by melaniewp | Apr 21, 2013 | AQA, Controlled Assessment, GCSE, Jekyll and Hyde, Model Essays
In Jekyll and Hyde, Stevenson sets up a strong contrast between the primitive, animalistic self and the civilized, respectable self. One way to understand ‘primitive’ is to think of a toddler or small animal, or basic human urges – greedy, selfish, not polite....
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2013 | Birthday, Christina Rosetti, Edexcel Lnguage Anthology, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry
Essay TitleIn ‘Remember’, how does Christina Rossetti use language and structure to get across the theme?On the surface, ‘Remember’ is all about death. The poem is written in the second person, evoking a relationship of some kind – of ‘you’ and ‘me’. But is ‘me’...
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2013 | Edexcel Language Anthology, Exam Essays, IGCSE, Model Essays
This essay comes to you thanks to Sofia, who wrote this beautiful, super detailed analysis of one of the most boring texts in the Anthology. Thanks, Sofia!Essay Title:How does the writer use presentational features, structure and language to create an effect on the...
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry
This is the start of an essay, using STILTS to analyse Alice Walker’s poem about her father.Essay Question:How does the writer uses language and structure to get across the theme of the poem?The first paragraph explains the SUBJECT thoroughly, then a brief bit...
by melaniewp | Apr 16, 2013 | AQA, English Language Exam, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, OCR
How do the presentational features and language get across the important message of both texts?Analysis of Climate Change webpage by Greenpeace and ‘Climate Change: The Facts’ First, I’m going to do FAT-P to show what they have in common and what’s different, to...
by melaniewp | Apr 16, 2013 | 11+, Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Common Entrance, Exam Essays, KS3, Model Essays
If you’ve got an essay to write on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, want to write a book review, or find out what John Boyne meant, get help here. This is an essay I wrote to help a student revising for Common Entrance.The book of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...
