JC

English Teacher. Music journalist. Using music as doorway to deeper understanding of GCSE & A-Level English. Fun, free classes for emos, metalheads & pop kids.

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Our new favourites @Savingsband LOVE @trophyeyesmusic as much as we do and that makes us very happy x

[SAVINGS (Very Cool Band) @Savingsband]

AOTY and I cannot stress it enough
@trophyeyesmusic did their thing with this one
https://t.co/1TPTokygeP

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

The songs that set 2023 alight!
@HoldingAbsence @kimpetras @taylorswift13 @weareYONAKA @bmthofficial @trophyeyesmusic @bushofficial @fever333 @ENTERSHIKARI @ThisIsPVRIS @linkinpark @yungblud @scenequeenrocks @ankormusic @ATC_BAND @elliegoulding @youmeatsix @maydayparade @DUALIPA

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

And here's what's coming next!!! Cannot wait to welcome our favourite professor to the Sound of Pen classroom. @nutmegs_seven will be helping our students to write about the female position, 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and lots more - with a little help from @taylorswift13 ;-)

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Very much enjoyed exploring @elliegoulding's feelings about love this afternoon. Studied 'Like A Saviour' and 'The Power' - then linked ideas to 'The Great Gatsby'. Illuminating!!

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Just spent an hour exploring the utter AGONY of love. Much more fun than it sounds! Huge thanks to the Sound of Pen students - and, of course, @taylorswift13, @bmthofficial, @Prospauk, @ToveLo, @HoldingAbsence, @DagnyMusic, @TBSOfficial, @WeTheKings & @ChrissyCostanza!

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

"Listening to their music is like growing wings."
Read Sound of Pen's review of @ankormusic & @blazethetrail__ .
https://t.co/UvgWTn9DD1

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Erik from Proper helped us out with this week's rhyme class. The students thought he was 'so so nice!!' Which of course he is. In that class, we also discussed @taylorswift13, @oliviarodrigo, @thecure, @machinegunkelly, @OFFICIALKITTIE, @AvaMax & more!
https://t.co/2hMJ0R9Utb

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Each Thursday, the SOP community meet to do some creative writing inspired by @linkinpark. Listen to Papercut. What makes the band's 'whirlwind' simile so effective? What does it help us understand about the speaker's situation and feelings? Share your ideas here!

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

18 years ago today, I went to @O2AcademyBrix to watch @MCRofficial. It was my 1st time hearing 'Disenchanted' and I remember thinking it sounded like Wham's 'Last Christmas'. But I loved it. OBVIOUSLY. Here's an MCR class to mark that gig's 18th birthday!!
https://t.co/DwfGqtEzuh

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

We'll be exploring the motif of DARKNESS this afternoon. Will be listening to @bmthofficial, @ENTERSHIKARI, @linkinpark and @taylorswift13 - then linking their work to Fitzgerald, Shakespeare and more. Good times :-)

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

The beginning of everything.
@taylorswift13
https://t.co/tYfc1VbF9b

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

@shadykadey Thank you for your support, Kaden! And thanks so much for dropping into school for this YUNGBLUD session. I think we've got our core crew for the year now and we've found a good rhythm - feel free to pop in and join us any Wednesday afternoon :-)

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

"I'm breathing, you're breathing and we're here together." Huge thanks to the SoP students for a brilliant start to term. A-Level English Lit students everywhere - you are invited. This few mins of audio should give you some sense of the project. @yungblud
https://t.co/o4VMMqZds4

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

"The superlative “maddest” feels pretty ironic - surely anyone expecting half the world’s population to adhere to an invented stereotype must be verging on insanity themselves."
Read the SOP students' brilliant essay about @taylorswift13's 'folklore'...
https://t.co/S512UulWpS

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Okay, this class is not finished & fans of @taylorswift13, I need help. Please pick a favourite song from the SOP 'Best Of' list & write a short review. Aim to use 1 especially zappy word! Follow link for more details :-) And thank you!!
@Team_English1
https://t.co/vGgsVLEr3k

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Here's a clip from our forthcoming class with Proper. Erik Garlington talked in incredible, inspiring detail about rhyme, which prompted us to ponder Romeo's poetic choices - are they too overwrought and, as a result, slightly disingenuous?!?
#romeo #rizz
https://t.co/aFtaImVdbq

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"Thea was the goddess of sight and vision - knowing this allows us to identify the irony in the speaker’s ambition to drag his former lover back to the past."
Read the Sound of Pen students' response to @taylorswift13's 'dorothea'!
https://t.co/DO6eTPH8vd

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Our @taylorswift13 season continues next week with part 1 of our 'folklore'/'evermore'/'Great Gatsby' class. Interested A-Level students/teachers should get in touch - you can join us this week or in the future - online or @hinchleywschool.

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

Another @taylorswift13 series, another perfect week of loving English and learning about EVERYTHING.

[JC @SoundOfPenGen]

In next week's class, we'll be discussing 'dorothea'. Because what could be more lovely?! A-Level students who want to join future sessions online - or in actual real life @hinchleywschool - let me know and I'll send details :-)
@taylorswift13