LONDON - LOCATION GUIDE ENGLISH AND ENGLISH LITERATURE Exceptional Tours Expertly Delivered Our location guide offers you information on the range of visits available in London. All visits are selected with your subject and the curriculum in mind, along with the most popular choices for sightseeing, culture and leisure in the area. The information in your location guide has been provided by our partners in London who have expert on the ground knowledge of the area, combined with advice from education professionals so that the visits and information recommended are the most relevant to meet your learning objectives. Making Life Easier for You This location guide is not a catalogue of opening times. Our Tour Experts will design your itinerary with opening times and location in mind so that you can really maximise your time on tour. Our location guides are designed to give you the information that you really need, including what are the highlights of the visit, location, suitability and educational resources. We’ll give you top tips like when is the best time to go, dress code and extra local knowledge. Peace of Mind So that you don’t need to carry additional money around with you we will state in your initial quote letter, which visits are included within your inclusive tour price and if there is anything that can’t be pre-paid we will advise you of the entrance fees so that you know how much money to take along. You also have the added reassurance that, WST is a member of the STF and our featured visits are all covered as part of our externally verified Safety Management System. ENGLISH AND ENGLISH LITERATURE CHARLES DICKENS HOUSE, MUSEUM AND WORKSHOP Number 48 Doughty Street was an important place in Charles Dickens's life where he resided from 1837 until 1839. Rooms are decorated in the early Victorian style that Dickens would have favoured and personal possessions of Dickens from his lifetime as well as manuscripts, rare editions, letters and portraits are on display. Students will explore the house following a self-guided activity trail. Each school group visit will receive a taught workshop to choose from the two options below... The Art of the Monthly Part: KS3 & 4 English Students analyse Dickens’s use of language and his presentation of character in the novel Great Expectations, using the author’s preferred monthly part publication format as inspiration for collaborative enlarged front covers using mixed media. Students have the opportunity to explore and experiment with a range of materials to convey ideas and meanings. The Author’s Craft: KS3 and 4 English Taught manuscript workshop looking at how Dickens crafted his work. Culminating in a new collaborative manuscript from each group based around a particular setting or theme. Pupils understand how texts relate to the social and historical context in which they were written and learn to shape meaning and evaluate ideas and effect in their own writing. WALKING TOURS Charles Dickens Walking Tour (90 mins) Taking part in a Dickens walk gives students the opportunity to examine the life of Dickens through visiting places that shaped his life – from humble beginnings to his legacy as one of Britain’s greatest literary figures. Dickens went on long rambling walks around London, taking in the sights and sounds, observing people and places, and using them as inspiration for his timeless stories and characters. Using excerpts from Dickens’s novels, insights from those who knew Dickens personally and his own expert knowledge, Richard aims to bring Dickens’s London to life for those who join him on his walks! In the Footsteps of Dickens and Shakespeare London provided inspiration to both Shakespeare and Dickens. It stimulated their imaginations and provided the backdrop against which they set their most memorable scenes featuring some of their greatest characters. On this fascinating journey you will follow in their footsteps along the south bank of the River Thames and explore a truly atmospheric area of hidden riverside pathways, dark, imposing Victorian warehouses and cobblestones streets, all of which are set amidst the nooks and corners of a bygone age. In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens This is a truly magical journey through the streets and to the places with which the name of Charles Dickens is indelibly linked. Indeed, the area that we explore on this walk is brim full with Dickensian locations – places he knew, places he lived in and places he wrote about The Sherlock Holmes Mystery Trail It was in the streets of the Metropolis that Holmes – accompanied, of course, by his faithful sidekick, Dr. John H. Watson – pitted his wits against some of literature’s most dastardly villains and pondered some of its most baffling cases. The highways and byways of London are as integral a feature of Holmes and Watson’s adventures as are the main characters themselves, and no story would be complete without a brisk stroll, or knuckle-clenching carriage chase, through the fog enshrouded thoroughfares of the Victorian or Edwardian