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‘The reader never feels optimistic when reading the Aeneid; the epic is completely depressing.’
‘The reader never feels optimistic when reading the Aeneid; the epic is completely depressing.’’ It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students. It is intended to be used by AS/A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘World of the Hero’ specification.
*Also includes essay plan, comparing evidence that is optimistic and depressing, in addition to relevant scholarship
‘Admirable but unlikeable.’ Explain whether Dido deserves this description
The following mid-response answer is focused on the extent to which Dido can be percieved as admirable but unlikeable. It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students , intended to be used by AS/A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘World of the Hero’ specification.
Homer's Iliad Knowledge Organiser
A knowledge organiser which includes a brief overview of key characters, themes and context. This has been designed for the use of AS/A Level students studying the OCR specification for ‘World of the Hero’
Imperial Image Timeline
Timeline for Imperial Image - OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations. Split into sections for easy revision of key dates.
How does Dickens use the ghosts to help Scrooge change his attitudes and behaviour?
A high-level response to the 2019 AQA ‘A Christmas Carol’ exam question: How does Dickens use the ghosts to help Scrooge change his attitudes and behaviour?’ The answer, in total, secured 26/30 marks.
The page following the exemplar itself contains a responding to feedback sheet to prompt redrafts to help improve answers.
‘’Dido was an innocent victim for whom we can feel nothing but absolute sympathy.’’
The following answers scored 26 out of 30 marks and is focused on Dido as a victim throughout Books 1 - 4 of Virgil’s Aeneid. It can be used as an example essay after mocks or as a source of revision for students hoping to attain higher grades, intended to be used by AS/A-Level students studying the OCR Classical Civilisation ‘World of the Hero’ specification.
'Bust' - American Experiences of the New Deal Knowledge Organiser/Revision Placemat
AQA America: USA Opportunity and Inequality 1920-1973 Knowledge Organiser for 'Section 2 - ‘Bust: American Experiences of the New Deal’.
A3 in size and provides an overview of:
Causes of the Boom
Effects of the Depression
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt and His ‘New Deal’ (including successes, failures and the Alphabet Agencies)
Changes for African-Americans and Women
Bundle
AS/A-Level OCR Classical Civilisations - Imperial Image Revision Bundle
A bundle of resources for the OCR Classical Civilisation AS/A-Level specification for ‘‘Imperial Image’’.
This bundle contains:
A detailed revision guide
Exemplar Answers
A fill-in revision guide
Revision quizzes that cover the whole course (with answers)
Knowledge Organisers
Summary Notes Revision Booklet
Mindmaps
Timeline
Scholarship
Literary Sources Annotations + Visual Sources Themed Grids
Knowledge Organisers/Revision Placemats (topics 1-4)
Greek Religion Revision Quizzes: OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations
Greek Religion (OCR Classical Civilisations) - a set of revision quizzes which cover the whole of the course.
Each quiz has a set of 10 questions (with one containing five questions) which cover a previous one/two lessons. Designed to be used as part of retrieval practice for A-Level students. They can be used as a bell-task activity or as part of revision, allowing students to consolidate their knowledge on previous lessons before moving forward and make links to the wider context.
245 facts can be learnt through completing these quizzes!
This resource also contains answers to all quizzes.
They are tagged together, with titles at the top to make storage easy.
Model Answers AQA GCSE History: America - Opportunity and Inequality
A selection of 12 exemplar essays written in response to exam questions concerning the AQA GCSE Specification for ‘America - Opportunity and Inequality’ (1920-1973). All answers were high attaining and there is an example for each question type (4,8 and 12 markers). These can be used as a source of revision or to help develop essay writing skills before/after an examination.
Myth and Religion: Revision Checklist
Revision checklist for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation: ‘Myth and Religion,’ covering all eight topics studied as part of the course and covering the contents found within the specification.
The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910 - 1929 (WJEC GCSE History) Knowledge Organiser
Knowledge organiser covering WJEC’s GCSE specification for 'A Nation of Contrasts), covering:
Immigration
Religion and Race
Crime and Corruption
Boom and Prosperity
Ku Klux Klan
NAACP
Entertainment
Women
This can easily be adapted for the use of students studying other exam specifications concerning US history.
Foundation Stories: Knowledge Organiser
Designed for students to use who are studying/following the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisations specification, covering 1.4: Foundation Stories.
Religion and the City, Temples: Knowledge Organiser - GCSE Classical Civilisations
This knowledge organiser has been designed for students studying OCR’s GCSE Specification for Myth and Religion and covers 1.3 'Religion and the City: Temples.’ It provides an overview of:
The importance of the sanctuary
Sacrifices
Greek Priests
Roman Priests (Pontifices, Augurs and the Vestal Virgins)
Temple Buildings (Greek and Roman)
Parthenon
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Portunus
The Pantheon
Imperial Image: Prescribed Visual and Literary Sources Grid (OCR A-Level Classical Civilisations)
A breakdown of all prescribed visual and literary sources into relevant themes (see below) for the OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation Specification for ‘Imperial Image,’ intended for the use of AS/A-Level students.
The themes included are:
Religious Leader
Relationship with Julius Caesar
Pater Patriae
Legacy and Later Representations
Imperial Family
Imperator
Image in the Empire
Golden Age
Divi Filius
Cultural Hero
City of Rome
Campaign against Mark Antony and Cleopatra
This document is intended to highlight the sources which would be most relevant to include in essay questions, particularly the short-essay and extended response.
Myth and Religion: Prescribed Literary Sources Annotated Booklet
Designed for GCSE students studying OCR’s specification for ‘Myth and Religion.’ The document contains fully-annotated notes on all prescribed literary sources
'Kamikaze' - Summary Sheet
Designed for the AQA ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (9-1). This sheet covers Beatrice Garland’s ‘Kamikaze’ and provides an overview of:
Context
A short-summary
5 key quotes with interpretations
Form and Structure
Poems that could be compared with ‘Kamikaze’
Poppies - Summary Sheet
Designed for the AQA ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (9-1). This sheet covers Weirs’ ‘Poppies’ and provides an overview of:
Context
A short-summary
5 key quotes with interpretations
Form and Structure
Poems that could be compared with ‘Poppies’
Compare the ways the poets present a loss of power in ‘London’ and in one other poem
The following essay was written in response to the following question: ‘‘Compare the ways the poets present a loss of power in ‘London’ and in one other poem from power and conflict’ (AQA). The answer was high attaining and achieved 25 out of a possible 30 marks. It can be used as a form of revision or when responding to feedback to enhance essay skills and further develop analytical writing style.
Dramatic Devices in 'An Inspector Calls'
The following document contains a break-down of some of the key dramatic devices and features in Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls,’ with evidence from the text and interpretations.