by melaniewp | Mar 27, 2013 | 11 plus, Command Verbs, Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, SATs KS2, Technical Terms, the Imperative
The Imperative is a type of verb also known as ‘command verbs’. They’re fairly easy to spot and beloved of bossy types like teachers, parents and cookery programme presenters.Go! Run! Jump! Fetch! Row faster! Don’t put your finger in...
by melaniewp | Mar 24, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Poetry
Sensory language is a great way to ‘add more detail’ and ‘be more specific’ in your writing. The examples below are meant for creative writing (stories) but also work well in persuasive writing too, when you want to create a vivid...
by melaniewp | Mar 24, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Onomatopoeia, Poetry, Technical Terms, Writing
Onomatopoeia = a word that sounds like what it describes. Crash, bang, thump, boom, bang, hiss, plop, whistle, rustle, are the clearest examples.Can little kids learn it?Of course. Give them felt pens and get them to draw how they think the words should look....
by melaniewp | Mar 22, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Pathetic Fallacy, personification, Poetry, Setting, Technical Terms, Writing
Pathetic Fallacy is a technique for creating atmosphere in a story.Emotions are given to setting, objects and / or weather. This often reflects the main character(s)’ mood, or the mood of the book e.g. stormy emotions are externalised in a physical...
by melaniewp | Mar 22, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Poetry, Semantic Fields, Technical Terms
A semantic field is a group of words that belong together – like sheep in a field. You can find it in a poem, play, novel or any other type of text. Read through and underline words with a similar meaning. For example:[1] cling, possessive, stay > Here,...
by melaniewp | Mar 18, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Apostrophes, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing
Aargh! It’s the Return of the Apostrophe Monster! Get rid of him by learning when to use apostrophes…This article will focus on when to use an apostrophe in words like I’ll, I’m, won’t, let’s, you’re, and more. The apostrophe...
