one is it?
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#CloseReading #First100Words #Literature #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishTutor
Browse the series here:
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#CloseReading #First100Words #Literature #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishTutor
100 Words – A-Level English Lit
What can the first 100 words of a novel tell us? Quite a lot, if we read them slowly and carefully. Each post takes exactly 100 words from the opening of a literary text and looks closely at wh…
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October 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
one is it?
Browse the series here:
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#CloseReading #First100Words #Literature #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishTutor
Browse the series here:
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#CloseReading #First100Words #Literature #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishTutor
Slowing down, noticing smell, colour, movement, temperature, perhaps touch? It’s as mindful a first sentence as you could ever wish for.
But … Why do I feel like Oscar Wilde’s classic is trying to hypnotise me?
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#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature
But … Why do I feel like Oscar Wilde’s classic is trying to hypnotise me?
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#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature
October 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Slowing down, noticing smell, colour, movement, temperature, perhaps touch? It’s as mindful a first sentence as you could ever wish for.
But … Why do I feel like Oscar Wilde’s classic is trying to hypnotise me?
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#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature
But … Why do I feel like Oscar Wilde’s classic is trying to hypnotise me?
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#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature
resisting, and wondering why.
Issue Thirteen of First 100 Words lands tomorrow evening.
But which classic am I looking at?
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#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTuition
Issue Thirteen of First 100 Words lands tomorrow evening.
But which classic am I looking at?
buff.ly/Z2vmYk9
#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTuition
100 Words – A-Level English Lit
What can the first 100 words of a novel tell us? Quite a lot, if we read them slowly and carefully. Each post takes exactly 100 words from the opening of a literary text and looks closely at wh…
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October 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM
resisting, and wondering why.
Issue Thirteen of First 100 Words lands tomorrow evening.
But which classic am I looking at?
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#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTuition
Issue Thirteen of First 100 Words lands tomorrow evening.
But which classic am I looking at?
buff.ly/Z2vmYk9
#Literature #CloseReading #First100Words #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTuition
and tune in tomorrow evening to see if you're right — and then, to see gif you agree with what I've found in those first 100 words.
#First100Words #EnglishLiterature #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLIterature #EnglishTutor
#First100Words #EnglishLiterature #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLIterature #EnglishTutor
September 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
and tune in tomorrow evening to see if you're right — and then, to see gif you agree with what I've found in those first 100 words.
#First100Words #EnglishLiterature #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLIterature #EnglishTutor
#First100Words #EnglishLiterature #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLIterature #EnglishTutor
Nabokov’s Lolita STARTS 17 September, on Zoom. BOOK HERE: litsalon.co.uk/Studies/loli... #LolitaStudy #Nabokov #CloseReading #LiteraryAnalysis #BookDiscussion
September 11, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Nabokov’s Lolita STARTS 17 September, on Zoom. BOOK HERE: litsalon.co.uk/Studies/loli... #LolitaStudy #Nabokov #CloseReading #LiteraryAnalysis #BookDiscussion
September 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
<- Kortom het gefocust kunnen lezen van teksten is het grootste probleem. Herkenbaar (socials) Lezen jullie thuis nog kranten, boeken en zien jullie kinderen dat? Lezen ze zelf nog boeken? Bespreken jullie wat er gelezen is?
Ga op scholen stevig lezen via de #List manier, en gebruik #closereading.
Ga op scholen stevig lezen via de #List manier, en gebruik #closereading.
September 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
<- Kortom het gefocust kunnen lezen van teksten is het grootste probleem. Herkenbaar (socials) Lezen jullie thuis nog kranten, boeken en zien jullie kinderen dat? Lezen ze zelf nog boeken? Bespreken jullie wat er gelezen is?
Ga op scholen stevig lezen via de #List manier, en gebruik #closereading.
Ga op scholen stevig lezen via de #List manier, en gebruik #closereading.
printing approximately a trillion pages for the analog version of my attention seminar this term. Let’s find out if it’s worth it.
September 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
“A properly-used A-Level text will end up drowned in annotations, heavily ‘foxed’, and possibly held together by sellotape. Cherish it.”
Here’s one of mine, showing the ongoing conversation between writer and reader.
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#Marlowe #EdwardII #CloseReading
Here’s one of mine, showing the ongoing conversation between writer and reader.
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#Marlowe #EdwardII #CloseReading
September 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“A properly-used A-Level text will end up drowned in annotations, heavily ‘foxed’, and possibly held together by sellotape. Cherish it.”
Here’s one of mine, showing the ongoing conversation between writer and reader.
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#Marlowe #EdwardII #CloseReading
Here’s one of mine, showing the ongoing conversation between writer and reader.
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#Marlowe #EdwardII #CloseReading
Rules for which Primary text qualify for the full read:
-Anything quoted
-Anything used to signify meaning (usually as an example or shorthand for the author's point)
-Anything excerpted
Excepts are for works which will clearly be covered later in the series
#closereading #whynot #popculture
-Anything quoted
-Anything used to signify meaning (usually as an example or shorthand for the author's point)
-Anything excerpted
Excepts are for works which will clearly be covered later in the series
#closereading #whynot #popculture
September 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Rules for which Primary text qualify for the full read:
-Anything quoted
-Anything used to signify meaning (usually as an example or shorthand for the author's point)
-Anything excerpted
Excepts are for works which will clearly be covered later in the series
#closereading #whynot #popculture
-Anything quoted
-Anything used to signify meaning (usually as an example or shorthand for the author's point)
-Anything excerpted
Excepts are for works which will clearly be covered later in the series
#closereading #whynot #popculture
It has taken me the better part of half a century musing about #PinkFloydTheWall to realize that in "The Trial," the Judge is AFRAID of the Defendant.
