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Tuition: OL, AL English Literature Cambridge, Edexcel, National

Stand Out Among the Literary Elite: Study English Language & Literature with bunPeiris. Cambridge, Edexcel, and Sri Lanka National English language and literature in English at Kandana or online with Zoom, PowerPoint presentations, and Google ClassroomsWhatsApp: 0777100060; e-mail: bunpeiris@gmail.com Study Edexcel IGCSE (9-1) English language A” or Cambridge OL English Language [1123] plus Cambridge AS [first year], if not both […]

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Unseen Text

Unseen TextLanguage, Form and Structure [2] Unseen Text: Sri Lanka National AL English II, Cambridge OL English Language 1123, Cambridge AS & A Language & Literature Written by bunPeiris How do you answer the questions given on unseen literary passage? An unseen text can be any of the following.[a] Literary passage, e.g. extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography.[b] […]

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Language, Structure and Form [1]

Cambridge Assessment Streamlines Cambridge OL English Language 1123 Syllabus Furthermore to Cambridge AS & A Language & Literature. Written by bunPeiris Cambridge Assessment International Education, by encompassing another Assessment Objective [AO] that the students “demonstrate understanding of how writer achieve effects and influence readers”, (Cambridge Assessment International, Cambridge O Level English) now streamlines Cambridge OL English Language [1123] syllabus furthermore to […]

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The Nightingale and the Rose Q1

The Nightingale and the Rose Q1by bunPeiris [Question 1]In Oscar Wilde’s “The Nightingale and the Rose”, the student, referring to the songs of Nightingale says, “She has form’’, yet she has no “feelings”. He also says the nightingale does not “mean anything”, and also doubts whether her songs do “any practical good’’. Discuss. Hints. [Support material for you to answer […]

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Study Literature

Study Literatureto gain a Superior Command in English and to learn how to live. Written by bunPeiris The Cambridge O Level curriculum [*1] intimates us, “It develops learners’ skills in creative thinking, enquiry and problem solving and is structured so they build practical skills and theoretical knowledge. Indeed, better still is Cambridge AS & A Level curriculum [*2] that says […]

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National Literature with international appeal

QUESTION [Undergraduate level, B.A. in English] “Examine how international writers writing in English attempt to portray the social, cultural and political issues unique to their countries of origin, through the medium of poetry. Discuss with reference “Prayer Before Birth” by Louis Macneice,  “A worker Reads History” by Bertolt Brecht and “Slave’s Dream” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ANSWERBy bunPeirisInternationally renowned poets […]

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Gamperaliya [Sinhala: Evolution of a Village]

Question [Undergraduate level. B.A. in English, Sri Lanka]“Uprooted”, English translation of Sinhalese Gamperaliya is an authentic portrayal of the sweeping social transformation that took place in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in the mid-20th century, subsequent to the collapse of the feudal system. Discuss.Answer Written by bunPeiris of Moratuwa. It is true “Uprooted” of realistic fiction genre is an authentic portrayal […]

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Feminism

Feminism in South Asia Written by Bun Peiris of Moratuwa Q. “Third wave feminists or rather post-feminists believe that women in the modern society have already achieved gender equality, and feminism is no longer relevant to today’s society.” Do you agree? Substantiate your answer with examples drawn from South-Asian literary works. “Most evident from the televised Judiciary Committee hearings was […]

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Macbeth

In Macbeth “we are shown a soul tortured by an agony which admits not a moment’s repose, and rushing in frenzy towards its doom.” (Bradley, A.C., Shakespearean Tragedy) Discuss.                  “Let every man be master of his time” Shakespeare: Macbeth [3.I.4] Macbeth, a Soul Tortured Written in PEEL [Point, Evidence, Explanation, link] format by bunpeiris. A Once beautiful mind is […]

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Hard Times

In “Book the First-Sowing” of Hard Times, Dickens explores the effect of a system of education which values the factual knowledge over creativity and imagination. Comment. Following is an undergraduate level essay written using the paragraph writing technique PEEL [Point, Evidence, Explanation and Link] . As such, those who study for Cambridge OL literature may ignore/delete information from secondary sources […]

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Grusha And Azdak

The Caucasian Chalk Circle  by Bertolt Brecht is apparently  about and child whose ownership claimed by two mothers. But it touches social, political and emotional aspects broadly. Discuss. Written in PEEL [Point, Evidence, Explanation and Link] format by BunPeiris ______________________________________________________________________ Transformation Of Grusha And Azdak In The Backdrop of Political and Social Upheavels in Grushnia                Such is the anarchy […]

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Animal Farm

Q. Though written with Russian Revolution in mind, Animal Farm is a novel with universal appeal. Discuss. Written in PEEL [Point, Evidence, Explanation and Link] format by BunPeiris The Universality of Animal Farm Goes Unchallenged Animal Farm (1946) written by George Orwell is a satirical fable. It reveals the ironical passage of a oppressive regime that yokes the human frailties […]

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The Divorcee and The Defeated

“The Divorcee” and “The Defeated”: the socially condemned “Both Ken Saro-Wiwa and Nadine Gordimer portray the plight of groups of people who have been socially condemned.” Discuss this statement with reference to short stories ‘The Divorcee” and ‘The Defeated.” Written in PEEL [Point, Explanation, Evidence, Link] format by BunPeiris Both Ken Saro-Wiwa and Nadine Gordimer portray the plight of groups […]

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