by melaniewp | Jan 29, 2014 | 11+, Common Entrance, essay structure, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Paragraphs, Story Structure
When should I change paragraph?Roughly every five or six lines as a guide, you should start a new paragraph. This means about the length of your thumb.How to use paragraphs:Each paragraph should be about a strong, separate idea. If you’re finding it hard to...
by melaniewp | Jan 24, 2014 | GCSE, IGCSE, Podcasts, Romeo and Juliet
Themes of violent love and love of violence kick off in Romeo and Juliet right from the start. Get this five minute analysis I did for a GCSE student that sums it all up, from the Prologue through Act 1. Share and download it however you like.
by melaniewp | Dec 17, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Romeo and Juliet
If you are studying Romeo and Juliet, grab the Leonardo DiCaprio version. It’s a fast and furious interpretation that uses modern styles with Shakespearean language. Switch on the subtitles and you’ll understand it much more easily. Note that some lines...
by melaniewp | Nov 21, 2013 | 11 plus, 11+, Common Entrance, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Writing, Writing to Argue, Writing to Persuade
What makes a good hero?A hero can be someone you look up to, or the main character in a film or book. Yet main characters are not always heroic – or not in obvious ways. Sleeping Beauty spends most of her story unconscious. Little Red Riding Hood escapes the...
by melaniewp | Oct 28, 2013 | AQA Controlled Assessment Creative Writing, Creative Writing, Edexcel IGCSE English, FAQs, GCSE, IGCSE
I’ve decided to start a series of FAQs. Teachers often set the same type of questions for Creative Writing coursework and controlled assessment, so some of you might find this useful:”I have got a controlled assessment on creative writing. I am dong the...
by melaniewp | Oct 22, 2013 | Disabled, Edexcel Language Anthology, Exam Answers, IGCSE, IGCSE English Language, Model Essays, Poetry Analysis, War Poetry, Wilfred Owen
Explore how Owen portrays the tragedy of war in DisabledSection ONE: Topic/Point of View/Narrative Structures > and their effectDisabled is told from the point of view of a young soldier disabled in conflict and focuses on a vivid depiction of the unglamorous...
