These questions are suitable for students and writers of all levels; they are intended to help individuals to explore a range of possible scenarios and environments. It may be useful to plan many more answers than you eventually write, you may also want to write multiple plans with different concepts for the same prompt or question, so that you can get a feeling for what works and what doesn’t. 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. 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!

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. 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 are a range of practice essay questions for Ted Hughes’ poetry that are written following the CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE 0475 / 0992 style exam format. Some are taken directly from past papers, whereas others are composed using similar wording and structures that are used for other poets on that syllabus. Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you! 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 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 is a Ted Hughes’ Argumentative A* / L9 Essay Example written in timed conditions. Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you! 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 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 are students analysis/notes of ‘Hawk Roosting’ by Ted Hughes. Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you! 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 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 Hughes’ Football At Slack L7 / A Grade Essay Example + Feedback Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you! 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 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 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.

This resource contains a detailed revision of English Language Paper 2, Section B: Letter Writing Task + Full Mark Example Answer; it is suitable for study at KS3 / GCSE, IGCSE, and A-Level (8th-12th Grade in the US). This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: THE PLAN HOW TO APPROACH THE QUESTION EXAMPLE ANSWER 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 poetry essay example on the poem ‘The Planners’ by Boey Kim Cheng with a teachers’ feedback at the bottom. It’s suitable for students taking the CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE Literature exams. View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here. View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here. View our full 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. Check our shop for other literature and language resources.

Here’s an A/L7 Grade GCSE/IGCSE Essay Example ‘Ozymandias + Power’ with a teachers’ feedback at the bottom. It’s suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the following exams: AQA GCSE Literature CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE Literature WJEC GCSE Literature View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here. View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here. View our full 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. Check 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.

A complete step-by-step guide for how to plan and write a Macbeth essay, which works both for coursework and exams under timed conditions. This document is perfect for guiding students with essay structuring and planning, as well as refining their knowledge of the play. Tailored towards GCSE + iGCSE students, but also helpful for those studying at a higher level - check the preview for further info! NOTE: this is a breakdown of the essay questions - if you’re looking for example essays, see our Macbeth - Example GCSE + iGCSE Essays, A*-C Grades (L9-L5) and our Macbeth - Example A-Level Essays This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following: -A full breakdown of the essay planning process Two example essay plans An annotated extract that guides students with how to select evidence Breakdown of keywords and focus of the essay question Support with developing clear, concise and thoughtful topic sentences Support with selecting the correct evidence to suit points Support with integrating contextual and thematic concepts 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! 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.

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 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 more English literature and language resources.

An unseen prose practise task for GCSE or A Level (ages 14-18), aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The extract is from Mark Twain’s ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. This 3-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: Contextual information on the text The question + guidance The extract: Raft scene Extension tasks: Genre + Social Realism Reasons to love this resource: Great for practising exam technique A range of tasks and exercises designed to help students build confidence A high quality literary extract that challenges students to analyse deeply Fun and interesting writing, that captivates readers 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 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 more English literature and language resources.

These essays were written by students in timed conditions, in response to the June 2017 past paper for AQA English Language Paper 1. Marking and feedback by an AQA Examiner has been provided as well. 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. 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 an L7/A Grade Essay Example on Ted Hughes’ poems ‘Football at Slack’. Great for teaching, or for students who are revising and want to take their essays to the next level! This digital + printable pdf document includes: Example Plan The Essay Question The Full L7 / A Grade Essay The Essay Question Feedback Teaching or studying the full collection? Take a look at our COMPLETE TED HUGHES IGCSE BUNDLE This bundle contains: A summary of all the poems Thematic and contextual analysis of all poems Form, structure + language analysis for all poems Comprehension tasks + exercises for all poems Practice questions Hughes - biography + context L9 / A* Grade two-poem essay example 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.

“Lake Narcissus. Summer. I used to think it was the most incredible place on Earth; on days like this — when the angry winds that whipped through the valley were still — the clear blue sky rippled off the surface of the shimmering water: a giant, serene mirror…” Here’s a story about death vs life, thoughts vs impulses and the restorative beauty of nature. I’ve been teaching a lot of creative writing recently and yesterday my student challenged me to sit and write a story with her: so here it is! It’s suitable for students studying Narrative writing at GCSE or IGCSE level (AQA, CIE / Cambridge, WJEC / Eduqas, CCEA, OCR, Edexcel and more). ** WARNING: The content may be upsetting for some readers as it explores mental health and depression** This is an example response to a GCSE Narrative Writing - A* L9 Full Mark Example. Written by an AQA examiner. Warning: It does contain references to depression and mental health issues, as part of the story. I’ve added the plan to the description below so you can check whether it’s right for you and/or your students. This digital + printable pdf resource includes the following: THE QUESTION ‘Write a story, set in a mountainous area, as suggested by the picture in the document’ THE PLAN 1- character views the mountain lake landscape 2 - feels sad and depressed, thinks about jumping in the lake 3 - a girl appears, starts running towards the water 4 - she jumps in, he is worried that she’ll drown and jumps in after her 5 - he saves her, they sit on the shore of the lake together THE ANSWER WRITING TASK View our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA 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!

A full breakdown of staging, performances and setting in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply. This 4-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: LOCATION: A SUBURBAN MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSE TIME PERIOD: 1912 (Edwardian Era) STAGING + PERFORMANCE Lighting Irony Costume BONUS MATERIAL varied tasks and exercises on each aspect of setting and performance Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS 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. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A full breakdown of the genres in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply. This ** 7-page digital + printable pdf resource** includes the following genres: DETECTIVE FICTION WELL-MADE PLAY MODERN MORALITY PLAY CRIME THRILLER SOCIAL REALISM MELODRAMA DRAWING ROOM PLAY BONUS MATERIAL Varied Tasks + Exercises on each genre Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS 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. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Studying John Keats? He’s a brilliant genius, but he’s also pretty tricky to understand! In this resource, you’ll find some of the critical interpretations and tragic elements from the poem ‘Lamia’. Check our complete John Keats Bundle! View OUR SHOP!