Directed Independent Learning_ English Literature by Rob Pollard

Critical Reading

robpollard — 2022-08-30 12:00:19 UTC

Emag is available through the LRC and is geared to A Level students with lots of interesting and accessible articles for you to read. Look out for articles on your core texts too...

Critical Reading

robpollard — 2022-08-30 12:03:04 UTC

Emag is available through the LRC and is geared to A Level students with lots of interesting and accessible articles for you to read. Look out for articles on your core texts too...

Love Through the Ages_ An Introduction to Historical Contexts

jenpierce1 — 2022-08-30 12:17:34 UTC

robpollard — 2022-10-04 14:59:06 UTC

Revise terminology

robpollard — 2022-10-04 14:59:27 UTC

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Learning Resource Centre Catalogue_ find books here

robpollard — 2022-10-04 15:06:10 UTC

Planet e-stream_ films and documentaries

robpollard — 2022-10-04 15:10:09 UTC

Extended Reading- available from the yellow zone desk. Postcolonial Novel about WW1

robpollard — 2022-10-12 19:22:47 UTC

Extended Reading- Canonical WW1 Literature. Copies available from the yellow zone desk.

robpollard — 2022-10-12 19:23:44 UTC

robpollard — 2022-11-01 06:32:54 UTC

An excellent discussion of the life and poetry of Wilfred Owen.

The Poems of Wilfred Owen

2022-11-01 06:34:05 UTC

Wilfred Owen | Poetry Foundation

A WW1 Literary Classic now a Five Star Film- New to Netflix

2022-11-04 14:37:18 UTC

Review Wednesday's- write a review of a book or movie you have enjoyed.

robpollard — 2022-11-09 20:12:27 UTC

Follow @LRC.osfc on Instagram for more details or pop into the LRC and ask for more information. Read Mia from Year 13/s review of Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History' here... One LRC (@lrc.osfc) • Instagram photos and videos

Critical reading- reading time 20 minutes

2022-11-18 11:43:38 UTC

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)- available through planet e:stream

2022-11-18 11:53:20 UTC

Login using your OSFC password. This fascinating documentary shows a colourised version of real WW1 footage, accompanied by voice overs of WW1 survivors. How does it compare to the literature you have studied?

'Regeneration' by Pat Barker: An Introduction

2022-11-25 15:30:02 UTC

Book recommendation- Regeneration by Par Barker

2022-11-25 15:31:41 UTC

Gatsby Context Wider Reading

juliettehouse — 2022-11-29 12:36:00 UTC

Context reading for 'A Long Long Way'- Irish involvement in WW1

robpollard — 2023-01-06 15:58:25 UTC

Poetry

2023-06-14 12:21:48 UTC

How to tackle unseen poetry

2023-06-14 12:31:43 UTC

The Great Gatsby & The American Dream

2023-06-14 12:43:38 UTC

The Great Gatsby & Love

2023-06-14 13:30:03 UTC

How to compare The Great Gatsby to pre-1900 poetry

2023-06-14 14:34:42 UTC

Gatsby 10 Key Quotes & Terms

2023-06-14 14:40:27 UTC

Narrative perspective

2023-06-14 14:52:50 UTC

Narrative structure and voice in 'Gatsby'

2023-06-15 07:50:13 UTC

Historical Fiction Reading List

2023-06-15 14:10:46 UTC

Crime and Thrillers Reading List

2023-06-15 14:11:43 UTC

Classics Reading List

2023-06-15 14:12:43 UTC

MASSOLIT course on The Great War and British Society - how did WW1 impact British society between 1918 and 1939?

2023-06-15 14:18:07 UTC

Eco Literature Reading List

2023-06-15 14:18:53 UTC

LGBTQ+ Reading List

2023-06-15 14:19:42 UTC

Poetry Reading List

2023-06-15 14:20:10 UTC

Sci-Fi and Dystopian Worlds Reading List

2023-06-15 14:20:50 UTC

Guardian Article: What Makes The Great Gatsby great?

2023-06-15 14:22:28 UTC

MASSOLIT course on the poetry of World War One - 9 short lectures on different aspects of war poetry

2023-06-15 14:24:33 UTC

1988 full film version of Journey's End - available through Planetestream

2023-06-15 14:27:33 UTC

Reader's Guide to A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry, including an interview with Barry about writing the novel and some discussion questions that you might like to consider.

