The shop is full of high level resources targeting top grades in English Literature, History and French. Resources have been thoroughly researched and put together by a current undergraduate at the University of Oxford in order to contain optimum detail and apprehension. Revision can be challenging to say the least, but these resources have been designed to make it enjoyable and as 'easy' as possible.
The shop is full of high level resources targeting top grades in English Literature, History and French. Resources have been thoroughly researched and put together by a current undergraduate at the University of Oxford in order to contain optimum detail and apprehension. Revision can be challenging to say the least, but these resources have been designed to make it enjoyable and as 'easy' as possible.
The Handmaid’s Tale and Frankenstein Comparison Tables / Essay Plans.
Do you find comparing the two texts (Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Shelley’s Frankenstein) rather challenging? Are you in need of some pre-written essay plans where the challenging comparison has already been done for you? Do you struggle finding the correct quotes and context? Do you struggle with language analysis? Do you find breaking your essay up into an introduction, three comparative themes and a conclusion rather hard? Then, this extensive and highly detailed resource is just for you!
54-pages of detailed essay plans ranging from looking at science in both essays to power and control to fear to isolation to ambition to knowledge to men and masculinity and many many more…
Please see the preview for an example, but language, context, structure and critical analysis are all covered in EVERY SINGLE plan. Quotes have been put in bold with the correct page numbers, so that you can easily find the quotes in the text (The Handmaid’s Tale - Vintage Classics Edition and Frankenstein - Wordsworth Classics Edition).
Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Should you require any more information concerning this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
Othello Critics and Critical Approaches A-Level English Literature
This is a massive bundle of resources to aid your study of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ for A-Level English Literature with a specific focus on critics and critical approaches.
In order to achieve a top grade in English Literature, it is absolutely essential to include critics and/or critical approaches in your answer to act as supporting evidence. You may either corroborate or challenge this critic - it is often quite fun to counter the critic and open up a literary debate.
Included in this resource:
16-Page Highly Detailed Critical Analysis document (PDF/Word included) exploring every single character, theme and ‘critical interpretations over the years’ in the play. A long list of critics for each character / theme, so that you can easily decide which critic and critical approach suits you best for your revision without having to do the EXTENSIVE research involved in categorising the critics. Please see the preview for an example of this document.
Variety of Critics for Characters: Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Cassio, Emilia, Roderigo and Bianca.
Variety of Critics for Themes: Identity/Othersider/Other, Jealousy, Race, Justice, Gender, Othello as a tragedy, Deception, Appearance versus Reality, Manipulation, Love, Identity, Language, Honour and Reputation, Power, Setting.
Key Critical Interpretations over the Years: 19th and 20th Century Views, Feminist Contemporary readings of Desdemona, Marxist Readings, Historicist Readings, Christian Elements of the Play, Post-Colonial Readings, Context on the Source for Othello - Hecatommithi and Literary Context / Intertextuality (tragedy, patriarchy, abuse of women, independent women, the destructive nature of love, race and machiavellian villains in Renaissance drama).
Othello ‘Critical Approaches’ summary sheet. In a similar way to the latter section of the 16-page document, this sheet looks at the variety of approaches, the critics quotes to back up the approach, the key concepts of this approach and then finally how we can apply this approach to ‘Othello’. This is highly easy to understand due to the easy table layout. Approaches include: feminist, marxist, new-historicist, post-colonial, psychoanalytical and formalist.
Othello Critics ‘Cheat Sheet’. A reduced summary of the 16-page document of the REALLY important critics / critical approaches.
Othello’s Final Speech in the play with a highly detailed critical analysis with links to critics / their research included.
A breakdown analysis of F.R. Leavis and this view on Othello / Honour. This is a good example of what the examiner will be looking for in the exam - do not just say the critic, but rather examine what it is that they are saying (challenge/corroborate).
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Forward Poetry of the Decade Highly Detailed Revision Notes for A Level English Literature Edexcel.
Massive Bundle of Notes (92 pages in total covering ALL of the required poems on the Edexcel specification).
