by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, Subjunctive
The subjunctive is a type of verb that deals with both 1. possibilities and 2. duties, or obligations. It’s a word that goes in front of the normal verb. For example, the verb ‘eat’ can be coupled up with a whole bunch of subjunctives; the meaning is...
by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | 11+, AQA, Cambridge, Common Entrance, Creative Writing, Edexcel, GCSE, IGCSE, OCR
This post will show you how to get the highest grades in your Creative writing. Get tips and tricks to make your writing easier, more fun, and more successful.Creative writing is a fair chunk of coursework for IGCSE and controlled assessments. It comes up in the...
by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, IGCSE, Metaphors, Similes
Creating similes is as easy as falling off a log. Easier, maybe. So how do you take your creative writing up to the highest grades? By whipping up a few metaphors. First, you’ll need to be familiar with the difference between a simile and a metaphor. What...
by melaniewp | May 4, 2013 | 11+, Character, Common Entrance, Complex Vocabulary, Describing Words, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Mood, Unseen Poetry, Vocabulary
Get these words to improve your essay grades in English. Use them to describe mood, point of view and character, and also to build your own insults. Genius! Words with positive connotations are bold. Negative words are in italics. For every other word, it depends...
by melaniewp | May 3, 2013 | Common Entrance, Complex Vocabulary, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3
Boost your brainpower with this sublime collection of scintillating words. How many do you know already? Get the definitions below. This list is to print with students, sellotape to your wall or wherever you like. Bookmark this page so you can keep learning more!...
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...
