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Students will learn the entire IGCSE Edexcel English Anthology and the meaning behind all its texts!
English Language A: Paper 1 Exam Revision
Imaginative and Transactional Writing Revision
‘Macbeth’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet’ study
Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’
‘The Crucible’ and ‘A View From The Bridge’
‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte Revision
Students will learn how to analyse written texts using P.E.E.L Paragraphs and word-level analysis
English Language A: Paper 2 Exam Revision
Students will learn how to write amazing stories
Speeches, Articles and Letters frameworks
Poetry analysis and poetry techniques explained
John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Model Answers
‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley Revision
Confused at the meaning behind the Non-fiction, Fiction and Poetry texts in the Edexcel IGCSE English Language and Literature Anthology? Is your class moving too rapidly through it or you need a deeper understanding and analysis of each text? Look no further - Barbara, an English Teacher is here to help! She has created a comprehensive 'Edexcel IGCSE English: Language & Literature Anthology' Course to look at all the texts and analyse them in depth - including word-level analysis!
What will this Course cover?
1) The English Language Edexcel Fiction and Non-Fiction Anthology
2) How To Answer English Language A: Paper 1 and Paper 2 Exams
3) How To Answer English Literature: Paper 1 and Paper 2 Exams
4) How To Write A Great Coursework For The English Language and Literature Paper 3 Assessments!
This course is for students who are either in school or are being homeschooled and they are seeking to achieve their top potential in the English Language and their English Literature exams! Moreover this course covers in depth how to interpret all the poems as well as prose texts in the anthology, it also highlights how to write about the non-fiction texts in the anthology as well as important literature and language techniques you should remember. Finally, you will learn how to tell the difference between language, structure and form when examining and analysing texts!
*Please note that purchases for this course are non-refundable and model answers are
read-only (not for download).*
14 sections • 162 lectures • 38h 20m total length
Lesson 1: Welcome to our Edexcel IGCSE Anthology Course!Preview
Lesson 2: Course expectationsPreview
Lesson 3: English GCSE Terminology Explained! Preview
Lesson 4: Writing Amazing Essays Using the P.E.E.L Paragraph! Preview
Lesson 5: How to find KEY WORDS in a question! Preview
Lesson 6: Bonus lesson: Iambic pentameter explained! Preview
Lesson 7:Anadiplosis explained!
Lesson 8: Anaphora explained!
Lesson 9: Anapestic tetrameter explained!
Lesson 10: Anthropomorphism explained!
Lesson 11: Asyndeton explained!
Lesson 12: Polysyndeton explained!
Lesson 13: Chiasmus explained!
Lesson 14: Chremamorphism explained!
Lesson 15: Colloquial language explained!
Lesson 16: Epistrophe explained!
Lesson 17: Epizeuxis explained!
Lesson 18: Five poetic techniques that you will find in ANY poem!
Lesson 19: Heroic couplet explained!
Lesson 20: Hypophora explained!
Lesson 21: Palindrome explained!
Lesson 22: Personification vs anthropomorphism explained!
Lesson 23: Portmanteau explained!
Lesson 24: Trochaic tetrameter explained!
Lesson 25: Trochaic trimeter explained!
Lesson 26: Iambic pentameter explained!
Lesson 27: Zoomorphism explained!
Lesson 28: 10 Creative Writing Words explained!
Lesson 29: How to memorise a novel explained!
Lesson 30: "The Danger Of A Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explained & analysed! Preview
Lesson 31:"A Passage To Africa" by George Alagiah explained and analysed! Preview
Lesson 32: "The Explorer's Daughter" by Kari Herbet explained and analysed!
Lesson 33: "Explorers Or Boys Messing About?" by Steven Morris explained and analysed!
Lesson 34: "127 Hours: Between A Rock And A Hard Place" by Aron Ralston explained!
Lesson 35: "Young and Dyslexic? You've Got It Going On" by Benjamin Zephaniah explained!
Lesson 36: "A Game Of Polo With A Headless Goat" by Emma Levine explained and analysed!
Lesson 37: "Beyond The Sky And The Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan!" by Jamie Zeppa explained!
Lesson 38: "H Is For Hawk" by Helen Macdonald explained and analysed!
Lesson 39: "Chinese Cinderella" by Adeline Yen Mah explained and analysed!
Lesson 40: "Disabled" by Wilfred Owen explained and analysed! Preview
Lesson 41: "Out, Out" by Robert Frost explained and analysed! Preview
Lesson 42: "An Unknown Girl" by Moniza Alvi explained and analysed!
Lesson 43: "The Bright Lights of Sarajevo" by Tony Harrison explained and analysed!
Lesson 44: "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou explained and analysed!
Lesson 45: "The Story Of An Hour" by Kate Chopin explained and analysed!
Lesson 46: "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant explained and analysed!
Lesson 47: "Significant Cigarettes" by Rose Tremain explained and analysed!
