I completed my A Levels in English Literature (AQA), Religious Studies (OCR), and Sociology (AQA) and am currently a final-year student studying Philosophy. I hope you find my material resourceful! If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact me on: melissa.minkoff@outlook.com
I completed my A Levels in English Literature (AQA), Religious Studies (OCR), and Sociology (AQA) and am currently a final-year student studying Philosophy. I hope you find my material resourceful! If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact me on: melissa.minkoff@outlook.com
Comprehensive Chagall (module on Post-Holocaust Theology) Artwork revision booklet, which provides an in-depth discussion of the artists background & an an analysis of his famous paintings. These include: The Fiddler, White Crucifixion, Solitude and The Praying Jew.
Layout of the Booklet as follows:
The Praying Jew
Solitude
The Fiddler
White Crucifixion
Degenerate Art
The Entartete Exhibit
The Escape of Chagal from the Nazi Regime
Art as a form of Resistance
Comprehensive essay plans for AQA English Literature, ‘A Streetar Named Desire’- covering: plight of woman in 1940s, shift of power dynamics between Blanche + Stanley, the significance of setting and use of props etc
Due to the popularity of my individual essay plans per module for Philosophy, Ethics and Judaism, I have provided a full pack of A* essay plans for Ethics. Key scholary views relating to the modules and critical evaluation is provided in each essay plan. The format of the questions mimic the ones featured on the OCR website.
Niche and detailed cross-comparisons to pick up on between Handmaids tale, A Streetcar named desire as well as Carol ann duffy’s ‘feminine gospels’ for paper 2. In paper 2, there will be a section comparing two of the three texts you choose, so here are some essential cross-comparisons you could draw.
Essay plans for Handmaids tale in relation to Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘feminine gospels’
Plans for:
Significance of fear
Isolation (women’s body, women’s narrative)
Women’s bodies
Women being limited by gender
Significance of suffering
Significance of unhappiness
Collated some useful historical context for Carol Ann Duffy’s poems as well as the context behind various poems in the collection ‘feminine gospels’, such as ‘The Diet’ and ‘The Long Queen’.
Complete pack of condensed OCR A Level essay plans for religious language–> comparing and contrasting Via Negativa (apophatic way) with Via Positiva (apophatic way), as well as Paul Tillich’s ‘symbols’ as a way of highlighting G-d’s ineffability
Powerpoint pinpointing the key information for methods in context for education, including:
Teacher vs parent interactions (impression management influence- undermines validity + representativeness)
Notes for studying classrooms
Notes for studying pupils (observing those with learning difficulties + pupils who are more susceptible, thus having more gatekeepers- harder to investigate)
Researching schools
Due to the popularity of my individual essay plans for Philosophy, Ethics and Judaism, I have provided a full pack of A* essay plans for Philosophy. Key scholary views relating to the modules and critical evaluation is provided in each essay plan. The format of the questions mimic the ones featured on the OCR website.
Comprehensive notes on the feminist perspective of marriage, women in religious scriptures, their impact on secular society (Adler+ Plaskow), and a contrast between orthodox and progressive views concerning women
A detailed analysis of the theme ‘motherhood’ in Carol Ann Duffy’s feminine gospels, primarily focusing on three of her poems which explore this theme: the chord, light gatherer and work.
A detailed analysis of Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Loud’ including structural points & connections to ‘Handmaids tale’ for paper 2- Love through the ages
I have collated a bunch of in-depth, A worthy essay plans covering a multitude of themes for Othello (AQA- Love through the ages specifically). Below are some of the questions that are covered within this document:
[- “Texts typically present the damage that can be caused when taboos are broken due to love”, In light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Othello and Desdemona in this extract and elsewhere in the play
“Male characters are presented as most romantically desirable when they display heroic attributes and exert their power over others”- looking at the presentation of qualities of men
“Typically, texts present women as objects of men’s sexual desires”- looking at presentation of women
‘In the literature of love, male characters value their pride above all else, including their romantic relationships’
‘As lovers, Othello and Desdemona either worship or despise one another. There is no middle ground.’ - how Shakespeare presents O & D’s attitudes towards one another
“Male characters in the literature of love are more inclined to trust other men. This is the true cause of problems within romantic relationships between men and women”- focused on trust/broken trust
“Typically, texts present men as unable to control their emotions or act rationally upon them”
“Honour is the most important aspect of a man’s sense of self-respect”
“Typically, texts present husbands and wife present marriage from a male point of view”
Side note (O stands for Othello & D stands for Desdemona)
Here are MULTIPLE summary sheets for beliefs (for those who are visual learners), including: KEY sociologists and their perspectives, criticisms of their theory and the main statistics!
Consolidated notes on the Book of Job, outlining the main quotes and analysis for all of the chapters. There is an OCR ‘model’ essay at the bottom of the document too!