by melaniewp | Jan 8, 2014 | 11+, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, KS2, KS3, Sensory Language, Writing to Describe
What is Sensory Language?Get examples of how to describe light and shadeGet more interesting describing words.Sensory describing words for a forest.How to use sensory language, with examples.
by melaniewp | Dec 17, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Romeo and Juliet
If you are studying Romeo and Juliet, grab the Leonardo DiCaprio version. It’s a fast and furious interpretation that uses modern styles with Shakespearean language. Switch on the subtitles and you’ll understand it much more easily. Note that some lines...
by melaniewp | Dec 13, 2013 | Edexcel IGCSE English, GCSE English, IGCSE English Language Exam, Model Answers, Model Essays, Writing to Advise, Writing to Argue
‘Modern life has many dangers for young people.’Write a magazine article for teenagers giving them advice on how to stay safe.We racked our brains for a while, and figured out that the examiners were probably thinking about modern technology. So this is what we wrote....
by melaniewp | Nov 21, 2013 | 11 plus, 11+, Common Entrance, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Writing, Writing to Argue, Writing to Persuade
What makes a good hero?A hero can be someone you look up to, or the main character in a film or book. Yet main characters are not always heroic – or not in obvious ways. Sleeping Beauty spends most of her story unconscious. Little Red Riding Hood escapes the...
by melaniewp | Nov 13, 2013 | 11 plus, 11+, Analysis, Common Entrance, Comprehension, English Literature, Essay, How to Quote, KS2, KS3, PEA, PEE, PQC, R.J. Palacio, Wonder
Learning to analyse a text in detail will hugely raise your grade. Some teachers call this method Point-Evidence-Explain (PEE). Others call it Point-Evidence-Analyse (PEA), or Point-Quote-Comment (PQC). It’s all the same thing. My own paragraphs usually look...
