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.

Designed for the AQA ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (9-1). This sheet covers Agard’s ‘Checking Out Me History’ and provides an overview of: Context A short-summary 5 key quotes with interpretations Form and Structure Poems that could be compared with ‘Checking Out Me History’

Designed for the AQA ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (9-1). This sheet covers Armitages’ ‘Remains’ and provides an overview of: Context A short-summary 5 key quotes with interpretations Form and Structure Poems that could be compared with ‘Remains’

Designed for the AQA ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (9-1). This sheet covers William Blake’s ‘London’ and provides an overview of: Context A short-summary 5 key quotes with interpretations Form and Structure Poems that could be compared with ‘London’

Designed for the AQA ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster (9-1). This sheet covers Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ and provides an overview of: Context A short-summary 5 key quotes with interpretations Form and Structure Poems that could be compared with ‘Bayonet Charge’

The following essay was written in response to the following question: ‘‘Compare the ways poets present ideas about war in Bayonet Charge and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’ (AQA). The answer achieved 20 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.