A 16-page pdf + ppt resource which gives an introduction to AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading + Writing), fully broken down for students. This resource is great for encouraging students to develop a structured, systematic approach to each section, before attempting to write any example answers! It’s provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying. The resource includes the following: STUDY + REVISION TIPS KEY SKILLS HOW TO STUDY HOW TO GET TOP MARKS BREAKDOWN OF THE PAPER TIMINGS HOW TO APPROACH EACH QUESTION MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES NOTES FROM THE EXAM BOARD CONTENT GUIDANCE *If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. * 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. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A huge resource! This document contains a full breakdown of a range of key context points, organised into categories, for students to use in their essays and analysis of the play. Tasks and exercises also included. This 10-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: AUTHORIAL CONTEXT SOCIOPOLITICAL CONTEXT EDWARDIAN SOCIETY THE WORLD WARS CULTURAL CONTEXT - GENDER + CLASS COMMUNISM THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE GENERAL STRIKE, HUNGER MARCH + JARROW MARCH GUERNICA + THE BLITZ THE LIBERAL + LABOUR PARTIES BONUS MATERIAL varied tasks and exercises on each topic 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. 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 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 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 eight different genres that relate to Priestley’s 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!

Everything you need to teach or study AQA Paper 1, Question 4! These argumentative essays were written by students in timed conditions, in response to the June 2017 (Rosabel) past paper for AQA English Language Paper 1. Marking and feedback by an AQA Examiner has been provided underneath. The essays are a range of levels, for differentiated teaching and also to encourage comparison and contrast of structures and approaches. This 10 page resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study. Contents Question + Breakdown Sample Essay 1 (with a structural breakdown) Marking + Feedback 16/20 Sample Essay 2 Marking + Feedback 13/20 Sample Essay 3 Marking + Feedback 9/20 Tasks + Exercises Link to the paper If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. 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. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

This resource provides a full summary of Macbeth, broken down into Acts and Scenes. Perfect for teaching or studying - for students of all levels. Before delving deeper into the ideas of the play (and often before even reading the play itself), it’s crucial that students have access to an overview of the key events. This digital + printable + PPT resource helps them to understand structure and characterisation more clearly and precisely. CONTENTS: Acts 1-5 fully covered Each scene broken down into 1-2 sentence summaries Guided study of key plot points Visual aids for additional support … Looking for more support? Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Download our Macbeth Character Analysis for FREE as an example resource, to see whether the complete bundle is right for you! … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. … You may also be interested in: The Complete Power + Conflict Poetry Bundle Our Complete AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1 Bundle Check out our shop here.

A full, succinct summary of the each act and scene in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply. This 8-page resource is provided as a pdf and editable word document. Plot summary the text broken down into clear, manageable sections Acts 1-3 fully covered Comprehension Tasks: designed to help students focus on key details of the text encourages detailed understanding of characters and their relationships differentiated levels with extension exercises for each Act Exercises: creative letter writing analysis of speeches and stage directions 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 Act 1, Scene 6 in Macbeth, including comprehension questions and wider expansion tasks. This resource can be used as a full lesson, or for revision and deeper analysis. This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource contains: An overview of Act 1.6 Key vocabulary The Scene Comprehension Questions Context: High Treason Form, Structure + Language Analysis Reasons to love this resource: Encourages students to read and understand Shakespearean language A range of tasks focused on characterisation A deeper look into language techniques and dramatic devices Application of context for further analysis Looking for more support? Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Download our Macbeth Character Analysis for FREE here to see whether the complete bundle is right for you. … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. … You may also be interested in: The Complete Power + Conflict Poetry Bundle Our Complete AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1 Bundle Check out our shop here.