Lesson 48: "Whistle and I'll Come To You" by Susan Hill explained and analysed!
Lesson 49: "Night" by Alice Munro explained and analysed!
Lesson 50: "If" by Rudyard Kipling annotated, explained and analysed. Preview
Lesson 51: "Prayer Before Birth" by Louis MacNeice annotated and analysed! Preview
Lesson 52: "Blessing" by Imtiaz Dharker explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 53: "Search For My Tongue" by Sujata Bhatt explained and analysed in depth!
Lesson 54: "Half-Past Two" by U A Fanthorpe explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 55: "Piano" by D H Lawrence explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 56: "Hide And Seek" by Vernon Scannell explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 57: "Sonnet 116: Let Me Not To The Marriage Of True Minds" by William Shakespeare!
Lesson 58: "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by John Keats explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 59: "Poem At Thirty-Nine" by Alice Walker explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 60: "War Photographer" by Carol Ann Duffy annotated, explained and analysed!
Lesson 61: "The Tiger" by William Blake explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 62: "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning explained, analysed and annotated!
Lesson 63: "Half-caste" by John Agard explained, analysed and annotated!
Lesson 64: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas explained and analysed!
Lesson 65: "Remember" by Christina Rossetti explained, annotated and analysed!
Lesson 67: 'H Is For Hawk' Exam Paper: Question 1 - Live Exam Response!
Lesson 68: 'H Is For Hawk' Exam Paper: Question 2 - Live Exam Response!
Lesson 69:'H Is For Hawk' Exam Paper: Question 3 - Live Exam Response!
Lesson 70: 'H Is For Hawk' Exam Paper: Question 4 - Live Exam Response!
Lesson 71:'H Is For Hawk' Exam Paper: Question 5 - Live Exam Response!
Lesson 72: 'H Is For Hawk' Exam Paper: Question 6 - Live Exam Response!
Lesson 73: English Language A Paper 1 Timings Advice
Lesson 74: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Walkthrough
Lesson 75: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Question 1 (2019 Exam)
Lesson 76: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Question 2 (2019 Exam)
Lesson 77: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Question 3 (2019 Exam)
Lesson 78: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Question 4 (2019 Exam)
Lesson 79: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Question 5 (2019 Exam)
Lesson 80: Meeting My Parents & Chinese Cinderella Question 6 (2019 Exam)
Lesson 81: English Language A: Paper 2 - A Walkthrough Of The 'Whistle and I'll Come' PaperPreview
Lesson 82: Language A: Paper 2 - How To Answer Question 1 Of The 2016 Exam (Whistle and I'll Come To You)
Lesson 83: Language A: Paper 2 - How To Answer Question 2 Of The 2016 Exam (Whistle and I'll Come To You)
Lesson 84: English Language A Paper 1 Timings Advice
Lesson 85: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Walkthrough Of The Exam Paper! Preview
Lesson 86: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 2 | Walkthrough Of The Exam Paper! Preview
Lesson 87: Edexcel IGCSE English Literature: Paper 1 | Walkthrough Of The Exam Paper!
Lesson 88: Edexcel IGCSE English Literature: Paper 2 | Walkthrough Of The Exam Paper!
Lesson 89: Edexcel IGCSE English Language: Paper 3 | Walkthrough Of The Exam Paper!
Lesson 90: Edexcel IGCSE English Literature: Paper 3 | Walkthrough Of The Exam Paper!
Lesson 91: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Question 1 Model Answer!
Lesson 92: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Question 2 Model Answer!
Lesson 93: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Question 3 Model Answer!
Lesson 94: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Question 4 Model Answer!
Lesson 95: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Question 5 Model Answer!
Lesson 96: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Question 6 Model Answer!
Lesson 97: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Another Question 1 Model Answer!
Lesson 98: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Another Question 2 Model Answer!
Lesson 99: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Another Question 3 Model Answer!
Lesson 100: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Another Question 4 Model Answer!
Lesson 101: Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1 | Another Question 5 Model Answer!
Lesson 102: HOW TO WRITE WINNINGS ESSAYS: A SIMPLE FRAMEWORK EXPLAINED!
Lesson 103: HOW TO WRITE A COMPARISON ESSAY!
Lesson 104: PAPER 1: "THE EXPLORER'S DAUGHTER" AND UNSEEN EXTRACT - COMPARISON MODEL ANSWER
Lesson 105: PAPER 2: "STILL I RISE" MODEL ANSWER!
Lesson 106: COMPARISON ESSAY: COMPARING "SONNET 116" AND "REMEMBER" (ENGLISH LIT. PAPER 1)
Lesson 107: COURSEWORK MODEL ANSWER: "DISABLED" AND "OUT, OUT" (ENGLISH LANG PAPER 3)!
Lesson 108: Five Literature Techniques You'll Find In ANY Poem!
Lesson 109: "Form" in poetry: what is it? How do you spot it?
