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 20, 2013 | AQA, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Writing
This is a question set in June 2013 for the Writing Section of the GCSE AQA English Language exam. The answer below is written by me, and you can read a clean version, without annotation here.To start with, I should probably say that this took me an hour, I did it on...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | AQA, Best and the Worst, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Something Interesting, Writing
The BestThe best meal I had was stolen. I wasn’t supposed to be in the Swan Bar at Shakespeare’s Globe; I was supposed to be meeting an old friend, staring at objects in a museum and having an intelligent conversation. But my friend had lost his phone – so I...
by melaniewp | Jun 19, 2013 | English Language Exam, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, Punctuation, SPAG, Spelling
Ever wondered how do examiners mark spelling, punctuation and grammar in English exams?Imagine this: an examiner, sitting at a screen, marking your script, scoring one essay every few minutes. They’re looking for great writing, and also for accuracy. A few...
by melaniewp | Jun 17, 2013 | English Language, English Language Exam, English Literature, English Literature Exam, GCSE, OCR
Past Papers with Mark Schemes+ English Literature+ English LanguageEnglish LanguageExam: Higher Tier+ How to get an A* for Question How do Writers Use Language?Controlled Assessments+ Spoken Language+ Creative WritingEnglish...
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...
