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Scrbbly resources are adaptable for classroom teaching, home schooling + independent study or revision. We're a team of expert tutors and examiners who all love English, and we aim for our content to be highly detailed, visually engaging and suitable for different levels and abilities.
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Scrbbly resources are adaptable for classroom teaching, home schooling + independent study or revision. We're a team of expert tutors and examiners who all love English, and we aim for our content to be highly detailed, visually engaging and suitable for different levels and abilities.
OFFER: If you purchase one of our resources and leave an honest review, we'll give you a second resource completely FREE! Leave a review + drop us an email (admin@scrbbly.com) with your TES name and request.
An 8-page revision resource with a detailed critical breakdown of context in Macbeth. Suitable for students of all levels - GCSE, iGCSE + A Level!
This resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and PowerPoint formats, for adaptable teaching and independent study.
CONTENTS:
Jacobean Historical Context
The Feudal System
New Politics
The Tragic Genre
Jacobean Cultural Beliefs
The Great Chain of Being + Divine Right of Kings
Shakespeare’s Background
Critical Analysis: Modern vs Contemporary Audience Interpretations
Additional tasks to help students reflect on and process the information
Reasons to love this resource:
A full breakdown of context
Historical, cultural, sociopolitical and literary analysis
A focus on different interpretations and perspectives
Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations
Help students to achieve higher grades
Suitable for students of all levels
Visual aids for additional support!
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Download our Macbeth Character Analysis for FREE as an example resource, to see whether the complete bundle is right for you!
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Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem “Adam’s Song”; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level.
Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Includes analysis of the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
FORM/STRUCTURE
LANGUAGE
CONTEXT
THEMES/IDEAS
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
This is an essay completed by an IGCSE student, though in non-timed conditions. It received a B grade overall (borderline A), although some of the ideas and interpretations demonstrate a higher level and the issues with it are mostly structural.
Suitable for CIE/Cambridge and IGCSE students, but also for those at a higher level.
It includes:
The Essay Question
The Essay
Mark Scheme
Examiner Notes/Comments
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Those Winter Sundays’ by Robert Hayden, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Edna St Vincent Millay, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
This 7-page digital + printable + PPT resource contains an overview of the 35 most important key quotations in Macbeth, detailing the speaker, act and scene for each one. Tasks and guidance are also provided, so the document could be used as a full lesson resource for teaching or independent study and revision.
CONTENTS:
Task 1: Collect your own quotations
Task 2: Analyse quotations
Example Quotation + Analysis
Task 3: Linking Quotations to Themes
Task 4: Mind Maps
35 Key Quotations, organised by act, scene and character
Looking for more support? Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here!
Download our Macbeth Character Analysis for FREE as an example resource, to see whether the complete bundle is right for you!
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A range of GCSE and iGCSE essay answers, written by different students - with detailed teacher feedback - includes a full mark L9 Grade essay.
This 13-page resource is a available in digital PDF and printable PDF format, for adaptable teaching and online studying.
CONTENTS:
Essay 1: Relationship between Macbeth + Banquo
Essay 2: “Macbeth is not an evil man, but one led astray by those around him”
Essay 3: How does Shakespeare present violence (extract question)
Essay 4: How far does Shakespeare present Macbeth as an ambitious character
Essay 5: How does Shakespeare present guilt (extract question)
Essay 6: How is the Supernatural used in Macbeth?
Reasons to love this resource:
Example essay paragraphs + full essays
Ranging from Grades 5-9 (C-A*) - including a full mark essay!
Perfect for teaching essay and exam structuring!
Great for understanding how to achieve the higher grades
Suitable for students of all levels
Detailed feedback and guidance from teachers on each one
Looking for more support? Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here!
Download our Macbeth Character Analysis for FREE as an example resource, to see whether the complete bundle is right for you!
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Here’s a full analysis of the poem “Distant Fields / ANZAC Parade” by Rhian Gallagher, tailored towards A-Level students, but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
Poem
Vocabulary
Story/Summary
Speaker/Voice
Language features
Structure/Form
Context
Attitudes
Themes
A 9-page guided study resource for teachers and students who want to engage with Macbeth on a higher level!
For A Level students (aged 16+), and GCSE / iGCSE students who really want to push their interpretations to the very highest levels.
This digital + printable + PPT resource contains the following:
What is criticism?
What is a critical quotation?
