by melaniewp | May 12, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Pictures for Stories
The image above is an artwork created by artist Lori Nix, but the images below are all real. Let your imagination explore these strange and unsettling locations.Get all creative writing resources here, including more interesting vocabulary for colours, smells,...
by melaniewp | May 9, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, English Language Exam, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE
‘How does the writer create mood and atmosphere?’ is a very common question at Common Entrance and also at GCSE and IGCSE. But what is the question asking you to find?How does the writer create a strong mood and atmosphere?You need to think about: how...
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 | Common Entrance, Controlled Assessment, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Writing
This is a lesson I did with a student revising for the Writing Paper on the OCR GCSE English Language Exam, but would work equally well for AQA, WJEC, Edexcel or Cambridge IGCSE English Language Exams.Question SetDescribe a place you’ve beenPlace: New York....
by melaniewp | May 6, 2013 | Autobiography, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Writing
When you’re writing autobiography, there’s one big problem. How can you avoid writing ‘I’ all the time? It’s easy when you know how. Do what travel writers do:use ‘we’ – as it sounds less self-centred. There are other...
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...
