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Section One — Writing Essays
What you have to do
Planning
Starting your essay
Paragraphs
Formal and Informal Language
Giving Evidence and Quoting
Concluding and Checking
Warm-up Questions and Short Tasks
Revision Summary
Section Two — Writing Literature Essays
Answering Literature Questions
Writing About Characters
Warm-up Questions
The Writer's Message
Different Cultures and Traditions
The writer's Techniques
Useful Literature Words
Comparing
Warm-up Questions
Revision Summary
Section Three — Drama
What The Examiner Wants
Reading Plays
Language in Shakespeare Texts
Warm-up Questions
Worked Exam Answer
Exam Questions
Section Four — Poetry
What The examiner wants
Style and Structure in Poetry
Words To Use When Writing About Poetry
Warm-up Questions
Worked Exam Answer
Exam Questions
Section Five — Stories and Novels
What The Examiner Wants
Some Tips About the Writer
Questions About Characters
Warm-up Questions
Worked Exam Answer
Exam Questions
Revision Summary
Section Six — Arguing and Analysing
Structure Your Essay
Setting Up Your Argument
Supporting Your Argument
Persuasive Writing Tools
Think About Your Readers
Analyse, Review and Comment
Making Your Analysis Sound Good
Finishing Your Essay
Warm-up Questions
Worked Exam Answer
Exam Questions
Revision Summary
Section Seven — Inform, Explain, Describe
Getting Your Answer Right
Warm-up Questions
Revision Summary
Section Eight — Original Writing
Starting Your Writing
Say What Happened
Go Into Detail
Pace and Style
Finishing Your Essay
Warm-up Questions
Worked Exam Answer
Exam Questions
Revision Summary
Section Nine — Media and Non-Fiction Questions
Reading The Question
Writing Your Answer
Developing Your Answer
Writing About The Format of a Media Text
Warm-up Questions
Worked Exam Answer
Exam Questions
Revision Summary
Section Ten — Language and Grammar
Make Your Writing Clear To Read
Standart English
Punctuation
Apostrophes
Speech Marks
Warm-up Questions
Spelling
Sentences
Writing Varied Sentences
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs
Warm-up Questions
Revision Summary
Section Eleven — Speaking_ and Listening
Speaking and Listening
Having a Debate
Warm-up Questions
Commonly Misspelled Words
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