How to properly use critical quotations
Example high grade critical analysis paragraph
Evaluation of the critical paragraph
Understanding critical frameworks (Marxist, Historicist, Feminist and New Criticism)
Critics’ Quotations
Short tasks and exercises to help students engage more deeply with criticism
Reasons to love this resource:
A great introduction to literary criticism!
A full breakdown of critical concepts
Analysis of key critical frameworks
Guided study tasks to help students engage with critical ideas
Support with integrating critics into essay paragraphs
Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations
Help students to achieve higher grades
Visual aids for additional support!
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here!
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A detailed analysis of ‘Ruins of a Great House’ by Derek Walcott - perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students studying the CIE A level syllabus but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Key vocabulary
A summary
Pieces voice
Themes
Poems structure
Key quotes + language techniques
Context
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for providing a rapid understanding of the poem
Helps remind students that are revising the poem of the key themes
Helps those new to the poem understand the context behind it
Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
View our COMPLETE WALCOTT BUNDLES, both PART 1 and PART 2, here.
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Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Not Waving But Drowning’ by Stevie Smith, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
FORM / STRUCTURE
CONTEXT
THEMES
Here’s a full analysis of the poem “Sleep” by Kenneth Slessor, tailored towards A-Level students, but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
Poem
Vocabulary
Story/Summary
Speaker/Voice
Language features
Structure/Form
Context
Attitudes
Themes
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways’ by William Wordsworth, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
FURTHER READING
THEMES
An 18-page resource which provides a full breakdown of AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 Section A, Question 4 ‘How to Write a Comparative Essay’ - including a process for answering the question, sample questions and student answers at a range of levels. Suitable as a full classroom lesson, for revision or independent study.
This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
OVERVIEW
HOW TO APPROACH THE QUESTION
TIMINGS
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
COMPARATIVE ESSAY STRUCTURING
HOW TO WRITE COMPARATIVE TOPIC SENTENCES + EXAMPLES
TASK 1: WRITE YOUR OWN TOPIC SENTENCES
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN + TOP BAND NOTES
TASK 2: MARK SCHEME ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS + EXPLANATIONS
TASK 3: INDICATIVE STANDARDS
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A full breakdown of the key themes in Macbeth!
This 11-page revision document is organised into a series of guided statements and open study questions on each theme (see preview images). It’s designed to help students to develop a personal response to each theme and expand their deeper understanding of the play.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students!
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following themes:
Bravery
Deception + Betrayal
Power, Dominance + Leadership
Greed
Desire
Violence
The Supernatural
Religion
Gender
Ambition
Psychology + Madness
Reasons to love this resource:
A full breakdown of key themes
Guided study questions on precise topics
Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations
Help students to achieve higher grades
Suitable for students of all levels
Extra contextual details, literary device analysis and quotations provided for support with more difficult topics
Visual aids for additional support!
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here!
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A resource which breaks down the key skills required for AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 into systematic and manageable chunks. This is a great primer for the exam, getting students used to the question formats without adding in the extra difficulty of comparative analysis.
This 14-page resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Overview
Extract: 3 x Captain Scott’s Diary Entries
Question 1: True or False Question + Tips
Question 2: Summary Question + Tips
Question 3: Language Analysis Question + Tips
Mid and High Level grade differentiation support
Question 4: Full Essay
Mid and High Level grade differentiation support
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Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Futility’ by Wilfred Owen, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
Here’s a full analysis of the poem “The Pains of Sleep” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, tailored towards A-Level students, but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
Poem
Vocabulary
Story/Summary
Speaker/Voice
Language features
Structure/Form
Context
Attitudes
Themes
A bumper 25-page resource which provides a full breakdown of AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 Section A, Question 3 - including a process for answering the question, sample questions and student answers at a range of differentiated levels.
This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
OVERVIEW
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN
EXAMPLE STUDENT ANSWERS:
L5 / C Grade Answer
L6 / B Grade Answer
L9 / A* / Full Mark Answer
L6 / B Grade Answer + Teacher Feedback
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Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you.
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Here’s a detailed analysis of Robert Frost’s poem ‘There Are Roughly Zones’. It’s suitable for students of all levels!
Great for teaching, revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills and developing students’ confidence in Frost’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
LANGUAGE
FORM/STRUCTURE
ATTITUDES
CONTEXT
THEMES
For the Frost CCEA AS + A-Level poetry bundle click here!
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