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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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Lots of students struggle with descriptive writing, especially when it comes to making their descriptive pieces different from a story or narrative.
In this resource, you’ll find a step-by-step process that breaks down how to plan descriptive pieces. Feel free to plan and write your own response to the writing prompt too!
A complete lesson and study guide for the poem ‘Living Space’ by Imtiaz Dharker,
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE Poetry Anthology for 2025.
This PDF resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS
FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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A detailed 14-page resource that guides students through the process of essay planning and writing. The question itself is from an AQA GCSE past paper, but this document can be used for GCSE + iGCSE students on any exam board.
This resource includes digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint + worksheet formats for adaptable teaching and studying.
Contents:
the question
vocabulary support
writing task
suggested essay structuring
example student plans
writing tips
example intros + middle paragraphs at different levels
For more example essays + feedback, try these resources:
L9 / A* Grade vs L7 / A Grade Example Essays + Feedback (Frightening Outsider)
L9 / A* Grade Essay Example (Tension and Mystery)
L8 / A Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Unnatural and Threatening)
L6 / B Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Suspicious Atmosphere)
L4 / C Grade Essay Example (Secrecy and Reputation)
Study Questions / Exercises
Essay Questions + Passage-based Questions
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Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis
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Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE
The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE
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A 14-page lesson+ independent study guide that breaks down Rossetti’s poem ‘Remember’ into clear, detailed categories. Suitable for GCSE and iGCSE, with additional depth and tasks that would support A Level too.
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF, worksheet and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
POETIC DEVICES
FORM + STRUCTURE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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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
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A full set of study guides for each poem in the CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE Poetry collection: Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4 (2023-25).
If you’re looking for the other IGCSE poetry collection, CLICK HERE.
There are also tasks, exercises, themes and essay questions that are tailored towards helping students achieve the very highest level!
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POEMS INCLUDED:
‘A Consumers Report’ - Peter Porter
‘Away, Melancholy’ - Stevie Smith
From ‘Long Distance II’ - Tony Harrison
‘Funeral Blues’ - W.H. Auden
‘He Never Expected Much’ - Thomas Hardy
‘Night Sweat’ - Robert Lowell
‘On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book’ - Charles Tennyson Turner
‘Ozymandias’ - Percy Bysshe Shelley
‘Request to a Year’ - Judith Wright
‘The City Planners’ - Margaret Atwood
‘The Man with Night Sweats’ - Thom Gunn
‘The Planners’ - Boey Kim Cheng
‘The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument’ - Anne Stevenson
‘The Telephone Call’ - Fleur Adcock
‘Rain’ - Edward Thomas
Each digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS AND EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
BONUS MATERIAL:
How To Write Essays and Understand the Mark Scheme
‘The Planners’ - Poetry Essay (B-A Grade L6-L7)
Ozymandias + Power: Example A/L7 Grade GCSE/IGCSE Essay*
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A full lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Search for My Tongue’ by Sujata Bhatt - perfect for classroom teaching or independent revision. Suitable for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE + beyond!
Includes:
14-page digital pdf
7-page printable pdf
7-slide powerpoint
9-page worksheet
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CONTENTS:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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An A* / Level 9 / High grade essay on the theme of gender inequality in Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, written by a student. This resource also contains a series of tasks, targeted at helping students to understand essay composition and the examiner marking process.
This 3-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
THE QUESTION
THE ESSAY
BONUS MATERIAL
3 tasks and exercises targeted towards helping students to better understand the mark scheme, assessment criteria and essay structuring
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A complete study guide for the poem ‘An Afternoon Nap’ by Arthur Yap. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
You may also be interested in:
Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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A complete study guide for the poem ‘The Spring’ by Thomas Carew. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
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Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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A range of practice essay questions for Ted Hughes’ poetry that are written following the CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE style exam format.
Comprised of a mix of questions from past papers and others made using similar wording and structures to other poets on that syllabus.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Single poem questions
Two poem questions
Suggested essay structures for different types of question
Reasons to love this:
Essays help to act as useful revision practice
Tips help with the writing of stronger essays
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Stories of Ourselves IGCSE Bundle
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Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2025 - BUNDLE PART 1
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A full lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare - perfect for classroom teaching or independent revision. Suitable for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE + beyond!
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Includes:
10-page digital pdf
10-page printable pdf
7-slide powerpoint
8-page worksheet
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CONTENTS:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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A complete study guide for the poem ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
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Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Paper Menagerie’ by Ken Liu; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
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This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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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
A full lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Piano’ by DH Lawrence - perfect for classroom teaching or independent revision. Suitable for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE + beyond!
Includes:
14-page digital pdf
14-page printable pdf
7-slide powerpoint
8-page worksheet
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CONTENTS:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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Here’s a comprehensive lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Telegraph Wires’ by Ted Hughes - perfect for teaching or revision, but also suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students.
This 12-page resource contains a digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheets. It includes the following:
THE POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM ANALYSIS
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2024 - BUNDLE PART 1
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A fully comprehensive teaching and revision pack for Cambridge’s Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level, Volume 1 (2024-2026)!
All story resources are provided in digital pdf, printable pdf + Powerpoint format, with additional worksheets - so they are perfect for classrooms + independent study or revision.
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Each story resource in the bundle includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Stories included in the bundle:
‘Of White Hairs and Crickets’ - Rohinton Mistry
‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
‘The Son’s Veto’ - Thomas Hardy
‘The Door in the Wall’ - H G Wells
‘An Englishman’s Home’ - Evelyn Waugh
‘The Prison’ - Bernard Malamud
‘Billennium’ - J G Ballard
‘The People Before’ - Maurice Shadbolt
‘Five-Twenty’ - Patrick White
‘Report on the Threatened City’ - Doris Lessing
‘Games at Twilight’ - Anita Desai
‘My Greatest Ambition’ - Morris Lurie
‘To Da-duh, in Memoriam’ - Paule Marshall
‘Tyres’ - Adam Thorpe
‘Real-Time’ - Amit Chaudhuri
You may also be interested in:
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry - BUNDLE PART 1
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry - BUNDLE PART 2
The Complete Guide to Unseen Exams
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A comprehensive lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell - perfect for teaching or revision.
Suitable for students at higher levels (KS3 and beyond), including those studying Edexcel IGCSE Literature.
Includes:
digital pdf
printable pdf
powerpoint
worksheet
CONTENTS:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the Edexcel IGCSE Literature course? Take a look at our EDEXCEL IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here.
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A detailed analysis of ‘Australia 1970’ by Judith Wright- perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students using the CAIE / Cambridge A level syllabus, but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT + worksheet document includes the following:
Important vocabulary
A summary
Pieces voice
Attitudes
Key quotes + language techniques
Structure
Context
Themes linked
Tasks
Essay questions
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
Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
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