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.

Here are a range of GCSE and iGCSE essay answers, written by students - with detailed teacher feedback - includes a full mark A* / L9 Grade essay. 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 SSuitable for students of all levels Detailed feedback and guidance from teachers on each one Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here: Introduction to Macbeth Macbeth Character Analysis Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! 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.

Here is a list of practice plans and notes that students have completed for a range of essays on “Macbeth”. Some are focused on ideas, and others on structuring. To get the best out of your plans, you should try to keep a balance between both of these from this document. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level students! Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here: Introduction to Macbeth Macbeth Character Analysis View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome.

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! 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.

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!

Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Charge Of The Last Brigade’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. 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 is an essay that I wrote in (roughly!) timed conditions. The topic was an Unseen Essay Question for a contextual literature paper — where you’re given an extract from a novel that you’ve never seen before, and you have to read and write about it using your knowledge of that time period — in this case, it was the 1950s and 1960s American US culture. This is the type of essay that you’ll find at the college or university level, as well as in A-Level exams such as AQA English Literature ‘Modern Times’, OCR American Literature ‘Comparative and Contextual Study’, WJEC’S Unseen Component 3 and more. It is suitable for OCR, AQA, Edexcel, and WJEC Literature A-Level.

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

Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Tissue’ by Imtiaz Dharker. 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

I wrote this essay during a poetry lesson with a student who is taking the CIE / Cambridge IGCSE exam. It wasn’t written under timed conditions so the middle paragraphs are slightly longer than you’d ideally aim for in your own, but I tried to include all of the main important ideas that you’d need for a high A or A* (L7/L8/L9) grade at GCSE — including analysis of form, structure and language, a clear layout, a central argument and understanding deeper meanings and alternative interpretations. Enjoy!

For students taking IGCSE in Literature, the absolute best way to ensure a high grade is to familiarise yourself with the assessment objectives (AOs). This page will give you a breakdown of each objective, so that you can understand them and what examiners are looking for in plain language. You then need to make sure each essay you write contains all this stuff! There are two IGCSE syllabuses for Cambridge: 0475 and 0992. Although they’re almost exactly the same in marking, I’ve given both versions below for you so that you can see your own exams clearly. Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE 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.

For students taking IGCSE in Literature, the absolute best way to ensure a high grade is to understand how the mark scheme works. This page will give you a breakdown of everything you need to know so that you can what examiners are looking for in plain language. You then need to make sure each essay you write contains all this stuff! Before understanding the mark scheme, make sure you’ve looked at the Assessment Objectives and you know how those work. There are two IGCSE syllabuses for Cambridge: 0475 and 0992. Although they’re almost exactly the same in marking, I’ve given both versions below for you so that you can see your own exams clearly. Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE 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.

Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland. 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 ‘Checking Out Me History’ by John Agard. 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 is an example answer written by a teacher, in timed conditions (hence being slightly rushed at the end!). The answer would receive close to full marks, as it contains a clear set of organised ideas, with advanced vocabulary and techniques - providing a dynamic and sustained personal voice and engaging style. Use it to compare and contrast with your own example answers. Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 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. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen. 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