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Scrbbly resources are adaptable for classroom teaching, home schooling + independent study or revision. We're a team of expert tutors and examiners who all love English, and we aim for our content to be highly detailed, visually engaging and suitable for different levels and abilities.
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Scrbbly resources are adaptable for classroom teaching, home schooling + independent study or revision. We're a team of expert tutors and examiners who all love English, and we aim for our content to be highly detailed, visually engaging and suitable for different levels and abilities.
OFFER: If you purchase one of our resources and leave an honest review, we'll give you a second resource completely FREE! Leave a review + drop us an email (admin@scrbbly.com) with your TES name and request.
Here’s a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem ‘Mass Man; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level.
Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Includes analysis of the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
VOICE
LANGUAGE
FORM/STRUCTURE
ATTITUDES
CONTEXT
THEMES
POSSIBLE EXAM QUESTIONS
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Darkness’ by Lord Byron, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
A full study guide for the poem ‘A Complaint’ by William Wordsworth. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the Edexcel GCSE ‘Relationships’ Poetry Collection.
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘The Song of the Shirt’ by Thomas Hood, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level.
Includes:
POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
In order to write and/or deliver a successful speech, you must be able to understand and skillfully use rhetoric. ‘Rhetoric’ is the art of persuasive speaking, it was first developed in Ancient Greece and is still used by politicians, businessmen and leading professionals in almost any field of work in the present day.
In this resource, you’ll find a list of the key rhetorical devices that will help achieve a highly persuasive style in speech writing at any level.
INCLUDES:
Full list of rhetorical devices
Examples and explanations for each device
An 18-page resource which provides a full breakdown of AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 Section A, Question 4 ‘How to Write a Comparative Essay’ - including a process for answering the question, sample questions and student answers at a range of levels. Suitable as a full classroom lesson, for revision or independent study.
This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
OVERVIEW
HOW TO APPROACH THE QUESTION
TIMINGS
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
COMPARATIVE ESSAY STRUCTURING
HOW TO WRITE COMPARATIVE TOPIC SENTENCES + EXAMPLES
TASK 1: WRITE YOUR OWN TOPIC SENTENCES
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN + TOP BAND NOTES
TASK 2: MARK SCHEME ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS + EXPLANATIONS
TASK 3: INDICATIVE STANDARDS
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A 16-page full study guide that breaks down Dharker’s complex and challenging poem ‘Tissue’ for students of all levels (GCSE, iGCSE + A Level). This resource is particular good for encouraging a range of different literal and figurative interpretations of the noun ‘tissue’, to understand the ways in which it adapts and shifts within the poem. All aspects of the poem are thoroughly covered, and extra tasks, exercises and potential essay questions are also included.
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF, worksheet and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
POETIC DEVICES
FORM + STRUCTURE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here!
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Lots of students struggle with descriptive writing, especially when it comes to making their descriptive pieces different from a story or narrative.
In this resource, you’ll find a step-by-step process that breaks down how to plan descriptive pieces. Feel free to plan and write your own response to the writing prompt too!
A resource which breaks down the key skills required for AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 into systematic and manageable chunks. This is a great primer for the exam, getting students used to the question formats without adding in the extra difficulty of comparative analysis.
This 14-page resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Overview
Extract: 3 x Captain Scott’s Diary Entries
Question 1: True or False Question + Tips
Question 2: Summary Question + Tips
Question 3: Language Analysis Question + Tips
Mid and High Level grade differentiation support
Question 4: Full Essay
Mid and High Level grade differentiation support
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Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you.
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A 16-page pdf + ppt resource which gives an introduction to AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading + Writing), fully broken down for students.
This resource is great for encouraging students to develop a structured, systematic approach to each section, before attempting to write any example answers!
It’s provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying.
The resource includes the following:
STUDY + REVISION TIPS
KEY SKILLS
HOW TO STUDY
HOW TO GET TOP MARKS
BREAKDOWN OF THE PAPER
TIMINGS
HOW TO APPROACH EACH QUESTION
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
NOTES FROM THE EXAM BOARD
CONTENT GUIDANCE
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Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you.
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Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here.
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A complete and thorough 18-page pdf breakdown of all the stanzas in the poem ‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’, translated into modern English, side-by side with the original text, with extra visual aids.
I find that this resource is particularly useful for helping students to get a deeper and more precise understanding of the story, which in turn leads to in-depth analysis rather than generalised points.
View the preview images for sample translated stanzas!
If you’re looking for a Complete ‘Isabella’ Revision Guide, try our bumper 48-page walkthrough here.
Studying or teaching AQA TRAGEDY? View our Complete Keats In-Depth Revision Bundle here!
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘There’s a certain Slant of Light’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level.
Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you!
This digital + printable + worksheet resource includes:
POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
TASKS AND EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here.
Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE
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Just in time for Halloween, here’s a spooky letter that argues persuasively in defence of keeping the festival going!
