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...
by melaniewp | Nov 11, 2013 | 1984, A-Level, A-Level English, Brave New World, Coursework, Dystopia, Dystopic Fiction, Exam Essays, Fahrenheit 451, IB, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
Analysis: To What Extent is the Handmaid’s Tale a Typical Dystopic Novel?The literary genre of dystopia derives from works of political philosophy like Thomas Moore’s Utopia (1561). In the Utopia, Moore explores his ideas of how to run the perfect society. Moore’s...
by melaniewp | Nov 11, 2013 | Coursework, D H Lawrence, Edexcel IGCSE English, Edexcel Language Anthology, Exam Answers, Exam Essays, Poetry Analysis, The Piano
In his poem, ‘Piano’, how does D H Lawrence use language and structure to deal with the subject, memory?IntroductionThis paragraph will sum up the topic, the main techniques used and how Lawrence deals with the memory. This paragraph considers his point of...
