Access to English Literature 2015

3: The Enlightenment

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) depicted famously flying a kite in a thunderstorm to investigate the nature of electricity. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) depicted famously flying a kite in a thunderstorm to investigate the nature of electricity.  

Competence aims in focus:

The aims of the studies are to enable students to:

  • interpret a representative selection of texts from literary-historical periods in English literature, from the Renaissance up to the present time
  • produce texts in a variety of genres with clear content, appropriate style, good structure, and usage that is precise and accurate
  • use a nuanced, well-developed and precise vocabulary to communicate on literature and culture
  • analyse and assess … a selection of other artistic forms of expression within English-language culture
  • assess his or her own language learning in terms of established language learning goals

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BBC Radio 4: In Our Time

listening tommy Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Robinson Crusoe and the life and work of Benjamin Franklin.

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