This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the Philip Larkin portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Larkin exam. This pack includes: • Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of Larkin’s work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of Larkin’s essential arguments put forward in regards to age and decay; routine, repetition and responsibility; cycles and rhythms; memory and nostalgia; boredom and disenchantment; love, loss and longing; home and roots; departures and absences; corruption and disease Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts. • What is Larkin’s point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down his key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Larkin’s craft, compares to their wider body of work and The Movement. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates Larkin’s poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the T. S. Eliot portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Eliot exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of Eliot’s work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of Eliot’s essential arguments put forward in regards to futility and meaninglessness, war and conflict, duty, agency, and repetition, the body, the city and the urban, moral decline, spirituality and alienation, faith and redemption, journeys and quests • Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts. • What is Eliot’s point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down his key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Eliot’s craft, compares to their wider body of work and the Modernist era. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates Eliot’s poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the Rossetti portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Rossetti exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of Rossetti’s work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of Rossetti’s essential arguments put forward in regards to love and romance; friendship and sisterhood; memory and nostalgia; women; social justice; Victorian society; Christian morality; faith and redemption; corruption and evil. Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all her major allusions and intertexts. • What is Rossetti’s point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down her key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Rossetti’s craft, compares to their wider body of work and the Victorian era. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates Rossetti’s poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in Keats portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Keats exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of Keats’ work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of Keats’ essential arguments put forward in regards to solitude, loneliness, and introspection; rest and recovery; death and the afterlife; the beauty of nature; time and transience; the power of art; and the place of mythology. Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts. • What is Keats’ point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down his key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Keats’ craft, compares to their wider body of work and the Romantic movement. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates Keats’ poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in The Metaphysical Poets portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their The Metaphysical Poets exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of The Metaphysical Poets’ work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of The Metaphysical Poets’ essential arguments put forward in regards to love, romance, women, gender, the physical vs the spiritual, grief, death, religion, God, and the afterlife. Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts, including the Metaphysicals, Plato, Petrarch, and the Bible. • What is The Metaphysical Poets’ point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down their key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of The Metaphysical Poets’ craft, compares to their wider body of work and the metaphysical movement. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates to The Metaphysical Poets’ poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

Welcome to The Empress Predicted and Practice Papers pack for 2025. This pack contains three key question sets that have not previously been set for the Edexcel English Literature exam. It is very important to note that these are meant to supplement your revision. Any character or theme from The Empress could come up and it is important to revise widely. Due to this, you also gain access to a The Empress Revision Pack when purchasing these papers. Read the introduction slide that explain how to structure an answer Read the practice questions and choose which you think is easiest Use the grids and information tables provided to help you plan an answer. Make sure to read the vocabulary pack, this will help guide your thinking Write a model answer to your chosen question. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for

This pack contains key scenes that have not previously been set for the Edexcel English Literature exam. Alongside each scene, there are predicted questions given for Question A and Question B of the exam. Each scene includes: An introduction to each scene to explain what is occurring Predicted questions for Question A and Question B Scaffolded guiding questions to help you understand the most important parts of the scene for Question A A key information grid to help you plan an answer for Question B Predicted mark schemes for both Question A and Question B to help you mark your answers It is very important to note that these are meant to supplement your revision. Any scene from Jekyll and Hyde could come up and it is important to revise widely. Due to this, you also gain access to a Jekyll and Hyde Revision Pack when purchasing these papers How to Use the Papers Read the introduction slide that explain what is occurring in the scene. Read the practice questions Read the scene with the scaffolded questions attached. Answer all the questions to help you understand the scene before moving on to Question A. This will help guide your thinking Write an answer for Question A. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for Read the vocabulary pack for Question B. This will help guide your thinking. Plan an answer to Question B Write an answer for Question B. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for

NOW UPDATED FOR 2025 EXAMS! This pack contains five key scenes that have not previously been set for the Edexcel English Literature exam. Alongside each scene, there are predicted questions given for Question A and Question B of the exam. Each scene includes: An introduction to each scene to explain what is occurring Predicted questions for Question A and Question B Scaffolded guiding questions to help you understand the most important parts of the scene for Question A A key information grid to help you plan an answer for Question B Predicted mark schemes for both Question A and Question B to help you mark your answers It is very important to note that these are meant to supplement your revision. Any scene from Macbeth could come up and it is important to revise widely. Due to this, you also gain access to a Macbeth Revision Pack when purchasing these papers How to Use the Papers Read the introduction slide that explain what is occurring in the scene. Read the practice questions Read the scene with the scaffolded questions attached. Answer all the questions to help you understand the scene before moving on to Question A. This will help guide your thinking Write an answer for Question A. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for Read the vocabulary pack for Question B. This will help guide your thinking. Plan an answer to Question B Write an answer for Question B. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for

