GCSE students and those coming up to their GCSE study years will find this book a valuable resource in learning how to answer complex exam and coursework questions. At the same time, students who need more practice and improvement will develop new skills and techniques.
All the work in this book has been used by GCSE and pre-GCSE students, for independent study as well as in lessons. It can be adapted to suit different abilities or to help with specific work.
This book is split into three main sections.
Comprehension & literary criticism: Comprehension, literary criticism and language exploration based around one fiction book, ‘the rain comes’ by Amanda J Harrington.
‘the rain comes’ is available to buy on Amazon, but may be studied through this book without needing the complete text.
Original writing & language work: General language exercises, designed to help the student practice and develop their original writing and English language skills, including grammar and punctuation, as well as writing style.
In-depth writing: A longer-length, complete original writing activity which develops different writing skills and helps students think more deeply about how they write and why.
As this edition concentrates on the use of language in literature and improving writing skills, the poetry element of GCSE English is touched on only briefly, as part of a language exercise.
All the work in this book has been used by GCSE and pre-GCSE students, for independent study as well as in lessons. It can be adapted to suit different abilities or to help with specific work.
This book is split into three main sections.
Comprehension & literary criticism: Comprehension, literary criticism and language exploration based around one fiction book, ‘the rain comes’ by Amanda J Harrington.
‘the rain comes’ is available to buy on Amazon, but may be studied through this book without needing the complete text.
Original writing & language work: General language exercises, designed to help the student practice and develop their original writing and English language skills, including grammar and punctuation, as well as writing style.
In-depth writing: A longer-length, complete original writing activity which develops different writing skills and helps students think more deeply about how they write and why.
As this edition concentrates on the use of language in literature and improving writing skills, the poetry element of GCSE English is touched on only briefly, as part of a language exercise.
