The Cratchits. If the 1834 Poor Laws treated the impoverished as an idle, undeserving, lumpen group so they could be left to languish and forgotten in the Parish Workhouse, then… Read More »A Christmas Carol by Dickens: The Cratchit Family Analysis and Discussion. ( GCSE English Literature Tuition Bolton Manchester)
LADY MACBETH Yet here’s a spot. Doctor Hark! she speaks: I will set down what comes fromher, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly. LADY MACBETH Out, damned spot! out,… Read More »Macbeth Act Five Scene One: Analysis of Lady Macbeth – Using Step by Step technique. ( English Tuition/Private Tutor Bolton)
Here’s a simple and highly effective way to turbocharge your writing. Pick a picture and set a timer. Then go with your first impression. I went with stillness here and… Read More »Creative Writing Prompt Phoenix Writers Horwich Bolton: GCSE English Tuition- ‘Holbein’s The Ambassadors.
The idea of the ‘wrong address’ generated lots of ideas and this prompt worked very well with the group, continuing a member’s story which remained unresolved and tantalising. The wrong… Read More »Creative Writing Tuition GCSE Phoenix Writers: Continue the Story and Prompt. Horwich Bolton English Tuition.
“A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice of Scrooge’s nephew, who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation… Read More »A Christmas Carol Extract GCSE English Literature Question Analysis: Bolton English Tuition
Comprehension Possible Response. Remember that human beings practise secrecy and deception frequently, whether to protect themselves or to deceive others. Think of the human character as resembling an iceberg, with… Read More »GCSE English Comprehension The White Horse Paper ONE: Eduqas Model Answer/Response. (English Tuition Bolton)
Reading beneath the surface meaning: human character and the iceberg analogy. Dr Gregory House’s favourite mantra is that ‘ everybody lies’ implying that human beings are innately deceitful not only… Read More »GCSE English Language Paper One: Inference and the Iceberg. ( Bolton English tuition)
Q) How is Napoleon’s character revealed in this extract? “Comrades,” he said quietly, “do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in… Read More »GCSE Orwell’s Animal Farm: How is Napoleon’s Character revealed through direct speech? ( Bolton English Tuition/Tutor) PEE paragraph.
Then one hot day when fields were rankWith cowdung in the grass the angry frogsInvaded the flax-dam; I ducked through hedgesTo a coarse croaking that I had not heardBefore.… Read More »Death of a Naturalist Seamus Heaney: Why is Repulsion so Noisy and Auditory in this Poem? ( Analysis of Eduqas GCSE Anthology Poem)
Here are a few ideas to generate comparisons. Remember always consider the connotations of a poem’s title as well. The Manhunt Faith, intimacy, loss, the fragility of life and love,… Read More »Eduqas Poetry Anthology: Ideas and Themes. GCSE English Literature English Tuition Bolton.
Further ideas. The re-entrance of Macduff displaying Macbeth’s decapitated head affirms the triumph of the ‘virtuous’ supporters of the exiled Prince of Cumberland, Duncan’s eldest son, Malcolm. This restoration of… Read More »Macbeth GCSE Extract Question Act Five Scene Eight: Analysis and Notes on Macbeth’s Death and the Ambiguity of Malcolm’s Kingship.
Macbeth Act Five Scene Eight. Q) Look at how the characters speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the… Read More »Macbeth Extract GCSE Act Five Scene Eight: Eduqas Analysis and Notes( Bolton English Tuition )
Speech and behaviours: There is a palpable contrast between the opportunistic speech of the Machiavellian Malcolm who attempts to hijack the grief of Macduff to support his rebellion and the… Read More »Macbeth Extract Question: GCSE English Eduqas Bolton English Tuition (FOUR)
Act Three Scene One. Speak and behave: Banquo is temporarily alone and can talk in the aside. This signals his importance and gives us a pause before more dramatic action.… Read More »Macbeth GCSE Extract Questions Eduqas THREE ( Bolton English Tuition/ Tutor)
Act Two Scene THREE Speak and behave: Lennox seems more sensitive to portents than Banquo whose preoccupation with the witches distracts him from his job of protecting Duncan. Pathetic fallacy.… Read More »Macbeth GCSE Extract Questions Eduqas: Analysis and Notes ( Two) Bolton English Tutor/Tuition.
