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How do I analyse unseen poetry?

Unseen poetry is one of the hardest parts of English Literature as the lack of focused preparation can be daunting. However, revision will still make a huge difference to your mark as recognising common feat...
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Answered by Bethan M. • English tutor
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What is the best way to structure an essay?

Planning is a crucial stage of essay writing as it ensures that everything you need to say is covered somewhere in your essay. Allocating a few minutes at the beginning of an exam to do a rough outline will ...
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Answered by Bethan M. • English tutor
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Write a letter to your local council, advocating for more funding for the community youth centre.

There are a variety of English Language skills that need to be employed to write this letter. The pupil needs to keep in mind the register and tone of the letter; while being formal, it needs to be persuasiv...
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Answered by Anindita B. • English tutor
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What makes a good introductory paragraph in essays?

The way you lay out your introductory paragraph largely depends on what your task is. For example, if you have thirty minutes to write a comparative essay, your introduction is going to much briefer and in a...
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Answered by Elizabeth P. • 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 Tale... etc. Firstly,...
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Answered by Lucy S. • English tutor
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