Creative Writing ‘New York’: Story or Writing to Describe for GCSE Controlled Assessment or IGCSE Coursework: English Language Exam

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....

Autobiographical Writing: How Can I Avoid Using ‘I’ All the Time? GCSE, IGCSE English Language Exam

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...

Creative Writing ‘Help!’: Story or Writing to Describe for GCSE Controlled Assessment or IGCSE Coursework: English Language Exam

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...

Creative Writing ‘Before the Storm’: Story or Writing to Describe for GCSE Controlled Assessment or IGCSE Coursework: English Language Exam

by melaniewp | May 6, 2013 | Common Entrance, Creative Writing, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Model Essays

This is a creative writing / descriptive writing piece to help with the GCSE and IGCSE English Language exam, for non-fiction (autobiographical) writing, and fiction. If you’re super bright, or applying for a scholarship, you may also find this helpful for...

Analysis of the Character of Prospero: Magic, Civilization and Power in the Tempest All Quotations by Act, Scene and Sorted by Theme

by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Model Essays, Prospero, Shakespeare, The Tempest

Typical Cambridge IGCSE questions on Prospero in The Tempest focus on power, control, magic and civilization. You might even be asked the horrible question: Why is Prospero’s character so interesting?Caliban describes Prospero as a controlling, tyrannical man; other...

How to Write Exam Essays: Some of the Best Tips as Used At Eton College

by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, Revision

A friend of mine at Eton College kindly passed on this beautiful advice as used by the English Department there. Want to find out how to write an essay in exam conditions? Look no further.The first paragraph…• Open your essay by stating your understanding of the...