Qindil Umm Hashim : GCE - A2 Text/Literary Option 2,
*[A5] Paperback - 116 pages,
English & Arabic,
Compiled by Ghassan Mahir,
Published by MM Books, UK.
Description : The GCE A2 Course Book Set.
Based on the requirement of the latest Edexcel Advanced Level (A2), this set of book is the first of its kind, written specially for the Arabic A2 course.The A2 course books set contains books for the topic (non-literary options) and text (literary options). Each of these book contain text, summaries, explanations, analysis and criticism, in addition to brief advice on studying and how to plan your essay-writing.
This book,
Qindil Umm Hashim (The Lamp of Umm Hashim), contains the requirement for the Second Text (Literary Option) of the final A-Level, or A2, year.
It includes:
----A brief biography of the author Yahya Haqqi,
----A summary fo the story,
----Four essays providing a description of Ismail, the main character in the story, and explaining the factors that formed his personality, his strengths and weaknesses, and the distinct stages of his life,
----Five essays and one task dealing with the other charcters of the story and their interaction with the main character,
----Five essays and two tasks discussing the two main themes of the story : Science and Belief, and the saviour,
----Five tasks highlighting the other themes of the story,
----Three long sections (each of which is in effect several essays) on the other features of the story : the settings, descriptions and language used by the author,
----A final task entitled "Do you believe it?"
The book also gives an idea of the examiner's assessment criteria, and contains valuable advice on study skills and planning the writing tasks. See images below for sample pages.
About the Author :
Ghassan Mahir, B.Sc., B.Sc., D.Nut., MHMF, MHF After completing his BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Baghdad University in 1977, he worked in the engineering field for eight years in Iraq and Kuwait, only to see his engineering profession ending prematurely as a result of health problems, and moving as a result to the UK in 1985. His writing career started in 1984 and now he has some 40 published works - including translations - in Arabic language education, alternative medicine, socio-politics and Islamic studies.
He has completed several diplomas in alternative medicine and has written books on that subject, in both Arabic and English, some of which are still in print. He is the author of many Arabic language educational books for GCSE and A-level students and teachers, published by M M Books, which include topic-based books, study resources, grammar and literary criticism, and he is also a co-author of books for pre-GCSE level. His books are used by schools all over the UK, as well as in many national and international schools abroad.
Al-Liss wal Kilab : GCE A2 Option 1
Qindil Umm Hashim : GCE A2 Option 2
*Dimensions: 21 x 15cm.
