Click Download OWC Mrs Dalloway Introductionto read the Introduction to the Oxford World Classics Edition of Mrs Dalloway, by David Bradshaw.
Good For
Developing more sophisticated ideas and analysis.
Explaining the significance of context and themes.
Aiming for Top Band marks.
Click on these documents for accessible explanations of some of the meanings in the text. The pages come from an A-Level guidebook on the text. They are first but essential steps and should not be viewed as sophisticated analysis.
Click for Mrs Dalloway - The Beginning
Click for Mrs Dalloway - The Middle
Click for Mrs Dalloway - The End
Click on Mrs Dalloway - What happens (summmaries) and Characters
A section by section reminder of what happens in the text and who everyone is.
Useful for - Understanding the plot of the text & Analysing the structure of the text.
Not so good for - Explaining deeper ideas and meanings.
Click on this post to see a several model answers - ranging from a Band 2 - Band 6.
Reading others' work is the best way to develop your own abilities. The most effective way to use this post is to print them off and read them carefully. Play spot the difference - can you identify what makes an essay a Band 5 instead of a Band 4 .
Continue reading "A2 Comparative Coursework: What does a successful essay look like?" »
Dear all
The lesson today involves acquiring knowledge from the anthology.
Follow the link in my tool-bar to the A2 Coursework Section and choose several of the articles to focus on.
Store this knowledge effectively and THINK about the ideas.
Take the survey ... it will shape next week's learning
Click for the quotes ---
Download Mid way twitter quotations
Please post comments below - use a literary alias for anonymity.
Then ... comment on another's post - give them feedback from the success criteria above.
E.g. "I thought that your explanation of how the public spaces coveyed anxiety was really interesting - could you speculate about how Virginia Woolf might be exploring
other themes and anxieties that are tied up with this to add depth".
1) Epiphanies: Please post your epiphanies below (anonymously) so that we can have a look.
2) Reflect on what you were trying to achieve and then speculate as to what Virginia Woolf's purpose(s) were. It is important to be as precise as possible, and choose the most accurate verbs that you can to convey to view.
e.g.
Virginia Woolf repeatedly symbolises the characters' thought processes using extensive imagery.
Virginia Woolf invites us to sympathise with a range of characters.
Virginia Woolf develops a tangible feeling of place and prioritises characterising the city of London above any individual.
3) How you would describe the themes or ideas beneath the plot of Mrs Dalloway. Develop some increasingly precise and provocative interpretations. Check Twitter for some of my ideas.
Post your epiphanies below ...
Really annoying missing apostrophe!
Please post responses as a comment below:
Before you start - use my Twitter Feed @cherwellenglish to see which quotations I feel might be useful. Look especially for #pov #london #england #experience #focalise.
I really recommend that you start a Twitter feed of your own today - to store and organise significant quotations. Or, use my quotations to start your own commonplace book. Probably best to print them out.
Find where these fall in the text and on your map (you may want to add the most useful). You can use the online e-book to help. Try looking for 'Dalloway' in my 'Categories' section.
Homework - for 21st November - please print out 2 developed paragraphs responding to this question. Need TEPE - search the blog.
