by melaniewp | Mar 12, 2013 | GCSE, Of Mice and Men
1. The life of the Author.John Steinbeck was born 1902 in Salinas, California, where Of Mice and Men is set. As a teenager, he spent his summers working at ranches (like Lennie and George) as a hired hand.He saw for himself that the men’s lives were hard, that bosses...
by melaniewp | Mar 9, 2013 | Grammar, KS2, KS3, Verb
A verb is sometimes called a ‘doing’ word, e.g. go, run, jump, fly, sit, eat, write, do, want, give, love, hit, hug.Each verb comes in lots of different forms: to run > run, runs, am running, is running, ran, had run, will run, could run,...
by melaniewp | Mar 9, 2013 | KS2, KS3, Shakespeare, Shakespeare 6-9
What’s the best way to get your kids into Shakespeare?Marcia Williams’ quirky, energetic comic-strips for kids are a perfect first step. Snips of Shakespeare’s language from the plays give a gentle introduction to a writer whose work can seem...
by melaniewp | Mar 8, 2013 | alliteration, Antithesis, comparative, GCSE, juxtaposition, liquid, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, personification, plosive, Semantic Fields, Sensory Language, sibilant, Similes, superlative, Technical Terms
Want an A or A* in GCSE English? Here’s the secret (pass it on).Follow this checklist of things to look for in the question ‘How does the writer use language?’Learn as many as you can. Yes, you can revise English. Don’t forget to explain...
by melaniewp | Mar 8, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, To Kill a Mockingbird
How does Harper Lee presents Atticus as a role model to his children and also to the rest of Maycomb society?Atticus is a respectful member of Maycomb society. He is not racist or nasty towards anyone. He even treats people who dislike him and disagree with...