‘Eat Me’ by Patience Agbabi ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’ by Simon Armitage ‘Material’ by Ros Barber ‘History’ by John Burnside ‘An Easy Passage’ by Julia Copus ‘The Deliverer’ by Tishani Doshi ‘The Lammas Hireling’ by Ian Duhig ‘To My Nine-Year-Old Self’ by Helen Dunmore ‘A Minor Role’ by U A Fanthorpe ‘The Gun’ by Vicki Feaver ‘The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled’ by Leontia Flynn ‘Giuseppe’ by Roderick Ford ‘Out of the Bag’ by Seamus Heaney ‘Effects’ by Alan Jenkins ‘Genetics’ by Sinéad Morrissey ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by Andrew Motion ‘Look We Have Coming to Dover!’ by Daljit Nagra ‘Please Hold’ by Ciaran O’Driscoll ‘On Her Blindness’ by Adam Thorpe ‘Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn’ by Tim Turnbull.
The revision notes take the form of a table where each poem has the following detailed analysis: summary of the poem (‘story’ of the poem); the poet biography; context (not needed for the exam but useful to know); key themes and ideas of the poem; imagery; form and structure; critique and possible comparison with other poems (again not needed for the exam but useful to know which poems have similar themes as they both might come up in the exam to be compared to the unseen poem).
Very thorough notes produced from a variety of sources. Personal contact/insight information with a few of the poets (Motion, Copus, Feaver, Morrissey and Turnbull). Also is included is a document that was sent to me by Vicki Feaver - hopefully this insight information will set your essays apart from other essays).
Also included is a helpful comparison table and an example of an A* essay which received full marks.
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History A-Level Coursework Exemplar Essay (Full Marks and Grade A* Achieved).
Title: Muslim disunity was the most important reason for the success of the First Crusade. How far do you agree?
This resource contains a full mark A* coursework essay that was awarded this grade in 2022. Included is an introduction, establishment of criteria, theme analysis, primary sources, historical interpretations and interim/final judgements. Furthermore, footnotes and an extensive bibliography (Harvard) are also included in this 13-page resource. Also included is a workbook to help you plan your own coursework as well as some advice sheets from the examiners.
Please use this resource (PDF version) to aid your study and how to plan your essay, rather than copying the content. Despite this, the information could well be very useful if you are studying the Crusades and Crusader States at A-Level (OCR and AQA exam boards).
If you do have any questions regarding this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
Henry VII and Henry VIII Top-Graded Essays for the Early Tudors Module (History A-Level OCR)
Do you struggle to write essays for the Early Tudors Module of the History A-Level? Then, this resource is most certainly the one for you!
32-pages of essays (roughly 1.5-2pages per essay) covering all four themes for the Early Tudors paper.
These essays could well be used as exemplars or broken into essay plans to help you revise the content.
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John Keats Poetry Highly Detailed Analysis for A-Level Edexcel English Literature (41 pages)
Poems included (as on the Edexcel Specification for Romantic Poetry):
‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’
‘Ode to a Nightingale’
‘Ode on Melancholy’
‘Sonnet on the Sea’
Each poem has a thorough and orderly analysis of form, structure, metre, language, techniques, symbols, key lines, themes and, the best part, a critics section. I read numerous lecture notes on each of the poems and collated the best analysis from each in order to include information that will hopefully set you apart from other students.
There is an overlap with the Keats Specific option for the A Level Edexcel English Literature Course. All of the above poems are also covered in this course.
This resource includes an editable Word Document and a sharable PDF document. Interesting videos and documentaries have also been included as they informed the notes.
Thank you for your interest in this resource. Any questions regarding this resource or the course are welcomed to be sent to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
A* Khrushchev Interpretation Essays for Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Study (History A-Level OCR)
Are you looking to achieve a good grade in the Russia and its Rulers unit of the OCR History A-Level? Are you worried about the interpretations question and how to write a top-grade answer? Then this resource is certainly the one for you!
Included in this resource is…
Khrushchev passages for all four themes. You could use these passages as practice. You must summarise the passages and then look at the main argument, quotes and what can be inferred.
Essay on Khrushchev and De-Stalinisation.
Essay on the Cold War.
Essay on the Economic and Social Reforms under Khrushchev.
Essay on the Sino-Soviet Split / Mao.
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Want to aim high with A-Level English Literature? Want a good grade for your Othello essay? This is most certainly the resource for you in order to nail essay writing and planning. Pleased to say that this essay received full marks from an Edexcel A-Level Examiner, thus it could be used as an ‘exemplar’ (added elements from critics and websites included that can easily be cut if needed).
Desdemona:
Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents Desdemona in Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
Introduction, Chasteness, Rebellious Nature, Loyal Devotion and True Victim.
