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Margaret Atwood
If you are looking for more information on The Handmaid’s Tale writer Margaret Atwood try the sites at the bottom of this post. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Atwood spent the first eleven years of her life...
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The setting of The Handmaid’s Tale
In class on Friday Hayley asked if she could have some more information on the setting of the novel. So here goes: In terms of the historical and cultural context we know the book presents a dystopian...
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The Handmaid’s Tale – Characters
We spent time looking at the characters in the novel and you may like to have some extra reading on them. Try this site, you will find detailed notes on all of the important characters. Here’s what...
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Spark Notes – The Handmaid’s Tale
If you need a gentle start to revising the novel try Spark Notes. They have notes on plot, characters and theme. Here’s what they have to say about Moira: Throughout the novel, Moira’s relationship...
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Useful revision site for The Handmaid’s Tale
This site is a good one to go through the novel chapter by chapter. The notes are from Paul Brians and they provide a very good background to the novel – here’s a taste: Many readers are surprised to...
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The Theme of Power in The Handmaid’s Tale
Gradesaver has a study guide to the novel so have a look there. They go through the novel chapter by chapter and also discuss characters and themes. Here’s what they have to say about power: One of...
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Sam Smiles
Read this fascinating interview with director Sam Mendes from The Guardian. It was written when American Beauty was released and it gives you an insight into the film and the director. Sam Mendes –...
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Auteur of the Week: Sam Mendes
According to film110, the director is in a unique and irreplaceable position of personal artistic perspective, and that the film is, most importantly, a product of that perspective. The employment of...
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The Auteur Theory: Intentional and Unintentional (Hitchcock, Eisenstein, and...
Today we had a brief discussion of auteur theory before we began viewing Alfred Hitchcock’s film ‘Psycho’. According to the Cinephile Fix, the auteur theory is possibly the most interesting theory of...
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Psycho
We have finished watching Psycho now and it would be good if you sought out some background information on the film. One place to start is Filmsite which has a great review on the film with lots of...
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Alfred Hitchcock
The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki is a good place to start if you want to find out more about Hitchcock and his film Psycho. According to Den of Geek, Hitchcock came to define entire genres of cinema in a...
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What makes Hitchcock films great
Have a look at the Ultimate Hitch Cookbook, an animated book containing the recipes for Alfred Hitchcock’s classics. It’s made for Hitchcock enthusiasts and every other couch potato out there.
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Retro versions – Alfred Hitchcock Movie Posters
Have a look at these re-imagined posters for some famous Hitchcock movies. The series is by graphic design student Oliver Callan. You can find more here.
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Sam Mendes and Conrad Hall talk about working with storyboards
Go here to find a site where Sam Mendes and director of photography Conrad L.Hall talk about the art of storyboarding and how they used it as a tool to work on American Beauty.
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I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate||Spoken Word
Sam sent me links to some spoken word poetry by Suli Breaks and they are really worth having a look at. In the first poem, “I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate” Suli talks about how he feels...
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Why I Hate School But Love Education||Spoken Word
This is the second Suli Breaks poem Sam sent me. The poem discusses what is the value of mainstream schooling? Why is it that some of the most high profile and successful figures within the Western...
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This is water
This is so good! I know that many of you will find this video moving and thought-provoking. In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class...
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Sense of Cinema – Alfred Hitchcock
Senses of Cinema has an interesting page dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock and you will find it here. Have a look at this article The Sixties, the Thriller and the Judge which discusses the film Psycho in...
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