A complete 6-page digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint mock exam paper for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, including Questions 1-5, Sections A + B. The questions are written by an AQA examiner, and the chosen creative reading extract is from ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’ by Charles Dickens. Contents the extract Section A Questions 1-4, with AQA layout and formatting Section B Question 5, thematically linked to Section A … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. 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. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A L7 Grade Creative Writing answer - written by a student in timed conditions. The question is taken from an official AQA GCSE English Language past paper, but the response is suitable for all GCSE + iGCSE students who have a creative writing module on their English papers. This 6 page digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: OVERVIEW THE QUESTION THE ANSWER TEACHER FEEDBACK If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. … 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. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’ is an intensely dramatic poem about the weakness of humans when faced with the almighty power of the raw natural elements. This document provides a breakdown of an AQA GCSE Literature essay question and notes that real students used to practice when writing an essay for the AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry exam question. Teaching or studying AQA Power + Conflict Poetry? Have a resource on us! Download our Ozymandias Study Guide here! View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT 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. View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

This is a handwritten essay completed in timed conditions by a GCSE student - it has been typed up for ease of reading. Though it’s not perfect, it demonstrates high knowledge and ability, and it was marked by two different teachers as a full mark essay: 30/30 for the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry exam question for English Literature GCSE. This 6-page resouce comes as a digital + printable PDF, as well as in PPT format for adaptable teaching and studying. Want to preview our study guides? Download our our Ozymandias Study Guide for FREE here! “If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours.” View our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE here! You may also be interested in: The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

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An 8-page resource which examines a L4 example student timed essay that achieved 13/30 in an AQA GCSE mock exam. Several paragraphs were then re-written by the same student to achieve a L6 grade. Reasons to love this resource: a student’s first attempt at a ‘Jekyll + Hyde essay’ breaks the essay down paragraph by paragraph and provides teacher feedback provides suggested structures for improvement example rewritten paragraphs show improvement from a L4 to a L6 by the student teacher example paragraphs also provided additional task at the end for students to complete themselves This resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and Powerpoint format for classroom teaching or independent study and revision. For more example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) L9 / A* Grade vs L7 / A Grade Example Essays + Feedback (Frightening Outsider) L9 / A* Grade Essay Example (Tension and Mystery) L8 / A Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Unnatural and Threatening) L6 / B Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Suspicious Atmosphere) L4 / C Grade Essay Example (Secrecy and Reputation) Study Questions / Exercises Essay Questions + Passage-based Questions If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis

An 18-page resource which provides a range of essay questions and passage-based exam questions that can be used for Literature essays on ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Adapted from a range of GCSE and iGCSE exams, including AQA, OCR, CAIE, Edexcel + WJEC. This resourece comes in digital, printable + PPT formats for adaptable teaching and studying. Students can use these questions to plan out ideas for different themes and topics, as well as practising writing in timed conditions to get a feeling for the exam. Buy our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE REVISION BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab your FREE resource here to see whether the full bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. Check out our shop here.

Reading comprehension is an essential skill that students need for any creative writing paper, including AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing). This 10 page resource provides guidance for students on how to read critically and creatively, as well as giving an extensive list of recommended short stories to improve students’ comprehension levels. Contents: How do I get used to reading? What if I find reading too hard? Find out your current reading level! (Flesch-Kincaid reading test link) A list of over 50 literary short stories and novels to stretch and challenge students’ vocabulary and understanding of themes, structure, characterisation and linguistic devices Links to online PDFs for some of the stories (most are out of copyright and therefore easily available online) Recommended writers include the following: Katherine Mansfield, Ray Bradbury, Oscar Wilde, Amy Tan, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie + 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. … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. 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. View our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A 3-page resource that contains six practice essay questions for Edexcel IGCSE Poetry, plus guidance on how to approach the question. These questions are taken from SECTION B: Anthology Poetry part of the Edexcel IGCSE Literature exams. They are from the 2018 + 2019 papers. This digital + printable pdf, power point document includes: Advice for planning + Structuring Single poem essays Advice for Planning + Structuring Two poem essays Comparative Essay Questions Essay Planning Teaching or studying the full collection? Take a look at our COMPLETE Edexcel IGCSE Poetry Bundle! … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. … View our shop for other literature and language resources.

A Grade 9 argumentative essay on Ted Hughes’ poems ‘Roe Deer’ and ‘The Horses’, written by a student in timed conditions. This 4-page resource is provided as a digital designed PDF and a printable PDF. Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY REVISION BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you! If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. You may also be interested in: Stories of Ourselves IGCSE Bundle Stories of Ourselves Vol 1 AS + A Level Bundle Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry - BUNDLE PART 1 View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

A full breakdown of contextual details that help students to gain greater insight into Hughes as a poet, enabling them to add greater depth of analysis to their essays - suitable to use as a lesson for classroom teaching, or for revision and self-study. This 9-page lesson resource is provided in digital PDF, printable PDF + PPT format, for adaptable classroom teaching and independent studying. Contents: Overview Personal Life + Beliefs Higher Level Study: Hughes + Religion Personal Response Task Notable Works Literary Influences Listening Task Poetic Career Themes and Concerns Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether our complete Ted Hughes IGCSE collection is right for you! Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes IGCSE Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY REVISION BUNDLE here! You may also be interested in: Stories of Ourselves IGCSE Bundle Stories of Ourselves Vol 1 AS + A Level Bundle Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry - BUNDLE PART 1 View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

A range of key quotations and stage directions from the play, organised clearly so that students can use them for essays and analysis tasks. This document also includes a breakdown of the symbolism of the names ‘Eva Smith’ vs ‘Daisy Renton’, and example analyses for students to use as a model for their own writing. This 4-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: 3 x ESSAY QUESTIONS 3 x NOTES + BREAKDOWN OF THE QUESTIONS 3 x ESSAY PLANS (3-4 paragraphs, + thesis) BONUS MATERIAL tasks designed to help students start planning and organising their own answers 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. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

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

Studying John Keats? He’s a brilliant genius, but he’s also pretty tricky to understand! In this resource, you’ll find analysis of the language and structure in the poem ‘Eve of St Agnes’. Check our complete John Keats Bundle! View OUR SHOP!

A Grade 9 essay on the theme of gender inequality in Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, written by a student. This resource also contains a series of tasks, targeted at helping students to understand essay composition and the examiner marking process. This 3-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: THE QUESTION THE ESSAY BONUS MATERIAL 3 tasks and exercises targeted towards helping students to better understand the mark scheme, assessment criteria and essay structuring 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. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A detailed revision resource that gives students an in-depth understanding of both context and themes in the poem ‘The Eve of St Agnes’ by John Keats. You may also be interested in: A free download of the poem Critical interpretations + Tragic elements Check our COMPLETE KEATS BUNDLE here View OUR SHOP!

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!

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A full mark essay for An Inspector Calls, written as a model answer by a teacher and AQA GCSE Literature examiner. Perfect as a handout for teachers, or for students revising and aiming for top marks in the exam! This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: THE QUESTION THE ESSAY 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. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

This 3-page digital + printable + PPT revision resource covers everything you need to know about the Tragic genre of Macbeth! As a tragedy, the play follows strict rules and conventions - students who understand these conventions are able to analyse the text on a deeper level. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level students! CONTENTS: An overview of Tragedy in Macbeth How Macbeth fits within the Tragic Genre Key Terms + How they relate to the play … Want to know more about how our resources work? Grab our FREE Character Analysis here: Macbeth Character Analysis For more support, view our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. … Check out our shop here.