Although tailored to the Edexcel course, this resource is great for the AQA, OCR and WJEC courses as well.
Hopefully you will find this resource very useful, but should you have any questions regarding this resource or the course in general, do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
English Literature Edexcel A-Level - The Handmaid’s Tale and Frankenstein Detailed Essay Plans.
Thoroughly researched a detailed tables comparing the two prose texts. Example themes include Fear, Storytelling, Men and Masculinity, Knowledge, Religion and Family (many more too). Covered each book cover-to-cover, ensuring that all possible questions are dealt with in someway.
Example of one of the essay plans (POWER COMPARISON):
Lord (George) Byron Poetry Highly Detailed Analysis for A-Level Edexcel English Literature (22 pages)
Poems included (as on the Edexcel Specification for Romantic Poetry):
‘Lines Inscribed Upon a Cup Formed from a Skull’
‘So We’ll Go No More a Roving’
‘On this Day I Complete my Thirty-Sixth Year’
Each poem has a thorough and orderly analysis of form, structure, metre, language, techniques, symbols, key lines, themes and, the best part, a critics section. I read numerous lecture notes on each of the poems and collated the best analysis from each in order to include information that will hopefully set you apart from other students.
Included in this bundle is an editable Word Document and a sharable PDF version. There is also a very helpful Youtube Video which informed the notes.
Should you have any questions with this resource or the course, please direct them to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
William Blake Poetry Highly Detailed Analysis for A-Level Edexcel English Literature (22 pages)
Poems included (as on the Edexcel Specification for Romantic Poetry):
‘The Sick Rose’
‘London’
‘The Tyger’
‘Holy Thursday : Songs of Innocence’
Holy Thursday : Songs of Experience’
Each poem has a thorough and orderly analysis of form, structure, metre, language, techniques, symbols, key lines, themes and, the best part, a critics section. I read numerous lecture notes on each of the poems and collated the best analysis from each in order to include information that will hopefully set you apart from other students.
Included in this bundle is an editable Word Document and a sharable PDF version. There is also a very helpful Youtube Video which informed the notes.
Should you have any questions with this resource or the course, please direct them to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
Highly effective summary tables of all the most important information from the revision notes for every single poem for all five poets (the comprehensive poet specific notes are also sold in the shop).
Poems included (as on the Edexcel Specification for Romantic Poetry):
KEATS
‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’
‘Ode to a Nightingale’
‘Ode on Melancholy’
‘Sonnet on the Sea’
SHELLEY
‘Ode to the West Wind’
‘The Question’
‘The cold earth slept below’
‘Stanzas Written in Dejection near Naples’
BLAKE
‘London’
‘The Tyger’
‘Holy Thursday: Songs of Innocence’
‘Holy Thursday: Songs of Experience’
‘The Sick Rose’
WORDSWORTH
‘Tintern Abbey’
‘Lines Written in Early Spring’
‘Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood’
BYRON
‘So, We’ll Go no more a Roving’
‘On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year’
‘Lines Inscribed Upon a Cup Formed from a Skull’
Each poem has a thorough and orderly analysis of form, structure, metre, language, techniques, symbols, key lines, themes and, the best part, a critics section. I read numerous lecture notes on each of the poems and collated the best analysis from each in order to include information that will hopefully set you apart from other students.
This resource includes an editable Word Document and a sharable PDF document. Interesting videos and documentaries have also been included as they informed the notes. Furthermore, there is an example of an A* essay that achieved full marks at A-Level and a Poetry Anthology of every poem for students to easily write on and annotate (lots of space around the poem).
Thank you for your interest in this resource. Any questions regarding this resource or the course are welcomed to be sent to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
William Blake Poetry Highly Detailed Analysis for A-Level Edexcel English Literature (20 pages)
Poems included (as on the Edexcel Specification for Romantic Poetry):
‘Lines Composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey’
‘Lines Written in Early Spring’
‘Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood’
Each poem has a thorough and orderly analysis of form, structure, metre, language, techniques, symbols, key lines, themes and, the best part, a critics section. I read numerous lecture notes on each of the poems and collated the best analysis from each in order to include information that will hopefully set you apart from other students.
This resource includes an editable Word Document and a sharable PDF document. Interesting videos and documentaries have also been included as they informed the notes.
