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elcome to the 5th edition of this fantastic literary magazine! We are delighted to be publishing another excellent array of topics, brought to you courtesy of our talented team of writers! These include the popular theme of Comedy; the genre Year 13 have recently been studying; another journey back in time with our ‘From the Archives’ section, with ‘A Hockey Match’. This is a poem from 1923 with some amazing illustrations as always! Of course, another interview, a plethora of creative writing and some insightful articles about Shakespeare as well as a timely piece about GCSE English Language.
is well worth a read, especially her articles on the Civil Rights Movement, not to mention The Sylvia Plath Effect. Settling into Scribble well, Holly Lovett, our coeditor for next year, is showing great promise with lots of potential! Holly’s article entitled, ‘Comedy within the Twelfth Night’, documents the character’s game playing and identifies the ‘good balance of merriment and seriousness’. This creates an enthralling storyline for Shakespeare’s audience at the time it was written and is just as relevant today. It’s so great to see that one of our Year 12s is creating such an insightful and mature article, given that this is a genre studied in Year 13! Dani Hale has written an article which is in contrast with many of the themes written in Scribble before! Her article is focused on outlining the key components to successfully studying English Language at GCSE, and its ‘winding uphill journey’. This is an amazing contribution, and is truly invaluable advice for those in Year 10 and 11 who are currently experiencing the challenge of the forthcoming exams.
Our loyal and avid contributor, Maddie Williams, whose previous articles include her focus on female poets of WW1 and the works of Thomas Hardy. As well as being a talented writer of essays and creative author for competitions, Maddie has had much of her work published in previous editions of Scribble. In this edition, she has concentrated on the stock characters in French drama, as they are key elements studied in the genre of comedy currently undertaken as part of the Year 13 syllabus. The focus on the In this edition, I have conducted my third interview ‘commedia dell’arte’ is something A-Level readers for Scribble; this time interviewing Mrs Lingen, an English teacher who joined the school in September. will find especially useful! This is a fascinating interview enabling readers to Continuing the theme of comedy, another popular experience the delights of Margaret Attwood, a and reliable Scribble writer, Divya Balain, has common motif throughout our conversation. More chosen to focus on Chaucer’s satire throughout details on page 20! Lily Harding has recently had the Canterbury Tales. Here she highlights the use success following her Creative Writing submission of mockery in the Nun’s Priest Tale, studied by to the GDST competition and is a must-read! Year 13. There is also a recurring emphasis about Even more examples of excellent creative writing the reader’s perception of Chaucer’s work and are provided by Amy Watton with her politically the way the satire is criticising society at the time perceptual piece entitled ‘For the Greater Good’. the collection of tales were written. This is really This just goes to show that our talented team not captivating and highly recommended for all readers! only loves reading literature but loves writing it too! Another article from Divya in this edition is her Willow Dowd also shares the details of her recent thought-provoking commentary on the Just War travels to a fellow GDST school, Howell’s School Theory, showcasing the reasons for war as well as in Cardiff. Willow proudly represented the school the dramatic consequences. Divya’s previous work in this public speaking competition following her
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