I'm an English teacher with many years' experience specialising mainly in GCSE English, although I teach at different levels. I am also an established GCSE English examiner in both Language and Literature. I consciously tailor my resources to meet the needs of those many pupils who can't yet quite get the hang of English analysis, but who are perfectly capable of gaining an excellent grade once understanding clicks.

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An extract from Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment with questions embedded throughout the text to encourage a close and intelligent reading that will help students understand how to analyse fiction and deepen their understanding of a writer’s methods.
Typical questions include:
• Highlight a phrase in the passage above that, in this context, creates a sense of urgency and danger.
• How has the writer shown the character’s confusion and fear in the above paragraph?
• What word would best fit the gap - ‘climbing’ ‘tramping’ or ‘walking’?
• Why did you choose that word?

Note that this extract was used in the Edexcel June 2018 GCSE English Language exam, but I have adapted the text and made some changes.

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