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RevisionPod - English revision made easy.Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpodEvery week, Mr Forster and Mr Gallie bring you a dose of high energy revision to help you achieve the best possible marks in your English GCSE's. Each episode will look at a different question from your set texts and explore how we would analyse the language and contextual factors and how you can then use this knowledge to boost your essay writing. Click on the bio of each episode to download your GCSE RevisionPod han ...
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Our tenth episode on Romeo and Juliet means that we are starting to explore some of the more niche questions that could come up. But remember, just because this question is an unlikely one, there is a whole lot of stuff in here that could be used in other essa…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe A dear friend in your time of need, or a traitor and a coward? No, not a question about Mr Forster - although, you'd have a point - but instead an exploration of a seemingly minor but actually very important character within the play: the Friar. Download the a…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Fate... the idea that everything is predestined, that the very fact that you are here listening to this podcast was somehow preordained and written into the cosmos. Hopefully you will find the next twenty-five minutes less painful than …
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe You can't really write about A Christmas Carol without getting into Dickens' social message; so why not turn it into an entire essay, we thought. Enjoy! Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LeEqKrpEIe-4Djdnet7PXjEaHQ_…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Can you become a better person without the help of four spirits? Perhaps so, but it might not be as fun or filled with powerful imagery. Lock in for a spooky journey, as we look at how you turn Dickens' ghostly figures into a top level response. Get the hand o…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Hope is a beautiful thing. It rings through Dickens' novella like the bells of Christmas day, but is it the right kind of hope? Let's look at how a relatively simple idea can be transformed into a top-level essay response. Get the hand out here: https://drive.…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe The best essays will move around a text and show a detailed understanding of the work as a whole. And you will need to be able to do this to ace this question. Can a man who murders his king be called a hero? In order to be a true villain, do you perhaps need …
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Death, death and more death. But does it have to be as gloomy as all that? Mr Forster and Mr Gallie explore how your essay on death in A Christmas Carol may have a surprisingly uplifting vibe. Get the hand out here: https://drive.google…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Happiness, the key to a long and... happy life. In this episode we look at the many forms happiness takes in the novella and ask what does it really mean to be happy (hint: it's not about money!). Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MmGVFxk…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe An unlikey character question? Perhaps, but one that may unlock interesting ideas for other questions as well. We explore the significance of the Nurse and how you could use her to explore the deeper themes in the play. Get the hand out…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe A change is as good as the rest, they say. But is that true for our star-cross'd lovers? Mr Forster and Mr Gallie explore how you would construct and execute a top level essay on what Shakespeare's tragedy teaches us about the power of change. Get the hand out…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe In this episode of RevisionPod, we look at Macbeth and Banquo's contrasting attitudes to the supernatural and what it can tell us about beliefs at the time (hint: don't trust those witches!). Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hjc-y0fuRkQa…
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A nice cheery one for you today listeners, as we explore the theme of death in Romeo and Juliet! Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Get the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGOFqnVS99TzJLhXY_nINm2kg2vrN6Og/view?usp=sharing Follow us on X: @Grevisionpod Email us: englishrevisionpo…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe This week, we use the same extract to look at how the writer has structured the text to interest us as a reader. Remember that magic question: when do things change and why? Here is the handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10NfhujHJ…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe In this episode, we take you through how to analyse the writer's use of language for AQA Language Paper 1, question 2. Here is a link to the handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HxXHR--EtLV6wzh-GaylEhijPm9E2lt0/view?usp=sharing And…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, revision podders! We hope you enjoy this episode on one of Shakespeare's most interesting characters: Juliet. As ever, you can download the spectacularly helpful handout right here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C8QuEjM…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 9 episodes! 9 whole episodes--you lucky, lucky revisers! This week we look at Eric, his terrible deeds and Priestley's perhaps uncomfortable presentation of him at the play's end. Can a modern audience still relate to this message in the same way? We explore a…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe This episode we look at the role of pride in the older Birling's failure to learn Priestley's message. To what extent does their belief that they are simply better than Eva Smith play into their eventual downfall? Download the hand out here: https://drive.goog…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe We explore how Gerald, in spite of having some fragments of good within him, ultimately is unable to learn the lessons he needs to learn. Download the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z29wWoIZEoXlIFb_y0AQN0lu4PjGBV9N Follow us on Twitter Email …
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. Download the all import…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe What does it mean to be brave? Neither Mr Forster nor Mr Gallie have much of an idea, but thankfully Shakespeare does! Download the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tEDN-LstVhctUSOQHwH6Vorr4Zw-Pgn_/view?usp=drivesdk Follow us on Twitter @GRevisi…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpod Download the hand out here: https://driv…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Two men of science, and yet so different... but also very similar. A man who sees himself as greater than God but also akin to Satan: Jekyll and Hyde is nothing if not full of delicious paradoxes. So sit back, download the hand out, and allow us to explore the…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 port…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 hand out here: https://tinyurl.com/y2qsrszk Email: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com Foll…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 quest…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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://w…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 Twitter @GRevisionpod Email us: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com Su…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 Twitter @GRevision…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 Twitter @GRevisionpod Email us: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com Subcsribe to GCSE Englis…
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Subcsribe 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…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Hope you are all feeling good and ready for literature paper 2 tomorrow. Here is a last minute podcast to help you out. Best of luck! Follow us @GRevisionpod Email us: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzs…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Best of luck for tomorrow! Here are some last little bits and bobs to help you with your final day’s revising. Follow us on Twitter @GRevsionpod Email us: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 p…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 a…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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, questi…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. Follow us on Twitter @GRevisi…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpod Contact us …
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 b…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. N.B. if you go to the school where we teac…
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Subscriber-only episode Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 …
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpod Email us: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com Download the two han…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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. Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpod email us: englishrevisionpod@gmail.com And download the two…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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 E…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe 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'. Follow us on Twitter @GRevisionpod Email us: englishrevision…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Happy half term! What better way to relax than by easing your worries about the hardest (and, arguably, the worst--at least according to Mr Forster) poem in the anthology: 'Tissue'? Will you let the 'light / shine through' your revision notes? Will the pages o…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Happy half term! Enjoy your time off but don't slack off that all important revision. Here's a little something to help you. This episode, we look at how we would compare the chaos and confusion of war in 'Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'Bayonet Charge'. The…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Welcome to your Monday dose of GCSE English RevisionPod. Today we look at how power can be abused, and we're not just talking about the fact that Mr Forster has seized control of the podcast! Download the hand out here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Zt…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe Happy mocks day to those of you who have just got your results! Today we continue our whirlwind ride through Power and Conflict, looking at the way nature is represented as both beautiful and dangerous. How does one stand tall in the face of a storm? Why, by s…
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Subcsribe to GCSE English Revisionpod + here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/227488/subscribe These next two episodes of GCSE Revision Pod are going to work slightly differently. Mr Forster and Mr Gallie take the same poem, 'Kamikaze', and explore two different ways of answering the same question. Hopefully this will show how important it is to think a…
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