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Thinking AloudEnglish Blog
An occasional blog concerned with the world of English Language and Literature. Featuring insights from examiners and past students as well as encouraging and inspiring everyone to pick up a book and get lost in a new world.
Sophie Welsh
Jan 73 min read
The Power of Maggie O'Farrell
If I Am, I Am, I Am is about the individual’s fight for survival, Hamnet is about the collective weight of loss.Â
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Sophie Welsh
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Pushing Boundaries: Lessons from Bacon, Bowie, and the Brave
There’s nothing quite like a Francis Bacon exhibition to remind you that life is equal parts grotesque, tragic, and utterly captivating.Â
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Sophie Welsh
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Page to Stage - the unwritten adaptation (just as the West End beats me to it)
Shush, I know we shouldn’t have favourites. But if I had to choose, go on then, it would undoubtedly be the IB’s Literature and Performance
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Sophie Welsh
Aug 13, 20243 min read
Shakespeare Reworked
Shakespeare is nothing if not a crackingly good storyteller. That he stole most of his plot lines is neither here nor there, just don’t ask
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Sophie Welsh
Aug 5, 20243 min read
A Trip of a Lifetime, with a Nice Little PhD Attached
There's an unmatched thrill in perusing the dusty shelves of a second-hand bookshop, where the scent of old paper and the promise of...
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Sophie Welsh
Jul 24, 20244 min read
Tune In, Turn Up, and Geek Out: How BBC Radio 4 Can Be Your Secret Weapon in Acing English Lang Lit
Remember, reading is something that draws you into other worlds. Listening does that too… So let me introduce you to Radio 4.
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Sophie Welsh
Jul 23, 20242 min read
Summer Reading for aspiring A Level / IB students
Pens down, books away - you’ve done the exams, you’re just waiting for the results. Nothing more to be done. IT’S THE SUMMER!
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Sophie Welsh
Jul 23, 20242 min read
When the Summer Comes...
When the summer comes it comes with long sunny days to catch up on your reading, educational blog posts and revision courses.  Not always.
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