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.
Doctor Faustus Act-by-Act, Scene-by-Scene A-Level English Literature Detailed Analysis (35-pages)!
Looking to achieve a high grade in your A-Level English Literature Doctor Faustus question? Looking to have a really good grasp of the play? Need help understanding Marlowe’s language? Then, this document is most certainly the one for you!
Listed in both a sharable PDF form and a editable word document to aid your study.
The document is laid out in a very easy way to improve your understanding of the text. Skeletal overview followed by a more detailed overview combined with a breakdown of the important quotes and language techniques.
Example:
Scene Analyse in Doctor Faustus
Act V Scene II (Scene 13)
Overview:
o The last hour of Faustus’ life: cements the play as a tragedy.
o A long monologue ends the play: it is an accelerated representation of the last hour of his life, marked by the chimes of the clock, which show Faustus in a sequence of emotional turmoil.
o Faustus goes to hell.
The Terrors of Hell:
o Faustus communicates to the Scholars the nature of his contract with Lucifer. This shows him finally accepting and acknowledging the nature of eternal damnation: “but now I die eternally”. Repetition of “hell for ever” emphasises the realisation of his destiny.
o “A surfeit of deadly sin that hath damned both body and soul” - Faustus is now losing control of his body as well, not just his soul. Hell/damnation is an all-consuming force. This is further emphasised by the way in which “the devil draws in my tears”, and “O, he stays my tongue!”, as the Devils prevent Faustus from weeping or praying for repentance. This, in combination with Marlowe’s use of emphatic punctuation thereby induces a fearful and anguished tone into Faustus’ words. Henceforth, we can see that this reflects how Marlowe portrays Hell as a merciless and unforgiving environment of endless, dreaded torture.
o Faustus continues to blame the devil for his sins: “the devil threatened to tear me in pieces if I named God” – Not acknowledging responsibility for his own actions.
Faustus’ final soliloquy:
o This soliloquy is one of the most impressive and moving passages in theatrical tradition. Faustus, isolated from human companionship and alone on stage moves through the final hours of his life in a condition of intense feeling and anguished thought.
o The question of belief is now taken for granted
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The Mid-Tudor Crisis Extensive Revision Notes for A-Level History OCR
Are you looking for some detailed notes to help with your study of the Mid-Tudor Crisis for OCR A-Level History? If so, these highly detailed notes are certainly for you.
Enquiry Topic: The Gateway to the Mid-Tudor Crises 1547-1558
Notes for each module : The Stability of the Monarchy; Religious Change and Rebellion and Unrest (60-pages of notes in total). Please be aware that these notes have been taken from a variety of resources, historical books and textbooks. Please also feel free to cut and change the notes, hence why you can download them as a sharable PDF document or an editable word document.
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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).
Emilia:
Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents Emilia in Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
Introduction, Dramatic Function, Thematic Function and Catharsis.
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
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).
Roderigo:
Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents Roderigo in Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
Introduction, Dramatic Function, Thematic Function and A Character of Light Relief.
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
A massive and highly comprehensive synopsis for your prose A-Level English Literature study of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ and Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.
18-pages of detailed quote breakdowns for both texts. This document will allow you to nail the A02 Language element of the essay requirements by showing you the most crucial quotes in both texts and how to analysis them in a comprehensive fashion.
*Example Quote Breakdown: *
• Victor pursues ‘nature to her hiding places’ – Chapter 4, pages 40-45
• Victor to Walton: ‘Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow’ (Page 42).
• ‘I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter’ (page 41) and how, rather arrogantly, he didn’t’ doubt his ‘ability to give life to an animal as complex and wonderful as man’ (page 42).
The page numbers have also been provided so that you are aware of where the quotes can be located in the text (The Handmaid’s Tale - Vintage Classics and Frankenstein - Wordsworth Classics).
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Civil Rights in the USA : African America Revision Notes
45 pages / 14,000 words of content for African American rights in the USA.
Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease.
For example:
Topic: The Position of African Americans in 1865 (The Reconstruction Period)
What was the position of African Americans in 1865?
Subtopic: The Position of African Americans in 1865
• April 1865 South came within the Union’s jurisdiction and slaves became free
• New status as freedmen did not mean that they immediately gained the same rights as white owners
• War left the position of African Americans unresolved
o One suggestion that all former slaves should leave the USA but Lincoln ruled this out
o Another idea was to ensure African Americans had the same rights and status of whites
Formidable problems in south given the resentment by a defeated white population accustomed to considering African Americans as property
• Former slaves caught between being legally free and not being seen as equal
• Issue of quite what they were free to do – no means of making a living
• Sharecropping
o White landowners allowed former slaves to work their land in return for a considerable share of what was produced
o Not very different from slavery
The sources used to create this resource include the following:
OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit
America’s Women (Gail Collins)
Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required)
America’s Dream (Garson)
BBC In Our Time Podcast on Martin Luther King (Highly recommend In Our Time for extra detail)
This resource includes a sharable PDF version and a editable Word Document. Furthermore, there is also a link to a very helpful Youtube Video that informed this document.
