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!).
Here’s a comprehensive study guide for ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats - everything you need to know about the poem, plus tasks, study questions + more!
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students - including those taking the WJEC GCSE Poetry for 2023 syllabus.
This 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
Check our COMPLETE KEATS 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.
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UNSEEN POETRY + PROSE BUNDLE
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
Macbeth Revision Bundle
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A full study guide resource for the poem ‘Mametz Wood’ by Owen Sheers.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students - including those taking the WJEC GCSE Poetry for 2023 syllabus.
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 WJEC Poetry collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here
View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here.
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To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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Here’s a full study guide for the poem ‘Living Space’ by Imitiaz Dharker,
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE Poetry Anthology for 2023.
This 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
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Excerpt from the Prelude’ by William Wordsworth, from the WJEC GCSE Poetry for 2023.
This 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
Studying the whole 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
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Here’s a full study guide for the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen. Everything you need to know about the poem, plus tasks, essay questions + more!
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 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
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students.
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
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
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A comprehensive study resource for the poem ‘Cozy Apologia’ by Rita Dove.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE Poetry for 2023.
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
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.
Check our shop for other literature and language resources: ([https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ntabani])
Here’s a full study guide for the poem ‘Afternoons’ by Philip Larkin. Everything you need to know about the poem, plus tasks, essay questions + more!
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
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
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This bumper study pack contains a detailed set of study guides for each poem in the Edexcel IGCSE Poetry collection, plus powerpoints, worksheets and bonus material. Perfect for teaching or revising!
Have a resource on us! Download a FREE STUDY GUIDE to see whether the collection is right for you: Blessing - Imitiaz Dharker
Contents:
‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ - Alice Walker
‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ - Dylan Thomas
‘War Photographer’ - Carol Ann Duffy
‘Half-Caste’ - John Agard
‘Hide and Seek’ - Vernon Scannell
‘Remember’ - Christina Rossetti
‘The Tyger’ William Blake
‘Prayer Before Birth’ - Louis MacNiece
‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ - John Keats
‘Sonnet 116’ - William Shakespeare
‘Half Past Two’ - U.A. Fanthorpe
‘Blessing’ - Imitiaz Dharker
‘If’ - Rudyard Kipling
‘Search for My Tongue’ - Sujata Bhatt
‘My Last Duchess’ - Robert Browning
‘Piano’ - D.H. Lawrence
BONUS MATERIAL:
Edexcel IGCSE Poetry Exam Questions + Essay Planning + Example Paragraphs
Each poem resource includes a digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet which covers the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
FORM/STRUCTURE
ATTITUDES
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
ESSAY QUESTIONS
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A detailed breakdown of Frost’s poems, for teachers + students working with the CCEA AS + A Level literature syllabus.
Note: For our other Frost poetry bundle, click here!
Great for teaching, revision, resits, homeschooling, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills and developing students’ confidence in Frost’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Poems Included:
‘Mowing’
‘Road Not Taken’
‘Acquainted with the Night’
‘After Apple-Picking’
‘Birches’
‘Desert Places’
‘For Once, Then, Something’
‘Gathering Leaves’
‘Going For Water’
‘Mending Wall’
‘Out, Out’
‘The Road Not Taken’
Each digital + printable pdf poem resource includes:
POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
LANGUAGE
FORM/STRUCTURE
ATTITUDES
CONTEXT
THEMES
ESSAY QUESTIONS
FREE BONUS MATERIAL:
A* Grade Essay Example
A Grade Model Essay Answer
Essay Questions
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A perfect revision resource for teaching and studying!
This downloadable PDF + PPT resource provides a detailed look into each of the characters in Macbeth, including references to their key moments and explorations of common debates and interpretations. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students.
Characters included:
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
The Witches + Hecate
Duncan
Malcolm + Donalbain
Macduff
Lady Macduff
Ross
Banquo
Fleance
The Porter
Reasons to love this resource:
A full breakdown of key characters
Guided study questions to support different interpretations
Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge of characterisation
Help students to achieve higher grades in essays
Suitable for students of all levels!
Extra contextual details, literary device analysis and quotations provided for support with more difficult concepts
Visual aids for additional support!
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
Buy our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a full study guide for the poem ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy. For a limited time, it’s available totally for free!
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the WJEC GCSE, and Edexcel GCSE + iGCSE Poetry collections.
This resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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
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“All hail to thee!”
Welcome to this guide on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. At first Shakespeare can seem a bit frightening or complicated, but don’t worry!
This study guide is made in a way that breaks the key aspects of the play down for you in simple, easy to learn steps - before showing students how to put all of those ideas together and turn them into a perfect essay.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students!
This digital PDF + PPT document includes the following:
How to understand Shakespearean Drama
Shakespeare and his World
Jacobean Language terms and conventions
How to analyse Language, Structure and Form
How to analyse themes
How to write an excellent Macbeth essay
Understanding Assessment Objectives
Reasons to love this resource:
Provides students with a great grounding in Shakespearean drama
Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations
Help students to achieve higher grades
Introduces key academic and literary concepts
Additional guided study questions
A focus on dramatic devices and language features
Familiarises students with mark schemes and examiner processes
Suitable for students of all levels
Visual aids for additional support!
Need more Macbeth help? Grab more free resources here:
Macbeth Character Analysis
Please note: This is the introduction to our full Macbeth bundle, for iGCSE, GCSE and A Level. Click here to view our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE
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Here’s a complete study guide for the poem ‘Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley. For a limited time - this resource is completely FREE!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2, Part 4).
This digital + printable pdf + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Blessing’ by Imitiaz Dharker - perfect for teaching or revision. For a limited time, it’s completely free!
Suitable for students at higher levels (KS3 and beyond), including those studying Edexcel IGCSE Literature and CAIE / Cambridge A Level Literature syllabuses.
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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.
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem From 'Fears in Soltitude’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
You may also be interested in:
Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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Teaching or studying the Cambridge IGCSE Poetry (Vol. 1, Pt 4) collection? Have a FREE resource on us! Here’s a full study guide for the poem ‘from Long Distance II’ by Tony Harrison. Suitable for CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE students, among others.
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or Studying the full collection? View our full CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here.
You may also be interested in:
CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL POETRY BUNDLE
To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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Writing an introduction might seem easy, but it’s actually quite tricky, and if you don’t get them right, they can have a negative effect on the rest of your essay!
In this resource, we’ll have a quick look at how to write an introduction to an essay.
An essay is a focused piece of writing designed to inform or persuade. There are many different types of essays, but they are often defined in four categories: argumentative, discursive, comparative, and close reading.
In this resource, we’ll take a look at different types of essay questions!