by melaniewp | Mar 8, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Essays
‘Of Mice and Men’: In a letter, John Steinbeck wrote of Curley’s wife: ‘She’s a nice girl and not a floozy.’ Discuss and explain your own impression of Curley’s wife.John Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as being a floozy but also a nice girl. She is a natural flirt...
by melaniewp | Mar 8, 2013 | Age 12-16, GCSE, IGCSE, Mark Schemes, Past Papers, Revision
Use the links below to download GCSE and IGCSE past papers, mark schemes and model answers for the relevant exam board, subject and tier: higher (H) or foundation (F).Students should practise in timed conditions. Important: they should use the mark scheme and mark...
by melaniewp | Mar 7, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Comprehension, GCSE, Grammar, KS2, KS3
What are pronouns*? They stand in place of a noun, e.g. they, it, I – and help you avoid repetition like: ‘Bob did this. Bob did that. Bob did the other.’I’ll explain how to use them, and how to write about them in another post.Below are...
by melaniewp | Mar 7, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, GCSE, KS3, Punctuation, Speech Punctuation, Trouble Shooting
ATeacherWrites.comThis is how to write speech (dialogue) in stories, assuming you’ve mastered the basics of speech punctuation:1. For elegance, use ‘said’ NOT ‘mumbled’, ‘yelped’, ‘shrieked’,...
