This resource explores the character of Gertrude in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, featuring key quotes from the play, critical quotes and references to productions. It was used for the A Level in English Literature (OCR) and the exam entry achieved an A*.

These highly detailed, brightly coloured notecards give thorough summaries of Books 1, 4, 20 and 24 of Homer’s ‘Odyssey,’ from the Rieu translation (Pengiun books). These summaries are essential for providing context to essays, often a key part of the mark scheme. The notecard format means that you could easily print them, cut them out, staple/tie them together and use them for revision for the A level/AS level/GCSE. If you do find these helpful, I have summaries of the entire poem available on my TES shop. I would appreciate it if you could leave a review. Feel free to email alevelsuk@gmail.com with any questions.

This 1,700 word essay was submitted for the OCR A Level in Classical Civilisation. It received full marks. Question: ‘Sculptors of the fourth century produced better and more successful works than their predecessors of the fifty century.’ How far do you think this is true of the sculpture you have studied? I will be advertising more Classical Civilisation essays on my shop in the weeks to come.

These brightly coloured revision cards detail the provisions of the National Insurance Act and the National Health Service Act (1946). They explain the successes, failures and criticism that both acts received, using specific evidence to back this up. The revision card style means that they could be printed, cut out and used as revision cards/memory aids. I created these notes for History A Level, for the OCR paper Britain 1900-51, but they would suit GCSE or AS levels too. If you find these notes helpful, I am selling the complete set on my TES shop, and would also appreciate a review. You can email alevelsuk@gmail.com with any questions.

This revision resource contains six mindmaps, all on separate A4 sheets, which cover the main themes and characters of Virgil’s Aeneid - (Aeneas, Dido, Morality, War, Loss and Family) - and include critical quotations as well as context and quotes from the text. The document is therefore six pages in total, and so provides a thorough examination of the text as a whole. These can be used in the study of A Level Classical Civilisation, which is what I was studying in 2018 when I created them. The fact that the notes are so colourful makes them especially helpful for visual learners. If you have any questions, feel free to email alevelsuk@gmail.com If you have found this resource helpful, it would be amazing if you could leave a review! I will be uploading other A Level resources in the future.

These colourful and detailed mindmaps are based on Homer’s ‘Odyssey.’ THEMES - Xenia, Women, Family, Fate, Divinity, Heroism, Realism v Fantasy, Leadership, Society, Nostos (homecoming) CHARACTERS - Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, the suitors and the slaves They include key quotes from the text as well as critical quotations. They are in the style of mindmaps but written on revision cards which means they can be easily printed, cut out and stapled together to form revision aids or essay plans. There are 34 JPEGs in total. They were created for the OCR A Level in Classical Civilisation but would be suitable for GCSE and KS3. Leave a review if you found these helpful or if you have any questions email alevelsuk@gmail.com

These brightly coloured and incredibly detailed notecards provide thorough summaries of every book in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ (Rieu translation, Penguin Books). This will ensure that you will provide accurate contextual details for every passage you analyse (the OCR A Level in Classical Civilisation, for example, requires you to note the context of every passage). They may be printed, cut out, and stapled or tied together then used as revision cards… They are suitable for those at KS3, GCSE, AS or A Level, but were specifically designed with the OCR A Level in mind. If you would like to see this resource in more depth, I currently have several of the summaries available for free on my TES shop, and if you would like more information email alevelsuk@gmail.com

These notes include 21 pages (6000 words) of - -references and quotations from various performances of the play throughout the ages, with specific references to how the portrayal of certain characters and themes has changed over time (e.g. Gertrude/female sexuality) -key characters: Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Ophelia, Polonius (with key quotes for each character and critical quotations) -key themes: political corruption, women, fatherhood and tradition, deception, delay and depression (with key quotes for each character and critical quotations) -references to other texts of the period If you would like to see an example of these notes, I have created a resource on Gertrude which can be downloaded for free. If you have any questions, feel free to email alevelsuk@gmail.com and if you do find these notes helpful please consider leaving a review.

This document compares key themes in The Great Gatsby and The Age of Innocence and provides quotes from the texts, critical quotations, contextual information and links to other texts. It was produced for the OCR English Lit A Level, for the module American Literature 1880-1940, but would work for many different schemes of work. The document is over 10,000 words and the themes I have focused on are: .The American Dream (striving + failure) .The City (attractions + vices) .Class and Society .Convention .Marriage and Family .Wealth/Money .Women For each theme, I have included key quotes from both texts, critical quotations, contextual information and links to other texts. In particular, for the other texts I have focused on Wharton’s, ‘The House of Mirth,’ (3+ pages on this text at the end of the document) but also discuss at least 10 texts, such as ‘This Side of Paradise’ ‘Manhattan Transfer’ ‘The Beautiful and Damned’ ‘Daisy Miller’ etc. I have added two pages on modernity and the ‘lost generation’ as these are central to Fitzgerald’s novel, and an 1890s timeline plus a recommended reading list. The document is in a note-style, which would make it very easy to use for revision and essay plans.

I created these notes for my A Level in Classical Civ in 2018, and achieved an A* on the Art and Architecture paper (93/100) These notes cover: .New York Kouros .Sounion Kouros .Kleobis and Biton .Anavysos Kouros .Aristodikos Kouros .Nikandre Kore .Berlin Standing Goddess .Peplos Kore .Kore 675 .Piraeus Apollo .Kritios Boy .Blond Boy .Delphic Charioteer .Artemision Zeus .Diskobolus .Riace Warriors .Doryphoros .Diadoumenos .Hestia Giustiniani .Karyatid figure from the Erechtheion .Aphrodite from the Agora .Nike adjusting her sandal .Winged Victory (Nike) .Eirene and Ploutos .Hermes and Dionysus .Aphrodite of Knidos .Apoxymenos .Raging Maenad The notes are organised in chronological order, and discuss the composition and characterisation of each sculpture, resulting in an analysis of high quality. Most importantly, the notes also provide specific criticism of the sculptures from highly regarded and respected critics in this field, from books on the topic, which is essential to include in the exam in order to achieve the top grade. The document is over 7,000 words in total.

This 11k word document contains essays written for the A Level in Classical Civilisation (Art and Architecture module) and comments on these. There are 3 A* grade essays, 3 A grade essays and 5 B grade essays. The questions were either created by a teacher or taken from the OCR website of past papers. Examples include '‘Regular, repetitive and boring.’ How far do you agree with this assessment of Archaic art?’ and '‘Analyse the content and composition of this pot by Euphronios.’ There are a mixture of 25 and 50 mark questions. These essays provide an excellent way to see what examiners are looking for in essays. Critical quotations are also included. I have an example of an essay that achieved full marks available on my shop for free, https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/full-marks-a-greek-architecture-essay-12604572