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Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’ is an intensely dramatic poem about the weakness of humans when faced with the almighty power of the raw natural elements. This document provides a breakdown of an AQA GCSE Literature essay question and notes that real students used to practice when writing an essay for the AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry exam question. Teaching or studying AQA Power + Conflict Poetry? Have a resource on us! Download our Ozymandias Study Guide here! View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here! 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!

A guided study resource for teachers and students who want to engage with Jekyll and Hyde on a higher level! This resource explores the more complex critical perspectives on the text, both quoting individual critics and applying critical frameworks for guided higher analysis. For A Level students (aged 16+), and GCSE / iGCSE students who really want to push their interpretations to the very highest levels. Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis This digital + printable + PPT + worksheet resource contains the following: What is criticism? What is a critical quotation? How to properly use critical quotations Understanding critical frameworks 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 For example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) 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 If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis

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A 10-page resource that helps students with structuring a plan for ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, with guided examples. Contents: Beginning to plan: outline your thoughts Argumentative debate task Example outline Setting out the essay Detailed planning task - personal response, quotations + alternative interpretation Detailed essay plan template Reasons to love this resource: breaks down the planning process into easy steps support with formulating an argument focused around an official AQA GCSE question: “To what extent do we feel sympathy for Jekyll?” additional tasks + exercises, as well as example answers for further support This resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and Powerpoint format for classroom teaching or independent study and revision. For example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) 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 If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. Check out our shop here.

A 10-page resource that helps students get used to essay writing, without the daunting task of having to write a full essay. Perfect for those who are just getting used to the text and wanting to practise their academic writing skills. Reasons to love this resource: full support with PEE paragraph construction the process is broken down into easy, manageable chunks visual aids for additional help a detailed breakdown of PEE structuring example paragraphs + analysis tasks and exercises This resource is provided in digital PDF, printable PDF + Powerpoint format, for adaptable teaching + independent studying. For full example essays + feedback, or essay questions, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) 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 View our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis 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. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

A 10-page revision resource with a detailed breakdown of setting Jekyll and Hyde. Suitable for students of all levels - GCSE, iGCSE + A Level! This digital + printable + PPT + worksheet resource includes: A full breakdown of novella’s setting Tasks and exercises for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations Suitable for students of all levels Visual aids for additional support! CONTENTS: Overview Victorian London Gothic Atmosphere Symbolism Research Task - Gothic Tropes Have a resource on us! Grab your FREE resource here: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis If you’re studying or teaching this novella, you’ve come to the right place. We have made a massively in depth teaching + revision bundle that goes through everything students need to know to get absolutely top marks on exam papers, essays and coursework. Buy our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE REVISION BUNDLE here! 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. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

This 10-page resource covers everything you need to know about the different genres of Jekyll and Hyde! Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level students! Reasons to love this resource: explores the gothic genre in detail explores the sci-fi genre in detail explores elements of crime and proto-detective fiction within in the novella makes an extra distinction between gothic and crime, to help students understand the difference further additional task at the end provided to assist in comprehension This resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and Powerpoint format for classroom teaching or independent study and revision. For example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) 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 If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. Check out our shop here.

A 10-page resource that goes through an example L8 (A*) student response. Includes the following: a breakdown of the question the extract the student response teacher feedback bonus material: an extra example student plan for the same question The resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and PowerPoint format, so it can be easily adapted for teaching or independent studying and revision. For more example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) 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 If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis 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. Check out our shop here.

A resource that explores the difference between Grades 7-9, with student essay examples and feedback by an official AQA Examiner. Suitable for teaching or studying the text at GCSE + iGCSE level, particularly for those on the AQA exam board. This resource includes digital PDFS, printable PDFs + PowerPoint formats for adaptable teaching + studying. If you’re looking for a full scheme of work or revision pack, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE REVISION BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether the bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Analysis 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. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

An example L6 grade student essay, with detailed feedback and suggestions from improvement. The response is to an official AQA GCSE question: Starting with this extract, how does Stevenson create a suspicious atmosphere? This resource includes digital + printable PDFs and a PowerPoint, for adaptable teaching and studying. For more example essays + feedback, try these links: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) 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 If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis Buy our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! 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. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

This 8-page resource contains an Othello essay question + essay + examiner feedback. This particular question has come from an AQA A Level Literature paper, but the same process could equally be used for GCSE, iGCSE or any other exam board or level. CONTENTS: The Question: “Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of the relationship between Othello and Iago” The Essay Teacher Feedback Grading Reasons to love this resource: Perfect for teaching essay structuring + academic writing technique Gives students a process to follow for essay writing Full A grade essay example provided Detailed feedback from an AQA examiner Breakdown of grade + explanation Great for understanding the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of essay writing! ppt, pdf, digital + printable formats for adaptive teaching View our other [A* grade essay example here] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13084267) … 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. … Buy our COMPLETE OTHELLO BUNDLE here! Want to know more about how our resources work? Grab a FREE one here: Othello - Plot Summary Check out our SHOP here.

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A 12-page revision resource with a detailed breakdown of the settings of Venice and Cyprus in Othello. Suitable for students of all levels - GCSE, iGCSE + A Level! This resource contains four elements to make it adaptable for teaching and studying: PPT, digital pdf, printable pdf + worksheet. Contents: A full historical breakdown of Venice A full historical breakdown of Cyprus Sociocultural perspectives on the attitudes of Venetians and Jacobeans A task designed to help students summarise and process their knowledge Reasons to love this resource: Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations Help students to achieve higher grades Suitable for students of all levels Visual aids for additional support! Buy our COMPLETE OTHELLO BUNDLE here! Want to know more about how our resources work? Grab a FREE one here: Othello - The Complete Plot Summary 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. Check out our SHOP here.