Home School Whizz https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Homeschool Blog ***** 1.1 Precise retrieval for short-answer questions IGCSE English Language B 4EB1 (Edexcel) 6.2.2 Upgrading comparison 6.2.3 Upgrading writing 6 Exam performance and answer improvement ***** 6.1 Planning and timing 6.1.1 Reading questions carefully 6.1.2 Planning longer answers ***** 6.2 Upgrading responses 6.2.1 Upgrading analysis 5.3.1 Building a balanced discussion 5.3.2 Argument development 5.1.2 Openings and hooks 5.1.3 Building tension 5.1.4 Endings ***** 5.2 Descriptive writing 5.2.1 Choosing a focus 5.2.2 Sensory detail 5.2.3 Structural movement in description ***** 5.3 Discursive writing 5 Creative, narrative and descriptive writing skills 4.2.5 Conclusions ***** 4.3 Rhetorical and stylistic control 4.3.1 Persuasive phrases 4.3.2 Sentence variety 4.3.3 Connectives and cohesion ***** 5.1 Narrative writing 5.1.1 Narrative planning 4.1.2 Controlling tone and register 4.1.3 Using source ideas ***** 4.2 Transactional paragraph development 4.2.1 Strong openings 4.2.2 Main benefit paragraph 4.2.3 Second benefit paragraph 4.2.4 Challenges and counterarguments ***** 4.1 Purpose, audience and form 3.2.3 Text Two analysis 3.2.4 Comparative zoom-out ***** 3.3 Common comparison mistakes 3.3.1 Avoiding separate essays 3.3.2 Avoiding vague comparison 4.1.1 Understanding the task ***** 3.1 Understanding comparison 2.4.2 Avoiding capped analysis 3.1.1 Comparison mindset 3.1.2 Comparison openings 3.1.3 Balanced coverage ***** 3.2 Comparative paragraph structure