Missing ones

The Horse Whisperer” – Andrew Forster

Themes: change, loss of tradition, conflict between past and present
Why: Vivid imagery and strong voice; fits Edexcel’s focus on voice, tone, and perspective.
Question:

How does the poet present feelings of loss and change in The Horse Whisperer?

Robert Hayden
In “Those Winter Sundays”, how does the poet present the relationship between parent and child?

Originally
Carol Ann Duffy
In “Originally”, how does the poet present the experience of growing up and change?

Grade 9 

In “Handbag”, how does the poet use imagery to explore the relationship between mother and daughter?
Ruth Fainlight
Those Winter Sundays — Robert Hayden
How does the poet present the relationship between parent and child?



Grade 10 

“Examine the role of Miss Maudie Atkinson in To Kill a Mockingbird.
You must consider the context of the novel in your answer.
(Total for Question = 40 marks)”

Examine the importance of the Mockingbird symbol in the novel.
You must consider the context of the novel in your answer.

(Total for Question 10 = 40 marks)


Theme Question

Explore how Harper Lee presents the theme of moral blindness in To Kill a Mockingbird.
You must consider the context of the novel in your answer.
(Total for Question = 40 marks)


Explore how Harper Lee presents the theme of moral blindness in To Kill a Mockingbird.
You must consider the context of the novel in your answer.

(Total for Question = 40 marks)


poetry grade 10


Re-read Half-past Two and Piano. Compare the ways the writers present childhood experiences and memories in the two poems. You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

Fear / Death

Poems: Prayer Before Birth & Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Re-read Prayer Before Birth and Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Compare the ways the writers present fear in the two poems. You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

4. Love / Loss

Poems: Poem at Thirty-Nine & Remember

Re-read Poem at Thirty-Nine and Remember. Compare the ways the writers present love in the two poems. You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

5. Environment / Human Experience

Poems: Blessing & War Photographer

Re-read Blessing and War Photographer. Compare the ways the writers present the impact of environment in the two poems. You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

6. Imagery / Mystery

Poems: La Belle Dame Sans Merci & The Tyger

Re-read La Belle Dame Sans Merci and The Tyger. Compare the ways the writers create mysterious imagery in the two poems. You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

7. Love / Power

Poems: My Last Duchess & Sonnet 116

Re-read My Last Duchess and Sonnet 116. Compare the ways the writers present love in the two poems. You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems. 

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