GCSE English RevisionPod

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To listen to the rest of this episode, don't forget to subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: We look at how through the depiction of Eva Smith and, to a lesser extent, Sheila, Priestley's play argues that the treatment of women is one of the many things that much change if we want to make a better world. Follow us on X:...

If you want to listen to the rest of this episode, subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: What does it mean to be brave? Neither Mr Forster nor Mr Gallie have much of an idea, but thankfully Shakespeare does! Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishrevisionpod?igsh=MWlxNnIweXQzbmtzbQ=...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: We explore the way Dickens presents the disastrous consequences, both for ourselves and others, of not taking social responsibility but also the chance for redemption if we do take it. Download the handout here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tWhJSMQT1RZ8EaTNZ4LsJpNIL8bFyPHX/view?usp=drives...

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Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We hope you have all had a fantastic festive period and are super excited to get back to some hardcore revision. And what better way to start than with a look at Shakespeare's seemingly obvious portrayal of morality in 'Macbeth'? As with al...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Two poems today that explore the changing nature of parent child relationships, featuring one of Mr Forster’s top ten favourite words ever - you have been warned. Download the handout here: https://tinyurl.com/y2qsrszk Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagra...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Welcome back podders! After a beautiful summer break, we hope you are all ready to get your teeth into some serious revision. This week, we embark on the other AQA poetry cluster: Love and Relationships. Specifically, we have a look at this summer's exam question and talk about how doome...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: In the absence of his dear friend Mr Forster, Mr Gallie takes you through everything you need for Language Paper 2, Question 5.  Download the all-important pack right here: https://tinyurl.com/y449jfl9 Click here for examples of opinion based writing: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/commentisf...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Almost there! Keep on revising, revisers. Here’s a podcast to help you where we tackle AQA Language Paper 2, Question 4. Download the essential pack here: https://tinyurl.com/y449jfl9 Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishrevisionpod?igsh=MWlxN...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Welcome back, revisers! Today we take on AQA Language Paper 2, Question 2. You will need the revision pack which you will find here: https://tinyurl.com/y449jfl9 Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englishrevisionpod?igsh=MWlxNnIweXQzbmtzbQ==   Emai...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Our second pod of the day looks at question 3 in AQA’s Language Paper 2 and gives you an opportunity to practise those analytical skills. You will need the revision pack which can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/y449jfl9 Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Follow us on Instagram: https://ww...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe In an ideal world, you would improve your writing by reading many novels over a period of many years. But do listen in to get some advice on what you can do to revise for this question. The handout is crucial this week: https://tinyurl.com/y46ovdrx And do also download the general Language Paper 1 revision gu...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: All aboard the language train. In this episode we tackle question four. Lots of marks available and we tell you how to get them! Download the essential hand out here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_0orantjC4iKTi5CFkEQ6HWy2axgS4k3 And the Paper 1 revision pack here: https://drive.google.co...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: It’s time to step back, waaaaay back. So far back that you can observe the overall shape and structure of the extract. Put down your language analysis microscope, step back and enjoy the view. Forget about the effect of individual words and phrases and think about where the writer is pointing...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: It’s time to make the leap—the leap across borders and boundaries into a new world both beautiful and terrifying in equal measure. That’s right, we speak, of course, about the leap from literature to language. This week we tackle AQA language paper one, question two. Make sure you download th...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Happy last day of term! A little treat to send you off on your holid... revision break! Here we take a look at perhaps the most important character in the whole play--even though we never actually see her onstage. And, of course, you can d ownload the handout here: https://drive.google.com/op...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: We all need to take more responsibility--both for those around us and, equally as crucially, for our GCSE revision. This Podcast will help, perhaps not so much with the former but certainly with the latter. And, of course, download the handout here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vLoSqatye...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Back we plunge into the murderous world of Scottish power games. This week, we take a look at Shakespeare’s presentation of Lady Macbeth. Is she a witchlike being, consumed completely by evil thoughts, or a victim of a cruel patriarchal society? Or perhaps a bit of both? And, of course, downl...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: A man governed by fate or an ambitious demon who makes his own choices? But enough about Mr Forster, today we are looking at an essay about choice in 'Macbeth'. You will also learn about our favourite weather systems. Download the handout here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wO9i...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: For the third time, we plunge into murky waters aboard the good ship Unseen Poetry. This week's poem features some quite explicit material, although it is nowhere near as disgusting as Mr Forster’s onomatopoeia and for this we can only apologise. And download not one, but two(!) handouts...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: Unseen poetry round two! Make sure you pause the podcast and have a go at analysing the poem before you listen to us to make sure you get the full unseen experience. Download the two handouts below: Here is the handout on how to analyse any unseen poem: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EmvEG...

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: It's big, it's bold, it's fresh... it's unseen . New format this week to help you with the skills you need to face the unseen poetry section of your literature exams. And download the two... that's right! TWO handouts here: How to analyse unseen poetry: https://drive....

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: We made it! It's been a journey, one filled with endless power struggles and conflict... and that was just us arguing over who got to host the pod. Our final Power and Conflict pod looks at the representation of identity in 'Checking Out Me History' and 'The Emigree'....

Subscribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Episode summary: We are almost there! Keep with us, dear listener, as we near the end of our journey into power and conflict. This week, we look at the presentation of regret in both 'Remains' and 'War Photographer'. And, of course, download the all important handout here:   https://drive....