by melaniewp | May 7, 2013 | AQA, Creative Writing, English Language Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Something Interesting
This is an example answer I wrote for the AQA English Language Exam, though it would work equally well for WJEC, OCR, Edexcel and Cambridge IGCSE. This is Writing to Argue or Persuade. You could also use it for ‘give a speech to your class’. Please...
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...
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...
by melaniewp | May 5, 2013 | A2, Angela Carter, AQA Lit B, Model Essays, The Bloody Chamber, The Courtship of Mr Lyon, The Tiger's Bride
Analysis of Angela Carter’s review of the Beauty and the Beast: The Courtship of Mr Lyon and The Tiger’s BrideProfa. M.A. Meyre Ivone Santana da Silva *the text is abridged and cleaned up, as indicated by the brackets.In an interview [with] Anna Katsavos,...
by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | Animal Farm, Common Entrance, Corruption of Ideals, GCSE, KS3, Model Essays
How does Orwell use the different characters and structure of the book to portray the corruption of ideals in Animal Farm?Orwell originally titled the novel ‘Animal Farm: A Fairy Story’. It can also be described as a fable as it is a morality tale where...
by melaniewp | Apr 30, 2013 | Animal Farm, Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, Napoleon, OCR, Snowball
Compare the ways Orwell portrays Snowball and Napoleon: A – A* grade Model EssaySnowball and Napoleon are the two leaders who compete for power in the early to mid-section of Animal Farm. The two pigs emerge as the leaders of this apparently egalitarian society...
