ABOUT - MELANIE KENDRY ENGLISH TUTOR

Hello! I’m an English tutor, writer and founder of Curve Learn. As an English tutor, I enjoy working with students of all ages and abilities – from those who are dyslexic, autistic, with ADHD (or ADD) to those studying for Scholarships to Eton and Oxbridge entry.

As well as tutoring, I create online resources and write about English Language and Literature at all levels: SATs, Entrance Exams, GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level, and IB (International Baccalaureate) in English Language and Literature.

Educational consultancy is also available, drawing on my background as Head of Department at a leading British boarding school as well as a Common Entrance and GCSE Examiner, and a graduate of the University of Oxford – MA and BA (Hons) with a PGCE and QTS in teaching English Language and Literature. I am DBS checked and all certificates and references are available on request.

Over the years, I have worked with many high-profile and high-net-worth clients here in the UK and internationally.

Need help? Call 07552775675

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Example English Literature Essays For Oxbridge Applications and Coursework

by melaniewp | November 11, 2022 | A Streetcar Named Desire, A-Level English, Carol Ann Duffy, Caryl Churchill, How to Write an Essay, IB English, The World's Wife, Top Girls | 0 Comments

I often use model essays with students to help them to develop their own essay writing style. Here are some examples of model essays that I share with students I have worked with.Get in touch if you would like to work with me to improve your essay writing style.The...

What is Pathetic Fallacy? Simple Explanation for GCSE, IGCSE, and Common Entrance

by melaniewp | July 14, 2022 | Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, Pathetic Fallacy, Technical Terms | 0 Comments

PATHETIC FALLACY is a type of imagery where weather is used to represent emotions. Any place that weather is used, you’ll usually find it. It is most commonly used to build tension, or to externalise a character’s internal (mental) state.EXERCISE:This extract is from...

Writing to Describe Photographs of Interesting Places

by melaniewp | November 24, 2020 | Creative Writing, GCSE Writing, IGCSE English Language | 0 Comments

Use these images to spark your imagination when writing to describe.1. Starting with this picture, write a description about an exciting place. 2. Starting with this picture, write a description or a story titled: 'Abandoned'.3. Starting with this picture, write...

Storm on the Island Heaney: Context, Interpretation and Annotation Analysis

by melaniewp | October 28, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

What is the poem about?This is a simple, literal poem on the whole, describing a desolate, stormy island where people live defended against nature. ContextHeaney grew up in a farming community in Northern Ireland and wrote about its farms and cities beset with civil...

The Prelude, Wordsworth: Context, Analysis, Annotation and Likely Exam Questions GCSE Poetry Exam

by melaniewp | October 26, 2017 | AQA Conflict and Power Anthology, English Literature GCSE, Poetry Analysis, The Prelude | 0 Comments

What is the Prelude (Extract) About?Literally: as a child, the poet steals a boat and rows across the lake. At first, he feels alive in his own power. He wonders at the beauty of nature, then feels a kind of awe, or terror, as if the great hills are alive. The mixed...

Song by Lady Mary Wroth Essay Analysis for Cambridge IGCSE Literature Exam

by melaniewp | January 13, 2016 | Cambridge, Essay, IGCSE, Lady Mary Wroth, Literature, Poetry | 0 Comments

IntroductionIn this poem, love is presented negatively through the personification of him as a ‘child’. The technique of juxtaposition dominates to show the contradictions of love, and ultimately that it is wise not to ‘seek’ him as he is prone to ‘flying’. What makes...

Clod and the Pebble Essay Analysis for Cambridge IGCSE English Literature 2016

by melaniewp | January 13, 2016 | Cambridge, Essay, IGCSE, Poetry, Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 | 0 Comments

In 'The Clod and the Pebble), love is presented as both selfish and selfless, through the symbols of the soft, humble ‘clod’ (of earth/dirt) and the clean, but hard ‘pebble’.Firstly in this poem, the ‘clod of clay’ sings about the selflessness of love and the joy it...

Worksheet KS3 Language Techniques: Metaphor, Simile, Personification from Frankenstein for GCSE

by melaniewp | October 20, 2015 | Frankenstein, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Worksheet | 0 Comments

LOOK FOR: metaphors - personification - similes (comparing)________________ her hair was the brightest living gold________________ fairer than a garden rose among dark-leaved brambles________________ Like a mountain river, it came from small sources, but swelling as...

Images for Stories and Writing to Describe: 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE and IGCSE

by melaniewp | October 13, 2015 | 11+, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE, Writing to Describe | 0 Comments

This works for 11+, Common Entrance, or for GCSE. If you need to 'add more detail' to your stories or descriptions need to be improved, try this picture exercise. The images are all from India and there's plenty to describe, plus a list below of useful sensory...

New Frankenstein Text for 2017 GCSE – Easy to Read, Quotable, Annotated with Exam-Ready Essays

by melaniewp | October 10, 2015 | 2017, Frankenstein, GCSE, IGCSE | 0 Comments

Michael Gove might have cruelly snatched Of Mice and Men from us, but teaching older, longer texts doesn't have to be horrible. Here's a super student-friendly version of Frankenstein, sensitively shortened to just over the length of Of Mice and Men, with all the...