Are you revising for Macbeth at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a comprehensive, dual coded quote deck that will allow students to revise all the most important quotes for the play. There are two decks included here, a standard version for easy revision and an expanded version for top level revision. Each quote deck contains: Quotes for Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff, The Witches Matching pictures with each quote to help students memorise them Blank and filled in versions of each quote to help students revise

Are you revising for Jekyll and Hyde at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a comprehensive, dual coded quote deck that will allow students to revise all the most important quotes for the play. There are two decks included here, a standard version for easy revision and an expanded version for top level revision. Each quote deck contains: Quotes for Jekyll, Hyde, Utterson, Lanyon, Setting Matching pictures with each quote to help students memorise them Blank and filled in versions of each quote to help students revise

Are you revising for Refugee Boy at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a comprehensive, dual coded quote deck that will allow students to revise all the most important quotes for the play The quote deck contains: Quotes for Alem, Mr Kelo, Mustaphah, Sweeney, The Fitzgeralds and Ruth Matching pictures with each quote to help students memorise them Blank and filled in versions of each quote to help student revise Character maps for Alem, Mr Kelo, Mustaphah, Sweeney, and Ruthto show how they progress over the play, using the key quotes

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the Poetry Worlds and Lives Anthology GCSE (tailored to AQA, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their poetry exam. This pack includes: This pack includes: Poem List (Slide 3) Key Terms List (Slide 4): Allows students to get to grips with key terms necessary to fully analyse and explore the poems Poem Summaries (Slide 5-8): Breaks down the key message of each poem, as well as picks out the most important language technique and form/structure technique from each poem and clearly explains its effect Key Context Grid (9-11): Gives two pieces of key context for each poem, as well as groups poems together by context and theme Model Answers for Question A and Question B: How to structure and approach Question A, as well as a full mark model for said question. How to approach and analyse Question B, as well as a breakdown of an unseen poem and the structure for this question

Are you revising for The Empress at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a comprehensive, dual coded quote deck that will allow students to revise all the most important quotes for the play. There are two decks included here, a standard version for easy revision and an expanded version for top level revision. Each quote deck contains: Quotes for Rani, Hari, Victoria, Abdul, and Dadabhai Matching pictures with each quote to help students memorise them Blank and filled in versions of each quote to help students revise Character maps for Rani, Hari, Victoria, Abdul, and Dadabhai to show how they progress over the play, using the key quotes

Are you revising for Refugee Boy at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the Refugee Boy at GCSE. This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Refugee Boy exam. This pack includes: Key Character List and Key Terms List (Slides 3-4) Play Summary (Slides 5-8) Key Context Grid (Slides 9-10): Including Benjamin Zephaniah, Lemn Sissay, Race Riots, the Refugee Crisis, The Courtyard Theatre Key Themes Grid (Slide 11-12): A breakdown of the key themes in the play, key details of where these appear in the play, and a selection of linked quotes for each theme. Model Answers: Modelled yet achievable high-level answers, as well as a step-by-step breakdown of how to answer these questions.

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the Poetry Time and Place Anthology GCSE (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their poetry exam. This pack includes: This pack includes: Poem List (Slide 3) Key Terms List (Slide 4): Allows students to get to grips with key terms necessary to fully analyse and explore the poems Poem Summaries (Slide 5-8): Breaks down the key message of each poem, as well as picks out the most important language technique and form/structure technique from each poem and clearly explains its effect Key Context Grid (9-11): Gives two pieces of key context for each poem, as well as groups poems together by context and theme Model Answers for Question A and Question B: How to structure and approach Question A, as well as a full mark model for said question. How to approach and analyse Question B, as well as a breakdown of an unseen poem and the structure for this question

Do you want to teach John Donne? For Students This is a six week scheme of work that covers all of the key material needed to teach John Donne’s poetry at A Level. Over 24 lessons, students will learn to break down the poem, to write full-length answers to exam-style questions, and to successfully revise. There is a key focus on comprehension, context, style, craft, vocabulary, exam-style writing and revision. Everything is laid out in an easy digestible manner and the scheme includes time to read. For Teachers Each lesson includes helpful guiding question that are answered in the scheme to take the burden off of teachers. Alongside this, there is a scheme overview pack, a key terms glossary, a poetry timeline, and revision tools to helpfully summarise the key character journeys within the play. Each of these can be employed to gain a secure knowledge of the play before you start to teach. Exam Focus To secure student success, revision materials are embedded within the scheme. There are dual coded quotes that students can use to revise, an exam mnemonic to help student writing, model answers with scaffolded questions, and revision worksheets to catch up students who may have missed lessons or join the school year at a different time. This Pack Includes Full scheme of work Scheme overview/revision pack Key terms glossary and model answers Poetry timeline The Poems Covered The Flea Woman’s Constancy Love’s Alchemy Song (Catch a Falling Star) A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy’s Day The Apparition The Funeral Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness Batter My Heart This is my play’s… At the round earth’s…. The Good Morrow The Sun Rising Air and Angels The Canonization A Valediction Forbidding Mourning A Valediction of Weeping Death Not Be Proud Thou Hast Made Me Spit In My Face, You Jews To His Mistress Going to Bed Song (Sweetest Love) The Anniversary Twicknam Garden Love’s Growth The Relic I Am A Little World Goodfriday, Riding Westward A Hymn To God the Father The Ecstasy The Ecstasy

