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IGCSE Advert analysis
Krush’em’s crush us We’ve all seen these fast food restaurant adverts, such as the Big Mac from Mcdonalds where the sesame seeds are perfectly separated and the two layers of beef are overflowing with delicious juices. Or the Krushem from KFC, with the large pieces of chocolate swirled perfectly within the creamy outer layer which…
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IGCSE Argumentative writing piece
Bare Vexed Even with her insulting attitude, I tend to agree with Isabelle Kerr’s argument. However the I don’t agree with the way that she express her point. For example when she describes the future of the English language she uses the word ‘bleak’ and ‘pointless’. I agree with her, when she says that ‘these…
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iGCSE Descriptive writing
Now and Then The moon is high, shining bright, throwing pale light over the darkened streets and roads. Joyful cheers of ‘trick or treat’ and low-pitched doorbells can be heard far and wide on this one night called hallows end. Skeletons hanging by a hangman’s noose from the tops of trees and roofs. Bats hang…
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A newspaper invites young people to write articles about film or TV adverts they love or loathe. Write the piece you would send to the newspaper.
As you might be sitting down for a calm relaxing session of watching TV, you might come across a very appetizing food advert. But just how appetizing is the food that is being advertised? We’ve all seen these fast food restaurant adverts, such as the Big Mac from Mac Donald’s where the sesame seeds are…
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Sample Cambridge iGCSE Paper
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Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment
Have a go at assessing your last Controlled Assessment against the AQA criteria
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Of mice and men dreams established
Page 25-16 : George and Lennie talk about their dreams Page 83 : crooks ‘ your nuts’ Page 86 : crooks buys into George’s and Lennie’s dream Page 88 : Curleys wife talks about her dream to becoming an actress Page 89 : Curleys wife says that dreams are never realised Page 94 : Crooks…
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Notes on emotion
1: Identify an emotion prevalent in one/both text. Gratitude Depressional devastation Deranged Anger Affection Fear Dread Satisfaction Frustration Hatred/loathsome Remorse Boredom Shame Revenge Loneliness 2: List methods/techniques used to strengthen this emotion 3: provide quotations from each text to support your point 4: Explain whether these methods are the same of different between the play…
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Theme study
Hi there my name is Adam and for my Theme study,I have chosen the theme of Deception, and seeing things as they might not actually be. I have read the books The Redemption of Althalus, the whole series of Percy Jackson which consists of 5 books, (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Last Olympian, Titan’s…
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Titus’s speech act 3 scene 2
So, so, now sit, and look you eat no more Than will preserve just so much strength in us As will revenge these bitter woes of ours. Marcus, unknit that sorrow-wreathen knot; Thy niece and I, poor creatures, want our hands And cannot passionate our tenfold grief With folded arms. This poor right hand of…
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