Hi! I'm a graduate from the University of Cambridge, where I read Natural Sciences. The resources available on my store helped me achieve straight 9s at GCSE and all A*s at A level. We also offer tutoring - please reach out at revisionnotes9@gmail.com
Hi! I'm a graduate from the University of Cambridge, where I read Natural Sciences. The resources available on my store helped me achieve straight 9s at GCSE and all A*s at A level. We also offer tutoring - please reach out at revisionnotes9@gmail.com
For the ‘Forward Poems of the Decade’ cluster - detailed, high-level analysis of the Edexcel English Literature Poetry Culture for AS and A level, containing all 20 poems.
The poems analysed are:
Fanthorpe’s ‘A Minor Role’
Copus’ ‘An Easy Passage’
Armitage’s ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’
Agbabi’s ‘Eat Me’
Jenkins’ ‘Effects’
Motion’s ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’
Morrissey’s ‘Genetics’
Ford’s ‘Giuseppe’
Burnside’s ‘History’
Nagra’s ‘Look We Have Coming To Dover!’
Barber’s ‘Material’
Turnbull’s ‘Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn’
Thorpe’s ‘On Her Blindness’
Heaney’s ‘Out of the Bag’
O’Driscoll’s ‘Please Hold’
Doshi’s ‘The Deliverer’
Flynn’s ‘The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled’
Feaver’s ‘The Gun’
Duhig’s ‘The Lammas Hireling’
Dunmore’s ‘To My Nine-Year-Old Self’
Also includes a comparison table on particularly compatible poem combinations, with introductions and A* level sample paragraphs
Exhaustive quotations pack for William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies.’
Detailed quotations list from the novel, suitable for GCSE study.
Quotes are categorised by:
chapter
theme
character
Brief analysis or detail is included beside each quote
Quotation lists by character/theme - ideal for final revision before an exam, with an additional page for you to fill in detail on the contexts of the text
This lesson explores the theme of Divinity in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The resource includes a powerpoint, exploring key quotations with opportunity for close language analysis, and pointing out contextual links, and also includes a handout for students to make notes which allows for analysis and synoptic links to be built whilst providing key information and quotes to hand.
Includes a unique, qualitative graph on recurrance of divine imagery in the play.
Sample essay on the character Banquo from the play ‘Macbeth,’ by Shakespeare, answering the question 'How does Shakespeare use the character of Banquo to explore the key themes in ‘Macbeth.’ Detailed AO2 analysis, with technical terms used and close reference to the text throughout the answer. A highly specific introduction sets up this response.
This bestseller revision guide, produced by a Biological Natural Sciences Student at the University of Cambridge, contains detailed, high-level revision notes for the entire Edexcel A Level Biology Course - Specification A (SNAB).
Separate documents cover each of Topics 1-8, in addition to the Core Practical Guide - a total of 81 condensed, revision ready pages of typed up notes, with diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate key ideas and processes.
Content for Topics 1-4 appear in any of the three papers. Paper 1 uses Topics 5 and 6, and Paper 2 covers Topics 7 and 8. Paper 3 is a synoptic paper drawing across the entire specification with particular focus on practical work and data analysis - a pre-release booklet with also be featured in this paper.
The guides for Topics 1-4 are also suitable for preparation for the AS examinations.
Topics Included:
Topic 1 - Lifestyle, Health and Risk (Cardiovascular Systems)
Topic 2 - Genes and Health (Genetics and Cystic Fibrosis)
Topic 3 - Voice of the Genome (Development and Genetic Control)
Topic 4 - Natural Environment (Plants, Sustainability and Evolution)
Topic 5 - On the Wild Side (Photosynthesis and Climate Change)
Topic 6 - Infection, Immunity and Forensics
Topic 7 - Run For Your Life (Muscles, Respiration, Exercise and Homeostasis)
Topic 8 - Grey Matter (Nervous Control, Vision, Brain, GM)
Also included is a Core Practical Guide, which covers the methodology, as well as many other experimental considerations, for all 18 core practicals covered in the course. These can be assessed in relevant papers: CP 1-9 can appear in any of the three papers, CP 10-15 can appear in Papers 1 & 3, and CP 16-18 can appear in Papers 2 & 3.
