SUMMARY Wilfred Owen, the poet, tells of his first-hand experience in war. He tells the tale of tired and wounded soldiers walking through dirt and sludge. Suddenly, there is a warning about gas, which the soldiers hurriedly and awkwardly heed by donning their helmets. Unfortunately, one soldier is too late in donning the helmet and his companions watch him ‘drowning’…
To persuade is to get a person or a group of persons to see something from your point of view or at least to understand how you see a situation. In this type of writing you need to consider: • Audience:-knowing the audience to whom you are speaking or for whom you are writing. This will determine your Register. •…
2. Look at the questions after you feel that the passage is clear to you. 3. Express yourself as clearly and as accurately as possible. 4. Your answer should not be long-winded. 5. Use your own words to answer and do not copy sections of the passage unless you are asked to quote. 6. Remember the use of quotation marks…
SHORT STORIES A WORLD OF PROSE FOR CSEC —David Williams and Hazel Simmons-McDonald EITHER 7. “The stories ‘The Day the World Almost Came to an End’ and ‘Blood Brothers’ are both stories about fear.” Write an essay in which you describe the situation that gave rise to the fear in EACH story. In this essay, you must also discuss the impact…
A WORLD OF POETRY FOR CSEC —Mark McWatt and Hazel Simmons-McDonald EITHER 3. “‘My Parents’ and ‘Little Boy Crying’ explore childhood experiences.” Write an essay in which you describe the experience of EACH child. In this essay, you must also discuss how the child in EACH poem feels about the other persons involved in the experience, and examine ONE device…
