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Paper 1 revision: prose fiction extract Free
As the May examinations fast approach, this week we have added another student revision page for Paper 1 with a fiction prose extract and guiding question. There is an accompanying quiz that takes students...
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Paper 1 revision: prose non-fiction extract 2
Find below an addition to our series of Paper 1 revision pages for students. These pages seek to address the myth that you cannot revise for Paper 1 as it is an unseen examination. While there is no...
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Paper 1 revision: prose non-fiction extract Free
As the May examinations fast approach, this week we have added another student revision page for Paper 1 with a non-fiction prose extract and guiding question. There is an accompanying quiz that takes...
The Literature course
Translation as transformation
"...words may be regarded essentially as vehicles for carrying the components of meaning. In fact the words may be likened to suitcases used for carrying various articles of clothing. It really does not...
Assessment
10 Tips for Paper 1
10 tips for Paper 1 The following 10 tips are designed to help you adopt a systematic and effective approach to Paper 1, the Guided Literary Analysis. Many of these strategies focus on what happens in...
Assessment
Sample guiding questions
For paper 1, guided literary analysis, you are given two unseen literary passages which can come from any of the four literary forms on the Prescribed Reading List: drama, poetry, prose fiction and prose...
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After reading: HL Essay ideas
This page is designed to give some initial ideas for those considering using In Cold Blood for their HL essay. The novel's richness and its blending of fiction and nonfiction means there are many different...
Course Assessment
Practising Paper 1: Graphic Novels
Since the course update in 2018, Paper 1 can include extracts from any of the literary forms, whereas prior to this it consisted of only prose and poetry extracts. As such, this means graphic novel extracts...
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After Reading: quick quiz
On this page is a quick quiz you can use to test your knowledge of the novel once you have finished reading. ...
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Updated - 'In Cold Blood' Unit of Study Free
This week we have updated the Unit of Study on Truman Capote's nonfiction novel In Cold Blood, with a quick quiz students can use to test their knowledge once they have finished the book. Further pages...