by melaniewp | Mar 17, 2014 | exams, Podcasts, Revision, stress
My daughter gets really stressed sometimes. So I made her this, to help her relax and stay calm. ‘Counting Sheep’ runs up to a hundred. If you think stressful thoughts, re-start the track. See how long it takes you to get up to 100. It’s excellent...
by melaniewp | Mar 17, 2014 | English Literature GCSE, GCSE, IGCSE, love in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo characterisation
Analyse the language and consider the type of the Petrarchan lover. Find an article about this here. This extract is from Act 1, Scene 1. It is the first time that we meet Romeo.BENVOLIO Alas, that love, so gentle in his view,Should be so tyrannous and rough...
by melaniewp | Mar 11, 2014 | Analysis, AQA English Literature Exam, GCSE English, Haruki Murakami, Model Answers, Model Essays, On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning, Sunlight on the Grass
How does Haruki Murakami present the themes in The 100% Perfect Girl?This story is from the AQA GCSE English Literature short story anthology Sunlight on the Grass.This story is about the strangeness of the idea of true love. What are the odds we will ever meet ‘the...
by melaniewp | Mar 10, 2014 | Analysis, Cambridge IGCSE, Essays, IGCSE English, Short Stories, Stories of Ourselves
Essay on The Destructors from Stories of Ourselves for the Cambridge IGCSE Anthology. Find the story here.Explore how Graham Greene presents the shifting power within the group as leadership passes from Blackie to T.From the first sentence, Greene establishes the...
