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Great Lines: Edward Thomas

November 15, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

An ode to the beautiful and heartening November sun.

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November 15, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Edward Thomas, There's Nothing Like the Sun, Poem, Poetry, Ode, November, Sun
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Emily Pauline Johnson

October 04, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Writing, Craft, Language

Emily Pauline Johnson imagines the mapped nation of Canada as a great ship.

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October 04, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Emily Pauline Johnson, Acrostic, Poem, Poetry, Canada
Writing, Craft, Language

5 Thoughts On... Energy

September 13, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Ideas, Craft, Language, Writing

Five thoughts on the substance of energy.

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September 13, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Energy, Mind, Life, Flow, Force
Ideas, Craft, Language, Writing

How to Brainstorm Your Personal Statement

September 06, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Ideas, Craft, Image, Impression, Writing

Brainstorm your personal statement with these quick activities.

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September 06, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
How To, Brainstorm, Personal Statement, University, Application, UCAS, Activities, Ideas, Notes, Writing, First Step
Ideas, Craft, Image, Impression, Writing

Great Lines: And Just Like That...

August 30, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

And Just Like That… strikes a poignant tone in admitting Carrie Bradshaw’s growth through grief.

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August 30, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, And Just Like That..., Sex and the City, Revival, Sequel, Grief, Growth, Self
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: The Bear

August 16, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Media

The show speaks to the obsession in driving ambition.

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August 16, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, The Bear, Obsessiveness, Focus, Devotion, Perfectionism, Ambition, Fixation, Obsession
Craft, Language, Writing, Media

5 Thoughts On... Creation

July 05, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Ideas, Language, Reflection, Action, Craft

Five thoughts on the action, concept and products of creation.

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July 05, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Creation, design, product, service, joy, triumph, life, expression, nature
Ideas, Language, Reflection, Action, Craft

Great Lines: Forrest Gump

June 28, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Media

Wisdom in simplicity.

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June 28, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Forrest Gump, Simile, Life, Chocolates, Metaphor, Simplicity, Clarity
Craft, Language, Writing, Media

The Shakespearean Magnitude of Succession

May 31, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Media, Craft, Impression

Shakespearean themes solidify the highbrow cultural status of HBO’s Succession. [Warning: Spoilers]

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May 31, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Succession, Shakespeare, Shakespearean
Media, Craft, Impression

Great Lines: Delia Owens

April 12, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Owens’ prose has an elastic capacity to be both plainly stated and teeming with its own abundance.

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April 12, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Julius Caesar

March 15, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

The portentous warning of the Soothsayer to Julius Caesar is a line of potent cultural resonance.

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March 15, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, March 15, Ides of March
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Alyson Hallett

February 22, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Befitting its ancient watery seat, Hallett’s poem is called ‘Source’.

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February 22, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Alyson Hallett, Poem, Poetry, Bath, Pavement, Stone, Script, Carving, Creation, Self-Fashioning, Source
Craft, Language, Writing

How to Embed Quotations

January 25, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing, Teaching and Learning

Embedding quotations into analysis is a key English skill.

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January 25, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Embedding, Embedded, Blending, Blended, Quotations, English, Analysis, How To, Flow
Craft, Language, Image, Impression, Writing, Teaching and Learning

Great Lines: WS Merwin

December 28, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Merwin personifies the New Year as a calm presence that meets us where we are.

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December 28, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, WS Merwin, To the New Year, Christmas, New Year, Quiet, Calm, Self-Assessement, Self-Inventory, Hope, Hopes
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Carol of the Bells

December 21, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Impression

The popular ‘Carol of the Bells’ features the word ‘Christmas’ at its best, in euphonic lines.

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December 21, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Carol of the Bells, Christmas, SIbilant, Sibilance, Sound, Effect, Connotations, Season
Craft, Language, Impression

How to Make English Analysis Flow

December 14, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Actions, Craft, Language, Impression, Persuasion

Making analysis flow is a key target for English students who want to strengthen their work.

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December 14, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
English, Analysis, Fluency, Flow, Target, How to
Actions, Craft, Language, Impression, Persuasion

Great Lines: Herman Melville

October 12, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Style, Persuasion

Melville’s simple expository style offers a pointed and poetic line: the observed human truth.

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October 12, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Writing, Language, Craft, Style, Character, Queequeg, Soul
Craft, Language, Writing, Style, Persuasion

Great Lines: Walt Whitman

August 24, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Teaching

Walt Whitman’s ‘O Me! O Life!’ is a celebration of human being and potential.

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August 24, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams, English, Poetry, Language, Words, Writing, Teaching
Craft, Language, Writing, Teaching

Great Lines: Alexandre Dumas

July 27, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

True freedom is believing what is truly right, will be.

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July 27, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Shawshank Redemption, Prison Break, Escape, Freedom, Hope
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: Rudyard Kipling

July 06, 2022 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Kipling suggests the ideal mindset of a champion.

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July 06, 2022 /Katie Musgrave
Rudyard Kipling, If—, Wimbledon, Centre Court, Inscription
Craft, Language, Writing
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