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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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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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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 “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
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 full lesson + study guide for the poem 'A Wife in London’ by Thomas Hardy. Suitable for students taking GCSE + iGCSE.
This digital + printable 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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All hail to thee! This bundle contains everything you need to teach or independently study Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the form of digital and printable PDF documents. It’s perfect for GCSE + iGCSE students, with extra documents that provide additional depth added for A Level.
Preview two of our documents for free, to check whether the whole bundle is 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)
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
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WORKSHEETS + LESSONS
Macbeth Text and Study Questions - ACT 1.1
Macbeth Text and Study Questions - ACT 1.6
Religion in Macbeth Study Guide
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)
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.
**Ready to print and teach, or start studying straight away!
Looking for other AQA Literature bundles? Here are two more:
An Inspector Calls
AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry
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Cambridge IGCSE Poetry Anthology 2023-2025, Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 4
Cambridge A Level Poetry for 2024
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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
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This 10-page resource contains a range of A Level essays, ranging 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!
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A highly detailed 10-page resource which contains a series of practice plans and notes that students have completed for a range of essays on “Macbeth”. Different topics and focal points are covered - including extract analysis, themes, character and debates. This is a great resource for helping students to understand how to break apart essay questions into different ‘points’, which become paragraphs in their essay, and how to connect quotes and references from the text to specific essay topics.
CONTENTS:
Basic Essay Plan structure
Practice Essay 1 Plan + Notes: Theme of Deception
Practice Essay 2 Plan + Notes: Close Reading of a Scene/Extract
Practice Essay 3 Plan + Notes: Macbeth and Banquo’s Relationship
Practice Essay 4 Plan + Notes: Argumentative Essay
BONUS MATERIAL: Example L9 Grade PEE Paragraph
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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
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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This resource provides a full summary of Macbeth, broken down into Acts and Scenes. 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.
CONTENTS:
Acts 1-5 fully covered
Each scene broken down into 1-2 sentence summaries
Guided study of key plot points
Visual aids for additional support
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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
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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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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 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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The only document you’ll ever need to teach or study Questions 1 + 2! A 10-page resource that gives a full walkthrough of Paper 1 Questions 1 + 2 for students taking the AQA GCSE English Language exams. Includes support with questions, example answers at differentiated levels, plus teacher guidance and feedback, and an additional task at the end.
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Question 1: Tips
Question 1: Example Questions + 4/4 answers
Question 2: Tips
PEE structural support
Question 2: 5/8 mid grade example answer + feedback
Question 2: 8/8 full mark example answer
Highlighted answers to demonstrate key academic skills
Task: Pretend you are the examiner!
Question 2: 6/8 L6 - L7 grade example answer
Question 2: 7/8 L7 - L8 grade example answer
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An introduction to AQA English Language Paper 2, fully explained for students. This resource is great for encouraging students to develop a structured, systematic approach to each section, before attempting to write any example answers!
This 16-page digital + printable PDF + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
VIEWPOINTS + PERSPECTIVES
PREPARATION + GROUNDWORK
KEY SKILLS
HOW TO STUDY THE PAPER
HOW TO GET TOP GRADES
PAPER 2 QUESTIONS BREAKDOWN
TIMINGS
MARK SCHEME SUPPORT
NOTES FROM THE EXAM BOARD
21st + 19th CENTURY CONTENT
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This revision pack contains detailed revision documents on each aspect of “To Kill A Mockingbird”, suitable for study at KS3 / GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level (8th-12th Grade in the US).
Contents:
Essay Questions
Character Analysis
Summary
Themes
Context
Key Quotes
In this resource you will find some key quotations that sum up the main ideas, events and characters in “To Kill A Mockingbird”. After looking at quotations and developing your own personal list, make sure to practice analyzing each one in depth so you will know what to say about it in an essay or exam answer.