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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 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.
This resource provides passage-based questions, as well as general essay questions. It is made for GCSE + iGCSE students to practice their essay writing style, and exam technique.
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.
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
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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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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This document includes a list of all the major characters in the “To Kill A Mockingbird” novel, as well as a brief analysis of each character and their role in the novel.
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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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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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 “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.
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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Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem “The Walk”; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level.
Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Includes analysis of the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
FORM/STRUCTURE
LANGUAGE
CONTEXT
THEMES/IDEAS
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem “Adam’s Song”; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level.
Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Includes analysis of the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
FORM/STRUCTURE
LANGUAGE
CONTEXT
THEMES/IDEAS
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
The notes below are taken from individual analyses of Walcott poems, but they also pertain to the context of Walcott and his poetry in general.
This is a revision sheet which will help you to connect the dots between the different poems and understand the deeper idea that underpin his writing.
Note that some context points are more specific to the particular poem, whereas others are about Walcott’s own ideas and beliefs in general, so be careful with which ones you choose to use in your own essay writing.
A 12-page full study guide that breaks down Tennyson’s ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ for students of all levels (GCSE, iGCSE + A Level). All aspects of the poem are thoroughly covered, and extra tasks, exercises and potential essay questions are included 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:
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 16-page full study guide that breaks down William Wordsworth’s ‘Extract from the Prelude’ for students of all levels (GCSE, iGCSE + A Level). All aspects of the poem are thoroughly covered, and extra tasks, exercises and potential essay questions are also included.
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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This is an essay completed by an IGCSE student, though in non-timed conditions. It received a B grade overall (borderline A), although some of the ideas and interpretations demonstrate a higher level and the issues with it are mostly structural.
Suitable for CIE/Cambridge and IGCSE students, but also for those at a higher level.
It includes:
The Essay Question
The Essay
Mark Scheme
Examiner Notes/Comments