Exemplars

Read my A* exemplar for Directed Writing formal letter writing. Video lesson, PowerPoint, study notes and full length model answer.

There was an efficient hum of activity in the hotel lobby of the New York hotel that day. Men in expensive suits, women in designer dresses, and the staff in smart uniforms were all going about their business. The scene was reminiscent of the days of old: art-deco architecture, heavy carpeting, brass fixtures, and crystal lamps — luxurious surroundings at their finest.

Swiping bold stripes of face paint on my cheeks, I felt the adrenaline soaring through my body. This would be the year I’d come first, get my name in the newspapers, and finally beat Benson. It was my seventh time competing… and my seventh time coming second place.

Free resources for IGCSE First Language English: how to write an article, speech, interview, letter and interview. Watch my video and download the PowerPoint here.

This lesson focuses on teaching a five-paragraph structure for descriptive writing, aiding both advanced and struggling students in their writing skills. Included resources encompass video lessons, worksheets, inspiration visuals, and an exemplar description about cherry blossom season in Japan, illustrating the beauty of nature and cherished memories.

This print advertisement was published in the pages of Super Cat, a children’s comic book, aimed to achieve two primary purposes: to persuade its target audience of children and parents to purchase children’s toys while reflecting and reinforcing the prevailing gender stereotypes of the era.

The full moon stared down in dismay as Leisl sighed. She had only a moment until the rite must be performed, yet the leaves on the ancient oak tree refused to regrow. Geisterholz Forest remained barren; bare branches twisted their arthritic fingers into the gloom of the blackened sky.

Travelling in The Whale Rider symbolises the emotional journeys and changes the characters undergo, as Witi Ihimaera aims to make the reader understand that traditional cultures should modernise whilst holding onto their history and cultural identities. Travelling is a metaphor for maturing and progress, particularly with Rawiri’s trip to Australia and Papua New Guinea, …

Swiping bold stripes of face paint on my cheeks, I felt the adrenaline soaring through my body. This would be the year I’d come first, get my name in the newspapers, and finally beat Benson. It was my seventh time competing… and my seventh time coming second place.

The City Planners by Margaret Atwood expresses disdain for the City Planners, who attempt to impose order upon fundamentally chaotic subjects: humanity and nature. Through her personification of the landscape, puns of insanity and use of free verse, Atwood critiques the sterile and oppressive nature of modern urban planning and argues…