A2 Lit: An Arundel Tomb

Arundel Tomb in Chichester Cathedral

A2 Lit - CW questions

A2 LITERATURE COURSEWORK TITLES

SPRING 2013

1.    “How we see the world defines our experience of it.”

Compare how Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller explore the power of perception in their texts.

2.    “It is the inability to reconcile our hopes and dreams with the reality presented by everyday life which makes our suffering inevitable.”

Compare Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Larkin’s Collected Poems and Miller’s Death of a Salesman in the light of this statement: to what extent do you think it is valid?

3.    “All relationships are selfish.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller present relationships: do they draw the same conclusion as the opinion offered here?

4.    “Time is a promise, a threat and a burden.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller present the effects of time passing on both the individual and society.

5.    “All writing is a form of social commentary.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to comment on their respective societies.

6.    “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” (Albert Camus)

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to explore the ways that we attempt to create meaning for our lives.

First draft due: 28^th February 2013

IB - Existentialism & Pozzo and Lucky

If you want to learn more about Existentialism, click here to listen to a radio discussion about it.

Here's the photo of our work on Pozzo & Lucky:

IB English - Two men looking at the moon

'Two Men Looking at the Moon' (1825 - 30) by Friedrich : this painting was apparently one of Beckett's influences when writing Waiting for Godot.

A2 Comms & Culture - cw links

Jennifer, one for you: click here, and here.
Dara, for you: click here

AS & A2 Comms & Culture - Technology & identity

Here's an excellent article from the BBC about how new technology is changing the way we form our own identities: click here to read.

AS Language & Literature - Spoken Word

How many of the above terms do you know the meaning of?

A2 Literature: Your comments about Larkin's poems

Here are the links to the wall where I want you to post your comments (2 each!) about the poem you explored in Thursday's lesson:

Mr Bleaney
Talking in Bed
High Windows

You might want to return to these walls once we start the coursework and see whether any of the comments can help you in your planning...

NEW!
Toads
Wild Oats
Ambulances
Vers de Societe

A2 Comms & Culture - coursework links

One for you, Zoe.
Jennifer, click here, here and here.
Jamie, one for you
Suecaina, click here
Amna, one for you
Laura, article on Barbie, and another here.
Tom, interesting report for you
Hannah, one for you
Anna, here's one for you.

A2 Literature - comparing context

AS Comms - the dangers of high self esteem

Is too much self-confidence bad for you? Click here to read an interesting article based on a recent study with American students.

A2 Literature - Philip Larkin

This is one of the best websites I have found for Larkin - it includes biography, some of the poems (annotated) and some essays by literary critics; make sure that you use it! Click here to reach it...

A2 Literature - Philip Larkin

Watch this documentary about Philip Larkin to get an excellent sense of the man and his thoughts about his poetry ( it's in 3 parts):

A2 Literature - Miller interview

Click here to read a really good interview with Arthur Miller, which includes some excellent insights about Death of a Salesman - could be really useful for the coursework!