by melaniewp | Nov 21, 2013 | 11 plus, 11+, Common Entrance, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Writing, Writing to Argue, Writing to Persuade
What makes a good hero?A hero can be someone you look up to, or the main character in a film or book. Yet main characters are not always heroic – or not in obvious ways. Sleeping Beauty spends most of her story unconscious. Little Red Riding Hood escapes the...
by melaniewp | Nov 13, 2013 | 11 plus, 11+, Analysis, Common Entrance, Comprehension, English Literature, Essay, How to Quote, KS2, KS3, PEA, PEE, PQC, R.J. Palacio, Wonder
Learning to analyse a text in detail will hugely raise your grade. Some teachers call this method Point-Evidence-Explain (PEE). Others call it Point-Evidence-Analyse (PEA), or Point-Quote-Comment (PQC). It’s all the same thing. My own paragraphs usually look...
by melaniewp | Nov 13, 2013 | A-Level English, Analysis, Feminism, IB English, Margaret Atwood, Quotes, The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale is a feminist novel but also a criticism of feminsim. To understand it, you need to understand the history of women’s rights. To understand women’s rights, you need to understand human rights,...
by melaniewp | Nov 12, 2013 | AQA ENG1H, English Language Exam, Exam Answers, Examiner Comments, GCSE English, Model Answers, Presentational Features, Question 2
Not the actual image (woman holds child), but close…’Homes and crops wrecked, but relief sweeps Queensland in Yasi’s wake’Explain how the headline and picture are effective and how they link to the text. The headline sets a very serious tone at...
by melaniewp | Nov 12, 2013 | AQA ENG1H, English Language Exam, Exam Answers, Examiner Comments, GCSE English, Model Answers, Question 1, What Do You Understand
What do you understand about Sophie Haydock’s experiences and the issues of homelessness? (8 marks) [candidate does not give enough focus to the second part of this question. This is a common problem and their mark was reduced accordingly]Sophie Haydock was “one of...
