AS Lang Lit: All My Sons

Click here for the Prezi that Kunal used for his presentation on Tragedy.


Here's the trailer for the original film version of All My Sons (1948):

A2 Comms - Two very different viewpoints about immigration in the news today...

Click here to read a report in The Guardian about the impact of recent immigration on the economy - definitely worth reading. For an alternative attitude towards immigration, click here to read about the Daily Express's 'crusade' (their words, not mine) against continued immigration from the EU.

AS COMMS - 500 word coursework checklist

CHECKLIST: 500 WORD INVESTIGATION

Have you:                                                              Yes/No/Not consistently

Included the topic at the top of the piece (e.g. Stories of my life; Education)?
Included your own title underneath this?
Ensured the font style is consistent throughout?
Blocked your paragraphs?
Spell checked it & ensured it is as accurate as it can be?
Written as clearly and concisely as you can? (it shouldn’t be a battle to understand what you are saying)
Explained clearly right at the start what your investigation is about?
Ensured that every paragraph is focused on what you are investigating? (Don’t wander off topic!)
Used Comms & Culture terminology where there are opportunities to do so? (Use bookmark!)
Applied theory? Which?
Had a go at challenging theory?
Analysed rather than described? (how? why? effect?)
Presented a sense of development in your thinking? (Ideally the investigation should read like a journey)
Included your name and a word count?

A2 Comms - District 9

Click here for the Padlet page on District 9. Please post two comments (2 separate boxes) - one about the film and one in relation to your broader discussion question. Don't forget to start with your name so that I can see that you've all done it! For Friday ...

A2 Comms - Immigration to the UK

Lord Kitchener: London is the place for me

Click here for the link to Socrative (then click 'student log in' at the top of the page).

Padlet Immigration Wall

Extension work: I really recommend that you listen to this radio programme about Multicultural Britain. It lasts about 30 minutes and features Stuart Hall, a leading Postcolonial academic (himself part of the Windrush generation). Click here to play the programme (it can't be downloaded, so do it on wifi).

AS Comms - Applying the course so far to a comedy sketch

Which aspects of the course studied so far can we apply to this sketch?

A2 Comms & Culture: Edward Said

 

Omid Djalili

 

Edward Said & Orientalism