by melaniewp | Sep 21, 2015 | AQA GCSE English Language, Spoken Language, Transcript
If you’re teaching or learning about Spoken Language for the GCSE controlled assessment, here’s a recording and transcript of a conversation about slang. It’s only a minute and a half, that shows attitudes to slang as well as examples of it.There are...
by melaniewp | Jun 12, 2014 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE Writing, IGCSE English Writing, KS3, Writing to Describe
To celebrate the World Cup, here’s a writing task set in Brazil. What finer backdrop to your own chase / hunt story? Grab useful describing words here. Get a story idea here. Start with a description: plan the locations you want to move through, place your...
by melaniewp | May 19, 2014 | Checklist, Critical Commentary, IB English, Revision
The IB critical commentary paper for English tests your understanding of how writers use language to create effects on the reader. It also tests your understanding of features of genre, audience and purpose, as well as your ability to compare. The exam is two hours...
by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | Analysis, AQA English Literature Exam, Boo Radley, Dill, Exam Essays, GCSE, Jem, Model Answers, Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
Analyze the childhood world of Jem, Scout, and Dill and their relationship with Boo Radley in Part One.Part one of the novel focusses on childhood life, representing the theme of innocence, but also of prejudice. The novel is told from Scout’s point of view, with the...
by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | AQA English Literature Exam, Boo Radley, GCSE, Harper Lee, Jem, Miss Maudie, Mrs Dubose, Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
How does Lee explore the children’s world in the first half of the novel?Through the character of Scout, Lee explores the world of the South in the 1930s. This was also her own childhood time, so she’s painting a picture of a lost world, which she loved, but which...
