by melaniewp | Jul 14, 2022 | Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, Pathetic Fallacy, Technical Terms
PATHETIC FALLACY is a type of imagery where weather is used to represent emotions. Any place that weather is used, you’ll usually find it. It is most commonly used to build tension, or to externalise a character’s internal (mental) state.EXERCISE:This extract is from...
by melaniewp | Oct 13, 2015 | 11+, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE, Writing to Describe
This works for 11+, Common Entrance, or for GCSE. If you need to ‘add more detail’ to your stories or descriptions need to be improved, try this picture exercise. The images are all from India and there’s plenty to describe, plus a list below of...
by melaniewp | Jun 12, 2014 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE Writing, IGCSE English Writing, KS3, Writing to Describe
To celebrate the World Cup, here’s a writing task set in Brazil. What finer backdrop to your own chase / hunt story? Grab useful describing words here. Get a story idea here. Start with a description: plan the locations you want to move through, place your...
by melaniewp | Feb 16, 2014 | 11 plus, 11+, Common Entrance, Complex Vocabulary, English Language, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Learning Vocabulary, Vocabulary
rigid adj stiffindecision noun inability to decideingratitude noun not-grateful(ness)portray verb to show, depictresidue noun stuff left over, what remainsanew adv afreshsolemn adj seriousreluctant adj not keen (to do something)wanly adv palely (i.e. not...
by melaniewp | Feb 12, 2014 | 11 plus, 11+, Common Entrance, KS2, KS3, SPAG, Spelling
Test your spellings on these plurals. Do you add -s or change the ending to -ies?lady >cherry >donkey >berry >baby >monkey >abbey >journey >dictionary >library >
by melaniewp | Jan 29, 2014 | 11+, Common Entrance, essay structure, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Paragraphs, Story Structure
When should I change paragraph?Roughly every five or six lines as a guide, you should start a new paragraph. This means about the length of your thumb.How to use paragraphs:Each paragraph should be about a strong, separate idea. If you’re finding it hard to...
