by melaniewp | Jul 12, 2013 | Pathetic Fallacy, poster, Technical Terms
Wow! I never realised pathetic fallacy was so exciting! I must buy this as a poster!
by melaniewp | Jul 11, 2013 | Metaphors, poster, Technical Terms
Hey wow! This is so amazing! Buy this customisable poster
by melaniewp | Jul 10, 2013 | Full Stops, Punctuation
When should you use a full stop in the middle of a sentence? When you’ve cut a word short and the last letter remaining is not the original one. For example:January > Jan. (the y is cut off)et cetera > etc. (the a is cut off)id est (Lat....
by melaniewp | Jul 10, 2013 | Absolutes, Emotive language, Negative, Positive, Technical Terms
Emotive language is used to put a positive spin on it, play down horrible ideas. Or frighten, disgust and appal the reader. Emphasise. Or hide the truth.For example’Calls grow for Britain to boycott ‘toxic’ Court of Human...
by melaniewp | Jul 9, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, Complex Vocabulary, GCSE, KS3, Vocabulary
Essential vocabulary for reading comprehension for ages 11-16.These words are taken from poetry from Shakespeare to the present day. I use this list to teach meanings and concepts – to boost students’ comprehension. It is not intended as a spelling test,...