Metropolis. So, come on a journey of discovery that follows in the footsteps of Holmes and Watson through the alleyways and courtyards of an area that features in more of their adventures than any other part of London. DR. JOHNSON'S HOUSE AND WORKSHOPS Mull over Johnson's great Dictionary in the Garret where it was written. Take the new audio-visual tour and discover Johnson's fascinating life and try on the Georgian costumes and explore with the family trail. KS3 &4 English Workshops Dr Johnson's House runs English workshops for secondary pupils based around Johnson's Dictionary and Black History. A-Level English Workshop Johnson's 1755 ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ is directly linked to the A- level English unit on Language Change. This popular workshops focus on bringing the Dictionary to life and giving the students a sense of the context in which it was written, before taking a detailed look at the work itself. Students have the chance to browse eighteenth-century copies of Johnson's Dictionary from our collection, look at examples of change in the meanings of words and language use, and explore Johnson's attitudes to language change together with the impact of his work. CITY ACADEMY WRITING WORKSHOPS (90 mins) City Academy’s writing workshops are an opportunity for students to free their imagination and tell an original story. Options include… Creative Writing This workshop gives students the opportunity to try their hand at different forms of writing. From poetry to prose, short stories to drama, students will be working with a professional writer to hone their writing style with fun and constructive writing exercises to inspire ideas considering plot structure and narrative. Sitcom Writing An ideal session for groups wanting to have some fun coming up with their own sitcom, or want to know a bit more about how sitcom stories are formed, or perhaps are interested in the differences between British and American situation comedies, You’ll start to explore skills including, creating a central and antagonistic character, Plotting, Work, rest and play, and Conflict, secrets & lies Scriptwriting If students need help bringing ideas to life, this session includes practical exercises, group interaction and feedback from your expert teacher. Groups will consider an introduction to plot structure, look at using classical dramatic narrative and learn how to 'trigger' their imagination and free themselves as a script writer. Communication, Presentation and Public Speaking Skills The team at City Academy are performance experts whose experience goes far beyond the world of theatre and film. Using performance training, this workshop help students with both business and personal skills which can be used in everyday life. Poetry Workshop (2 hr) This practical session is ran by an expert who focuses on guiding the group through the creative process to culminate in a poem of their own. This includes; Overview and discussion of poetic writing as a medium Practical exercises encouraging the students to creatively respond to given theme/s Participating in discussion; sharing each other’s' work and providing feedback THE POETRY LIBRARY AT THE SOUTH BANK CENTRE The Southbank centre welcomes visits from schools and will adapt a visit to help you get the most out of the collection and other opportunities at Southbank Centre. Students can research a particular poet, explore the UK’s largest collection of modern poetry, research a particular subject and even discover how to publish poetry. THE ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE Bring your learning to life with a visit to the Royal Courts of Justice for a school visit unlike any other. The National Citizenship and Law (NCCL) specialises in providing a range of innovative activities to suit your classroom based learning, all within the magnificent setting of one of Britain’s most prestigious working courtrooms. Your group can choose from a wide range of quality learning experiences, including: Court In Session This two hour session takes place in a working court room and around the courts. Students will: Be introduced to the Royal Courts of Justice and what happens there Prepare and enact a trial based on an ex-offender’s experiences Explore roles in a court room and meet a legal professional where possible Discuss and debate real sentencing options Discover key spaces in the Royal Courts of Justice Motion To Appeal This two hour session takes place in a working court room and around the courts. Students will: Be introduced to the Royal Courts of Justice and what happens there Prepare for and debate an appeal case which has been heard at the Royal Courts of Justice (this can be a broader debate or one that focuses on a particular point of law) Explore roles in a court room and meet a legal professional where possible Discover key spaces in the Royal Courts of Justice SHAKESPEARE’S LONDON Standing or seated, there is no better way to see Shakespeare than in the theatre which has been built to the same design as the original.