Scrbbly - A* Grade Literature + Language Resources
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Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
A full mark / A* grade A Level example answer written in response to an AQA English Literature ‘Modern Times’ past paper question. This is the type of essay that you’ll find at college or university level, as well as in A Level exams such as OCR American Literature ‘Comparative and Contextual Study’, WJEC’S Unseen Component 3 and more.
THE QUESTION:
Explore the significance of the emptiness of modern life in this extract. Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways that Yates shapes meanings.
This 7-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
The exam question (AQA Modern Times past paper, contextual study)
The extract
The A* grade model essay answer
A series of tasks and exercises helping students to reflect on the model answer and develop their own response
Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack
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An unseen prose sample answer in response to the question: In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, how does the writer allow you to have sympathy for the woman and her situation? The extract and question are also provided!
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
The extract
The question + guidance
The example answer
A study task that helps students to identify key concepts and skills in the response
Reasons to love this resource:
Great for practising exam technique
A high quality response that shows good structuring and deep analysis
A guided reading task
Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack
Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you!
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An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
Macbeth Revision Bundle
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An unseen poetry sample answer written by a 15 year old student, aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The response is written about Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’.
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
The poem
The question + guidance
The example answer
A study task that helps students to identify key concepts and skills in the response
Reasons to love this resource:
Great for practising exam technique
A high quality response that shows good structuring and deep analysis
A guided reading task
Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack
Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you!
You may also be interested in:
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
Macbeth Revision Bundle
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An unseen poetry practise question for GCSE or A Level (age 14-18), aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The poem is an iconic meditation on life choices and the nature of existence: Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’.
This 4-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
The question
Breakdown of keywords
The poem
Tips for answering the question
Example plan
Tasks + exercises
Reasons to love this resource:
Great for practising exam technique
Can be set for students in timed conditions, or used more generally
A high quality literary poem that challenges students to analyse deeply
Guidance and support throughout, with example plan
Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack
Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you!
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An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
Macbeth Revision Bundle
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Doll’s House’ by Katherine Mansfield; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘Stability’ by Philip K Dick; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Axe’ by Penelope Fitzgerald; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘Gabriel-Ernest’ by Hector Hugh Munro Saki; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
CHARACTER LIST AND A BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Cat and Mouse’ by Ted Hughes - perfect for teaching or revision, but also suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students.
Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM ANALYSIS
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY REVISION BUNDLE here!
You may also be interested in:
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2023 - BUNDLE PART 1
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Tower’ by Marghanita Laski; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level, Volume 2 (2021-23) Bundle!
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce so you can see whether the complete bundle is suitable for you!
Each story analysis in the bundle includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Stories included in the bundle:
‘A Warning to the Curious’ - MR James
‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ - Ambrose Bierce
‘Death in the Woods’ - Sherwood Anderson
‘Gabriel-Ernest’ - Hector Hugh Munro Saki
‘Haywards Heath’ - Aminatta Forna
‘Stability’ - Philip K Dick
‘The Axe’ - Penelope Fitzgerald
‘The Black Ball’ Ralph Ellison
‘The Doll’s House’ - Katherine Mansfield
‘The Lady’s Maid’s Bell’ - Edith Wharton
‘The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion’ - Thomas Hardy
‘The Paper Menagerie’ - Ken Liu
‘The Plantation’ - Ovo Adagha
‘The Tower’ - Marghanita Laski
‘When it Happens’ - Margaret Atwood
You may also be interested in:
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2023 - BUNDLE PART 1
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2023 - BUNDLE PART 2
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An 8-page resource which provides a full breakdown of AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 Section B, Question 5 - including a process for answering the question, sample questions, mark scheme and exercises.
This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
OVERVIEW
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN
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.
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For GCSE + iGCSE English Language exams, you have to be good at reading and be
able to understand what you’ve read on a deep level (we call this ‘comprehension’).
Equally, for the creative writing questions, you will be so much better at writing stories or descriptions if you have a lot of experience with reading.
So, the best way to improve your reading skills is, of course, to read, read and read
some more! Develop your reading habits, figuring out which genres and writers you
love, then delving deeper into their work over time.
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 Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here.
Or our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here.
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Door in the Wall’ by H G Wells; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘Of White Hairs and Crickets’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘Report on the Threatened City’ by Doris Lessing; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘Of White Hairs and Crickets’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘Five-Twenty’ by Patrick White; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘Of White Hairs and Crickets’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Prison’ by Bernard Malamud; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘Of White Hairs and Crickets’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘Tyres’ by Adam Thorpe; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘Of White Hairs and Crickets’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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This 8-page digital + printable + PPT + worksheet revision resource covers everything you need to know about the Tragic genre of Othello! As a tragedy, the play follows strict rules and conventions - students who understand these conventions are able to analyse the text on a deeper level.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level students!
This digital + printable pdf document contains:
An overview of Tragedy in Othello
How Othello fits within the Tragic Genre
Key Terms + How they relate to the play
Need more Othello help? Grab our FREE resource here:
Othello - The Complete Plot Summary/Breakdown
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A 24-page revision resource with a detailed critical breakdown of context in Othello. Suitable for students of all levels - GCSE, iGCSE + A Level!
This digital + printable + PPT + worksheet document includes:
The genre of Tragedy
The Principles of Aristotelian Tragedy
The Ottoman Empire
Venice Background
African Presence in England
Literary Inspirations
Who is Othello?
Shakespeare’s Background
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
Need more Othello help? Grab our FREE resource here:
Othello - The Complete Plot Summary/Breakdown
Buy our COMPLETE OTHELLO BUNDLE here!
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