Study & Exam Skills for English Literature
Unless a link is provided, all the resources listed below are in the Library.
Ask Rachel if you would like any help finding them.
Unless a link is provided, all the resources listed below are in the Library.
Ask Rachel if you would like any help finding them.
ISBN: 9781107468023. This is the recommended textbook for your course. A copy is in the Library shelved at 800 ATH.
Your course textbook recommends this as further reading – “the best starting point for anyone wanting to learn more about the discipline of English literature.” A copy is in the Library shelved at 820.7 EAG.
Luke McBratney offers tips and advice for crafting a high-scoring, purposeful opening to your essay. English Review, September 2020.
In the fourth of our series on writing and exam skills, Cathy O’Neill suggests ways in which you can make the most of open book exams at A-level. English Review, April 2020.
It’s tempting to think there’s a formula out there for the perfect essay, but it’s more about getting into the right frame of mind. Emagazine, issue 57.
Explains how you can avoid plagiarism and ensure that you discuss your texts using your own voice. English Review, volume 20 issue 1.
Using student examples from Othello, Blake and Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Luke McBratney demonstrates how you need to make a strong argument and answer the question in full in order to meet the assessment objectives. English Review, November 2020.
Focusing on a poem by Seamus Heaney, this article shows how you can use approaches to novels and plays to further your appreciation of poems. English Review, volume 27 issue 3.
Advice on how to read around your subject area and helps answer the question, ‘Why would you want to?’ English Review, volume 26 issue 4.
Your course textbook recommends this as further reading – “a staple of student reading lists…it is a lovely and thought-provoking read. A copy is in the Library shelved at 801.9 EAG.
You know you’d like to read more – but where do you start? And how do you make the most of the reading you do? Emagazine, issue 54.
This brief set of prompts and ideas offers you some tools for thinking and writing about character in a more analytical and rigorous way. Emagazine, issue 76.
Advice on how to write effectively about poetry – particularly helpful for discussing William Blake and your chosen coursework poetry. English Review, volume 25 issue 4.
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