by Get My Grades | Oct 7, 2019 | English, Students
Unsure whether or not you are likely to pass or fail your English Language GCSE? Read our checklist below to find out! Do I Have the Knowledge? Can you explain and use the following techniques? Simile Metaphor Personification Pathetic fallacy Juxtaposition Oxymoron...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 3, 2019 | English, Students
Finding it difficult to know where to start when you are asked to analyse language in poetry? Perhaps you are studying for your English Literature GCSE exam? Let us break it down for you with 5 easy steps: 1. Focus on what you know. Remember that poets are often...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 30, 2018 | English
When you are asked to analyse the structure of a text as part of your English Language course, you are being asked how the writer has chosen to put that text together. Remember that when writers write stories or descriptions, they choose what order they will tell the...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 30, 2018 | English
One of the biggest challenges that you are asked to tackle in the English Language GCSE is to explain the effect of language on the reader. This can sometimes be more difficult in non-fiction texts (such as letters, articles, and speeches) because as a student, you...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 30, 2018 | English
One of the reasons that the English Language GCSE can be quite nerve-racking is that you are likely to see the texts for the first time when you get into the exam. This means that many students think that it’s difficult or ‘impossible’ to revise for this exam. We’re...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 14, 2018 | English, Key Stage 4, Revision, Students
In the English Language GCSE, many students fall into the ‘effect on the reader’ trap. The trap is that they have learned some basic phrases about what effects a writer can create, and then they use these phrases to describe the effect of any language device they...
