Scrbbly - A* Grade Literature + Language Resources
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Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Darkness’ by Lord Byron, 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 full study guide for the poem ‘A Complaint’ by William Wordsworth. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the Edexcel GCSE ‘Relationships’ Poetry Collection.
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any higher level.
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POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
This document provides a general overview of the context points of Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”.
It includes author’s biography, general view on the novel, as well as the historical context of a novel.
This document provides a detailed look at the key themes in Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”. It includes, but not limited to - theme of maturity, education, race, but also Harper Lee’s message on the themes throughout the novel.
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Farewell, ungrateful traitor’ by John Dryden, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
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POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
A 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 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 + Feedback
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This 7-page digital + printable + PPT resource contains an overview of the 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 guided study.
A list of the most important key quotations, with notes on each one
A suggestion for language devices and analytical interpretations
Tasks and exercises to help students engage on a deeper level
Study support and guidance
Example analyses which link quotations to themes, language and context
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Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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A 6-page digital + printable + PPT resource which contains a step-by step process for refining and perfecting Macbeth essays! It’s great for students who are aiming for the very top grades.
For AS + A Level students, or those aiming for top marks at iGCSE and GCSE.
This digital + printable pdf document contains:
Tips and Advice about how to get top marks
Higher Level Style Essay Question
Structural Breakdown of an Essay Paragraph
Example A* Paragraph
A full A* Grade example essay, Timed Conditions (A Level)
Tasks to support deeper understanding of the essay process
Extension exercises where students plan and write their own essay
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Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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If you’re just starting out with Macbeth, begin here! This document provides a full summary of Macbeth, broken down into Acts and Scenes. This resource is perfect for teaching or studying - for students of all levels.
Before delving deeper into the ideas of the play (and often before even reading the play itself), it’s crucial that students have access to an overview of the key events. This digital + printable + PPT resource helps them to understand structure and characterisation more clearly and precisely.
Reasons to love this resource:
A full summary of acts and scenes
Guided study of key plot points
Perfect for grounding students’ knowledge
Help students to achieve higher grades and clarity in writing
Suitable for students of all levels
Visual aids for additional support!
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Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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This revision pack contains detailed analyses of each poem in the CIE A-Level Lit Songs of Ourselves collection, including suggested themes that may form the basis of exam questions.
Poems included:
‘A Wife in London’ - Thomas Hardy
‘A Complaint’ - William Wordsworth
‘A Song of Faith Forsworn’ - John Warren
‘Darkness’ - Lord Byron
‘Distant Fields / ANZAC Parade’ - Rhian Gallagher
‘Farewell, ungrateful traitor’ - John Dryden
‘First March’ - Ivor Gurney
‘Futility’ - Wilfred Owen
‘Homecoming’ - Lenrie Peters
‘I Years Had Been From Home’ - Emily Dickinson
Each resource includes a breakdown of the poem in the following way:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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All hail to thee! This bundle contains everything you need to teach or study Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the form of digital and printable PDF documents. It’s perfect for students aged 14+.
Preview two of our documents for free, to check whether it’s right for you!
Macbeth Complete Character Analysis
Introduction to Macbeth - Comprehensive Study Guide
Watch Youtube videos of this bundle content here!
There are two levels to this bundle:
Core material for students aged 14-16 (GCSE and iGCSE)
Extension material for students aged 16-18 (AS, A Level + IB)
With this bundle, students will be able to:
Understand the structural elements and key moments of plot
Deepen their knowledge of characters, including understanding the deeper messages behind each one
Integrate the significance of the setting into their analyses and interpretations of the play as a whole
Gain confidence with understanding the dramatic form, with a focus on Shakespearean drama
Memorise a range of carefully chosen key quotations for use in essays and analysis
Develop their language, structure and form analysis skills, with guided support and examples
Identify and analyse the thematic and contextual details
Learn approaches to a range of essay question types: discursive, argumentative, close reading
Become confident with extract interpretation and analysis
Develop their knowledge of tragic conventions and apply them to the play
Expand their critical aptitude via exposure to key critical frameworks and critics’ quotations (for higher level students)
Write their own essays on Macbeth, after support with planning help and example A* / top grade model answers
Reasons to love this bundle:
Downloadable pdfs documents, graphically designed to a high level
Visual aids (photographs and drawings) to support learning
Clearly organised categories that simplify the text for students
Print and digital versions - perfect for any learning environment
The unit has everything you need to start teaching or learning - starting with the basic story summary, going right up to deep contextual and critical wider readings.
