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How should I go about planning my essays during the exam?

Depending on the amount of time that you have to write your essay, I would recommend spending anywhere between 5 and 10 minutes on planning. It may seem like a substantial amount, but I assure you that a pla...
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Answered by Rianna H. • English tutor
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How does Orwell use events in ‘Animal Farm’ to explore ideas about revolution? Write about a) some of the events in the book and b) how Orwell uses these events to explore ideas about revolution. [30 marks]

Possible ways to frame an answer (30 mark question)AO1Jones’s cruel behaviourThe progression of the rebellion The pigs’ growing exploitation of the other animalsThe Pigs' perversion of the Seven Commandments...
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Answered by Naomi O. • English tutor
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How does Shakespeare present madness in Macbeth?

We should first consider what 'madness' is, and what different forms of madness there are in the play: there can be madness borne out of terror, anger, love, guilt, ambition and so on. Why is it that Macbeth...
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Answered by Nicole J. • English tutor
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Student - If I am asked to discuss a theme 'elsewhere' in the novel, how would I go about answering the question?

Example past exam question: Explain how Jane experiences physical and/or emotional pain elsewhere in the novel. ( Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bront ë) Although this question could lead to a narrative response, its ...
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Answered by Abigail L. • English tutor
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Write about how far Shelley presents the monster as evil in the novel as a whole in Frankenstein? (AQA 2017)

Firstly, you'll want to pick out the key words of the question and define these; here the presentation of "evil" in the monster is what the question is wanting you to focus on. Also, Importantly, &...
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Answered by Pansy D. • English tutor
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