Letter Writing: the WEIRD Truth for TOP GRADES

[@angelh8262]

You are such a clever, witty man who makes learning fun. So much more enjoyable than my experience of learning English language first time around in the 1960s, when weekly spelling tests along with harsh discipline was regularly dished out by strict, formidable tutors. I’m so happy to be offered a, ‘second bite of the cherry.’ Oh, the good old, bad old days. Feeling thankful and grateful for evolution knowing the world isn’t stuck in the dark ages. Three cheers for evolution, three cheers for Mr Salles! Hip, hip, hooray!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That’s incredibly generous of you! I hope the cherry doesn’t disappoint

[@imnothigh69420]

SIR I AM ACTUALLY BEGGING YOU TO DO A-LEVEL VIDEOS- I COULDN'T HAVE GOT MY 9 WITHOUT YOU BUT NOW WHAT?? 😭

[@madebyzombies6387]

SAME

[@nataliejelonek1380]

SAME PLS

[@kenilkhambhaita3805]

Thank you sir! i am doing my resit for paper 2 tomorrow as well, you and Mr everything English really helped me for paper 1.

[@mrsir8968]

Mr Bruff: What about me?

[@ruqayah6285]

What was the letter u had to write about

[@fahimkhan6038]

If anyone thinks they might need this: 25 Language Devices: Defined & Explained! 1. Pathetic Fallacy Is when the weather or the atmosphere describes the mood. For example, when the weather is rainy people are sad and depressed 2nd example, the dark night could symbolise something supernatural like 3AM Satan etc… 2. Personification Is when a non-human is given human qualities. For example, the tree is waving to John as drives away. 3. Simile When you are comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ For example, his facial vision looked like a falcon’s eye 4. Metaphor Is when you are comparing two things with is or are Example He is an orc 5. Extended Metaphor Pick a metaphor and explain how --- > turn in to an extended metaphor Metaphor --- > Life is a rollercoaster. Now turning into extended metaphor add explanation so, Life is a rollercoaster you don’t know when you will be at the top or at the bottom, it will all happen in an instance, at the greatest heights you will be at the greatest heights and at times it will crash, but every day is never the same, just like in a turn in a Rolle coaster is never the same. 6. Oxymoron 2 opposite words side-by-side Example, the small giant 7. Juxtaposition You explain an oxymoron. The small giant tip-toing trying to reach the top shelf, however, his small arms and puny fingers prevented him from grabbing the bar of jam. 8. Symbolism Is when objects represent a meaning. For example, moon and the star represent Islam. 2nd Example, if you get a priest you will think someone died. In Macbeth the dagger links to death. 9. Semantic field Is where words are linked to an idea. For example, PPE, 2m and Hand Sanitiser, Head of Year link to COVID. 10. Irony Is when events in the text surprises the characters. Something not expected! Mr Birling offering a 1000. Scrooge changing his nature. 11. Rhetorical Question Question does not require an answer 12. Hyperbole Is when you hype, when over-exaggerating. I am going to eat the whole restaurant. 13. Assonance Is the repetition of the vowel sound. I am too cool for school. Oooooo 14. Alliteration Words in a row begin with the same letter. 15. Sibilance Is when words in a row have the s letter or the s sound Example: the snake was slowly hissing 16. Euphemism Is when you say something in an indirect manner. He is not with us anymore. 17. Emotive Language Is when the writer makes the reader feel emotional. By making them angry. 18. Onomatopoeia Words describe the sound Boom bang skirr pop 19. Ruel of 3 / Power of 3 / Triplets Words or phrases in a row describe something (3) The table is black, hard and wide 20. Facts/ Stats Uses evidence to support their facts. 50 % of the students prefer using email rather than social media . 21. Plosive Reptation of harsh sound Words such as 'P' 'D' 'B' 22. Zoomorphism Is when you give a person animal features. Example John barked at me / John shouted at me. 23. Opinion 24. Repetition Language Device and Structure. Is when the writer uses the words repletely to create an effect. Where is being repeated and why is that important 25. Noun, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs Structure Flashback - when you go back in time ,3 days ago etc.. Foreshadowing - when the writer gives clue about future ‘my heart was beating fast’ Zoom in - focus on one thing for example ‘pen’ , ‘specific character ‘ Zoom out - normally used to talk about setting Dialogue - when the character speak ‘hey there !’ New character New setting Change in tone Short sentence - to build up tense Long sentence - add details and slow down the narrative Short /long sentence - may show importance in both Shift in focus - talks about object then talks about another object for example ‘pen’ to ‘table’ Cyclical structure - similar stuff happening with beginning and ending Juxtaposition Extended metaphor Pace List Pov Overall tone Chronogical order Climax Repetition Links Mood , pathetic fallacy

[@alexanderodonnell988]

Hi Mr Salles,I wanted to say this when I got my exam results back but thank you! Your videos really helped me through my gcse exams. Your videos got me from a U in English language to a grade 7 so I thank you alot

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Amazing progress. Well done!

[@alexanderodonnell988]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish thanks sir, I am truly grateful I stumbled upon your videos months before the exams. Keep up the great videos!

[@davidlane540]

Hi sir just wanted to thank u for saving my GCSE english 😅😀I was on track for a 2/3 and came out with a 5 and a 6 in lit and lang thanks to ur videos. Cheers sir, keep doing what ur doing

[@JC-dz6cc]

this video is like a last minute goal. Thank you Sir.

