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!).
This resource takes you through the process of an unseen prose practice exam - where you’re given an extract from a longer story or novel to analyse in detail. As there is no context, you would be expected to treat this exam as a close reading task - the purpose is to identify a lot of form, structure and language features, and use those to analyse the piece deeply, whilst focusing on the question.
An unseen prose practise question for GCSE or A Level (age 14-18), aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The extract is from Perkins-Gilman’s brilliant short story, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’
This 6-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
Background information
The question + guidance
The extract
Writing task
Example plan
Further tasks + exercises
Reasons to love this resource:
Great for practising exam technique
A high quality literary extract that challenges students to analyse deeply
Lots of guidance and support, including an 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 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 unseen prose practise question for GCSE or A Level (age 14-18), aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The extract is from James Joyce’s short story ‘Araby’.
This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
A 7-step process for writing an exam answer
The question + guidance
The extract
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 extract that challenges students to analyse deeply
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
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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!
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An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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An introduction to unseen poetry - including a breakdown of the key concepts needed to analyse it.
This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
A breakdown of the term ‘unseen poetry’
How to respond to a completely unseen poem
How to turn your response into a structured essay answer
Suggested length and plan for unseen responses
Troubleshooting tips and support
Recommended Reading List
A suggested list of great poets
Reasons to love this resource:
Great for students who are starting out with unseen poetry concepts
A good document to use, before practicing any real unseen poetry questions
Demystifies mark schemes and essay structures
Lots of recommended reading to help students gain confidence and build interest in poetry
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 introduction to Unseen Poetry and Prose questions - including a breakdown of the key concepts needed to analyse these in detail. **This resource is completely FREE! **
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
A breakdown of the term ‘unseen exam question’
How to prepare for an unseen exam
A breakdown of different types of unseen question
A range of unseen example questions
How to plan the answer
Example plan structure
Advice on mark schemes
Reasons to love this resource:
Great for students who are starting out with unseen poetry concepts
A good document to use first, before practicing any real unseen poetry questions
Demystifies mark schemes and essay structures
Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack
You may also be interested in:
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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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
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Studying or Teaching Emily Dickinson’s collection? Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level.
For a limited time, this resource is completely FREE!
This digital + printable + worksheet resource includes:
POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
TASKS AND EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here.
Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE
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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.
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Here’s how to grade boundaries for AQA GCSE English Language yourself. Figuring out how to convert a mark into an actual grade can be very confusing! We’ve broken it down here for you so that it’s clearer and more manageable to see how you’re doing on practise questions and papers.
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.
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A full breakdown of the characters in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply.
This ** 9-page digital + printable pdf resource** includes:
MR BIRLING
MRS BIRLING
THE INSPECTOR
EVA SMITH
SHEILA
ERIC
GERALD
BONUS MATERIAL
4 Varied Tasks + Exercises
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
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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!
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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!
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A GCSE or iGCSE style essay, completed by a student in timed conditions. It received an A / L7 Grade, but it is only around 1-2 marks off an A* / L8 Grade.
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.
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Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE .
Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE
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An example essay completed by a 15 year old GCSE student, not in timed conditions. This piece received a B Grade (Level 6), but was 2 marks off an A - it was the first essay the student attempted for An Inspector Calls, so it’s great for teaching or revision - especially for students who are just starting out with studying the play.
This 3-page digital + printable pdf resource / handout includes:
THE QUESTION
THE ESSAY
TEACHER MARKING
FEEDBACK
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you.
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A full, succinct summary of the plot in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply.
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
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A full mark essay for An Inspector Calls, written as a model answer by a teacher and AQA GCSE Literature examiner. Perfect as a handout for teachers, or for students revising and aiming for top marks in the exam!
This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
THE QUESTION
THE ESSAY
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you.
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An A* / Level 9 / High grade essay on the theme of gender inequality in Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, written by a student. This resource also contains a series of tasks, targeted at helping students to understand essay composition and the examiner marking process.
This 3-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
THE QUESTION
THE ESSAY
BONUS MATERIAL
3 tasks and exercises targeted towards helping students to better understand the mark scheme, assessment criteria and essay structuring
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you.
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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.
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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.
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