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Professor Laura Salisbury
B.A., M.A., Ph.d
Associate Professor in Medicine and English Literature
University of Exeter
Never Let Me Go GCSE English Literature Podcast Series
Never Let Me Go is the haunting story of a group of friends whose purpose in life is far removed from that which any of us might expect. The GCSE podcast series for Ishiguro’s novel will take you on a journey through the book and help you prepare for your exams at the end of the school year. The podcast series examines all the different genres associated with the book, the importance of context, the core themes including art and creativity, ethics of cloning, outsider status and mortality. There are detailed overviews of the characters involved and an analysis of the book itself, chapter by chapter. It is brought to you by experienced head of English and exam board specification writer, Stephen Lucas and Dr Laura Salisbury, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Exeter University
Tutors for this module
Stephen Lucas
BA and PGCE, English
Head of English, OCR resource developer
Schools and students are loving Audiopi
Audiopi has been very useful and I am singing your praises. Our students achieved 93% grades 4-9 at literature - and the podcasts really helped our pupils to go into the exams feeling confident about the texts.Also, the podcasts are very engaging and particularly useful for helping pupils who struggle with reading chunks of text, such as those with dyslexia
Antonia Parris
English Teacher, St Aidans HarrogateI like the way I can listen to a debate on the way home from school; I don’t have to be in a classroom or at a desk!
Oliver
Student, Churcher’s College“We are loving the podcasts! I have got all my history students into them and they can't quite believe their luck.”
Helen Jolliffe
Acting Head of History, Churcher's Cillege“Since purchasing Audiopi, we have seen a large growth in both motivation and progress within our students. A truly valuable resource for any student to use, regardless of ability”
Rebeka Rangelov
English Teacher, Harris Falconwood"I came top of the class all thanks to Audiopi"
Theo
Student"As an English Teacher I can confidently say that every English Teacher would love to have Audiopi”
Tess Player
English Teacher, Kings' School WinchesterAudiopi has brought a different dimension to pupil revision. We were particularly impressed by the combination of core examination content and involvement of high profile historians; highly recommended!”
Harry Mackridge
Head of History, Shrewsbury School“Amazingly helpful. I’m a Year 10 student who has had this bought for me, it is very helpful and has shown me more POV’s on the poems. 10/10 would recommend.
Andrew Wilkin
StudentWhat proportion of the exam is awarded to Never Let Me Go
OCR's English Literature GCSE is made up of 2 papers:
- Exploring Modern and Literary Heritage Texts
- Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare
Never Let Me Go belongs to the Exploring Modern and Literary Heritage Texts paper. This is worth 50% of your exam.
Exploring Modern and Literary heritage texts is made up of 2 sections:
- one studied modern prose or drama text, including making connections with a thematically linked unseen modern, same genre extract
- one studied 19th century prose text.
Never Let Me Go is part of the Modern Prose or Drama Text.
For this component, learners study one modern prose or drama text and one 19th century novel. The focus is on learners engaging with their reading through exploring key themes, ideas and issues, characterisation and settings in order to build confidence in their skills of critical evaluation. Study of the modern set text is enhanced through comparative study with an unseen modern, same genre extract.
Credits
Many thanks to the wonderful Phoebe Katis who provided some of the music for our Never Let Me Go series. You can find out more about Phoebe and listen to her music here www.facebook.com/Phoebe.katis.music