Macbeth GCSE Edquas Extract Questions: Analyses and Notes. Remember the recurring question and ensure you answer all the parts of the question. Q) Look at how the characters speak and… Read More »Macbeth Extract Question GCSE Eduqas: Analyses and Notes ONE ( Bolton English Tuition)
Death of a Naturalist and To Autumn. Intensely realised representation of nature. Sensory imagery and overwhelming evocation of Nature’s power. Both explore the relationship between a human observer and the lively… Read More »Eduqas Poetry Anthology: Notes on Comparisons. ( Bolton English Tuition/Tutor)
English Language Creative Paper. General advice. Read the questions to extract a flavour of what you need to focus upon and filter as you read the extract. Make sure you… Read More »Somerset Maugham’s 2019 English Comprehension Eduqas English GCSE Paper One( Notes and Answer) Bolton English Tuition/Tutor Manchester.
Death of a Naturalist: Extra thoughts. It is a sign of a demanding and enriching poem that we find more and more with each visit. If the poem is autobiographical and… Read More »Death Of A Naturalist: GCSE English Literature ( Extra thoughts and Analysis) Bolton English Tuition.
If you create a recurring idea or motif in your narrative, then the motif gives your writing a natural structure and helps your reader to orientate themselves through your story… Read More »GCSE Creative Writing: Use a RECURRING MOTIF in your writing. ( Bolton English Tuition/Tutor)
Eduqas GCSE English Language Paper One 2019. TIPS and NOTES. . Skim through the comprehension questions so you gain a flavour of the subject matter under scrutiny. The questions are… Read More »GCSE Eduqas English Language Paper One 2019 NOTES ( Helen Simpson Heavy Weather)
Banquo’s presence in this scene gives the audience an alternative moral view of the witches and their supernatural powers and ‘fantastical ‘ motivation as well as drawing attention to the… Read More »Macbeth Act ONE Scene THREE: Banquo’s observation of Macbeth’s reaction. ( GCSE English Literature TUITION Bolton Manchester)
Essential One. Stay in the head of your character and maintain the same POINT OF VIEW for your protagonist. Don’t drift ! Essential Two. Do not mix up tenses as… Read More »GCSE Creative Writing Task-Tips for writing an engaging story. ( Bolton Private English Tutor/Tuition)
Every poem in the Anthology offers students a different reading experience. We glimpse into worlds that have their own individual power and message. And the medium for these meditations on… Read More »Eduqas Poetry Anthology: Summaries for GCSE English Literature Tuition Bolton Manchester.
Lady Macbeth first appears in Act One Scene Five and interestingly disappears in Act Five Scene One. This is a strange symmetry and also reminds the audience that for much… Read More »Lady Macbeth Analysis and NOTES (GCSE English Literature Tuition Bolton Manchester)
The description of the House of Usher communicates an overwhelming sense of unresolved gloom. This gloom is captured in a Gothic lexis of despondency, darkness and loneliness which promise the… Read More »GCSE Creative Writing Tips Setting: The Fall of the House of Usher ( Gothic Gloom and Claustrophobia! ) Bolton English Tuition.
Creative Writing GCSE Tips: Figurative Language Adventures with Ray Bradbury’s April Witch – Imagination as EMPATHY! 1) Look at the way similes and metaphors generate a feeling of freedom and… Read More »Creative Writing GCSE English Tuition Bolton: Ray Bradbury and Figurative Language.
Act One Scene Two. This scene ironically reveals the precarious nature of King Duncan’s power in a Scotland threatened by Norwegian invaders and rebellious noblemen. Interestingly, the savagery of the war… Read More »Macbeth Act One Scene Two: Analysis and discussion GCSE English Literature Bolton tuition.
Macbeth Act One, Scene One. When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or in rain? The play opens in a deserted, anti-social, wild place reflective of the witches’… Read More »Macbeth Act One Scene One: GCSE English Literature NOTES and ANALYSIS ‘Fair is Foul.’ (English Tuition Bolton Manchester)
Act Four Macbeth. There are only three scenes in this penultimate Act, yet each scene has an emotional intensity that remains in the imagination long after the play is done.… Read More »Macbeth Act Four: Analysis and Notes. (GCSE English Literature Tuition Bolton Manchester)
