by melaniewp | May 1, 2013 | Blessing, GCSE, Gillian Clarke, IGCSE, Imtiaz Dharker, Limbo, October, Perch, Poetry, Seamus Heaney, Theme, Unseen Poetry
How to work out the theme of a poem… This baffles a lot of GCSE and IGCSE students, so here’s a lesson we did on how to work out the theme in poetry. This is important if you have an unseen poetry exam. What is the theme of:[1] The poem...
by melaniewp | May 1, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Lord of the Flies, LOTF Key Quotations
Get a super-detailed set of the most important quotes for The Sound of the Shell. Discover how Golding introduces all the main characters, themes and creates mood and atmosphere at the start of the novel. I’ve sorted them by theme and character and there’s...
by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Poetry, Sensory Language, Technical Terms
What is sensory langauge?It’s description that appeals to the five senses in a noticeable way.e.g.Images flashed at the front of the room: smashed up forests smouldering, hillsides washed away in swirling brown mud, seabirds flapping in oil, flames sweeping across...
by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | Animal Farm, Common Entrance, Corruption of Ideals, GCSE, KS3, Model Essays
How does Orwell use the different characters and structure of the book to portray the corruption of ideals in Animal Farm?Orwell originally titled the novel ‘Animal Farm: A Fairy Story’. It can also be described as a fable as it is a morality tale where...
by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | Animal Farm, Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, Napoleon, OCR, Snowball
Compare the ways Orwell portrays Snowball and Napoleon: A – A* grade Model EssaySnowball and Napoleon are the two leaders who compete for power in the early to mid-section of Animal Farm. The two pigs emerge as the leaders of this apparently egalitarian society...
by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, liquid, Nasal, plosive, Poetry, sibilant, Technical Terms
How are sounds used to create mood?The main sounds that I teach to students are1. sibilant /s/ /sh/ /ch/ /x/2. plosive /b/ /p/ /t/ /d/3. liquid /l/4. (sometimes) fricative, voiced /th/ ‘the’ /v/ and unvoiced /th/ ‘theatre’ /f/5. (rarely) nasal...
