Advanced Writing Techniques – Narrative Devices

Below, you’ll find a brief explanation of Narrative Devices – one of the most important devices when we’re talking about advanced descriptive writing techniques. Thanks for reading! If you’re interested in our other English Language and Literature courses, you can find them on the links below: All English Language and Literature courses Basic Descriptive Writing […]

AQA Language Paper 2, Question 4: Example Paragraphs + Breakdown

Question 4 is one of the hardest questions on the whole AQA Language Paper 2! You have to write a full comparative essay, but you don’t have much time to complete it (I advise spending around 20-25 mins maximum). Below I’ll go through some tips to help you get the very best results without spending […]

Writing Techniques – Poetic and Rhetorical Devices

Below, you can find a couple of Advanced Writing Techniques, Poetic and Rhetorical Devices to be exact. This post contains some examples and a brief explanation, however, you can check the videos for a more detailed analysis. Thanks for reading! If you’re interested in our other English Language and Literature courses, you can find them […]

How to create a perfect Story Structure

Below, you’ll find a breakdown of his approach to story writing, precisely story structure – if you use this with your own stories, they will always feel clear and powerful too. I’m going to tell you a secret about stories: no matter who wrote them, what genre or style they are, or which culture they’re […]

Descriptive Writing Piece: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong + Teacher Feedback

Below, you’ll find a descriptive writing piece, plus my feedback about it. Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. In this mini-lesson, I’ll go through the basics of how to describe a place in detail – and not just in […]

Decaying House: Student’s Descriptive Writing Piece + Teacher Feedback

Below, you’ll find a descriptive writing piece, plus my feedback about it which was written by a GCSE student. Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. In this mini-lesson, I’ll go through the basics of how to describe a place […]

An Inspector Calls – Contextual Analysis

Below, you can find a detailed contextual analysis of “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestley. It’s suitable for students at GCSE, IGCSE or A-Level (Edexcel, AQA, OCR, CIE/Cambridge, CCEA, WJEC, Eduqas). I’ve made it as short and clear as possible so that they can get to grips with the main ideas and most important scenes […]

Character Analysis of Macduff and Lady Macduff in Macbeth

Here’s a detailed breakdown of two characters in Macbeth – Macduff and Lady Macduff. It’s primarily tailored towards students at GCSE or A-Level studying AQA, CIE, Edexcel, WJEC, OCR, CCEA, or Eduqas but it’ll help with anyone studying the Shakespeare play in a wider context too! For a full breakdown of characters (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, […]

How to write Argumentative Essay Paragraphs

In this short post, we’ll go through how to structure perfect essay paragraphs – plus give a clear, easy to follow example. Argumentative essays are hard! But unfortunately, you need them for all kinds of subjects; English, History, Politics, Geography, Psychology, Religion, Sociology… the list goes on! All humanities subjects require a strong grasp of […]

Rhetorical Devices for Speech Writing – Part 2

In order to write and/or deliver a successful speech, you must be able to understand and skillfully use rhetorical devices. ‘Rhetoric’ is the art of persuasive speaking, it was first developed in Ancient Greece and is still used by politicians, businessmen and leading professionals in almost any field of work in the present day. Below, […]