AQA GCSE English Literature Anthology: Telling Tales – ‘Chemistry'

This is a ‘stand-alone’ revision piece from the for The AQA Anthology for English Literature short stories ‘Telling Tales’

The revision resource looks at the exam question ‘How do writers present families in ‘Chemistry’ and in one other story from Telling Tales?’ The revision lesson focuses on the following topics:

• To choose the question you want to answer.
• To make a sensible choice about the second story you will write about.
• To look carefully at the question to make sure you understand it.
• Planning what you are going to write.

Exemplars have been included within the resource to demonstrate what should be present within the essay.

Also included are two extra revision lessons of how to comment upon structure and form within short stories. The two extra lessons cover the following:

• Understanding what constitutes as ‘form’ when analysing Literature.
• How to comment on the use of form and extend your analysis.
• How to improve your analysis, based on peer assessment.