A2 Comms - preparing for the formal assessment (Oct 12th)

A2 Comms - Marxist analysis

The following will give you an idea of how we can do Marxist readings of contemporary cultural texts.

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Marxist analysis of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Marxist analysis of Orange is the The New Black

GCSE - How to approach Paper 1

How to approach Paper 1, Section A

Part 1

Part 2

A2 Comms - Consolidating Marxism

This week's homework: watch the documentary below and pull out the key NEW (to you) ideas made in relation to Marx's ideas:

A2 Comms - Neoliberalism

This is the homework following our 2nd lesson together (21st September).

As we discussed in class, Capitalism is on a continuum:

The type of Capitalism that dominates much of Western society today is called Neoliberalism.

Watch this video, which introduces Neoliberalism, and write down between 3 and 5 important points made.

A2 Comms - Consolidate & develop your understanding of Capitalism

A2 Comms - Welcome back!

A2 Comms - welcome back!

Welcome back to A2 Comms  - this blog is the place to come for extra help as well as for extension work to push you harder.

There is a course book for A2, which you might want to buy:

AQA Comms & Culture (click here for link to Amazon)

If you are looking for other texts to buy to help support your study in the second year, you might consider the following:

Marx: a very short introduction (Amazon link)
Postcolonialism: a very short introduction (Amazon link)
Advice from previous A2 students: click here

GCSE English - Welcome!

Welcome to GCSE!

Here is a reminder of how you will be assessed this year:



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There is also a GCSE English Language text book/work book we would recommend you buying, to help support your learning outside of the classroom. It is currently only £3.89 on Amazon - click below to find out more:

Click here