The Secret to Writing Good Poetry Answers (2)
How can you make sense of a poem you haven’t read before? Students studying GCSE have to write about an “unseen poem” – a poem they have never read before […]
The Secret to Writing Good Poetry Answers (1)
Lots of students find poetry difficult and confusing and just don’t know where to start. But the secret to writing good poetry answers is simple: you can’t write well about […]
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Aiming for Top Grades?
All families want their children to achieve the best grades they can at school. In his role as an Associate of NACE (National Association of Able Children in Education), Michael […]
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Creative Writing Inspired by ‘Frankenstein’
This post in our “Student Showcase” series highlights Theo’s wonderful nine chapter story inspired by Mary Shelley’s novel ‘Frankenstein‘. We worked on this over a period of about three months, […]
Creative Writing – Why?
What are we trying to do when we teach creative writing? Some of the more pragmatic answers might include to improve students’ writing skills and to prepare them for exams. […]
Cool Colons : ) and a Dash of Semis ; )
Do you know how to use the cool colon? Or how to add a dash of semicolons to spice up your writing? Many students are looking for final improvements to […]
GCSE English Language Exam Tips – The Secret Power of Five Sentence Types
In my experience as an English teacher and tutor, many students do not understand the basic grammatical structures of sentences. So they make mistakes – and mistakes affect their grades. […]