And I have my results! What's more, they came through on my birthday.
A215 Creative Writing - Distinction
A230 Reading and Studying Literature - Pass2 (in other words, a 2.1)
To a great extent, I'm still coming down from the anxiety over the A230 exam - you know the sort of thing I mean...mentally re-writing each answer and knowing the bits that you cocked up.
The worst part for someone as picky as me is the fact that I will never see the marked exam paper to understand exactly where I went wrong. Even though I have a pretty good idea.
And I suppose that is the point.
As I move up to Level 3, beginning with Children's Literature in October, I know that I need to get Practical Criticism under my belt. I need to read the Critical Essays in the module books and decide what my stance is on them, especially with regard to the set books.
Now, the set books are a GIFT for me - I love all of them!
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Northern Lights
Little Women and Good Wives
Treasure Island
Swallows and Amazons
Peter Pan (the play)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
The Other Side of Truth
Junk
Mortal Engines
Coram Boy
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Voices in the Park
100 Best Poems for Children
Tom's Midnight Garden
and finally, the Carnegie Medal Winner 2015 - Buffalo Soldier
So, my summer reading is pure delight, which is just as well because my bit of Devon is wet and windy at the moment.
