these notes got me A* in both the exam and the overall a level in 2024
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specification overview
chronological notes arranged to correspond with the essay plans at the bottom
summary narrative of the entire period
exam technique advice given by teachers, tutors and exam reports
a list of past paper questions
10 detailed and flexible essay plans covering each topic
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condensed specification
notes chronologically organised eg title ‘henry’s minority and cade’s rebellion’, ‘fall of somerset and rise of york’ etc with short explanation of significance of each event
contemporary sources and details about authors to memorise for sources section of exam
condensed and easy to understand narrative of entire period
guidance on exam technique from teachers, my own research and exam reports for each type of question
essay plans which i used in the real exam
two exemplar essays
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detailed notes about almodóvar’s life, cinematographic style, other films
historical context
in depth summary
character analysis
key theme breakdown (el uso del color, la muerte etc)
key quotes
good phrases to directly embed into essays
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detailed summary by short story
key themes broken down into subtopics with analysed quotes, literary and historical references and interpretations to ensure all AOs are covered and can be directly embedded into essays once memorised
detailed contextual notes including the life and work of angela carter, literary form and inspiration, gothic postmodernism etc
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includes:
summary narrative of entire period
topics organised thematically and then into subtopics with key facts and statistics by ruler condensed into easy bite sized chunks for breadth questions
depth topics organised into essay plans including key facts and statistics
exam technique including advice directly from examiners
past paper questions with essay plans
two exemplar essays
collated based off my own class notes, teacher resources and other tes resources - this is why they are the most detailed notes you will come across for that guaranteed A*!!!
example of thematic notes:
GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION
PEASANT OPPOSITION:
Alexander II:
Used army 150 times to deal with peasant unrest between 1855-1860
1861 Bezdna revolt, 57 peasants killed, leaders executed
Alexander III:
1893 army must deal with peasant unrest 19 times
Nicholas II:
1902 army must deal with peasant unrest 522 times
1905 agrarian revolt ‘Jacquerie’ uprisings by peasant soldiers returning from Japan following 1905 revolution, 3000 manors seized - 45,000 sent to exile in Siberia and 15,000 hung - effective as led to Stolypin’s reforms
1906-14 peasant unrest decreased from 3000 in 1905 to 128 in 1913 due to partial content with Stolypin’s reforms
Provisional government:
Peasants ignore orders and seize land from nobles, by July 237 peasant land seizures reported - still do not distribute land
Lenin:
Peasants resist grain requisitioning during Civil War meaning had to send Red guards under Food-Supplies Dictatorship into countryside to seize it forcibly
1917-1920 ⅔ of new Bolshevik members were peasantry
1920 Tambov Revolt led by Green Army which Red Army had great difficulty in suppressing during Red Terror
Stalin:
1928 peasants burn crops and kill animals due to collectivisation and passively resist eg slow work, in Smolensk action against kulaks so severe they begin killing themselves and their families - unsuccessful but did delay introduction through pause in 1929 when Stalin said enforcers had gone dizzy with success - influence on pace of change
By 1933 murder of rural Communist party members was regular occurrence
OVERVIEW: height of peasant unrest under Nicholas II’s 1905 agrarian revolt (most effective) and then during collectivisation under Stalin (most drastic but least effective), lowest point under A3 probably due to repression, also relatively low under Lenin
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summary by book, in depth 9 and 10
key themes broken down into subtopics including analysed quotes and historical/ literary references and interpretations to be directly embedded into essays
detailed notes summarising milton’s life, contemporary politics and religion, poem’s reception etc
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notes on lorca’s life
notes on contemporary politics
notes on contemporary social expectations
author’s techniques
critical quotes and analysis
performance analysis
key characters analysis
act by act summary
key quotes
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i learnt this and got an A* in the speaking exam and overall :)
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facts arranged by theme to easily drop into the speaking card/ subsequent conversation
list of follow up questions to ask by theme to hit AO2
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summary of each scene
notes organised by key theme including analysed quotes, different interpretations and historical context to incorporate all the AOs and be directly embedded into an essay
detailed notes by theme/ character on critical interpretations, both named critics and performances and reception throughout time
historical context including politics, religion and literary significance
analysis of key techniques, shakespeare’s language and all the key soliloquies analysed
two exemplar essays, both part a and part b
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i achieved A* (98%) in a level english lit
i based all my essays on this document which is a collation of all the guidance i was given from my teachers, tutors and exam reports
some parts may mention a text but can be applied to your own texts
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includes:
scene by scene summary
key theme breakdown including analysed quotes linked to historical/ literary context to be directly embedded into essays
detailed notes on performances and critics to ensure all AOs are covered
notes on historical and literary context including webster’s life, jacobean society, religion, sources of the play etc
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key quotes by important critics
features of the gothic including literary and historical context categorised chronologically
detailed notes on impact of french revolution, romanticism etc on the genre
wider reading in depth 13 key gothic novels to be directly woven into a critical appreciation
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list of key themes
past paper questions and bullet points answering the question
by learning these essay plans by theme, i was able to manipulate them in the exam and save precious planning time
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chapter by chapter summary
key theme breakdown including analysed quotes linked to literary and historical contextual references to be directly embedded into essays
detailed notes summarising literary context and criticism including the life and work of stoker and fin de siècle literature
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