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Hosted by Mr Baugh, this series will support you with both English Literature and English Language. Each week we’ll tackle some of the trickiest aspects of your set texts — including Lord of the Flies, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, and the poetry anthology — while also developing the key reading and writing skills you need for success in the Language exams.
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In this episode of Study Sessions, we turn to the half-term Lady Macbeth task: 'Lady Macbeth is a female character who changes'. Using the work of literary critic Marjorie Garber as inspiration, we consider her 'loss of affect' and attempts to eliminate her capacity for feeling, a capacity that ultimately returns with destructive power in Act 5. Use this episode to support your completion of our half-term Paper 1 revision during the February break.
In this episode, designed to tie in with our weekly exam preparation homework, we discuss Wordsworth's poem Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 and how we can turn thinking into insightful reading and analysis. This episode isn't about telling you what the poem means, but focuses on the questions confident and successful students ask of an unseen poem to make it meaningful.
In this episode, we turn to Week 15 in your exam preparation booklet and the poem Eating Poetry. The episode focuses on how to approach the task, how to think like a successful student and then apply this thinking within our generic structure. Use the episode in conjunction with your teacher's guidance and scaffolds to ensure your response is the best it can be!
In this episode, we break down a clear, repeatable approach to the single-poem unseen poetry task in AQA English Literature Paper 2, Section C. Using Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken as our unseen poem, we model how to move from first reading to conceptual understanding, analyse the title, and track meaning across the beginning, middle, and end of the poem. The episode also explains how to select key quotations, interpret abstract ideas such as choice and hindsight, and shape a short, effective conclusion. Use this episode alongside your teacher’s guidance to support your Week 14 exam preparation and to practise writing a focused, high-quality response under exam conditions.
In this short episode, we explore An Inspector Calls and its central theme: social responsibility. Designed to be listened to in a single sitting, we look at key characters, quotations and how Priestley articulates his message of social responsibility, human connection and the wider consequences of our individual actions.Use as part of your broader English exam preparation and revision.
In this episode, we explore how Piggy’s belief that “life is scientific” reveals his faith in reason and progress, and how that belief leads him to deny responsibility for Simon’s death. By linking this quotation to Piggy’s claim that Simon “asked for it,” the episode shows how rational thinking can be used to excuse violence, and how Golding challenges modern confidence in civilisation throughout Lord of the Flies.
In this episode, we explore the chilling character of Roger in Lord of the Flies and tackle the central question: Does Roger change, or is his cruelty simply revealed? Through close analysis of five key moments — from calling for a vote to the murder of Piggy — we argue that Roger doesn’t descend into savagery… he’s simply unmasked. This is essential listening to support your completion of this week's homework task and for any students preparing for exams or interested in Golding’s brutal vision of human nature.
In this episode of Study Sessions, we take a clear, structured look at Imtiaz Dharker’s Tissue: an overview of the poem’s ideas, an analysis of the title, and a close reading of three key quotations. Designed to support Week 9 of your Exam Preparation booklets, the episode ends with some helpful points of comparison to Shelley’s Ozymandias — another powerful poetic exploration of identity.
1In this episode, we walk through the twelve most important quotations from Macbeth that every student should know before their mock exam. Each quotation is explored in play order, with clear context, precise word-level analysis, and ambitious thematic links across the play.This episode will help you strengthen your understanding of Macbeth’s tragic journey—from heroic warrior to “dead butcher”—and give you the language and ideas needed to write confident, well-structured exam responses.Perfect for last-minute revision ahead of Wednesday's mock exam!Featured quotations:“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”“Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires.”“Unsex me here.”“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.”“Vaulting ambition.”“Is this a dagger which I see before me…?”“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”“A little water clears us of this deed.”“Macbeth does murder sleep.”“Out, damned spot!”“Signifying nothing.”“This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen.”
A shorter, focused episode exploring Carol Ann Duffy’s War Photographer and the emotional, moral, and psychological effects of war. Includes title analysis, three key quotations with word-level exploration, and comparison links to Remains, Poppies, Exposure, and Bayonet Charge from the AQA Power and Conflict anthology.