The question is taken from an official AQA GCSE Language Paper 2
An AQA examiner wrote this answer with the mark scheme in mind, so it ticks all the boxes that you would expect for a top-level grade
A clear, thorough argument with counter paragraphs, an evaluative conclusion, lots of rhetorical devices, a logical structure and more!
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
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A huge resource! This document contains a full breakdown of a range of key context points, organised into categories, for students to use in their essays and analysis of the play. Tasks and exercises also included.
This 10-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
AUTHORIAL CONTEXT
SOCIOPOLITICAL CONTEXT
EDWARDIAN SOCIETY
THE WORLD WARS
CULTURAL CONTEXT - GENDER + CLASS
COMMUNISM
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
THE GENERAL STRIKE, HUNGER MARCH + JARROW MARCH
GUERNICA + THE BLITZ
THE LIBERAL + LABOUR PARTIES
BONUS MATERIAL
varied tasks and exercises on each topic
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
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Everything you need to revise ‘An Inspector Calls’, including character analysis, a summary of the plot, themes and key context points, key quotations, plus lots of essay writing support and sample essays! Suitable for students at GCSE, IGCSE or A Level (Edexcel, AQA, OCR, CIE/Cambridge, CCEA, WJEC, Eduqas).
Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis for FREE to see whether the full bundle is suitable for you.
This bundle includes digital + printable pdf resources which cover the following:
Plot Summary
Themes
Key Quotations + Stage Directions
Setting + Performance
Context
Genre
Essay Questions
Essay Planning
A* / L9 Example Intro + PEE Paragraph
BONUS MATERIAL: EXAMPLE ESSAYS
A* / L9 Example Essay on Gender Inequality
A* / L9 Essay Example on Class
B/L6 Grade Essay Example on Class
A/L7 Grade Example Essay on Responsibility
A full breakdown of the characters in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply.
This ** 9-page digital + printable pdf resource** includes:
MR BIRLING
MRS BIRLING
THE INSPECTOR
EVA SMITH
SHEILA
ERIC
GERALD
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BONUS MATERIAL
4 Varied Tasks + Exercises
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A range of key themes for JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls - perfect for teaching or studying at GCSE + iGCSE.
This 8-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
CLASS
CAPITALISM VS SOCIALISM
OLDER VS YOUNGER GENERATION
RESPONSIBILITY
TIME
CHRISTIANITY
VICES + CHARACTER FLAWS
BONUS MATERIAL
extension tasks and exercises on each theme
Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you.
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Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE .
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An example intro and a PEE paragraph for J.B. Priestley’s play ‘An Inspector Calls’ — suitable for students at GCSE + IGCSE (Edexcel, AQA, OCR, CIE/Cambridge, CCEA, WJEC, Eduqas).
View our COMPLETE AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
In this resource, you’ll find an analysis of ‘Angels’ Wings’ by Sujata Bhatt.
It’s targeted specifically toward those studying the Cambridge A-Level (CAIE / CIE) syllabus, but it’s suitable for anyone studying the poet at any level. Bhatt’s poems are beautiful and complex, often exploring the tension between science and spirituality, or personal memories and wider geopolitical issues - our analysis will help you get to grips with some of the difficult language and concepts so that you can write perfect essays on her poetry every time!
A set of study guides for every poem in the Cambridge IGCSE Poetry collection ( CAIE 2023-25, Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 4).
There are also tasks, themes and essay questons that are tailored towards helping students achieve the very highest level!
Here’s a FREE RESOURCE from the collection - download it to see if the full bundle is right for you!
Click here if you’re looking for the other Cambridge IGCSE poetry collection
Poems included:
After - Philip Bourke Marston
A Leave-Taking - Algernon Charles Swinburne
From An Essay On Criticism - Alexander Pope
I Find No Peace - Sir Thomas Wyatt
Lines Written on Her Death Bed at Bath to Her Husband in London - Mary Monck ‘Marinda’
Nearing Forty - Derek Walcott
Now Let No Charitable Hope - Elinor Morton Wylie
Rooms - Charlotte Mew
Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples - Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Character of a Happy Life - Henry Wotton
The Forsaken Wife - Elizabeth Thomas ‘Corinna’
‘I Hear an Army’ - James Joyce
‘Rhyme of the Dead Self’ A R D Fairburne
‘Love in a Life’ - Robert Browning
‘Waterfall’ - Lauris Dorothy Edmond
Each digital + printable pdf resource includes the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS AND EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
FREE BONUS MATERIAL:
How to Understand the Mark Scheme: CIE / Cambridge IGCSE Literature (0475 / 0992)
Assessment Objectives and What They Mean: CIE / Cambridge IGCSE Literature (0475 / 0992)
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Here’s a complete study guide for the poem ‘The Character of a Happy Life’ by Henry Wotton.
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).
Here’s a FREE RESOURCE from the collection - download it to see if is right for you!
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!
Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome.
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