by melaniewp | Jun 4, 2013 | AQA, Edexcel Language Anthology, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, My Last Duchess, Poetry, Robert Browning
How does the writer present the character of the Duke?+ get an example of creative writing based on ‘My Last Duchess’ (GCSE creative writing controlled assessment) hereThe Duke narrates this dramatic monologue, whose topic seems at first to be his antique...
by melaniewp | May 31, 2013 | AQA, English Language Exam, GCSE, How Do Writers Use Language?, IGCSE
If you have your GCSE Language Exam or mock coming up, you need to read this. The language question is the one that students do worst on. So what can you do to improve?1. Quote – focus on the key words that create the strongest effects on the reader. The skill...
by melaniewp | May 20, 2013 | AQA, English Language Exam, GCSE, Video Analysis, VLOG AQA GCSE English Language
Get some worked examples from the book, and more detail on it here.
by melaniewp | May 19, 2013 | AQA, Best Textbooks, English Language Exam, GCSE
The GCSEs are approaching fast, with the English Language Exam on June 4th. Are you ready?The AQA GCSE has changed, and now, so has the textbook. Brand new for this year, 2013 students have the competitive edge with this brilliant book, full of worked examples, and...
by melaniewp | May 7, 2013 | AQA, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Something Interesting
This is an example answer I wrote for the AQA English Language Exam, though it would work equally well for WJEC, OCR, Edexcel and Cambridge IGCSE. This is Writing to Argue or Persuade. You could also use it for ‘give a speech to your class’. Please...
by melaniewp | May 6, 2013 | AQA, Cambridge, Controlled Assessment, Creative Writing, Edexcel, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, OCR, WJEC
This is a piece I wrote as an example for a student working on the OCR English Language exam. It would work equally well for AQA, WJEC, Edexcel or Cambridge IGCSE as it’s autobiographical. I mean, it isn’t really true as I made it up. But it’s...
