The learningwithharris's Podcast
Guided readings and analysis of our set English Literature texts.
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Episodes
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Rhiannon Walls talks us through some of the metrical tricks Shakespeare employs in Macbeth.
Listen out for discussions on iambic pentameter, feminine endings, rhyme and prose.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Join Birna Helgadottir as she discussed Dharker's poem Tissue. She explores the poems big ideas, methods and compares it to the other poems in the GCSE anthology.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
A podcast looking at Beatrice Garland's poem Kamikaze.
Podcast created and narrated by Rhiannon Walls, Harris Federation English Consultant.
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
John Agard's Checking out me History is the next in our series of podcasts. Join Birna Helgadottir as she discusses its meanings, big ideas of identity and individual power against the establishment, and compares it to other poems in the AQA anthology.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
A podcast exploring Browning's poem My Last Duchess.
Birna Helgadottir takes us on a detective's journey through the poem to discover its meaning and big ideas.
Created and narrated by Birna Helgadottir, Harris Federation English Consultant.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Oliver Blagden, Harris Federation English Consultant, takes on Poppies by Jane Weir, in his latest podcast.
Listen as he takes you through the meaning of the poem, explores its big ideas and points you towards different poems in the anthology for you to make comparisons.
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Oliver Blagden takes us through Remains. Like with our other podcasts, we talk through the poem's meaning, messages and suggest comparisons with some of the other poems in the Power & Conflict anthology.
Oliver Blagden is an English Consultant for the Harris Federation.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
A podcast exploring the poem War Photographer, by Carol Ann Duffy.
Oliver Blagden, Harris Federation English Consultant, takes us through the poem, looking for its big ideas and points of comparison to other poems in the Power & Conflict anthology.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Birna Helgadottir, English Consultant from the Harris Federation, joins us with a commentary on her favourite Power & Conflict poem: Exposure, by Wilfred Owen.
Listen as she takes us through the meaning and messages of the poem and compares it to some other poems from this anthology.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Oliver Blagden, Harris Federation English Consultant, takes us through the poem Ozymandias, exploring its contextual roots, its big ideas and how to compare it to other poems in the Power & Conflict anthology.