GCSE 9-1 Academic Writing Revision Guide: Ideal for home learning, 2022 and 2023 exams

by Ian Kirby

Overview

Everything you need to improve your academic writing for GCSE 9-1 English

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008520755
Publisher:	HarperCollins UK
Publication date:	07/24/2022
Series:	Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 SNAP Revision
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.10(d)

Table of Contents

Be Concise

Keep Focused 4

Be Succinct 6

Use Noun Phrases and Nominalisation 8

Improve Your Skills 10

Be Precise

Vocabulary: Best Not Biggest 14

Vocabulary: Subject-Specific Words 16

Establish and Connect Your Ideas 18

Emphasise Understanding and Use Alternative Interpretations 20

Improve Your Skills 22

Be Sophisticated

Be Formal and Use Correct Punctuation 26

Use Variety and Show Caution 28

Use the Third Person and the Passive Voice 30

Integrate and Embed 32

Use Sentence Structures to Enhance Meaning 34

Improve Your Skills 36

In the Exam

Modelled GCSE Answer: English Language 40

Modelled GCSE Answer: English Literature 42

Improve Two GCSE Answers: English Language and English Literature 44

Answers 46