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Standard Grade English Success Guide & CD-ROM

Grade(s): Standard Grade
Author(s): Frank Fitzsimons & John Mannion
ISBN: 9781843721734

This student book and interactive CD-ROM pack enables students to revise key course content in the way that suits them best. The highly visual colourful revision notes are supported by lots of illustrations to improve memory recall, whilst a new topic on every spread makes revision manageable. Top Tips and Quick Tests are included for every topic, and credit material is clearly marked for relevant study. Use the CD-ROM for an interactive study approach. Simple step-by-step guidance is delivered for every examinable topic whilst interactive testing and an extensive glossary help students retain key facts.

 

Contents

 

Writing skills

 

·          Standard grade

·          Punctuation again!

·          Punctuating sentences

·          Speech marks and commas

·          Apostrophes

·          Sentences

·          Spellings

·          Words often misspelled

·          Structures

·          Improve your style

·          Test your progress

 

Writing

 

·          Transactional writing

·          Expressive writing

·          Creative writing

·          Writing short stories

·          Test your progress

 

Reading: responding to literature

 

·          Critical essays

·          Mind-maps for essays

·          Test your progress

 

Reading: prose

 

·          Studying prose

·          Themes and mood

·          Short stories

·          Test your progress

 

Reading: drama

 

·          Critical evaluations

·          Shakespeare – structure and theme

·          Shakespeare – imagery

·          Using PEC

·          Test your progress

 

Reading: poetry

 

·          Studying poetry

·          Writing about poetry

·          Poetic techniques

·          Two poems to study

·          Test your progress

 

Talking

 

·          Talking and listening

·          Giving a talk

·          Test your progress

 

Examinations

 

·          Exam technique

·          Close reading

·          Close reading test paper

·          Writing

·          Answers

·          Index

 

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