by melaniewp | Jun 24, 2013 | Alan Wake, Character, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE
Here’s a lesson I did with a student to create a sense of character for a story he was writing based on Alan Wake.The character is looking at a brick wall which should not be there. It is impossible and now he is starting to panic.So how do we describe his...
by melaniewp | Jun 23, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, Writing
What is in a forest?branches, leaves, tree trunks, bushes, thickets, twigs, fallen branches and logs, leafmould, blackened, wet rotting leaves, mushrooms and fungi, weirdly coloured and rippled, growing from and on trees, like the side of a dinner plate, rust...
by melaniewp | Jun 23, 2013 | Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Writing
The stories are all based on pictures, with monsters, a chase, a king or characters.Any of these stories can be written first person or third. Try to make sure you’re showing the story, not just telling it. Find out how here.ALL ABOUT CHARACTER[1] Old man loses...
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...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | AQA Poetry Anthology, GCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Ted Hughes, Wind
ATeacherWrites.comVideo AnalysisHow does Hughes create a strong mood as he describes the storm?The poem ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes is an extended metaphor for a ferocious argument he has with his wife. Pathetic fallacy in the weather creates a tense, disturbing...
