by melaniewp | Apr 22, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, General Essay Points, IGCSE, KS3
When writing about texts, what are teachers looking for? You might have studied PEE (point, evidence, explain) or PQC (point, quote, comment), but what is it that makes the difference between low grades and high scores?This checklist is designed to cover all areas...
by melaniewp | Apr 22, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Key Quotations, Of Mice and Men
Slim on Lennie: “I ain’t never seen such a worker”, “I ain’t never seen such a strong guy”George “He can’t think of nothing to do himself, but he sure can take orders”Slim: “seems kinda funny a cuckoo...
by melaniewp | Apr 22, 2013 | Curley's Wife, GCSE, IGCSE, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Key Quotations
George and Lennie are shown round the ‘bunkhouse’ – ‘little’ ‘little’ ‘few’ ‘personal belongings’ are listed to show how small their world is.Candy: ‘a tall, stoop-shouldered old man’, and...
by melaniewp | Apr 22, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Essay Plan, GCSE, Jekyll and Hyde, Macbeth, Shakespeare
Essay Question Set: Explore the contrasts within and between characters in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Macbeth.How does the writer introduce the mystery of evil?First Clues: what does the title of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde tell...
by melaniewp | Apr 21, 2013 | Cambridge, Exam Essays, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, Summer Farm, The Cockroach
Question set:Explore how both poems deal with the theme of Identity.It’s hard to figure out what is meant by the word ‘identity’, but it can be summed up in these poems as ‘thinking about the meaning of life, sense of self, life as a journey,...
