Advantages: Straightforward questions for Foundation level Disadvantages: Limited guidance for extended essays
This is a workbook intended for students studying for AQA GCSE English Language, Specification A. Although forming part of the Language syllabus, this is in fact a collection of poems from the AQA Anthology. They are all poems from different cultures or traditions and most are written by non-native speakers; some of the poems, such as 'Half-Caste', feature non-standard English. In total there are sixteen poems, and they are divided into Cluster 1 and Cluster 2, eight poems each. Poems by Imtiaz Dharker and Grace Nichols are featured in both clusters, whilst Cluster 1 also includes poems by Chinua Achebe, Nissim Ezekiel, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edward Brathwaite, Tatamkhulu Afrika and Denise Levertove. Cluster 2 additionally has poems by Sujata Bhatt, Tom Leonard, John Agard, Moniza Alvi, Niyi Osundare and Derek Walcott. In the exam ...
Advantages: easy to read Disadvantages: not appealing
I was bought this when I went to university. My auntie bought it me thinking that it would suddenly turn me into the next Deliah Smith or something but it didn't really have this effect on me at all! I didn't really use it and it was a good job it was quite a cheap buy so I didn't feel guilty for the fact it sat on my book shelf, hidden by all the huge text books I had to buy!
Who is it for?
This book is really very obviously aimed at students as you can tell by the title; "The NewStudents' Cook Book". When I first saw it I presumed that a cook book for students would contain very quick and simple recipes. When I was a student I didnt have much time for cooking and if I did want to cook something instead of order the usual pizza I didn't want to spend hours reading a recipe or fiddling around in the kitchen. This, isn ...
Advantages: Detailed answers and photocopy masters Disadvantages: Pricey
This spiral-bound book is an accompaniment to the AQA Specification A GCSE English/English Literature Students' Book by Geoff Barton, which I have already reviewed separately. As with that particular book, I will again emphasise that this is only suitable for those sitting for GCSE English with the AQA examination board, and that it follows the syllabus for Specification A only.
The two-page introduction begins with a section on 'How to use this Teacher's Book' that explains how this book can be of value whether the Students' Book is being used a a complete course or as a 'resource to be dipped into'. The section 'Hints on delivering the specification' presents a sample scheme of work that focuses on the novel 'Of Mice and Men' and suggests the main theme for each of four lessons a week over a five-week period, ending with sample ...
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