colonialism by listening to these programmes from In Our Time, hosted by Melyvn Bragg:

Englishness
Cultural imperialism
Multiculturalism

Each programme lasts for 30 - 45 minutes & they are essential listening... especially if you are aiming for one of the top grades.

Click here to read an article reflecting on 'mixed race Britain' - an interesting read.

IB - Miller / Soyinka

Here's a really good article about Death of a Salesman: click here.

Please make sure that you have Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman ready for classes next week. This week is a transitional week...

A2 Comms & Culture: Cultural identity & globalisation

Explore how your own cultural identity has been constructed: to what extent are you a product of globalisation? (due Friday 16th November)

Read how a previous student answered the question you have been set for homework:
click here to read. The Guardian article which attempts to define globalisation can be found in full here: click here.

AS Lang & Lit: All My Sons

As we begin All My Sons in class, it mght be interesting for you to watch the film trailer to the original film version (1948) of the play:

A2 Literature - The Bluest Eye

Here is a lecture on The Bluest Eye delivered at Yale University  - it takes 50 mins to watch but is worth it:

And here is a link to an essay on race and beauty in TBE, which some of you might want to have a read of (it's not easy but have a go & see what you can take from it): click here to read.