In this episode of Study Sessions, we turn to Week 6 and the description of a hot air balloon scene. The episode takes our typical approach to idea generation from the stimulus image, before moving onto the AQA descriptive cycle. Use this episode, in conjunction with your teacher's gold dust on Google Classroom, to produce a highly-successful descriptive response! Handout link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pPkhtcuDgtbyIeC_q4DtYpWQU5Ea2NbY/view?usp=drive_link
In this episode of The Key Three, we explore the key themes of happiness and joy in A Christmas Carol, considering how they link to Dickens' overall message of social responsibility and compassion. From Fezziwig's warmth and generosity to the Cratchit's familiar love, we trace joy and happiness across the entirety of the key. Use this episode as part of your homework preparation and revision!
In this week's video, I cover some misconceptions around present participles and tense, how to avoid writing a cliched horror story instead of an original description, and how we might plan and sequence our responses. The link to the slides used in this video, including all the sentence scaffolds, is available here.
In this episode of Study Sessions: The Key Three, I'm exploring our Week 5 homework comparing the power of nature in Storm on the Island and The Prelude. In this episode, I recap both poems, their titles and three essential quotations from both texts. Using this episode to support your homework completion will ensure you are practising being successful in your responses. Don't forget that we have our mock exams straight after the October break, and poetry will feature! Rehearsing the approach needed when you're in the exam hall will make the whole experience far more valuable and far less daunting!
In this episode of Study Sessions, we turn to Week 4 and the description of an underwater scene. The episode takes our typical approach to idea generation from the stimulus image, before moving onto the AQA descriptive cycle. Use this episode, in conjunction with your teacher's gold dust on Google Classroom, to produce a highly-successful descriptive response!Handout link here.
In this episode of Study Sessions, we explore how Shakespeare presents ambition as a dangerous and destructive force in Macbeth. Linking directly to your homework for Week 4, we examine “vaulting ambition” in detail and connect it to three more key quotations across the play: “Stars, hide your fires” (Act 1 Scene 4), “To be thus is nothing” (Act 3 Scene 1), and “Signifying nothing” (Act 5 Scene 5). Together, these moments reveal how ambition tempts, corrupts, and ultimately consumes Macbeth.
In this episode of Study Sessions, we explore Week 3 of the GCSE English homework booklet. You are tasked with writing a description of a celebration, inspired by a bustling street scene packed with people leaning from balconies and watching a parade below. We use our metacognitive framework — Observe, Associate, Sequence, Tone — to unpack the image and model how to turn it into a vivid piece of descriptive writing. You’ll also hear sentence-level scaffolds following the AQA descriptive cycle (Inform → Describe → Reflect → React → Connect), giving you a clear structure to shape four powerful paragraphs: Wide view of the street – first impressions and atmosphere. Balconies and people – faces, flags, anticipation building. Street level and the parade – rhythm, sound, colour, energy. Quiet hush afterwards – the aftermath, silence, reflection. By the end of this session, you’ll have the tools to create a polished, exam-ready piece of writing! 👉 For more support, check your Google Classroom page for resources and scaffolds.
In this Key Three mini-episode of Study Sessions, we explore how William Blake’s London exposes the abuse of power – linking directly to Week 3 of your exam preparation booklet.This episode focuses on three essential quotations – plus a close reading of the title – to show how Blake attacks abuses of power in the city:The title London → the whole city as a symbol of corruption“Charter’d street” → those in power control even what should be free“Mind-forg’d manacles” → people are chained mentally and physically“Marriage hearse” → institutions that should bring hope instead bring despairThe power word for this episode is oppression, explored as the abuse of power. By the end, you’ll see how Blake uses language to reveal how the rich and powerful in London crush ordinary people.Perfect support for your homework and exam preparation.
In this Study Session, we break down exactly how to approach AQA’s descriptive writing task. Learn how to avoid common errors (like sentence fragments and tense shifts), why third person is your best choice, and how to generate and organise ideas. We’ll plan a descriptive piece step by step using the AQA cycle — Inform → Describe → Reflect → React → Connect — and turn it into a crafted response with forward movement.The handout to accompany this episode is available via this link.
In this Key Three mini-episode of Study Sessions, we explore the theme of social responsibility in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.Designed to help you tackle the homework task with confidence, this shorter episode focuses on three essential quotations – one from the beginning, one from the middle, and one from the end of the novella. We’ll look at:Scrooge’s cold dismissal of the poor as “surplus population”The Ghost of Christmas Present’s warnings, including the figures of Ignorance and WantScrooge’s final promise to “honour Christmas” and live a life of generosityBy the end of the episode, you’ll see how Dickens uses Scrooge’s journey to argue that society has a duty to care for its most vulnerable members.Perfect for quick, focused revision – one theme, three key quotations, and a clear path to exam success.
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