I have to admit, until recently I’d never given a huge amount of thought to the process involved in designing a book cover.
I love books, always have, and worked for a couple of years in the best bookshop in Ireland (Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop in Galway for the uninitiated) but [...]
Here are some common mistakes I come across when correcting comprehension answers. These are specific to questions which ask you to discuss elements of the writer’s style.
1. Beginning with a blandly factual and obvious statement (often simply parroting back the question).
Here’s an example: “In this text there are many features of both [...]
Think about the word for a second. The first thing that sprang into my mind was a marriage proposal. Asking someone to marry you involves proposing that you are the best possible person for them to spend the rest of their life with. No wonder people get nervous! To propose is to put [...]
I’ve just come across this website which helps you to practice almost every error I come across in students’ writing. It’s particularly useful because it will give you immediate feedback and an explanation if you get something wrong.
Pay particular attention to fused sentences and sentence fragments. These mistakes will cost you dearly so [...]
This post is really for other teachers but if you’re a student and your mates are up for it, by all means read on and give this a go! One challenge we all face is to get the difference between short stories and personal essays absolutely clear in our heads. Of course there are [...]
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