Overall, this bundle saves you 37% off the total price of the 9 individual resources.
Scanned copy of an exemplar script which scored 100% (96/96) on the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 in June 2018. Front page, with proof of marks awarded, is included.
Modern Text: Lord of the Flies
Poetry Option: Power and Conflict
Optional Questions Answered:
13. How does Golding present Simon as different from the other boys on the island?
26. Compare how poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one
other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’
This student script selected London by William Blake as their poem of comparison
Unseen Poetry Questions:
27.1. In ‘On Aging’ how does the poet present the speaker’s attitudes to growing old?
27.2. In both ‘Jessie Emily Schofield’ and ‘On Aging’ the speakers describe their
attitudes to the effects of growing old. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present these attitudes?
Detailed, high-level revision notes for the AQA AS Chemistry course. Separate files cover each of Year 12 Physical, Organic, and Inorganic Topics and these can be used again for preparation for the final A Level exams in Year 13.
Topics Included:
Physical: Atomic Structure, Amount of Substance, Structure and Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Equilibria, Redox and Oxidation States
Organic: Nomenclature, Alkanes, Alkenes, Halogenoalkanes, Alcohols, Organic Analysis
Inorganic: Periodicity, The Alkaline Earth Metals, The Halogens
Details on core practicals and organic mechanisms included
Produced by a student reading Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge
Detailed, high-level revision notes for the Edexcel AS Biology A (SNAB) course. Separate files cover each of Topics 1-4, and these can be used again for preparation for the final A Level exams in Year 13.
Topics Included:
Topic 1 - Lifestyle, Health and Risk (Cardiovascular Systems)
Topic 2 - Genes and Health (Genetics and Cystic Fibrosis)
Topic 3 - Voice of the Genome (Development and Genetic Control)
Topic 4 - Natural Environment (Plants, Sustainability and Evolution)
Notes for Core Practicals 1-9 Included
Produced by a student reading Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge
Content-based questions on Topics 1-4 of the SNAB Edexcel Biology A Course, covering the topics required for AS exams which are covered again in the A level exams. Full mark schemes are included
Files included:
Topics 1 and 2 - Questions and Answers
Topics 3 and 4 - Questions and Answers (2 Parts)
Core Practicals - Questions and Answers
This revision pack contains a comprehensive 36-page revision guide, with detailed case study and content notes, in addition to sample papers produced by a student who scored straight 9s at GCSE.
Save 38% by purchasing this bundle, when compared to buying the individual items
An exhaustive pack of Jekyll and Hyde quotes for GCSE study and revision
Detailed quotations list for Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,’ suitable for GCSE study.
Quotes are categorised by:
Chapter
Character / Theme
Literary Technique
Quotes also contain a brief note of analysis or extra detail
Quotation lists by character/theme - ideal for final revision before an exam, with an additional page for you to fill in detail on the contexts of the text
Exhaustive quotations pack for William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, targeted at GCSE students. This pack contains:
1 - A comprehensive quotations list for the play.
Quotes are categorised by:
Act and Scene
Character
Theme
Literary Technique
All quotes also have line references, compatible with most editions of the play.
2- Quotations grid - a list of particularly useful quotes by Act, with columns indicating which themes the quote in question corresponds to. Excellent for final revision for exams
High-level revision resources for ‘The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus’ by Christopher Marlowe, suitable for A Level and AS Level study.
This pack includes:
Quotations from and detailed analysis of each scene in the play
Contexts for Doctor Faustus (AO3)
Ideas for essays - sample paragraphs and introductions included
Sample essay paragraphs on Individual Human Potential
Outlined Essay on the Presentation of Women in Faustus
Produced in accordance with the Edexcel specification but also suitable for other exam boards
Pack of practice questions on AS content for the AQA Chemistry course, covering all topics from physical, organic and inorganic chemistry. Extensive, full mark schemes included.
