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How to Study or Revise a Literature Text (1) - Overview

As an English tutor, I am often asked to help students improve their ability to study and write about literature text. The first thing to do (after the student has read the text, of course!) is to get an overview of the text . This means being able to stand back and see the wood for the trees. How does it all fit together? What's important at the beginning? How do things develop? How does it end? There are some very practical exercises I use to help students quickly get an overview of texts they are studying either at GCSE or A Level. If you read my posts about Lady Macbeth, you will see how I have approached exploring this character by focusing on three quotations: here (1) , here (2) and here (3) 1. If you would like to know more about my teaching approach which I have developed over 25 years as teacher and educational leader, you can book a free 30 minute consultation with me via the Contact Form ,. You can find ou...

How to Write in an Exam (1) - Reading the Question

GCSE English Language exams expect you to demonstrate your writing skills. But before you can write, you need to know what you are writing about , and this is where many students lose marks. There are some simple techniques you can learn to ensure that even under the stress of an exam you will still read the question carefully. I recommend reading each question at least twice and underlining the key words. It's a technique that helps the mind focus on what is actually there, not what students THINK is there! I have been teaching English and English literature for over 25 years and love to share the teaching I have developed as teacher and Head of English. I have examined at both GCSE and A Level. If you would like to know more about the English tuition I offer, then do visit my About page and you can contact me via the contact form at the bottom of this page. My ebook, The Five Sentence Types Workbook , is now available to buy on Amazon for just...

How to Achieve Top Grades in Writing

How do you achieve top grades in writing tasks - for example in GCSE English Language? I'm often asked this question as an English tutor. One of the ways I've devised to help students improve their writing is by helping them develop the variety and complexity of the sentence structures they use. I've written an ebook, called The Five Sentence Types Workbook to help students with this skill. Students have often not learnt how to use commas correctly. Students often don't understand the difference between main clauses and subordinate clauses. And you do need to understand these grammatical points if you are going to write really well! I am a specialist at stretching able students to achieve high grades, and offer a free 30 minute online introductory session if you would like to know more . Contact me via the Contact Form here .

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Small Group Easter Holiday Online Revision Classes

I am offering a 50% discount for small group sessions during the Easter holidays which will focus on 3 different programmes: 1. Descriptive and narrative writing (25%) of English Language GCSE grade 2. Transactional writing (a further 25%) of English Language GCSE grades 3. If students are studying the same literature texts, then it will also be possible to run sessions on popular English Literature texts like An Inspector Calls, Jekyll and Hyde, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and unseen poetry. Each programme will consist of A group session where I will teach and students will practise skills An independent revision task for students to do in their own time and email to me An individualised feedback session of up to 10 minutes with each student Contact me to find out more

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"How Do I Learn Quotations?"

To do well in English Literature at both GCSE and A Level, students need to memorise quotations. But some students find it difficult to know how to do this. There are a number of key steps in the process: developing an overview of the whole text identifying quotations which are worth knowing learning the actual quotations A technique I use with my students is known as dual coding (see my previous post on using dual coding to learn new vocabulary here ) This highly effective, and fun, technique, involves writing the quotation as part of a quick sketch (great artistic skill is not required!) that is associated with the quotation. I am a specialist at stretching students to achieve high grades, and offer a free 30 minute online introductory session if you would like to know more . Contact me via the Contact Form here .

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