English A - a Concise Revision Course for CSEC®

Beth Kemp, Mike Gould, Julia Burchell

ISBN 10: 0008208131 / ISBN 13: 9780008208134

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, GB, 2017

About this Item

The Concise Revision Course - English A provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance to preparing for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 examinations. It adopts a practical, supportive approach to help students build the skills and understanding needed for exam success. Organised by question paper, the Concise Revision Course recaps and models the skills needed to answer each question effectively, moving from scaffolded skills-building activities to full examination-style tasks.Each chapter in the Paper 1 section includes guidance on where you might go wrong when answering multiple-choice questions.Each chapter in the Paper 2 section ends with a full practice question and annotated sample responses to exemplify competent and superior performance.A final chapter of practice questions helps you to prepare for your examinations.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780008208134

Bibliographic Details

• Title: English A - a Concise Revision Course for CSEC®
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, GB
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008208131
• ISBN 13: 9780008208134
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The Concise Revision Course – English A provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance to preparing for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 examinations. It adopts a practical, supportive approach to help students build the skills and understanding needed for exam success.

• Organised by question paper, the Concise Revision Course recaps and models the skills needed to answer each question effectively, moving from scaffolded skills-building activities to full examination-style tasks.
• Each chapter in the Paper 1 section includes guidance on where you might go wrong when answering multiple-choice questions.
• Each chapter in the Paper 2 section ends with a full practice question and annotated sample responses to exemplify competent and superior performance.
• A final chapter of practice questions helps you to prepare for your examinations.

About the Authors

Mike Gould is a former Head of English and an experienced author who has written over 150 books and other resources for teachers and students, including GCSE and IGCSE textbooks and digital support material. He has also been a Senior Lecturer in English and Education, teaching the history of the English language, creative writing and how to apply new technologies to the English classroom.

Beth Kemp has been teaching and examining English Language for almost 20 years, and writing about it for 10, as well as working with other teachers to help improve language teaching, especially on developing teacher confidence for literature specialists. She has studied Modern Languages, Literature and some of the fascinating links to be found between words, books and society.