Are you teaching Dracula and Beloved as part of A Level English? Do you want to have a base to work from when it comes to these texts? This revision min-scheme includes everything you need to consolidate knowledge and give an overview of the texts. For Students This is a eight lesson scheme of work that covers all of the key material needed to address Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ at A Level. Lesson 1: Context Lesson 2: Authorial Intent Lesson 3: Connections and Differences Lesson 4: Symbolism Lesson 5: Key Moments and Theory Lesson 6: Form Lesson 7: Writing Introductions Lesson 8: Planning an Essay There is a key focus on vocabulary, exam-style writing and context. Everything is laid out in an easy digestible manner and the scheme includes time to read. For Teachers Each lesson includes helpful guiding question that are answered in the scheme to take the burden off of teachers. Alongside this, there is a scheme overview pack, dual coded quotes deck, recall questions and answers, and ten homework options. Each of these can be employed to gain a secure knowledge of the play before you start to teach. Exam Focus To secure student success, revision materials are embedded within the scheme. There is an exam mnemonic to help student writing and model answers with scaffolded questions. This Pack Includes Full scheme of work Scheme overview/Revision Pack Model Introductions Homework Options Dual Coded Quotes Deck

Do you want to teach The Empress? Are you looking to expand the selection of diverse voices in your schemes of work? Are you hoping to champion students of colour? There are two versions of this scheme, standard and expanded. This standard version covers the following. For Students This is a six week scheme of work that covers all of the key material needed to teach Tanika Gupta’s ‘The Empress’ at GCSE. Over 24 lessons, students will learn to break down the play, to write full-length answers to exam-style questions, and to successfully revise. There is a key focus on characterisation, vocabulary, exam-style writing and context. Everything is laid out in an easy digestible manner and the scheme includes time to read. For Teachers Each lesson includes helpful guiding question that are answered in the scheme to take the burden off of teachers. Alongside this, there is a scheme overview pack, a key terms glossary. Each of these can be employed to gain a secure knowledge of the play before you start to teach. Exam Focus To secure student success, revision materials are embedded within the scheme. There is an exam mnemonic to help student writing and model answers with scaffolded questions. This Pack Includes Full scheme of work Scheme overview/revision pack Key terms glossary and model answers

Do you want to teach The Empress? Are you looking to expand the selection of diverse voices in your schemes of work? Are you hoping to champion students of colour? There are two versions of this scheme, standard and expanded. This expanded version covers the following. For Students This is a six week scheme of work that covers all of the key material needed to teach Tanika Gupta’s ‘The Empress’ at GCSE. Over 24 lessons, students will learn to break down the play, to write full-length answers to exam-style questions, and to successfully revise. There is a key focus on characterisation, vocabulary, exam-style writing and context. Everything is laid out in an easy digestible manner and the scheme includes time to read. For Teachers Each lesson includes helpful guiding question that are answered in the scheme to take the burden off of teachers. Alongside this, there is a scheme overview pack, a key terms glossary, dual coded quotes, and revision tools to helpfully summarise the key character journeys within the play. Each of these can be employed to gain a secure knowledge of the play before you start to teach. Exam Focus To secure student success, revision materials are embedded within the scheme. There are dual coded quotes that students can use to revise, an exam mnemonic to help student writing, model answers with scaffolded questions, and revision worksheets to catch up students who may have missed lessons or join the school year at a different time. This Pack Includes Full scheme of work Scheme overview/revision pack Key terms glossary and model answers Dual coded quotes deck Homework options Revision plot summaries/GCSE revision worksheets

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the prose portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Beloved and Dracula exam. This pack includes: Understanding the Novels Plot Summaries: Of each novel Points of Connection: Connections between Dracula and Beloved that explore their thematic similarities and differences Exploration of Themes and Symbols: Repeated symbols that crossover in both Dracula and Beloved, exploring how to connect the texts through imagery. Full analysis of the themes provided. Form, Context, Craft Form and How To Apply It: The different forms of Dracula and Beloved and how these represent the themes of the novels Context and Writer’s Intent: Dual coded context for each novel, connected to the writer’s intent in regards to the time. How do they react to this context? Each Writer’s Craft: Sentence starters that show how to productively discuss Stoker and Morrison’s unique craft, as well as how to connect this to the supernatural and the Gothic Exam Technique How to Approach a Question: A simple mnemonic to breakdown the approach to exam questions, with examples given Example Plans and Introductions: Fully planned essay responses to past exam questions, as well as introductory paragraphs to show how these look written out