by melaniewp | Jun 30, 2013 | Dyslexia, Spelling
Confusables are just plain confusing. It doesn’t help when words like ‘there’ and ‘their’, ‘where’ and ‘were’ are taught together in a block.I do a lot of work with dyslexic students, so here’s a picture I...
by melaniewp | Jun 28, 2013 | English Language Exam, English Literature, GCSE, IGCSE, Rhetoric
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by melaniewp | Jun 27, 2013 | Repetition, Rhetoric, Technical Terms
Repetition is used to create emphasis, show connections, how ideas transform, develop, build. It can be done at the level of sounds (letters), words or ideas – in a range of patterns.Repetition of Sounds- alliteration: the first letter is repeated- assonance /...
by melaniewp | Jun 26, 2013 | Apostrophes, Punctuation, Punctuation Exercises
This is an apostrophe exercise I wrote for my sixth form student who appreciates my strange sense of humour. Please note that it may give small children nightmares.You are looking for two types:[1] possessive -‘s – something belongs[2] it is, it has >...
by melaniewp | Jun 26, 2013 | English Literature, GCSE, IGCSE, Metaphors, Technical Terms
They conjure up two ideas – the thing you’re literally describing, and something else as well.e.g. his hands were like ice = literally, his hands were cold.This example, which is a simile, describes ‘hands’ through a word-picture of ‘ice’. Or you...