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AS and A Level: English Language

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1,203 AS and A Level English Language essays

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  1. Marked by a teacher

    Commentary for English Language AS. The article I chose to write was based on the influences of the media on peoples body images in the world today and how it affects many young teenagers in trying to fulfil this ideal image of a size zero.

    3 star(s)

    Overall this is a reasonable attempt at the question. It contains some of the key ideas, and some relevant factual material. It could be improved by drawing together its ideas…

    • Essay length: 626 words
    • Submitted: 09/11/2011
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Nigel Fisher 30/11/1999
  2. Marked by a teacher

    thomas hardy

    The writer has not achieved an adequate understanding of either poem. Any essay on poetry needs to be clear about themes, tone and poetic techniques employed, and it is often…

    • Essay length: 760 words
    • Submitted: 30/01/2008
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Val Shore 24/04/2012
  3. Peer reviewed

    Death and how it makes life worth living

    4 star(s)

    This English composition piece makes for a very thoughtful commentary on a very commonly brushed-aside topic. The candidate has written very candidly about their beliefs about death, but not before…

    • Essay length: 517 words
    • Submitted: 14/05/2012
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 10/07/2012
  4. Peer reviewed

    Investigation into the Judgements of Slang

    4 star(s)

    Overall this is a very good report, there is a good response and a good level of analysis, it just needs a few expansions to make it superb. This is…

    • Essay length: 4002 words
    • Submitted: 07/05/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) greeneyedgirl 23/02/2012
  5. Peer reviewed

    How do people use language in Facebook status updates?

    3 star(s)

    This coursework gives good examples of a sufficiently detailed introduction and methodology as well as a detailed and complex analysis which includes plenty of lexical and syntactical terminology. This is…

    • Essay length: 2260 words
    • Submitted: 02/04/2011
    • Reviewed by: (?) tomcat1993 01/04/2012
  6. Peer reviewed

    Controversial Advertising is Pushing the Limits

    3 star(s)

    The essay is average; it makes good points and has a very good layout but there needs to be more expansion and analysis. While good points are made here, the…

    • Essay length: 371 words
    • Submitted: 15/09/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) greeneyedgirl 20/02/2012
  7. Peer reviewed

    The Language used in School Reports

    3 star(s)

    This investigation is a suitable example of a well analysed piece of A level research. The writer has performed some good analysis of the data they collected against a good…

    • Essay length: 3012 words
    • Submitted: 05/01/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) tomcat1993 21/03/2012
  8. Peer reviewed

    describe the way english language stereotypes men and women

    3 star(s)

    Although some good points are raised they are not analysed and no evidence is given which really lets down what could be a promising start to an essay. While the…

    • Essay length: 1210 words
    • Submitted: 29/11/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) greeneyedgirl 27/02/2012

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