Surbiton English Lit
By Anthony Sebastian
Surbiton English LitDec 03, 2020
English Clinic: IGCSE LIT P1 - To Kill a Mockingbird
A short clinic on how to approach the IGCSE LIT P1 section on To Kill a Mockingbird. Advice on revision, planning and writing.
English Language exam technique from Bee Huntley - who sat the iGCSE herself this year.
Of Mice and Men: Cruelty and Unhappiness
An Inspector Calls - A Close Look at the Inspector
In this episode, we take a close look at the character of the Inspector in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'. An ominous figure appearing half way through Act 1 and disappearing half way through Act 3, Priestley allows us to observe the Birling family before, during and after they encounter the Inspector.
An Inspector Calls - Priestley's Politics
In this episode, we take a close look at Priestley's political views and messages. Written in 1945 and set in 1912, Priestley explores the length and breadth of the political spectrum in the first half of the 20th century.
An Inspector Calls - A Close Look at Power and Status
In this episode, we take a close look at the theme of Power and Status in Priestley's drawing room political drama.
An Inspector Calls - A Close Look at Sheila
In this episode, we take a close look at the character of Sheila in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.
An Inspector Calls - Generational Divide
A close look at the generational divide present in Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'.
An Inspector Calls - Social Responsibility
A close look at the central message of social responsibility and how the importance of it is conveyed in Priestley's Post-War masterpiece.
An Inspector Calls - Three Major Divisions
In this episode, we take a sideways look at Priestley's Post-War sociopolitical drama, refracting it through three analytical lenses.
An Inspector Calls - explore the significance of the generational gap.
An Inspector Calls - what is the importance of the Inspector?
An Inspector Calls - How does Priestley explore the theme of Blame?
Memory and childhood in Never Let Me Go part 1
Jade and Grace discuss the themes of memory and childhood in part 1 of the novel.
Science in part 1 of Never Let Me Go
Poppy and Ava discuss how the theme of science is significant in the first part of the novel.
An Inspector Calls - How does Priestley explore the theme of Power and Status?
An Inspector Calls - Explore the significance of Sheila
To Kill a Mockingbird - the final chapters
To Kill A Mockingbird - A Southern Gothic Novel
Social Class in Gothic Literature
Of Mice and Men - Curley's Wife
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn explores the significance of Curley's Wife in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
Gothic Literature: M.R. James
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn gives us an overview of the life and works of Edwardian author M.R. James - famed for his ghost stories. Gladwyn neatly sets James' work in its context and shows how he had a talent for causing terror by playing with the cultural anxieties of the time.
Gothic Literature: The Castle of Otranto
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn introduces us to The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, widely considered to be the first text in the Gothic genre.
Of Mice and Men - Loneliness
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn takes us through the all-important theme of 'loneliness' in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
Of Mice and Men - The Dream
In this episode, Ms Gladwyn explores the theme of 'The Dream' in Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Atticus the Accommodationist
To Kill a Mockingbird - Justice and Injustice (pt 2)
To Kill a Mockingbird - The significance of Aunt Alexandra
To Kill a Mockingbird - What to look out for in Part 1 (Ch1-11)
To Kill a Mockingbird - Context: Why is the American Civil War Still Relevant Today?
To Kill a Mockingbird - Context: What Racist Attitudes Existed in the USA between 1800-1968?
To Kill a Mockingbird - A close look at the first three pages of the novel
Context: The Great Depression in the USA
What is Of Mice and Men about?
What is To Kill a Mockingbird about?
Macbeth - Act 5
A whistlestop tour through each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbeth - Act 4
A whistlestop tour through each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbeth - Act 3
A whistlestop tour through each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbeth - Act 2
A whistlestop tour through each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbeth - Act 1
A whistlestop tour through each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
A Christmas Carol - Chapter 5
A whistlestop tour through a key chapter from Dicken's famous Christmas novella. Presenters include Mr Sebastian and Ms Croom of St. Philomena's School.
A Christmas Carol - Chapter 4
A whistlestop tour through a key chapter from Dicken's famous Christmas novella. Presenters include Mr Sebastian and Ms Croom of St. Philomena's School.
A Christmas Carol - Chapter 3
A whistlestop tour through a key chapter from Dicken's famous Christmas novella. Presenters include Mr Sebastian and Ms Croom of St. Philomena's School.
A Christmas Carol - Chapter 2
A whistlestop tour through a key chapter from Dicken's famous Christmas novella. Presenters include Mr Sebastian and Ms Croom of St. Philomena's School.
A Christmas Carol - Chapter 1
A whistlestop tour through one the key chapters of Dicken's text. Presenters include Mr Sebastian and Ms Croom of St. Philomena's School.