Texts

The texts you study in class will be used for your folio. You need to have three essays, all from different genres.

'The Tell Tale Heart' will continue to beat for our mad narrator - what was Poe asking us to think about the nature of guilt?

'//**The Scarecrows' **// is a novel by Robert Westall (published in 1981). The novel was awarded the Carnegie Medal for 1981, the second Carnegie award for Robert Westall. It is a psychological novel with a supernatural twist, dealing with themes of rage, isolation and fear in a plot concerning a thirteen-year-old boy's reaction to his mother's remarriage. Things to think about: 'The Scarecrows' are out to get Simon - are they real or is it Simon's emotions which he is projecting. How would __you__ cope with Simon's home life.

Fancy an outing? Go on 'Our Day Out' with Willie Russell:



Rather go to the fair? Visit Vernon Scannell's fair for a thought-provoking experience:

Can 'Fat Boy Swim'? We'll find out in this novel by Catherine Forde as we explore Jimmy's world and discover what everyone is hiding from him!

Norman MacCaig has a rather depressing view of 'The Big Apple' in his poem 'Hotel Room, 12th Floor'. Consolidate your understanding of 'Hotel Room, 12th Floor' by working throught this powerpoint.