by Joanna Marshall | GCSE
Of Mice and Men How are animals and animal imagery used in Of Mice and Men? Steinbeck uses a lot of animal imagery and symbolism in his novel. In particular, the character and physical strength of Lennie is often portrayed through the use of animal imagery. Have a...
by Joanna Marshall | GCSE
Some technical terms Hyperbole – a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for emphasis e.g. My suitcase weighs a ton! Metaphor – a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they...
by Joanna Marshall | Key Stage 2
Apostrophes for Contraction This is where we shorten two words and join them using an apostrophe e.g. can not = can’t. She is = she’s. See if you can shorten the words below, using an apostrophe: can not = should not = did not = would not = will not = Apostrophes for...
by Joanna Marshall | Key Stage 2
Direct speech – saying exactly what someone said using speech marks. E.g. “I didn’t understand the maths problem.” said Maria. Don’t forget to punctuate before you close the speech marks! Try these: 1) The rabbit said I can run really fast! 2) What time is it?...
by Joanna Marshall | Key Stage 2
Verb - A word that describes and action or a state of being. E.g.I ran away. I love chocolate. Try putting the missing verbs into these sentences: At school we …….. hard every day. Nurses are there to ……………………patients....
