English study guides

25 practice prompts for QCE English IA1 (persuasive extended response). Grouped by topic, audience type, and rhetorical situation. Use these to train calibration of voice for specified audience and purpose.

A practical guide to structuring any QCE English extended response. The architecture shared across persuasive, analytical, and imaginative pieces, the conventions assessors look for, and the structural moves that lift a piece from B-band to A-band.

A complete guide to the QCE English External Assessment. What QCAA tests under exam conditions, how to prepare for the unseen-text analytical task, the structure that scores under time pressure, and how the EA differs from the IAs.

A complete guide to QCE English IA1 (persuasive extended response). What QCAA actually marks, how the persuasive task is constructed, the rhetorical moves that score, and how to plan a persuasive piece that engages the audience and earns A-band.

A complete guide to QCE English IA2 (analytical extended response). What QCAA wants in a literary analysis, how to apply a critical perspective to your set text, the structure that earns A-band, and how the IA2 differs from the persuasive IA1.

A complete guide to QCE English IA3 (imaginative extended response). What QCAA wants in creative writing, the forms you can choose, how to develop voice and craft control, and the structural moves that earn A-band in the imaginative instrument.