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This resource is perfect for those who want to save time on researching for their IRP for French A-Level or, alternatively, to serve as an example of a high-level research project.
Title (taken from the French A-Level Specification) : May 1968 the causes and the consequences.
Included in the document:
Powerpoint Presentation full of top quality research, sources and ideas (included answers to possible follow up questions - over 70 slides!)
A written 2-minute presentation on May 1968.
Extra answers for the wider discussion on the following themes (over 40 pages):
Context : Les Trentes Glorieuses et le repise économique, Une société en pleine mutation et Les oubliés de la croissance économique.
Acteurs Principaux: Charles de Gaulle, homme d’état français, Georges Pompidou, homme d’état français et Daniel Cohn-Bendit, homme politique allemand.
Le Catalyseur: L’université de Nanterre et ‘Dany le rouge’ (Daniel Cohn-Bendit).
Les Causes: L’usure du pouvoir, L’insatisfaction estudiantine, La politique à l’université, Le défi à la hiérarchie et Les ouvriers.
Le Mouvement de Mai 1968 (for background knowledge) : Le mouvement de 22 mars, La première nuit des barricades, Les ouvriers entrent en grève, Une France paralysée, Les accords de Grenelle.
La Crise: La Crise Étudiante, La Crise Sociale et La Crise Politique.
Les Conséquences: Un président de plus en plus décrié, Une société bouleversée, Les accords de Grenelle et une victoire pour les ouvriers, Les étudiants et la loi Edgard Faure et La place de l’homme dans la société de consommation (une contradiction problématique).
Les Revendications ailleurs dans le monde francophone: Belgique, Sénégal et Tunisie.
L’héritage de Mai 1968.
Les Sources : Le journal de Mavis Gallant, Milou en Mai par Louis Malle, Jean-Paul Sartre sur la violence et Emmanuel Macron (Un mai 1968 en 2018?)
Pourquoi Mai 1968? Ce qui me frappe le plus…
Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. It took me the course of two years to produce and collate the information, so I hope that it will be greatly helpful to you.
English Literature Edexcel Coursework (Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire) Comparison Full Mark 40/40 and A* Essay
Attached is an example of a full mark essay along with a bibliography and footnotes. Please do not copy any sections of the essay, in order to prevent plagarism, but do use it as a guide when planning and writing your own essay. Highly recommend comparing the two American texts above as there are multiple themes that work very well in comparison.
I have also included other possible comparative questions for the two texts that I wrote on, as there are some other great possibilities that I considered alongside illusion versus reality.
Finally, please find a resource checklist which will be useful when it comes to remembering to include all of the specific A0s.
‘“Can’t repeat the past’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!”’ Compare the ways in which Fitzgerald and Williams present illusion versus reality in The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire.
I would first set up a logical plan before writing:
Logical Plan
Thesis – Compare the ways in which Fitzgerald and Williams present illusion versus reality in the ‘Great Gatsby’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’.
First Argument: How characters rely heavily on facades, which create delusion perspectives (living by illusions).
Quotes, Critics and Context
Second Argument: How is symbolism and imagery used within both text in order to explore illusion versus reality.
Quotes, Critics and Context
Third Argument: How characters are destroyed by their illusions whereas those who embody reality
Quotes, Critics and Context
Conclusion
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Russia and its Rulers Timeline of Events OCR History A Level
Highly detailed Timelines for the entire Russia Course focusing on the key events of the period. This really is an extensive and useful resource as it provides a detailed but easily understandable overview of the period of the course.
Timelines:
1855-1870
1870-1891
1891-1905
1905-1920
1920-1940
Also included in this bundle is a unit guide provided by the exam course for the entire period; a OCR exemplar pack for the course; extended research guide; OCR complete worksheets for the period and a Who’s Who Guide! Very useful advice and information provided by the examboard to aid the study of this period.
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Voltaire’s Candide Extensive Revision Guide French A-Level
Aiming for the Highest Grade for A-Level French? This is the detailed guide for you!