A comprehensive guide to the ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory Exam, covering all the content required for the test:
Time Signatures and Meter
Tonality - Key Signatures and their connections
Harmonic Analysis, Technical Names and Enharmonics
Clefs
Intervals
Transposition
Instrumentation
Ornamentation
Includes a list of all Technical Terms up to and including Grade 5
Bundle for Edexcel AS Level English Literature Paper 1, with resources for the Modern Poetry, Doctor Faustus and Frankenstein sections. These resources can be used again in Year 13 in preparation for the full A Level.
Modern Poetry - detailed, high level close analysis of each poem
Doctor Faustus - pack of resources ranging from imagery exploration, quotes lists, narrative description, sample essays (see this resource’s individual link for further details)
An exemplar script, scoring full marks for the Faustus essay
Quotations pack for Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
Save** 33%** by purchasing the bundle when compared to the 4 individual items
Detailed, high-level revision notes for Topic 5 - On the Wild Side - of the Edexcel A Level Biology Specification A (SNAB), with 7 pages of typed up notes, with diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate key ideas and processes.
Content for Topic 5 can appear in two of the three A level papers - Paper 1, or the synoptic Paper 3.
Sub-Topics Included:
Ecosystems and Species Distribution
Succession
Chloroplasts and the Reactions of Photosynthesis
Energy Transfer and Feeding Relationships
Climate Change: Evidence, Processes and Consequences
Mathematical Modelling
Carbon Cycle and Sustainability
Adaptation and Speciation including Genomic Evidence for Evolution
This resource was produced by a Biological Natural Sciences Student at the University of Cambridge.
Detailed, high-level revision notes for Topic 4 - Biodiversity and Natural Resources - of the Edexcel A Level Biology Specification A (SNAB), with 10 pages of typed up notes, with diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate key ideas and processes.
Content for Topic 4 can appear in any of the three A level papers.
This guide is also suitable for preparation for the AS examinations.
Sub-Topics Included:
Ecological Niches and Adaptation
Evolution by Natural Selection
Allopatric Speciation
Hardy-Weinberg Equation
Quantifying Biodiversity
Classification
Genetic Diversity within Populations
Plant Cell Ultrastructure
Cellulose and Starch
Lignification, Transpiration and Translocation
Use of Inorganic Ions by Plants
Using Plant Fibres
Drug Development and Clinical Trials
Growing Bacteria and Aseptic Technique
Using Seeds
Sustainability: Seed Banks and Zoos
This resource was produced by a Biological Natural Sciences Student at the University of Cambridge.
Detailed, high-level revision notes for Topic 3 - Voice of the Genome - of the Edexcel A Level Biology Specification A (SNAB), with 6 pages of typed up notes, with diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate key ideas and processes.
Content for Topic 3 can appear in any of the three A level papers.
This guide is also suitable for preparation for the AS examinations.
Sub-Topics Included:
Bacterial Structure
Eukaryotic Cell Ultrastructure
Protein Trafficking
Reproduction
Producing Gametes: Meiosis, Crossing Over and Independent Assortment
Gene Linkage: Autosomal and Sex-Linked
Cell Cycle including Mitosis
Stem Cells
Controlling Development: Regulating Gene Expression by Inhibition in Prokaryotes and by Transcription Factors in Eukaryotes
Epigenetics
Cell Organisation
Cancer
Variation
This resource was produced by a Biological Natural Sciences Student at the University of Cambridge.
A full pack of resources for the AQA English Literature GCSE, also including a guide for approaching the English Language papers. Save 39% by purchasing this bundle instead of all the individual resources.
The following resources are included:
For Macbeth: a sample full mark essay on Banquo, and a full quotations pack in two different formats
For Jekyll and Hyde: a comprehensive quotations bank, with an additional list of quotes by theme/character
For Lord of the Flies: a full quotations pack, with an additional list of quotes by theme/character
For the Power & Conflict Poetry Cluster: highly detailed close analysis of each of the 15 poems, with key quotes, focus on the message, and analysis of methods.
a guide for approaching the English Language papers
a scanned copy of an exemplar English Lit Paper 2 script which scored 100% (96/96) in the 2018 exam series
a sample literature paper set
These resources were produced by a student at the University of Cambridge who achieved straight 9s at GCSE, and studied English up to AS level.
