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How do I structure a comparative essay?

My preferred way to go about structuring a comparative essay (an essay which asks you to compare aspects from two or more texts) is called the "ping-pong approach", because essentially what you ...

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Answered by Rhys C. English tutor
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How do I approach bigger, more intimidating texts?

One of the biggest jumps between GCSE and A Level is the volume of reading that you have to do. Of Mice and Men becomes Jane Eyre; Tess of the D'Urbervilles; Birdsong, or the Handmaid's Ta...

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Answered by Lucy S. English tutor
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What is an effective way to help me learn the IPA?

I find using flashcard techniques showing the symbol on one side then the sound and the sound within a word on the other. You can also do this online through websites such as memerise. Each day try and te...

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Answered by Tess B. English tutor
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How do I analyse a short story?

A short story isn't a novel and it isn't a poem - it's an entirely new genre that can take us by surprise when we have to do a close reading of one. However, they can be filled with analytic potential ...

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Answered by Katherine D. English tutor
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How do I write a good introduction?

The key to this is remembering that introductions rarely score additional marks on exams, and so a short but sweet introduction is perfectly fine! 

The most important thing is to avoid ph...

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Answered by Imogen S. English tutor
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