COMPULSORY TASK:

As we start with the Voices in Speech and Writing: Anthology in September, we would like you to read and analyse the first two article texts by Ian Birrell and Charlie Brooker, which can be found in the document below.

We would also like you to write your response, by answering the questions in the document below. This should get you thinking analytically about the articles and some of the core concepts of this section of the course.

Useful links to the authors' pages:

• Charlie Brooker
• Ian Birrell

Please submit your work to your teacher on the first lesson in September.  Feel free to do multiple summer tasks if you are unsure on what subjects to study. 

You can email m.morris@springwoodhighschool.co.uk for any questions relating to the task or the A-Level course.

English Literature and Language Summer Task Document Download

OPTIONAL EXTENSION:

Do some research into the life and work of Oscar Wilde. Find out about why he wrote De Profundis (1905). Please read the extract from De Profundis in the document below, and answer the questions relating to the task.

Useful link: www.bbc.co.uk

English Literature and Language Summer Task Document Download

The work must be your own: you ARE NOT ALLOWED to use AI to help you construct your response as we need to assess YOUR ability to articulate YOUR ideas and demonstrate YOUR analytical skills.