by melaniewp | Aug 14, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Lord of the Flies, LOTF Important Quotes
This chapter opens after the cliffhanger of discovering the ‘beast’ (the dead parachutist). The boys have fled down the mountain. Ralph says “that thing squats by the fire as though it doesn’t want us to be rescued.”Jack “What about my hunters?” Ralph...
by melaniewp | Aug 13, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Lord of the Flies, LOTF Important Quotes
Ralph is looking at how dirty they are. ‘He discovered with a fall of the heart that these were the conditions he took as normal now and that he did not mind.’ Ralph thinks, on this side of the island ‘one was clamped down’ ‘helpless’ ‘condemned’.Simon says,...
by melaniewp | Aug 10, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, English Exam, English Language, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Writing, Writing to Argue, Writing to Persuade
Raise your grade with these top tips for writing to argue. Scroll down to find out what AFOREST stands for, with definitions and examples.Ingredients: 1. Paragraphs 2. Connectives 3. Sentence Starts 4. Punctuation 5. Skilful Techniques...
by melaniewp | Aug 8, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Lord of the Flies, LOTF Important Quotes
Adult World of Violence and DeathThis chapter opens above the island with an air battle between two fighter planes. ‘There was no light left’ when there was a ‘battle fought at ten miles’ height’. ‘A sign came down from the world of grown-ups’ in an ‘explosion’. It is...
by melaniewp | Aug 8, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Lord of the Flies, LOTF Important Quotes
Childhood/DecayAt the start of this chapter Golding says: ‘childhood’ is fading for Ralph in a ‘new mood of comprehension’ [understanding]. He ‘discovered dirt and decay’. When he sits, he is a ‘darkish figure’. Ralph thinks: ‘I can’t think. Not like Piggy.’...
by melaniewp | Aug 7, 2013 | AQA, GCSE, Something Old Something New, Sunlight on the Grass
Something Old, Something New by Leila Aboulela is the final story in the AQA Short Story Anthology, Sunlight on the Grass, and is one of the longest. Here is the analysis, starting with likely exam questions, key quotations, interpretation and finally, the...
