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Theoretical reading Free
What is the philosophy behind Part 3: Literature - text and context? By reading more background information on literary criticism, you gain a better understanding of your Part 3 texts. Writers and thinkers...
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Memoir
As you read a varity of text you may be intrigued by memoirs. For the written task 1, memoirs work very well. You may decide to write the memoirs of a character from a literary work that you read for...
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Text types Free
The Language A: Language and Literature guide suggests we study a range of text types. 'Deconstructing texts', as we call it, is one way of exploring the structural conventions of various text types....
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Websites
While this Subject Site aims to be the best website for the English A: Language and Literature, you may find links to external sites that offer a range of resources that enrich your classroom experiences....
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Tool kit
There are many tools to facilitate learning in the English A: Language and Literature classroom. You may find some of these useful for preparing presentations, collaborating with classmates or organizing...
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Personification
Personification is a stylistic device where inanimate objects are given human qualities. It is a form of analogy, where one thing is compared to another thing (or person). This allows the reader to think...
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Theme
'What is the text about?' This seems like a simple question to answer. Perhaps you have had to retell the storyline of a film to a friend, summarize an article for a report or synthesize an idea down...
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FOA Samples Free
In order to prepare for the further oral activities, you will want to listen to work from previous students. The following samples include both good and poor practice, along with teacher's comments on...
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Individual oral commentary Free
The individual oral commentary (IOC) is a test on Part 4, a critical study of literature. By the time students take this oral exam SL students will have studied two works from the PLA, and HL students...
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Skills
Paper 2 requires certain writing skills. Even if you have a thorough understanding of your Part 3 works, you must be able express them coherently and effectively. Academic essay writing, like anything,...