Memory Writing. Most memoirs involve the use of the first-person narrator. If the narrator is reviewing an event from their past then there are two versions of the ‘I’ narrator:… Read More »GCSE Memory Writing English Language Paper One: Revision Tips and Advice (Bolton Tuition English)
MACBETH : WORD BANK FOR GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE RESPONSES. Try and use some of these words or phrases in your analysis of Macbeth. You may like to look at a… Read More »Macbeth GCSE English Literature Word Bank
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Last Night (Chapter 8). Dr Jekyll. Extract. Crucially the extract opens with Utterson, the Victorian gentleman, situated respectably ‘ by his fireside one evening after… Read More »Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Chapter 8 -Last Night GCSE Analysis( Bolton English Tuition).
A few thoughts about comprehensions: reading and writing. 1) Who is speaking/narrating in the extract? How does the choice of narrator or speaker affect the passage? Ask yourself why the… Read More »English Tuition Bolton: Comprehensions and Writing tasks. A few ideas!
What do you think the ‘story’ might be from these examples? Give each one a rating out of TEN and explain why. Remember the more you recognise the effects that… Read More »GCSE English Tuition Bolton Manchester: How to create a compelling opening.
Why English Tuition boosts your grades and your ability to think more productively. We all speak differently but when we write that uniqueness may be lost. We often try to write… Read More »English Tuition Bolton, Manchester and Bury: Boost your GCSE Grades!
Shyness affects us all and I have written about confidence and shyness on Tusitala several times. There are lots of tools that we can all use to boost our… Read More »Creative Writing Tuition Bolton Manchester: Shyness and Confidence Coaching Bolton
In my last post I talked about the way a simile used by the protagonist, Edmund Hooper reveals a great deal about his psychological character. Our metaphors and similes give… Read More »GCSE English Language tuition Bolton: Susan Hill’s I’m the King of the Castle Two!
GCSE English Language students have looked at the opening to Susan Hill’s chilling novel, I’m the King of the Castle recently. The novel makes readers think about their expectations and… Read More »GCSE English Language : Analysis- Tips ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill.
Coup de Grace. The woman smiled at the tiny plasticine figure sprawled on the passenger seat. “You enjoy yourself there whilst you can.” She nudged his head with her finger… Read More »Creative Writing Tuition Bolton Manchester: GCSE English Tuition/Revision
‘Go on,’ whispered Mrs Danvers. ‘Go on, don’t be afraid.’ I shut my eyes. I was giddy from staring down at the terrace, and my fingers ached from holding to… Read More »Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier: Analysis of Mrs Danvers’ ventriloquism of Rebecca- fallen language?
(Chapter 14 Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca. ) This chapter intrigues students because it is Gothic and unsettling. The Gothic elements interface sexuality, secrecy and wealth. Here, the house-keeper Mrs Danvers,… Read More »GCSE English Language Revision: Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca- the window scene!
Tusitala has been resurrected this week after yet another hacking. Many thanks to Shaun Kirk for giving CPR to my site! I am very pleased to discover my blog once… Read More »English Tuition Bolton, Manchester and Bury: Summer 2017
The cul de sac prompt at Phoenix Writers’ Group a few weeks ago brought up a vivid recollection of being ill as a child; specifically being ill with pneumonia. The… Read More »Creative Writing Bolton GCSE English Tuition :Writing Prompt -The Cul-de-sac or Avenue!
Today, following on from Anne’s unicorn on the bus, we are going to create another extraordinary story world. This world will be shaped around an AVENUE or CUL… Read More »Edward Gorey Creative Writing Prompt Summary: English Tuition Bolton Manchester
Pictures can provoke writing in many different ways. Last week we enjoyed a fascinating session using old photographs including this one which is apparently the old Co-Op in… Read More »Creative Writing Bolton: Phoenix writers. ( English Tuition Bolton Manchester)
A successful piece of writing depends upon the relationship between different elements. When you examine how these elements work together(or don’t in some cases) then you can formulate a convincing… Read More »GCSE English : How to analyse ANY written text. A few thoughts! ( Tuition Bolton Manchester)
I attempted this exercise on Curtis Brown’s excellent ‘ Start your Novel course’ and it does reveal how much the point of view of any narrative, substantially affects the outcome! … Read More »English Tuition Bolton Manchester: Point of View in Narrative-An Exercise.
Saki unnervingly captures the eager boastfulness of a proud parent below. Indeed the energy devoted to parent-pride seems practically pathological, yet curiously familiar too. However Saki at his best, is… Read More »Creative Writing Tuition Bolton Manchester: Saki’s Clovis on Parental Responsibilities- Artful Irony!
Anything can inspire a story. Indeed our days are crowded with inspiration for anecdotes and if desired, written stories or poems. In the summer I stayed in a farm house… Read More »GCSE English Tuition Bolton Manchester Bury: Creative Writing- ‘Leaking’.
A long time ago, I wandered into my weekly lecture at Liverpool University expecting my own English tutor, Steve Newman to talk about Keats’ poetry. I didn’t get Steve, instead… Read More »Creative Writing Bolton Manchester: Creating Character -a LAMIA!
Here’s another post about an Edith Wharton ghost story called ‘The Triumph of Night.’ ( Now there’s a masterclass on the effect of a resonant metaphor just in the title of the… Read More »Edith Wharton’s The Triumph of Night Analysis TWO (English Tuition Bolton Manchester)
I reread Edith Wharton’s short story ‘The Triumph of Night’ again yesterday, as I remembered finding it frustrating as it was both enjoyable and unsatisfying. Certain aspects of the story… Read More »English Tuition Bolton Manchester: Edith Wharton’s The Triumph of Night Analysis ONE!!
