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Sounds,16 Mar 2026,10 mins

SeriesExam Skills

How to analyse structure

Bitesize GCSE English Language

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Jean and Carl explore how writers use structure to organise ideas, reveal information and guide reader response. In this GCSE English Language podcast, they explain both big-picture narrative structure and sentence-level structure, showing how each shapes meaning. The episode introduces key structural concepts such as chronological and non-linear narratives, flashbacks, openings in medias res and cliffhangers. Writers Jean and Carl also share insights from their own writing experience, discussing how authors plan turning points and climactic moments. Suitable for: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR Presenters: Jean Menzies and Carl Anka Producer and Sound Design: Marc Rigg Executive Producer: Becky Green This series is an Audio Always production

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