Lots of tasks and opportunities to practice literary analysis skills - students will be guided through writing a literary analysis response to the play.
This is what you’ll get with this digital and printable resource:
THE COMPLETE MACBETH COURSE
Introduction to Macbeth - Comprehensive Study Guide
Macbeth - Plot Summary + Structural Breakdown
Setting in Macbeth
Macbeth - Character Study Guide
Macbeth - Key Quotations
Macbeth - Complete Context Revision
Macbeth Key Themes Study Guide
Macbeth and Tragedy
Macbeth - Critical Interpretations + Critics’ Quotations
WORKSHEETS + LESSONS
Macbeth Text and Study Questions - ACT 1.1
Macbeth Text and Study Questions - ACT 1.6
Full Lesson: Religion in Macbeth
ESSAY WRITING, QUESTIONS + EXAMPLE ANSWERS
Macbeth - How to Write Higher Level Essays
Macbeth - How to Plan Essays
Macbeth - GCSE + iGCSE Essay Questions
Example A-Level Essays, A*-C Grades
Macbeth - GCSE + iGCSE Model Essays, A*-C Grades (L9-L5)
**Ready to print and teach, or start studying straight away!
Please be sure to take a look at the preview images to see all the documents in this resource!
Looking for other texts? Here are two more:
An Inspector Calls
AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry
You might also be interested in:
AQA GCSE English Paper 1 Complete Bundle
Cambridge IGCSE Poetry Anthology 2023-2025, Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 4
Cambridge A Level Poetry for 2023
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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
This resource is for anyone who is aiming towards intermediate or advanced level writing. It covers a full breakdown of how to understand the features, as well as ways to create them and analyze them in your own writing.
This 10-page resource contains a range of A Level essays, from Grades A*-C. These were all written by students, on a range of discursive, argumentative and comparative questions.
This digital + printable pdf document contains the following essays:
In what ways does Shakespeare vividly present human flaws and weaknesses in Macbeth? (DISCURSIVE ESSAY QUESTION)
“Macbeth is a play about the nature of evil rather than the nature of ambition.” How far do you agree? (ARGUMENTATIVE QUESTION)
“Some say he’s mad; others, that lesser hate him, /Do call it valiant fury”
(Caithness: Act 5, Scene 2) Consider Macbeth as a gothic protagonist in the light of this comment. (ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY)
Explore the ways writers present human flaws and weaknesses in Macbeth and the poems ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘The Laboratory’. (COMPARATIVE ESSAY - Macbeth/The Laboratory)
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for teaching essay structuring + academic writing technique
Exposes students to a range of responses, at different levels
Provides support with answering different types of essay question
Great for understanding the ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ of essay writing!
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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Let’s dive into a world of Grammar! Sounds fun, right?
To be able to do that, we need to start from basics, and this resource is exactly that. Whether English is your first language or not, this and the following resources will teach you everything you need to know about English Grammar!
Suitable for… whoever finds it useful!
Let’s dive into a world of Grammar! Sounds fun, right?
To be able to do that, we need to start from basics, and this resource is exactly that. Whether English is your first language or not, this and the following resources will teach you everything you need to know about English Grammar!
Suitable for… whoever finds it useful!
Let’s dive into a world of Grammar! Sounds fun, right?
To be able to do that, we need to start from basics, and this resource is exactly that.
Whether English is your first language or not, this and the following resources will teach you everything you need to know about the basics in English Grammar!
Suitable for… whoever finds it useful!
Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It includes, but is not limited to:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions
Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘The Émigrée’ by Carol Rumens. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It includes, but is not limited to:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions