Those of you who have been following us for a while will notice that this isn’t my usual segment. Back in the dark ages of 2017, I did a series ‘Beating the Block with G’, which pretty much turned into self-care tips. Because of that, I’m labelling it as it is. One of the most … Continue reading
As I’m sure anyone will tell you, our education system is not without its flaws. However, a pretty much worldwide problem is the lack of recognition that we give to creative subjects. We’ve all heard the stereotypes – art majors only do drugs in college and then end up unemployed, English majors are obsessed with … Continue reading
I know we did our A levels months ago now, but I realised that I never got round to finishing this. It’s probably not as extensive as it could have been, if I’d finished it on time, but I figured it was better to post what I had than start making things up. Below are … Continue reading
Well, we made it! Yesterday was A-level results day, and so we joined the rest of the country in finding out our future-defining grades. Nobody ever said that A-levels were easy, but this year, changes impacting the majority of A-level subjects came into effect. As you can imagine, this has meant total chaos for the … Continue reading
According to UCAS, the number of unconditional offers has risen to 7.1% of all offers. Many articles list the rise in unconditional offers as a negative, as though they somehow corrupt the system. However, I would argue the opposite – for many of these students, this is exactly what they need. A levels have been … Continue reading
Happy exam-eve! To celebrate, we’re treating you with TWO revision posts in one day. Just how will you contain your excitement… For other posts on component one check out language acquisition and language and politeness. Accent vs Dialect One of the key areas of this topic is the distinction between accent and dialect. Accent is … Continue reading
Following our current trend of revision posts, we thought we’d cram in as much English Language as possible before the first exam on Wednesday. If you’re revising for component one, you may also find yesterday’s language acquisition post useful. Facework Most concepts about politeness focus on the idea of face; our public self-image that conversations need … Continue reading
If you’re here for the writing posts, this may seem a little abstract to you. However, even if you’re not studying English language like we are, then you may find this useful when it comes to writing young characters. Stages Crying consists entirely of vegetative sounds and crying and begins in the first few weeks of … Continue reading
Yup, more revision. Fun times. You know the drill, if you have any more resources, please comment below. The key thing with this unit is knowledge of different text types. No offence to the hoard of examiners who I’m sure are definitely reading this, but you probably know more about this unit than they do, … Continue reading
So you may have seen my post on the French book Le Silence De La Mer last week. Believe it or not, I’m stupid enough to be taking more than one language A level, and so here are my revision notes on the literary text we’re studying for Spanish. Fortunately, there are a few more … Continue reading