Lesson 110: Unseen Poetry Exam Explained!
Lesson 111: Unseen Poetry model answer for the "Brendon Gallacher" 2022 Exam
Lesson 112: Unseen Poetry model answer for the "Turning Ten" 2022 Exam
Lesson 113: How To Write A Full Mark Essay Comparing "Search For My Tongue" and "Poem At Thirty Nine" (May 2019 Paper)
Lesson 114: How To Write A Full Mark Essay Comparing "The Tyger" and "Blessing" (May 2020 Paper)
Lesson 115: How To Write A Full Mark Essay Comparing "Hide and Seek" and "War Photographer" (May 2020 Paper)
Lesson 116: Of Mice and Men: Plot Summary & Overview! Preview
Lesson 117: Of Mice and Men: Plot, Character and Context Explained In Depth! Preview
Lesson 118: Of Mice and Men: George's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis! Preview
Lesson 119: Of Mice and Men: Lennie's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 120: Of Mice and Men: Slim's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 121: Of Mice and Men: Curley's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 122: Of Mice and Men: Curley's Wife's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 123: Of Mice and Men: Candy's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 124: Of Mice and Men: Crooks' Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 125: Of Mice and Men: The Theme of Authority - Exam Model Answer Explained!
Lesson 126: Of Mice and Men: Candy's Character On The Ranch - Exam Model Answer Explained!
Lesson 127: Introducing Macbeth
Lesson 128: Macbeth: Act 1
Lesson 129: Macbeth: Act 2
Lesson 130: Macbeth: Act 3
Lesson 131: Macbeth: Act 4
Lesson 132: Macbeth: Act 5
Lesson 133: Macbeth character and key quotes: word level analysis! Preview
Lesson 134: Lady Macbeth character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 135: The Witches character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 136: King Duncan character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 137: Macduff character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 138: Banquo character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 139: Macbeth: Last Minute Mindmap Revision!
Lesson 140: Macbeth Exam Question Practice: Let's Look At A Model Answer!
Lesson 141: Macbeth Exam Question Practice: Let's Look At Another Model Answer!
Lesson 142: Romeo and Juliet: Overview
Lesson 143: Romeo and Juliet: Prologue
Lesson 144: Romeo and Juliet: Act 1
Lesson 145: Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 - Chorus
Lesson 146: Romeo and Juliet: Act 2
Lesson 147: Romeo and Juliet: Act 3
Lesson 148: Romeo and Juliet: Act 4
Lesson 149: Romeo and Juliet: Act 5
Lesson 150: Romeo and Juliet: Last Minute Mindmap Revision!
Lesson 151: Romeo character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 152: Juliet character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 153: The Nurse character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 154: Mercutio character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 155: Tybalt character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 156: Benvolio character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 157: Lord Capulet character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 158: Friar Lawrence character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 159: Romeo and Juliet: Let's Practice A Past Paper Question - Model Answer!
Lesson 160: Romeo and Juliet: Let's Practice Another Past Paper Question - Model Answer!
Lesson 161: Introducing The Merchant of Venice!
Lesson 162: The Merchant of Venice: plot, character and summary mindmap!
Lesson 163: Antonio character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 164: Shylock character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 165: Portia character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 166: Nerissa character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 167: Gratiano character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 168: Bassanio character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 169: Jessica character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 170: Lorenzo character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 171: The Crucible: Plot Summary and Overview!
Lesson 172: The Crucible: Act One, Act Two, Act Three and Act Four Explained!
Lesson 173: The Crucible: Salem Witch Trials and House Committee On Un-American Activities!
Lesson 174: The Crucible: John Proctor's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 175: The Crucible: Elizabeth Proctor's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis
Lesson 176: The Crucible: Abigail's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 177: The Crucible: Reverend Parris' Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 178: The Crucible: Reverend Hale's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 179: The Crucible: Judge Danforth's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 180: A View From The Bridge: Plot Summary and Overview!
Lesson 181: Alfieri's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 182: Eddie Carbone's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 183: Beatrice's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 184: Catherine's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 185: Rodolfo's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 186: Marco's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 187: Jane Eyre: Plot Overview Explained!
Lesson 188: Jane Eyre: Jane Eyre's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 189: Jane Eyre: Mr Rochester's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 190: Jane Eyre: Mrs Reed's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 191: Jane Eyre: Helen Burns' Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 192: Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason's Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 193: Jane Eyre: St John Rivers' Character - Key Quotes and Word-level Analysis!
Lesson 194: Jane Eyre: Let's Practice A Past Paper Exam Question - Model Answer!
Lesson 195: Jane Eyre: Let's Practice Another Past Paper Exam Question - Model Answer!
Lesson 196: Frankenstein: plot, character and summary mindmap!
Lesson 197: Victor Frankenstein character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 198: The Creature character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 199: Captain Walton character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 200: Elizabeth character and key quotes: word level analysis!
Lesson 201: Justine character and key quotes: word level analysis!
