by melaniewp | Apr 25, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Poetry, Technical Terms
PersonificationThis is where things (and animals) are given human qualities or emotions. It is a technique used to create mood in a story. Types are listed in order of usefulness!Add your own examples in the comment box below![1] Non-human things perform human...
by melaniewp | Apr 24, 2013 | Carol Ann Duffy, Exam Essays, GCSE, Havisham, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry
Essay Question Set:Explore how relationships are presented in Havisham.In Havisham, we see love gone wrong. Carol Ann Duffy re-imagines Dicken’s eternal Spinster in this dramatic first person monologue where Miss Havisham makes exclamations –...
by melaniewp | Apr 23, 2013 | A Passage to Africa, Edexcel Language Anthology, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays
Brace yourself! It’s a grim text and the essay’s equally grim…How does George Alagiah create a sense of pity in this extract?In this extract, Alagiah creates a sense of pity through emotive language in lists and rules of three to create a sense...
by melaniewp | Apr 23, 2013 | 11+, Age 12-16, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Common Entrance, Dyslexia, GCSE, IGCSE, Reading
I’ve posted on this before, but I thought it might be really helpful to have it all in one place. You might be a parent, or a student – looking for some inspiration. This post covers all ages, stages and abilities.A lot of boys struggle with reading. And...
by melaniewp | Apr 22, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Essays
ATeacherWrites.comOf Mice and Men is a great American novel that deals with the American Dream and the trauma of the Great Depression. The location is Salinas, California, an agricultural area full of migrant workers. Steinbeck depicts the place, and the lifestyle in...