Mr. Waters, thank you for everything, again, again.
#rogerwaters #lyrics #pinkfloyd #closereading #poetry
Mr. Waters, thank you for everything, again, again.
#rogerwaters #lyrics #pinkfloyd #closereading #poetry
August 31, 2026 at 7:53 AM
It has taken me the better part of half a century musing about #PinkFloydTheWall to realize that in "The Trial," the Judge is AFRAID of the Defendant.
Mr. Waters, thank you for everything, again, again.
#rogerwaters #lyrics #pinkfloyd #closereading #poetry
Mr. Waters, thank you for everything, again, again.
#rogerwaters #lyrics #pinkfloyd #closereading #poetry
Number Six in the First 100 Words series ...
"It's not screaming 'meet the heroine' at me.
My main question?
How am I supposed to feel about this person?"
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #JaneEyre
"It's not screaming 'meet the heroine' at me.
My main question?
How am I supposed to feel about this person?"
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #JaneEyre
August 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Number Six in the First 100 Words series ...
"It's not screaming 'meet the heroine' at me.
My main question?
How am I supposed to feel about this person?"
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #JaneEyre
"It's not screaming 'meet the heroine' at me.
My main question?
How am I supposed to feel about this person?"
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #JaneEyre
I've been reading #PhilipKDick recently; this was 4/5 planned.
#Ubik was a re-read; I was determined to do a closer reading & figure out WTF was going on! It was def. worth the effort.
thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-r...
#BookSky #ClassicSciFi #CloseReading
#Ubik was a re-read; I was determined to do a closer reading & figure out WTF was going on! It was def. worth the effort.
thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-r...
#BookSky #ClassicSciFi #CloseReading
Ubik by Philip K. Dick - The Wallflower Digest
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5/5 - I really enjoyed my re-read, and I think I finally get it!
thewallflowerdigest.co.uk
August 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I've been reading #PhilipKDick recently; this was 4/5 planned.
#Ubik was a re-read; I was determined to do a closer reading & figure out WTF was going on! It was def. worth the effort.
thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-r...
#BookSky #ClassicSciFi #CloseReading
#Ubik was a re-read; I was determined to do a closer reading & figure out WTF was going on! It was def. worth the effort.
thewallflowerdigest.co.uk/books/book-r...
#BookSky #ClassicSciFi #CloseReading
First 100 Words: Close Reading every Friday.
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #LiteraryAnalysis
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #LiteraryAnalysis
August 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
First 100 Words: Close Reading every Friday.
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #LiteraryAnalysis
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#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #EnglishLiterature #LiteraryAnalysis
I feel like I’ve gone to the doctor to hear my test results, and they're sitting opposite me with an expression you only usually see undertakers wearing.
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/21/f...
#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #HandmaidsTale #MargaretAtwood
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/21/f...
#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #HandmaidsTale #MargaretAtwood
August 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I feel like I’ve gone to the doctor to hear my test results, and they're sitting opposite me with an expression you only usually see undertakers wearing.
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/21/f...
#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #HandmaidsTale #MargaretAtwood
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/21/f...
#First100Words #CloseReading #ALevelEnglishLit #HandmaidsTale #MargaretAtwood
New to the site? This is what you can expect to find.
Come and say hello!
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#Marginalia #EnglishLiterature #ReadingLife #CloseReading #LiteraryCriticism
Come and say hello!
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#Marginalia #EnglishLiterature #ReadingLife #CloseReading #LiteraryCriticism
100 posts: what HAVE I been thinking?
Not a content plan – more an organic map of what’s occupied my mind since May, and what you can find in my first 100 posts here.
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August 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
New to the site? This is what you can expect to find.
Come and say hello!
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#Marginalia #EnglishLiterature #ReadingLife #CloseReading #LiteraryCriticism
Come and say hello!
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#Marginalia #EnglishLiterature #ReadingLife #CloseReading #LiteraryCriticism
Een closereading van dit meesterwerkje van Wilmink 🤛 ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/17fB...
April 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Een closereading van dit meesterwerkje van Wilmink 🤛 ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/17fB...
August 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Capulet’s party? A ‘Meat Market’?!
That’s what I called it eight years ago this week …
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/12/f...
#Shakespeare #Literature #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTutor #CloseReading
That’s what I called it eight years ago this week …
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/12/f...
#Shakespeare #Literature #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTutor #CloseReading
August 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Capulet’s party? A ‘Meat Market’?!
That’s what I called it eight years ago this week …
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/12/f...
#Shakespeare #Literature #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTutor #CloseReading
That’s what I called it eight years ago this week …
a-levelenglishlit.uk/2026/08/12/f...
#Shakespeare #Literature #ALevelEnglishLiterature #EnglishTutor #CloseReading