by melaniewp | Apr 15, 2013 | AQA, Compass and Torch, Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, Sunlight on the Grass
ATeacherWrites.comThis is an essay written by a lovely person from The Student Room, who agreed to let me post it here. My comments are in italics.+ Moon on the Tides Resources+ Get an essay on Something Old, Something New, here.Question SetHow does the...
by melaniewp | Apr 14, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, GCSE, Model Essays, Spoken Language
This is for the GCSE Controlled Assessment for Spoken Language Study. It focusses on two transcripts of David Cameron’s language in different contexts. If there are any technical terms you don’t understand use the glossary which I link to at the bottom of...
by melaniewp | Apr 14, 2013 | Autobiography, Chinese Cinderella, Exam Essays, IGCSE, Model Essays
This is a short answer Jack wrote for the Edexcel IGCSE anthology (for the Language exam). We’re revising the texts at the moment and he did a great job of getting straight to the point, picking up techniques used and explaining the effect. It’s published...
by melaniewp | Apr 8, 2013 | A Different History, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, Where I Come From
These poems are from the Cambridge IGCSE poetry anthology. If you’re not taking IGCSE, you can use them to help with the unseen poetry, or how to write about, or compare, poems in general.First, find the poems, then an essay comparing them both. The essay is 885...
by melaniewp | Apr 8, 2013 | An Inspector Calls, Exam Essays, Extract Question, GCSE, IGCSE, Inspector Goole, Model Essays
This essay was written for the extract question, focussing on the key scene where Birling first meets the Inspector. In my edition, this appears on pages 10-12. Please note that the extract I chose is longer than that which is usually set.What’s important...
by melaniewp | Apr 2, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Pike, Poetry, Ted Hughes
Scroll down for the TOP grade essay on ‘Pike’, below the poem.PikePike, three inches long, perfectPike in all parts, green tigering the gold.Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin.They dance on the surface among the flies.Or move, stunned by their...