English GCSE Media Coursework 1. How does advertising reinforce gender stereotypes? Today in the late 1990’s we can not escape advertising it bombards us from all types of media and every aspect of our lives. It is a multibillion-pound industry that stereotypes genders and tells us what we could become if we use certain products. Men being portrayed as cool‚ tough‚ athletic and stylish reinforce the gender stereotypes. One advert I have studied which reinforces the male stereotype
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Jessica Jemma Coster Candidate Number: 2050 Centre Number: 36325 How does Charles Dickens create mystery and tension in the opening of Great Expectations? Charles Dickens‚ the author of ‘Great Expectations’ uses many different ways and methods of building up tension and mystery in the setting. He uses a variety of techniques to give the graveyard‚ the marshes and Miss Havisham’s house mysterious feelings with a sense of darkness and Gothic horror. Dickens uses a semantic field to bring the
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How does Steinbeck present the relationship between George and Lennie? The novella is set in the 1930s which was the time of the Great Depression (this is a time when there was severe economic downfall due to the Wall Street Crash). This means that it was very uncommon to sustain a friendship as migrant workers never trusted each other and life was a great struggle‚ but there are two characters that do have a friendship and it is shown all over the book. We are first introduced to the characters
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GCSE English Language Unit 3: Descriptive Writing The Descriptive Writing task in Unit 3 is worth 7.5% of the subject award and is marked out of 20. The mark given for each of the examples provided is supported by comments related to the criteria given in the specification for: i) Content & Organisation ii) Sentence Structure‚ Punctuation & Spelling. A national grade is indicated in each case‚ based on the way that the same mark scale for Writing has been used in the past
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English Today Controlled Assessment There are many different types of non-fiction texts‚ varying from a newspaper article to an autobiography. In this essay I will be comparing an online newspaper article with a web page. Both texts will be on the subject of festivals. One will be on the Edinburgh Festival and the other on the Lollibop Festival. The subject of the online newspaper article is ‘The 10 best shows for kids’ at the Edinburgh festival. The purpose of the article is mostly to
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English Controlled Assessment Child Abuse (NSPCC) Hello‚ the topic I have chosen to talk to all of you about today is not only appealing but also particularly relevant to all of us in the room. The term ‘Child Abuse’ may seem straightforward to everyone here‚ but it isn’t so clear-cut‚ there are many other ‘sub-topics’ which branch out of child abuse like for example: Bullying and Child Neglection. It is often overlooked and taken as a joke by many people and communities‚ and this isn’t right
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Q1. The drawings show a humming bird and a sun bird feeding. Both of these birds feed on nectar which is a sugary liquid found inside flowers. Use the information from the drawings to answer the following questions. (a) Describe‚ as fully as you can‚ how the humming bird is adapted for feeding on nectar. ..................................................................................................................................... ...............................................
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GCSE French/ German/ Spanish Revision Plan Your listening exam is worth 20% of your overall GCSE grade. Your reading exam is worth 20% of your overall GCSE grade. General guidance for the exam papers: * The exam papers will feature questions based on ANY of the topics found in your textbook (even the ones you have forgotten about because you did them ages ago at the beginning of Year 10) * All of the instructions on the exam paper will be in English and your answers will also be in English
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Different Cultures Prose GCSE English Controlled Assessment and Extended Literary text GCSE English Language Controlled Assessment exemplar The GCSE English folder Reading requirement includes work on a Different Cultures prose text chosen from the GCSE English Literature Different Cultures set text list. The generic task specifies that the essay must be on either character or theme. The GCSE English Language Reading requirement is an essay on an Extended Literary prose or drama text based either
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Isolation in Frankenstein This passage is taken from page 119 of chapter 19 in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Closing in on the ending of the novel‚ this passage explores the self-reflecting state of Frankenstein’s mind when in isolation on the Islands of Orkney. Fear arises as a critical emotion that strikes him during his time spent on his creation. After visiting Edinburgh and a number of other cities‚ Frankenstein leaves his friend Henry Clerval and settles in a remote part of the Scottish
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