Revision activity for students to complete for effective note taking. Aimed at AS/A-LEVEL Students Based on the following: Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955 Little Rock Nine 1957 The Freedom Riders 1961 James Meredith goes to University 1962 The March on Washington 1963

Restoration Period and its famous element - John Dryden Simplistic, sophisticated and short overview of the Restoration period for English Literature and History students.

Gunpowder Plot Henry VIII 8th Elizabeth 1st Ann Boleyn Protestantism and Catholism in England in 15th and 16th century Attitude towards religion in Tudor England Secularism and divine right of Kings

Brief summary on the following questions: Why did Reformers want to reform Parliamentary before 1882? Who could vote before 1832? How did elections works?

Relevant for English Language and Literature students. Applies to History. A-Level

Revision for AQA Paper 2b English Literature revision: Including AO3, AO4, AO5 Revision focuses on: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Handmaids Tale Feminine Gospels

Examine the view that The Handmaids Tale is a novel about the exploitation of women.

Criteria Revision for AS-A-Level Students This unit aims to focus on the importance of context, typicality and critical views (A03, A04, A05). It explores the texts; The Handmaids Tale, Feminine Gospels and Feminine Gospels to understand the concept behind the creation of these texts. Links made to other texts and very helpful analysis for students in AS/A-Level to understand the writer’s intention behind the texts.

A detailed plan for ‘The significance of truth in the Handmaids Tale’, relating to key quotations, context, typicality and critical reviews. Criteria met: A01 A02 A03 A04 A05

Evidence for and against for the likelihood of revolution Pitt’s personal qualities Support of the King The unpopularity of the Fox-North Coalition Charles James Fox Finance What did Pitt do to fix the problems? Eden Treaty of 1786 Problems of administration facing Pitt / How Pitt solved this? Pitt and his domestic policies Pitt’s trade policies Whig weaknesses Lord Liverpool Problems facing the country at the time Challenge of radical movement Causes of discontent after 1816 Catholic Emancipation Consequences

REVISION GUIDE FOR THE 1790’S What threat did the radical reformers prose to the government in the 1970’s? Publication of Tom Paine’s ‘The Rights of Man’ How did the government respond to radicalism in the 1790’s? Who were the Luddites? What were the effects of the end of the war with France? What were the Corn Laws? Why did so many working people demand parliamentary reform after 1815? What was the impact of William Cobbett’s political register? What was the importance of John Cartwright and the Hampden Clubs? What happened at Peterloo? What was the government’s response to popular protest? What were the Six Acts of 1819?

AS/A-LEVEL STUDENTS Quotations Key Themes Key message Context

Cause - Explanation

Analysis of the Feminine Gospels. Focuses on poems: The Diet Beautiful The Map Woman The Woman Who Shopped

A detailed analysis of the poem ‘She Walks in Beauty’ by Lord Bryon from the AQA Anthology of ‘Love through the Ages’ from an A-Level student.

ESSAY ON PITT How successful were the Younger Pitt’s domestic policies?

Comparing unseen poetry between Rossetti and Duffy: ‘Sonnets are full of love, and this is my tome’ and ‘The Light Gatherer’.

This resource looks at how women have been challenged their stereotypes in society through the Civil Right’s movement.

ESSAY How successful was Lord Liverpool’s government in responding to popular discontent in the years of 1815 to 1827?

Was there danger of revolution? Evidence for and against