by melaniewp | Aug 26, 2013 | AQA, ENG1H, English Language Exam, Exam Answers, GCSE, Model Essays, Question 3
Yes, I am a GCSE examiner, and here is a quick video with tips on how to answer question three. Scroll down to get the student answer with grade…Now read Source 3, Saved, which is an extract from a non-fiction book. 3. Explain some of the thoughts and...
by melaniewp | Aug 24, 2013 | AQA, ENG1H, English Language Exam, Model Essays, Question 1
Question 11. Read Source 1, Lifesaving with Class, by Rory Stamp, from the RNLI magazine, the lifeboat What do you learn from the article about the Beach to City programme run by the RNLI? (8 marks) In Rory Stamp’s article, we learn about the “RNLI charity...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | AQA Poetry Anthology, GCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Ted Hughes, Wind
ATeacherWrites.comVideo AnalysisHow does Hughes create a strong mood as he describes the storm?The poem ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes is an extended metaphor for a ferocious argument he has with his wife. Pathetic fallacy in the weather creates a tense, disturbing...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | AQA Poetry Anthology, GCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Nettles, Poetry, Vernon Scannell
How does Scannell portray relationships in his poem and his war experiences in ‘Nettles’? (30 Marks)The poem ‘Nettles’ was written by the acclaimed war-poet Vernon Scannell who has written this poem to portray the typical father-son relationship. Personally, it seems...
by melaniewp | Jun 15, 2013 | AQA, Carol Ann Duffy, GCSE, Model Essays, OCR, Poetry
Carol Ann Duffy is a contemporary poet, born in 1955, writing right now. She is one of the main poets in the OCR anthology, and also features in the WJEC and AQA anthologies for GCSE. She is the Poet Laureate and Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester...
by melaniewp | Jun 14, 2013 | GCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, Simon Armitage
Get analysis of all poems+ Alaska + Give + Gooseberry Season + Kid + My Father Thought it Bloody Queer + Out of the Blue + Poem + To Poverty + The Convergence of the...
