Thinking AloudEnglish Blog

This isn’t a reading list disguised as revision. It’s a summer-friendly mix of films, podcasts, and context boosters designed to help students feel confident come September and give parents a way into the texts that will dominate the conversation by mock season.

Rejection: the gut-punch every writer faces.  History is full of books dismissed before becoming literary classics. 

Ah, January - the time of year we vow to eat kale, embrace exercise, and Marie Kondo our lives, only to end up binge-watching TV...

The game at iGCSE/GCSE level is all about how they handle the question, develop an argument, and structure their essay.

Because here’s the thing: good literature essays demand a belief in your argument.

Tuition. That golden ticket to better grades, fewer exam jitters, and the occasional boast at the school gates. 

Scrabble. The ultimate arena where vocabulary triumphs and three-letter words go to die.  And a great game to boost your vocabulary!

Is your child staring blankly at their English Lit essay, fear not - The LangLit Studio Literature tuition is here to help.

There he was, in all his intellectual glory, stretching like a cross between Socrates and Usain Bolt.