From Zero to Eleven Plus: English: Self-tutor Study Guide for Upper Primary, Lower Secondary and High School Entrance Exams

From Zero to Eleven Plus: English offers shortcuts to writing well for upper primary, lower secondary and high school entrance tests. It takes the student on a journey through ambitious vocabulary, sentence types, poetic devices and description to an exploration of narrative, information and persuasive text. It provides high level samples, with analysis and stimulating tasks to advance the learning. The comprehensions cover three modes of questions: retrieval, inference and stylistic. Useful vocabulary lists combine adjectives with nouns, and verbs with adverbs. What makes good writing checklists provide essential prompts to planning, creating and developing text. A final section provides booster projects that students may wish to tackle first, if required. From Zero to Eleven Plus: English is written by experienced practitioners, who have an exemplary record for making a positive difference to exam grades and to gaining a place at top secondary schools. For less than the cost of one hour's tutoring, it supports outstanding achievement.

Table of Contents:
Ambitious vocabulary and poetry 2; Poetry: Identifying poetic devices, with comprehension and answers 3; Investigating punctuation, with In Control - Part One 5; Sentence types 6; Upgrading text 7; Descriptive text: getting started 8; Descriptive text: places, people, objects and events 9; Features of narrative genre: comedy, ghost, social realism, mystery, science fiction and fantasy 12; Narrative genre montage 13; How to write an entertaining short story 14; Ghost narratives: The Castle and The Lion Hunter, with planning prompts 17; Social realism and mystery narrative: The Library Thief, with planning prompts 20; Science fiction narrative: In Control - Part Two, with planning prompts 22; Fantasy narrative: Just - with analysis, planning prompts, comprehension and answers 24; Formal letter writing 28; Play script 29; Features of recounts, including diary writing 30; Autobiographical text: The Autobiography of the Major Oak 31; Report writing: The Battle of Dunkirk, with comprehension and answers 32; Newspaper report writing: The Miracle of Dunkirk 34; Witness report writing 35; Persuasive writing: adverts, two-sided arguments and persuasive leaflets 36; Explanation text 38; Invitations and instructions 39; Useful vocabulary: How? Verbs and corresponding adverbs: to describe movement, speaking, seeing, eating and meeting 40; Useful vocabulary: What? Adjectives: to describe nouns for people, creatures, cityscapes, landscapes, seascapes, seasons and the weather 41; What makes good writing checklists 42; Oliver Island: Booster projects to support the understanding of what makes good writing 47.

About the Author :
Caroline Brice has been teaching for sixteen years, mostly junior children, but she also has experience of working in infant and secondary schools. She has been an Assessment for Learning Coach for the London Borough of Croydon, training teachers to use strategies that support profound learning for every pupil. She further has an exemplary record for successfully teaching children to an outstanding level in English and Mathematics, which has enabled them to achieve entry into top schools and attain scholarships.

Review :
These books give a comprehensive coverage on what a child can do to improve their understanding and mastery of the basic skills of Literacy and Numeracy. They are written in such a way that the child can clearly see the progression of skills, whilst the person coaching or assisting the learner can be confident in their role, as all the steps and stages are logically set out for them. Working together, these books can be an invaluable resource for both families and schools. - David Morgan, Head Teacher, Parish Church (CE) Junior School, Croydon As myself and other parents have marvelled at how Caroline Brice has managed, beyond all our expectations, to help our children achieve their potential, whatever their learning style, ability, background or gender, we've often commented that we wish she would put it all down in a book. Now she has. - Effie Jordan, Parent