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Classic Literature Reading Challege

Read a classic over the holidays.

 

1)     Improve your vocabulary

2)     Increase your knowledge

3)     Read something of value

4)     Understand history and cultural context

5)     Enrich your own life

6)     Challenge your brain

7)     Knowledge is power

8)     Share in the human experience

Documents

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English

SparkNotes: Macbeth

Alexander Gordon Smith

A Level English Literature: moving towards a critical vocabulary

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: BBC resources

BBC Bitesize - GCSE English Literature - Macbeth

Guardsman Tromans Simon Armitage's 'Remains'

Animal Farm | Characters | George Orwell

HARTISMERE PLAY READING GROUP- Y7, 8 & 9

Year 7 Childhood and Adventure - Week 3: reasons why reading is important

New...

Change of Head of Year 9

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

Summer 2026 Examinations

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

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English Literature English Challenge Literature Reading Shakespeare Acting BBC Bitesize Competition Year 9 Key Stage 3 ZEN Creative Context Art Exhibition Hartismere Enrichment Be Creative Mrs Davy Year 8 Autumn Term

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