by melaniewp | Mar 19, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, Simon Armitage
Basic Meaning: a man talks bitterly to his ex-girlfriend, how it’s no big deal she left. He paints a vivid picture of how he thinks she must see him: like a ‘Kodiak bear’, or a ‘prince’ in an ice palace. This icy image echoes his...
by melaniewp | Mar 17, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Main GCSE Texts Likely Exam Questions, Of Mice and Men
+ Get all Of Mice and Men Resources and free model essays hereCruelty Power, Strengths and WeaknessesLiving in a cruel world makes Crooks cruel, and there’s no hope for him. How far do you agree? Give evidence.Do you think Steinbeck believed...
by melaniewp | Mar 15, 2013 | Caliban, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Shakespeare, The Tempest
Here are all the ingredients you need to bake up a spanking essay on the character of Caliban.Essay QuestionIs Caliban an Evil Monster or A Noble Savage? Discuss.Think of yourself as a detective, or a lawyer, or a forensic expert looking for evidence to build a case....
by melaniewp | Mar 13, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Mark Schemes, Revision
1. Start early. It gives you more time to fill in the gaps.2. A revision checklist is essential. Some teachers give these out. If yours don’t, find out the code of the exam you’re taking. Ask your class teacher for this. Go to...
by melaniewp | Mar 12, 2013 | Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Vocabulary
vivid = lifelike, very real, potent (strong)tension, suspense = building up a feeling that something is going to happenominous, foreboding = feeling, or mood, that something bad is going to happento portray = show, e.g. in what way does Steinbeck portray Curley’s...
by melaniewp | Mar 12, 2013 | Complex Vocabulary, GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, Revision, Vocabulary
Useful words and complex vocabulary for essays in all subjects from GCSE B-A* up to A-Level A* grade or University.1 In Addition(1) besides this (as well as this), (2) furthermore (also), (3) also, (4) as well as, (5) on top of this, (6) foremost (most important, e.g....
