Writing an OMAM essay for Edexcel IGCSE – explore the character of…

In this ppt I am hoping to help my Y11 students approach the Prose section of the Edexcel IGCSE Literature paper – this one focuses on OMAM and the character of George. I try to make clear links between a series of contextual ideas, which might work for each character, and George which will result in satisfactory writing for both Assessment objectives. There is no language analysis needed in this question and my students seem reluctant to find and use relevant context.

I hope this is useful – at least the sample paragraphs at the end might prompt rich discussion.

explore the character of