This is an example response to a GCSE Narrative Writing - A* L9 Full Mark Example. Written by an AQA examiner. Warning: It does contain references to depression and mental health issues, as part of the story. I’ve added the plan to the description below so you can check whether it’s right for you and/or your students. This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: THE QUESTION ‘Write a story, set in a mountainous area, as suggested by the picture in the document’ THE PLAN 1- character views the mountain lake landscape 2 - feels sad and depressed, thinks about jumping in the lake 3 - a girl appears, starts running towards the water 4 - she jumps in, he is worried that she’ll drown and jumps in after her 5 - he saves her, they sit on the shore of the lake together THE ANSWER WRITING TASK If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. 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. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A full mark creative writing exemplar, written by a teacher. The original question was taken from an official AQA English Language paper, but it’s suitable for students on all GCSE + iGCSE exam boards. This 10-page digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: THE QUESTION Write a description of an old person as suggested by this picture (+ image) EXAMPLE PLAN LITERARY REFERENCES PERSONAL IDEAS THE ANSWER MARK SCHEME WRITING TASK Reasons to love this resource: takes students through the process of devising, planning and writing a Section B Question 5 response explores how to include both personal anecdotal experience and literary references into creative provides a full mark (L9, A*) grade model answer includes the mark scheme so students can break down the skills present in the answer additional writing task also provided … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. 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. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A L7 Grade Creative Writing answer - written by a student in timed conditions. The question is taken from an official AQA GCSE English Language past paper, but the response is suitable for all GCSE + iGCSE students who have a creative writing module on their English papers. This 6 page digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: OVERVIEW THE QUESTION THE ANSWER TEACHER FEEDBACK If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. … 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. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A detailed 7-page pdf revision guide for the Attitudes, Context and Themes of Keats’ ‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’. View the preview images for more info on the content! If you’re looking for a Complete ‘Isabella’ Revision Guide, try our bumper 48-page walkthrough here. Studying AQA TRAGEDY? View our Complete Keats In-Depth Revision Bundle here!

A thorough and easy to follow 9-page pdf breakdown of the vocabulary and story of ‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’ by John Keats. View the preview images for more info on the content! If you’re looking for a Complete ‘Isabella’ Revision Guide, try our bumper 48-page walkthrough here. You might also like to view our Breakdown of Stanzas here. Studying AQA TRAGEDY? View our Complete Keats In-Depth Revision Bundle here!

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This digital + printable + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS AND EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘The Wind - tapped like a tired Man’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This digital + printable + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS AND EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'Twas the old road - through pain’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This digital + printable + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS AND EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘It was not Death, for I stood up’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This digital + printable + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS AND EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Just in time for Halloween, here’s a spooky letter that argues persuasively in defence of keeping the festival going! The question is taken from an official AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 An AQA examiner wrote this answer with the mark scheme in mind, so it ticks all the boxes that you would expect for a top-level grade A clear, thorough argument with counter paragraphs, an evaluative conclusion, lots of rhetorical devices, a logical structure and more! This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study. If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. 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. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A highly detailed resource containing 40 quotations and 11 stage directions from the play, organised clearly so that students can use them for essays and analysis tasks. This document also includes a differentiated higher level breakdown of the symbolism of the names ‘Eva Smith’ vs ‘Daisy Renton’, as well as example analyses for students to use as a model for their own writing. This 10-page editable + printable resource includes: 40 KEY QUOTATIONS 11 STAGE DIRECTIONS EXAMPLE ANALYSIS OF QUOTATIONS . Task 1: Language and Form Analysis of Quotations Task 2: Flashcards + Understanding Stage Directions Task 3: Allegory and Symbolism . BONUS MATERIAL Higher Level Analysis: Character Symbolism . View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here! Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Here are a range of essay questions for J.B. Priestley’s play ‘An Inspector Calls’ — suitable for students at GCSE and IGCSE level (Edexcel, AQA, OCR, CIE/Cambridge, CCEA, WJEC, Eduqas exam boards). This ** digital + printable pdf resource** includes: 3 PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS 12 WHOLE TEXT QUESTIONS BONUS MATERIAL tips and guidance on how to approach the different types of question Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here! Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A huge resource! This document contains a full breakdown of a range of key context points, organised into categories, for students to use in their essays and analysis of the play. Tasks and exercises also included. This 10-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: AUTHORIAL CONTEXT SOCIOPOLITICAL CONTEXT EDWARDIAN SOCIETY THE WORLD WARS CULTURAL CONTEXT - GENDER + CLASS COMMUNISM THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE GENERAL STRIKE, HUNGER MARCH + JARROW MARCH GUERNICA + THE BLITZ THE LIBERAL + LABOUR PARTIES BONUS MATERIAL varied tasks and exercises on each topic Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here! Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A range of key themes for JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls - perfect for teaching or studying at GCSE + iGCSE. This 8-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: CLASS CAPITALISM VS SOCIALISM OLDER VS YOUNGER GENERATION RESPONSIBILITY TIME CHRISTIANITY VICES + CHARACTER FLAWS BONUS MATERIAL extension tasks and exercises on each theme Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here! Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Here is a detailed look at some of the most important quotations in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’. You’ll find any form, structure or language terms put in bold so that they’re easy to pick out. Later on there is a more in-depth breakdown of the way the analysis works, including how to weave in context points and alternative or critical interpretations to make the ideas stronger. Practising this type of analysis is the best way to get good at writing essay paragraphs, so be sure to try writing some pieces of analysis yourselves with a few different quotations in order to improve your essay technique (I’d recommend choosing 5-10 quotations and seeing how much you can write on each one). Feel free to visit my shop and take a look at our other Crucible lesson resources and revision materials, as well as the full Crucible Revision Bundle!

This is an essay on Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ that attained 12/25 (a C grade / L5) on the CIE IGCSE exam board. It is based on a real past paper question, and marked using the CIE mark scheme. It was unfinished in timed conditions, if finished it would have likely achieved a few marks higher - around 14/25. In this document, you’ll find a template for recommended middle paragraph essay structuring, the essay plan, the essay itself and detailed feedback. This resource is useful for any students studying Miller, aged 13 and above. Feel free to visit my shop and take a look at our other Crucible lesson resources and revision materials, as well as the full Crucible Revision Bundle!

Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. In this mini-lesson, I’ll go through the basics of how to describe a place in detail – and not just in a boring way! Lots of my students get stuck on descriptions; they tell me that they can’t think of anything to write. Or they feel like they can only just list details or features of the object without being ‘creative’. So, if this is relatable for you then keep reading as we’ll be breaking down how to go beyond basic descriptions and transform them into something personal, powerful and meaningful.

Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. In this mini-lesson, I’ll go through the basics of how to describe a place in detail – and not just in a boring way! Lots of my students get stuck on descriptions; they tell me that they can’t think of anything to write. Or they feel like they can only just list details or features of the object without being ‘creative’. So, if this is relatable for you then keep reading as we’ll be breaking down how to go beyond basic descriptions and transform them into something personal, powerful and meaningful.