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A Bristol Grammar School revision podcast designed to help you revise for the CIE English Literature IGCSE and the Edexcel Language IGCSE.... more
FAQs about BGS English Revision Podcast:How many episodes does BGS English Revision Podcast have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.
September 30, 2024Literature Paper 3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream 1.1 - Dramatic openingMs Yem and Mr Forster discuss a question on the dramatic opening of Act 1, Scene 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.Don't forget to download the revision handout here: AMND - Act 1 scene 1 -Dramatic Moment.docx...more28minPlay
April 25, 2024Literature Paper 1 - Prose - Purple Hibiscus - ViolenceMs Yemenakis and Mr Forster discuss an extract question on violence in Chapter 11. Don't forget to download the handout here....more28minPlay
April 15, 2024Literature Paper 3 - Bonus Bites - Animal Imagery in 'Othello'In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez’s essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will re......more13minPlay
April 15, 2024Literature Paper 3 - Bonus Bites - Iago as the devil in 'Othello'In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez’s essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will re......more7minPlay
April 15, 2024Literature Paper 3 - Bonus Bites - The motif of infection in 'Othello'In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question. Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez’s essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will r......more9minPlay
April 15, 2024Literature Paper 3 - Bonus Bites - Religious language and imagery in 'Othello'In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez’s essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will re......more12minPlay
April 15, 2024Literature Paper 3 - Bonus Bites - The motif of light and dark in 'Othello'In our Bonus Bites episodes, we explore a single theme, idea, or motif in a short lecture. These are not exemplar essays. Rather, you should think of them as ideas you could transplant into different essays that you write—especially if you are tackling the whole text question.Don't forget to download the handout here.The following lecture is an excerpt from Alexander G. Gonzalez’s essay ‘The Infection and Spread of Evil: Some Major Patterns of Imagery and Language in Othello (1985). I will re......more11minPlay
April 15, 2024Literature Paper 1 - Prose - Purple Hibiscus - Father AmadiTwo of our Year 11 students, Amelie and Evie, present a podcast on the presentation of Father Amadi. Don't forget to download the handout here. This is a great way to revise. Why don't you take a past question on the novel and write your own essay plan along the same lines? You could even record a podcast with a friend if you wanted. Here are a few questions you could try: PH - Ending.docx; PH- Papa's-Death-Phone-Call.docx; PH - The-Painting.docx; PH - Tense-and-Shocking-Moment......more17minPlay
March 12, 2024Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Snowdrop'Ms Yemenakis and Ms Yemenakis discuss 'Snowdrop'. Don't forget to download the handout here....more20minPlay
March 12, 2024Literature Paper 1 - Poetry - Ted Hughes - 'Football at Slack'Mr Forster and Ms Yemenakis talk about 'Football at Slack'. Don't forget to download the handout here....more23minPlay
FAQs about BGS English Revision Podcast:How many episodes does BGS English Revision Podcast have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.