[@mrsir8968]

I have done my ENglish GCSE but I still watch your videos to support your content. One thing that I have always been curious about is that can examiners spot all the techniques you use in your writing? In your example, you have got tonnes of beautiful techniques, but would an examiner be able to spot all that and give you full credit?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, though they wouldn’t need to

[@riddler0121]

I figured out what the question 5 was for 2022 by getting the free sample guide to your book

[@coldestaudios]

Man, your writing is levels compared to MEE and other English teachers I've seen. This was actually insane. Peace

[@natalie5644]

Extremely helpful and handful for my exam thank you sir you’re very thoughtful !!

[@meerabfatima2709]

Omg the best teacher ever I am going to buy your book from Amazon I wish you could tutor me

[@dhylbob8291]

Mr salles, this was quite similar to today's q5! I remembered some of the ideas from this video and put them into my exam, thanks and goodbye!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Excellent!

[@havesomesaltytea2230]

Mr Salles I just want to say I love you so much, I wouldn’t be predicted an 8 if it weren’t for you ❤

[@JasonWong-m3c]

Hi Mr Salles, how to write a letter in edexcel gcse (transactional writing paper 2), because it has a different mark scheme.😢

[@samueldraisey7210]

Amazing video sir, have you ever considered doing videos on Pigeon English?

[@tehreemmehboob7484]

That's very helpful, Thanks, sir!

[@RosieDaily-lk2hv]

Hi Mr Salles, thank you for all the amazing videos you do, and all the great books you have written, I have just ordered 4 of them. The way you explain things is just brilliant. sorry to bring up an irrelevant question to the video above but I have been using the FOSSE way for unseen poetry and wondered if there was anyway of sending it to you to get your opinion if I'm on the right track with it? It would be much appreciated. Thank you!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You can post it as a comment, or get my email address in the About section of my channel

[@RosieDaily-lk2hv]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thank you!

[@RosieDaily-lk2hv]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Hi Mr Salles, I'm just wondering if you got my email? I know you'll be very busy but I was just wondering if it was easier for me to just comment it on here ? Even if you would have the chance to just comment a small amount of feedback and what grade it would be sitting at currently. I'm home schooled so don't have a teacher to refer back to so it would be extremely helpful to get your point of view on it. Thank you :)

[@greenappleaven]

For an anecdote, do you need to give the name? Like 'my___' or can you just say something like 'a person moved to blah blah blah'?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Either!

[@scoopo5224]

sorry for the earlier comment. I found this video very useful after rewatching it. one question is do we need to write a title such as dear sir/mandem a address and a signature such as yours truly or yours sincerely?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Not the address. Yes to the rest

[@sayedur6456]

Mr Salles, I want to answer questions in Paper 1 English Language like you do, but I can't get to your level. Any advise?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Practise. You don’t have to get to my level. 80% will get you a grade 8 or 9.

[@BranchofTheTrueVine02]

How did you get info???

[@diegobertora3470]

Hi sir, what score do you think the following piece would be as a paper 1 q5 question about gothic writing? Beams of light flickered through the air, most becoming engulfed by the deep fog. Clouds marched in ranks along the grey sky, ferociously forced forwards by the wind. Turn right or left? Only one thought filled Alessandro’s mind: he was lost. As the swarm of ravens flew past, almost taunting him with their perfect orientation and complete liberty, the realisation that he was trapped in this gloomy graveyard slowly sunk in. How ironic, he thought, that there could be so much life around him in a place commemorating the dead. It was tempting to consider whether the ravens embodied what was to come after death for all the souls of the bodies buried beneath him. An odd sense of comfort crept in his mind as he thought of the possibility that his father too could still be more than the decaying flesh which he had come to visit. Enough thoughts. Remaining in the graveyard any longer was not an option. Alessandro had to find a way out. But how? Any paths which may have been visible on his journey to the graveyard were now encapsulated by the fog. They were not just hard to find; they were gone. Defiant rays of light, piercing through the seemingly impenetrable cloth of fog were all that could be seen. The courageous man that he was, Alessandro scarcely panicked. Now was different. Rays of light continued bombarding the blanket of the mist yet somehow not illuminating any more of the surroundings. Uniform dark slabs of concrete, now the only thing left to remember the lives of so many, were all that remained visible. As he scanned what was around him, he was overcome by a sense of hopelessness. Distorted figures started to form in the mist. Images so uncanny that seeing them was worse than the complete dark. “Alessandro” a hush whisper called.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Well, I think it is Excellent. Ravens don't swarm and graves aren't made of concrete. It's a bit short for me, but not for examiners. It would get an 8 or a 9, depending on the examiner - most likely a 9.

[@diegobertora3470]

Wow that was quick! Thanks. Do you think writing much more would give me a better chance of getting a 9 if the quality was a tiny bit worse but not too much?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

@@diegobertora3470 9s are given for this length, so I would say only write more if you can. It’s just that I feel you can!

[@spytex5268]

What about june 2023 exams mr salles?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Same

[@ultraviolet16]

I’m not quite understanding here, do you have to write a true story for the anecdote?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No

[@ultraviolet16]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish oh ty