by melaniewp | Nov 11, 2022 | A Streetcar Named Desire, A-Level English, Carol Ann Duffy, Caryl Churchill, How to Write an Essay, IB English, The World's Wife, Top Girls
I often use model essays with students to help them to develop their own essay writing style. Here are some examples of model essays that I share with students I have worked with.Get in touch if you would like to work with me to improve your essay writing style.The...
by melaniewp | Jul 14, 2022 | Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, Pathetic Fallacy, Technical Terms
PATHETIC FALLACY is a type of imagery where weather is used to represent emotions. Any place that weather is used, you’ll usually find it. It is most commonly used to build tension, or to externalise a character’s internal (mental) state.EXERCISE:This extract is from...
by melaniewp | Nov 24, 2020 | Creative Writing, GCSE Writing, IGCSE English Language
Use these images to spark your imagination when writing to describe.1. Starting with this picture, write a description about an exciting place. 2. Starting with this picture, write a description or a story titled: ‘Abandoned’.3. Starting with this...
by melaniewp | Oct 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
What is the poem about?This is a simple, literal poem on the whole, describing a desolate, stormy island where people live defended against nature. ContextHeaney grew up in a farming community in Northern Ireland and wrote about its farms and cities beset with civil...
by melaniewp | Oct 26, 2017 | AQA Conflict and Power Anthology, English Literature GCSE, Poetry Analysis, The Prelude
What is the Prelude (Extract) About?Literally: as a child, the poet steals a boat and rows across the lake. At first, he feels alive in his own power. He wonders at the beauty of nature, then feels a kind of awe, or terror, as if the great hills are alive. The mixed...
