English Resources (page 6)

One of the things students find most challenging is how to put their words on paper. When you have a conversation with students about the texts they study, their knowledge is often mu...

The term COMPOSITION according to Wikipedia comes from the Latin ; com "with" and ponere "place".As part of our BASIC PRINCIPLES series I am developing the imp...

Co-ordinating conjunctions are words used to join main clauses (ideas that make sense on their own) to create a compound sentence. Co-ordinating conjunctions include: for, and, nor, ...

Write a paragraph about how Stephenson creates mystery and setting in the `Search for Mr Hyde` chapter. Here`s an example:In this chapter, Stevenson creates an atmosphere of mystery ...

A fundamental skill to ace any English examination is to understand and recognise the literary devices being used by a writer. This informs the examiner that you have knowledge of lit...

There is a simple common mistake made by teachers and students up and down the UK when studying GCSE English Literature texts.Making this mistake limits responses to the lower end of ...

Apostrophes have two main uses: Indicating possession (e.g. The student s paper) Indicating a contraction (e.g. She s writing a paper) Contractions should be av...

You re not going to write a decent answer if you don t look carefully at the question first. Read the QuestionIt s always tempting to start writing straight away, but it s ...

Let`s face it, with more screen-time than ever before, and a million and one distractions in modern life, it can be a real challenge to get children to read these days. However, all ...

As I stepped outside tonight, it started to rain. It hasn`t rained here for several weeks and we have just experienced the highest ever temperatures recorded in England. I watched th...