2023-06-15 14:39:17 UTC

Move Him Into The Sun - an interesting WW1 Literature blog written by an English teacher with lots of interesting summaries and notes on A Long Long Way and some of the poems we study in Up the Line to Death

2023-06-15 14:44:12 UTC

Reading List for Love and War

2023-06-15 14:56:41 UTC

MASSOLIT lectures on Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go

2023-06-15 18:29:59 UTC

MASSOLIT lectures on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1)

2023-06-15 19:09:56 UTC

Othello- Performance and Context

robpollard — 2023-10-04 12:05:35 UTC

New film on Netflix on the life of Siegfried Sassoon

jenpierce1 — 2023-10-11 08:51:33 UTC

Link here: Watch Benediction | Netflix

robpollard — 2023-11-04 23:02:55 UTC

Sonnets: A Love Story (BBC Four Documentary)

robpollard — 2023-11-06 18:19:28 UTC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001s1nb

robpollard — 2024-01-17 09:35:56 UTC

'To His Coy Mistress' analysis

2024-01-18 13:08:00 UTC

Othello 10 minute video - the moor as outsider, false comedy, Iago's soliloquys, the handkerchief

2024-01-24 10:33:53 UTC

Othello 10 minute videos - Critical Receptions - the handkerchief, race, Iago, Othello, religion, women

2024-01-24 10:36:38 UTC

'Ae Fond Kiss'

2024-01-31 11:57:08 UTC

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AQA Past Papers A Level English Literature Unit Codes 7712/1-Love 7712/2A- WWI

robpollard — 2024-03-22 11:57:46 UTC

AQA | AS and A-level | English Literature A | Assessment resources

2024-09-09 08:25:41 UTC

An Introduction to Trench Warfare - essential viewing

Whoso List to hount- Analysis

2024-10-16 14:29:02 UTC

'The Flea'- John Donne Analysis

2024-10-16 14:32:32 UTC

NEA: Texts Through Time

robpollard1 — 2024-10-23 13:54:20 UTC

NEA Guidance from AQA

robpollard1 — 2024-10-23 14:09:10 UTC

LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE

robpollard1 — 2024-10-23 14:15:23 UTC

'La Belle Dame' - Video - 13 mins

2024-11-29 12:08:06 UTC

Journey’s End

robpollard — 2024-12-01 16:32:26 UTC

How WW1 changed literature- historical overview

robpollard — 2024-12-01 16:35:13 UTC

'La Belle Dame' - Video - 21 mins

robpollard1 — 2024-12-04 12:02:43 UTC

Paper 2 Mark Scheme

robpollard1 — 2025-03-12 14:21:26 UTC

Paper 1 Mark Scheme

robpollard1 — 2025-03-12 14:24:28 UTC

'The Great Gatsby' chapter 1 analysis - video - 11 mins

2025-05-21 10:10:22 UTC

'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 2 analysis - video - 21 mins

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'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 3 analysis - video - 11 mins

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'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 4 Analysis - video - 10 mins

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'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 5 Analysis - video - 7 mins

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'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 6 Analysis - Video - 13 mins

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'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 7 Analysis - video - 9 mins

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'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 8 Analysis - video - 6 mins

2025-05-21 10:16:46 UTC

'The Great Gatsby' Chapter 9 Analysis - video - 21 mins

2025-05-21 10:17:38 UTC

'She Walks in Beauty' - video - 10 mins

2025-05-21 10:28:15 UTC

'The Scrutiny' - video - 13 mins

2025-05-21 10:30:41 UTC

'Absent From Thee' - video - 15 mins

2025-05-21 10:33:23 UTC

'Sonnet 116' - video - 17 mins

2025-05-21 10:35:35 UTC

'The Garden of Love' - video - 9 mins

2025-05-21 10:37:34 UTC

'At an Inn' - video - 13 mins

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The Ruined Maid' - video - 8 mins

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'Remember' - video - 13 mins

2025-05-21 10:46:11 UTC

'Non Sum Qualis' - video - 11 mins

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2026-02-25 08:43:00 UTC

Journey's End lectures on Massolit

2026-04-21 12:48:25 UTC

These will be really helpful for revision and additional study of the play

Lectures from MASSOLIT on all the pre 1900 love poems

2026-06-11 07:29:28 UTC

Watch these lectures from Professor John McRae about the pre 1900 love poems to deepen your understanding and analysis.

Digital Theatre Plus short lecture on structure in Othello

2026-06-11 11:24:16 UTC

2026-07-07 14:02:38 UTC

Use these revision resources on Physics and Maths Tutor - there are sections on The Great Gatsby, the pre 1900 poetry collection and Othello - to boost your revision :-)

RSC Production of Othello

2026-07-07 14:09:05 UTC

Use this link on Digital Theatre + to watch the RSC 2015 version of Othello - a brilliant production that makes the choice to cast the black actor in the role of Iago. You will just need your college email to log in.

English Literature ebooks available to read for students

2026-07-08 09:04:35 UTC

Lots of ebooks here available through the LRC that you can read for free!