by melaniewp | Apr 21, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, GCSE, Jekyll and Hyde, Model Essays
In Jekyll and Hyde, Stevenson sets up a strong contrast between the primitive, animalistic self and the civilized, respectable self. One way to understand ‘primitive’ is to think of a toddler or small animal, or basic human urges – greedy, selfish, not polite....
by melaniewp | Apr 20, 2013 | GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, Love, Poetry, Romeo and Juliet
Yay! It’s everyone’s favourite activity: essay-writing! This post will focus on how to write the introduction, and make sure that when you start laying down track, it takes you where you want to go. When you’re done, check out this post to...
by melaniewp | Apr 19, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, GCSE, Spoken Language, Technical Terms, Text Language
2b or not 2b? Despite doom-laden prophecies, texting has not been the disaster for language many feared, argues linguistics professor David Crystal. (abridged) (c) 2008 The Guardian and David Crystal… Although many texters enjoy breaking language rules, they also know...
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2013 | 11+, A-Level, Common Entrance, GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, KS3
A student explained today that she had a problem. Maybe it’s one that you have too. When writing about a text – novel or poem, or play, she kept repeating the phrase ‘this creates a feel of’, or ‘this suggests’.We figured out there...
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2013 | Birthday, Christina Rosetti, Edexcel Lnguage Anthology, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry
Essay TitleIn ‘Remember’, how does Christina Rossetti use language and structure to get across the theme?On the surface, ‘Remember’ is all about death. The poem is written in the second person, evoking a relationship of some kind – of ‘you’ and ‘me’. But is ‘me’...
