by melaniewp | Nov 11, 2013 | 1984, A-Level, A-Level English, Brave New World, Coursework, Dystopia, Dystopic Fiction, Exam Essays, Fahrenheit 451, IB, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
Analysis: To What Extent is the Handmaid’s Tale a Typical Dystopic Novel?The literary genre of dystopia derives from works of political philosophy like Thomas Moore’s Utopia (1561). In the Utopia, Moore explores his ideas of how to run the perfect society. Moore’s...
by melaniewp | Nov 11, 2013 | Coursework, D H Lawrence, Edexcel IGCSE English, Edexcel Language Anthology, Exam Answers, Exam Essays, Poetry Analysis, The Piano
In his poem, ‘Piano’, how does D H Lawrence use language and structure to deal with the subject, memory?IntroductionThis paragraph will sum up the topic, the main techniques used and how Lawrence deals with the memory. This paragraph considers his point of...
by melaniewp | Sep 15, 2013 | A-Level English, AS Level, Coursework, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IB English, Margaret Atwood, Model Essays, The Handmaid's Tale
The essay is 1140 words long and covers the start – first five chapters – of the novel.The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopic fantasy set in the future of the USA, which has been renamed ‘the Republic of Gilead’. Atwood paints a brutal nightmare centred on the...
by melaniewp | Jun 22, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Coursework, Creative Writing, English Language, English Language Exam, GCSE, Ideas for Stories, IGCSE, Writing
How to Improve Content+ 25 Awesome Ideas to Steal and Use for Stories Can’t think what to write? Go here first and grab some inspiration. Story writing is supposed to be fun!+ The Basics of Story Construction fiction, non-fiction, creating characters,...
by melaniewp | Jun 21, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Coursework, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE, My Last Duchess, Show Don't Tell, Writing
Here are some examples to demonstrate how to ‘show, don’t tell’ in a creative writing piece for GCSE. The text it is based on is ‘My Last Duchess’, by Robert Browning in which a Medici prince talks about how he murdered his wife.The...
