by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | English Literature Exam, To Kill a Mockingbird
Exam Questions for To Kill a MockingbirdIn the rest of the novel, how does Lee use the trial of Tom Robinson to show some of the attitudes of Maycomb society? After this passage, Mr Dolphus Raymond talks about “the hell white people give coloured folks”. In the rest...
by melaniewp | Sep 22, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, The Woman in Black
Isolation is a key theme in The Woman in Black. Arthur Kipps is emotionally isolated from his family’s happiness at the start of the novel, and is set apart from other men by his traumatic experiences. Later in the novel, he is physically isolated from...
by melaniewp | Sep 18, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, The Gothic, The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black is a gothic novel by Susan Hill set in the Nineteenth Century. The novel was actually written in the 1980s, so it is historical fiction, where Hill plays with the conventions of gothic novels to build a tense and moody atmosphere. Find out what...
by melaniewp | Sep 16, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, The Woman in Black
How is the character of Arthur Kipps shown?1. Structural techniques that the author uses to present the main character: first person narration, framing narrative2. What do his relationships with, and attitudes to other characters show us about his nature – isolated,...
by melaniewp | Sep 16, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, English Literature Exam, GCSE, Susan Hill, The Gothic, The Woman in Black
At the end of Chapter 1, Kipps is looking forward to Christmas day. The semantic field of joy: ‘delight’, ‘eagerly’ and ‘gladness’ contrast strangely with the foreboding mood as the narrator gets ready to tell his story. Words...
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...