Here’s an essay completed by one of my students taking the ‘AQA Power and Conflict’ poetry module. It was his first comparative essay and his first poetry essay, so he did amazingly well! However, there is also clear room for improvement - I would expect the same student to be on a minimum of an L7 / A Grade by the time he takes his exams. I have given detailed feedback underneath to help him improve, plus a breakdown of the mark scheme and grade boundaries to show how his essay would convert to a specific grade. Teaching or studying AQA Power + Conflict Poetry? Have a resource on us! Download our Ozymandias Study Guide here! View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here! Teaching or studying the whole WJEC collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here! View our full WJEC GCSE POETRY BUNDLE here. Teaching or studying the full Cambridge A Level Literature course? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE A LEVEL POETRY BUNDLE here. Teaching or studying the Edexcel IGCSE Literature course? Take a look at our EDEXCEL 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 is a borderline L7 -L8 Comparative Essay example that was completed by a student in time, with bonus feedback from an AQA examiner at the end. This 8-page resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF, worksheet and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study. Want to preview our study guides? Download our our Ozymandias Study Guide for FREE here! “If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours.” View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here! You may also be interested in: The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

A great way to introduce students to the key concepts of Macbeth! This full lesson resource helps students to build confidence with reading Shakespearean language, interpreting key meanings and delving deeper into thematic and contextual analysis. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students! **This digital + printable pdf document includes the following: ** Reading + Understanding Act 1.1 Vocabulary list Comprehension tasks Analysis tasks (setting + atmosphere) Thematic research - The Supernatural Personal Response - Does Evil really exist? Contextual research - Witches Note: with the research tasks, students are encouraged to do their own reading. You could also use our Complete Context Revision document to support learning. Reasons to love this resource: A full breakdown of the opening of Macbeth Guided study tasks to help students engage with deeper ideas A great introduction to the ideas of the play A range of tasks and exercises to encourage a personal response Help students to achieve higher grades Suitable for students of all levels Visual aids for additional support! Looking for more support? Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Download our Macbeth Character Analysis for FREE as an example resource, to see whether the complete bundle is right for you! … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. … You may also be interested in: The Complete Power + Conflict Poetry Bundle Our Complete AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1 Bundle Check out our shop here.

Here’s a full lesson and study guide for the poem ‘Afternoons’ by Philip Larkin. Everything you need to know about the poem, plus tasks, essay questions + more! View our COMPLETE WJEC GCSE POETRY bundle here. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE Poetry Anthology. This digital + printable pdf resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS CONTEXT ATTITUDES + MESSAGES THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS KEY QUOTATIONS EXTRA TASKS COMPREHENSION EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here You may also be interested in: To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle An Inspector Calls 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 other literature and language resources.

A complete lesson and study guide for the poem ‘Living Space’ by Imtiaz Dharker, Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE Poetry Anthology for 2025. This PDF resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS CONTEXT ATTITUDES + MESSAGES THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS KEY QUOTATIONS EXTRA TASKS COMPREHENSION EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole WJEC collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here. You may also be interested in: To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle An Inspector Calls 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 other literature and language resources.

A full lesson and study guide for the poem ‘Cozy Apologia’ by Rita Dove. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE Poetry for 2024. This digital + printable PDF resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ATTITUDES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Want to know more about how our resources work? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here View our WJEC GCSE POETRY BUNDLE here. You may also be interested in: To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle Please review our content - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. Check out our shop for other literature and language resources

An overview of John Keats, his life and influences. Perfect for teaching or studying at any level! This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource contains the following: Keats’ Background Keats’ Romantic Relationships Bright Star Critical Reception and Legacy Extension Task: Shelley’s Adonais Reasons to love this resource: A full introduction to Keats, Romantic poetry + Key Literary concepts A range of contextual details that can be used in essays to supplement analysis Excerpts from Keats’ poems and letters A short poetry analysis task centred around Adonais, Shelley’s elegy to Keats Check our COMPLETE KEATS BUNDLE here! You may also be interested in: UNSEEN POETRY + PROSE BUNDLE 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.

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.

This A* grade Robert Frost essay was completed by an A Level student – not in timed conditions. She planned and thought thoroughly before writing, and edited the piece before handing it in. According to the mark scheme it received 23/25 (92%), which would translate to an A* grade at A-Level. The piece can also be used as an example for any student studying Frost at any level. I have suggested some edits, which occur in bold throughout the essay. For our full Frost poetry bundle, click 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.

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.

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.

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.