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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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Call You & Yours: What Inspired You to Read?, You and Yours - BBC Radio 4

The Divine Right of Kings

Macbeth (Shakespeare) - Thug Notes Summary and Analysis

Animal Farm Key Quotes POWER part 1

'London' analysis

Animal Farm, In Our Time - BBC Radio 4

'Storm on the Island'

Animal Farm revision from Course Hero

A Level English Literature: A Glossary of Technical Terms poetry

A Level English Literature: Prose Criticism

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GCSE Past papers and mark schemes

Book a tour... appointments for 2025 - 2026 academic year will be available soon

Useful Careers Websites

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover)

Hartismere Technical Theatre

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

University and careers; destinations & retention

E-Safety

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English Literature English Challenge Literature Reading Extra-Curricular Food Revision Nutrition Cultural Autumn Term Internet Safety Heaney Enrichment Context Year 7 Year 10 Remains Recipes ZEN Sound

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