The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Edexcel A-Level English Literature (9ET0 – 9ET0/02)

This booklet is designed to support students studying the novel by structuring their note-taking to focus on the key elements of plot, structure, characterisation, context & comparison to the partner text being studied in the unit (in this case ‘Hard Times’ by Charles Dickens – the booklet can be adapted to suit any relevant partner text).

The 37-page booklet contains sections that include:

• The unit’s assessment objectives.

• A list of the text’s key contextual topics.

• A key theme word cloud.

• A table to track the key theme or themes associated with each letter.

• A narrative timeline with associated dates for the whole text.

• A character tracker that features each character’s name & pseudonym.

• A list of the minor & characters & their role or status in the text.

• A series of letter-by-letter tables that enable students to record the letter’s length, the narrator, the addressee, a title (for summary purposes), thematic, context & tone sections to record more independent notes.

• Key quote & associated themes tables.

• Partner text comparison tables.