Thank you for your interest in this resource. Any questions regarding this resource or the course are welcomed to be sent to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
Percy Bysshe Shelley Poetry Highly Detailed Analysis for A-Level Edexcel English Literature (34 pages)
Poems included (as on the Edexcel Specification for Romantic Poetry):
‘The cold earth slept below’
‘Stanzas Written in Dejection, near Naples’
‘Ode to the West Wind’
‘The Question’
Each poem has a thorough and orderly analysis of form, structure, metre, language, techniques, symbols, key lines, themes and, the best part, a critics section. I read numerous lecture notes on each of the poems and collated the best analysis from each in order to include information that will hopefully set you apart from other students.
This resource includes an editable Word Document and a sharable PDF document. Interesting videos and documentaries have also been included as they informed the notes.
Thank you for your interest in this resource. Any questions regarding this resource or the course are welcomed to be sent to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
No et Moi by Delphine De Vigan French A-Level Extensive Revision Notes
Aiming High? These are the notes for you!
47 pages of total detailed analysis of every single aspect of the novel. These notes have been formulated using a variety of sources, textbooks and independent study/analysis.
Included (editable word version and a sharable PDF version):
‘Personnages’ Study (Lou, Nolwenn, Lucas, Anouk, Bernard, Monsieur Marin, Axelle Vernoux and Lea Germain, Madame Cortanze, Tante Yvonne and Tante Sylvie, La femme du kiosque à journaux, Les sans-abris, Suzanne Pivet, Madame Ribéry, Thaïs, Loïc et Geneviève). The range is between four to one pages of analysis per character; analysis being broken up into sub-topics for ease and includes all page numbers.
‘Techniques’ Study (La structure et intrigue, La narration à la première personne, Le style and Poétique).
Thèmes (La famille, L’amitié, L’amour, L’éducation, Les sans-abris, L’adolescence, L’apprentissage, La solitude et La tristesse)
Quotation Analysis with Page Numbers!
Also included in this bundle is a long list of important vocabulary for this novel, detailed context analysis as well as a revision summary mat, which has been made from the notes.
Book used to make these notes: No et Moi Le Livre de poche.
I hope that you find these notes useful. Should you have any questions regarding this resource, or the novel in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com.
Merci mille fois pour votre intérêt et bonne chance à l’examen!
Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Depth Study A-Level History Revision Notes (17 highly detailed and comprehensive slides for the three themes)
Depth Study Revision Material targeting the following themes:
Alexander II, Provisional Government and Khrushchev.
Rulers include: Alexander II, Kerensky, Lenin (Civil War) and Khrushchev.
The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources:
Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide
Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required)
Soviet Union Primary Source Material
Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’
William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’
Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required)
PERSONAL CONTACT/INFORMATION WITH WILLIAM TAUBMAN AND NINA KHRUSHCHEVA (Granddaughter of Khrushchev)
As a History undergraduate, I believe that it is really important to include information in your essays that is unique (not ‘textbook’ material). As a result, having an insight into Khrushchev from the perspective of a prolific historian or professor is a really ‘gem’.
Thank you very much for your interest in this source.
Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Exemplar Thematic and Synthetic Essays.
A series of entire exemplar essays for past paper questions (and a few made-up questions) that achieved full-marks for the A-Level OCR History course. These essays will hopefully, in full, show you have to tackle a question, the ‘formular’ that is required of you, and the level of detail involved in the time limit. Hopefully you will see through these essays, the criteria that needs to be established, synthesis used to come to an interim judgement, and then an overall judgement at the end.
20 pages of detailed FULL essays - roughly 1.5 pages per thematic essay.
Do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com should you have any questions regarding these essays or the course in general. If you do benefit from this resource, it would be much appreciated to give this resource a review.
Highly recommended to have a look at the exam markscheme alongside these essays. Included in this bundle are the essays (PDF and Word form) and a markscheme.
Super easy overview of ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ for A-Level English Literature Prose Study.
Included are the page numbers to help you with your study.
Frankenstein - Wordsworth Classics.
The Handmaid’s Tale - Vintage Classics.
Thank you for your interest in this resource.
Included in this bundle are the past exams and examiners reports for Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964.
Included also is the specification extended document (includes not only indicative content, but extended content).
All of the material comes from the OCR Exam Board.
Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Useful Learners Booklets for ALL Themes .
All credit to these booklets is attributed to Groby Community College. I found the PDF versions of these booklets online and found them incredibly useful when studying for this course.