This revision guide includes the following detailed analysis:
Biographie de Voltaire (Impertinences et ambitions littéraires; L’exil en Angleterre…)
Résumé de Candide (Chapitre 1 à Chapitre 30)
Grands thèmes dans Candide (L’argent dans Candide /
L’argent est présent dans le tout le conte; L’argent, source de souffrances; L’argent « positif… La Parodie dans Candide / Quels sont les principaux procédés de la parodie…). Same principle for multiple themes - theme followed by sub-theme analysis.
Candide, une œuvre représentative de l’esprit des Lumières ?
Carte du trajet de Candide
Personnages (Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin and Cacambo)
Commentaire littéraire (Satire)
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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 the A03 context and A05 critics element of the exam.
Emma Smith’s detailed Oxford lecture on the context of the play. Examples of what topics are included: What is the apparent oxymoron or paradox in the title of the play?; Wilson Knights’ ‘Othello Music’; The Real Iago and What does Steven Greenblatt mean by ‘Shakespeare’s strategic opacity’?
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
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’.
Appearance versus Reality:
‘Appearance is not always reality – ‘I am not what I am’. Explore how Shakespeare treats the theme of Appearance versus Reality in Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
Included: Introduction, Character of Iago, Character of Othello, Character of Desdemona and Conclusion. All A0s for the Edexcel course are thoroughly covered.
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
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’.
Bianca:
Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of Bianca in Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
Included: Introduction, Dramatic Function, Appearance versus Reality and Foil.
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
Early Tudors History A-Level Revision: Henry VIII and Wolsey.
Looking for extensive and highly detailed notes? Then these are just for you! 25-pages of highly easy to understand notes to help you revise the Henry VIII and Wolsey module of the Early Tudors History A-Level course.
Included is a sharable PDF document and a editable word document.
It is advisable to take what you want from these notes. They have been written from using a variety of textbooks, historical books (such as Richard Rex’s ‘The Tudors’) and sources.
Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Should you require any further information regarding the resource or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
Early Tudors History A-Level Revision: Henry VII’s Foreign Policy
Looking for extensive and highly detailed notes? Then these are just for you! 17-pages of highly easy to understand notes to help you revise the foreign policy module of the Early Tudors History A-Level course.
Included is a sharable PDF document and a editable word document.
It is advisable to take what you want from these notes. They have been written from using a variety of textbooks, historical books (such as Richard Rex’s ‘The Tudors’) and sources.
Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Should you require any further information regarding the resource or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
Frankenstein Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis in order to target the high grades.
Included in this resource:
1.Text Analysis including AO2 Language Analysis;
2.Articles on the Gothic and Frankenstein;
3.A* Essay exploring ‘The Monstrous’ in Frankenstein;
4.Incredibly helpful videos that informed my text analysis.
*Example of the Text Analysis Table: *
Thank you for your interest in this resource.
Civil Rights in the USA : Native Americans Revision Notes
Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease.
For example:
Supreme Court Decisions 1974-1986
• Oneida v. Oneida & Madison Counties, new York 1974
o Oneida tribe brought a case to the SC to sue for the return of their lands
o important ruling as the Court decided in the favour of the tribe
o result was an increase in the number of actions taken by tribes to regain
• Fisher v. Montana 1976
o in the past NA children had been forcibly removed from their families as part of the Americanisation policy
o the decision of the SC meant that in future tribal courts would decide on adoption
o further move towards the recognition of tribal courts
Included in this resource is a PDF editable copy as well as an editable Word Document. Furthermore, included is a timeline of events for Native American Rights (very useful and easy to revise the period).
Thank you very much for your interest in this resource.
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The Crusades and Crusader States Extensive and Highly Detailed Essay Plans (A-Level History).
This a highly detailed and extensive resource, containing both highly detailed essay plans and skeletal plans (summary of what you potentially could mention in the exam). The combined resources totals over 100 pages of plans!!
Sharable PDF version and Editable Word versions are included along with a helpful Youtube Video which informed these extensive plans. They are designed to help you in the exam (beyond just loads of notes), so that you will not even need to think of how to structure your essay - it has already been done for you! Furthermore, all essay plans cover EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE QUESTION that could come up as there are only so many possibilities for these factor questions (speaking in regard to OCR exam board in particular).
*Example of a Plan: *
Introduction - What to mention (layout factors and criteria).
Theme - A detailed analysis of the theme with sub-themes, including an interim judgement.
Overall Judgement - Coming to your conclusion, drawing upon your criteria and factors.
Thank you for your interest in this resource. Should you have any questions concerning this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com
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).
Power of Language (Fantastic for nailing A02 for the Edexcel Board).
Explore the ways in which Shakespeare explores the power of language in Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
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