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Scrbbly resources are adaptable for classroom teaching, home schooling + independent study or revision. We're a team of expert tutors and examiners who all love English, and we aim for our content to be highly detailed, visually engaging and suitable for different levels and abilities.
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Scrbbly resources are adaptable for classroom teaching, home schooling + independent study or revision. We're a team of expert tutors and examiners who all love English, and we aim for our content to be highly detailed, visually engaging and suitable for different levels and abilities.
OFFER: If you purchase one of our resources and leave an honest review, we'll give you a second resource completely FREE! Leave a review + drop us an email (admin@scrbbly.com) with your TES name and request.
A full study guide for the poem ‘Away, Melancholy’ by Stevie Smith - perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4).
Have a resource on us! Download From Long Distance II by Tony Harrison for FREE!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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A full study guide for the poem ‘The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument’ by Anne Stevenson - perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4).
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Take a look at this FREE study guide of the poem ‘From Long Distance II’ to see whether it’s suitable for you!
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Here’s a comprehensive lesson + study guide for the poem ‘The Harvest Moon’ by Ted Hughes - perfect for teaching or revision, but also suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students.
This 11-page resource contains a digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheets. It includes the following:
THE POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM ANALYSIS
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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Stories of Ourselves IGCSE Bundle
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A full lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Prayer Before Birth’ by Louis Macneice - perfect for classroom teaching or independent revision. Suitable for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE + beyond!
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Includes:
12-page digital pdf
12-page printable pdf
6-slide powerpoint
7-page worksheet
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CONTENTS:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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Teaching or studying the Edexcel IGCSE Literature course? Take a look at our EDEXCEL IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here.
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This resource provides a comprehensive breakdown of the conventions behind Shakespearean comedy and common motifs of his comedic plays.
Includes:
COMEDIC TERMS
BASIC ELEMENTS OF SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY
COMPLEX ELEMENTS OF SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY
TRADITIONAL / CLASSICAL COMEDY
An introduction to AQA English Language Paper 2, fully explained for students. This resource is great for encouraging students to develop a structured, systematic approach to each section, before attempting to write any example answers!
This 16-page digital + printable PDF + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
VIEWPOINTS + PERSPECTIVES
PREPARATION + GROUNDWORK
KEY SKILLS
HOW TO STUDY THE PAPER
HOW TO GET TOP GRADES
PAPER 2 QUESTIONS BREAKDOWN
TIMINGS
MARK SCHEME SUPPORT
NOTES FROM THE EXAM BOARD
21st + 19th CENTURY CONTENT
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For students taking IGCSE in Literature, the absolute best way to ensure a high grade is to familiarise yourself with the assessment objectives (AOs).
This page will give you a breakdown of each objective, so that you can understand them and what examiners are looking for in plain language. You then need to make sure each essay you write contains all this stuff!
There are two IGCSE syllabuses for Cambridge: 0475 and 0992. Although they’re almost exactly the same in marking, I’ve given both versions below for you so that you can see your own exams clearly.
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A mega bundle of 18 AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 resources, made by an AQA examiner and teacher. Suitable for teachers and students, available at a discount of 40% from the individual document price!
If you’re looking for an AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 bundle, click here.
This bundle covers everything you need to teach or learn the AQA Language Paper 2: tons of support for nonfiction analysis and writing, comparative and summmary skills, practice questions and both example answers of varying levels by students, and full mark example answers by an examiner.
Try a resource for FREE to see whether this bundle is right for you: AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2: Practise Mock Exam / Specimen Paper
This bundle contains digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resources that cover the following:
Paper 2 Overview + Introduction
How to Write and Analyse Great Speeches
How to Write and Analyse Great Articles
How to Write and Analyse Great Letters
How to Write and Analyse Great Diary + Journal Entries
SECTION A RESOURCES:
Section A: Q1 + Q2 Breakdown + Example Answers
Section A: Q3 Breakdown + Model Answers L5-L9
Section A Q4: How to Write a Comparative Essay + Examples
Exam Preparation: AQA Language Paper 2 Section A
SECTION B RESOURCES:
Section B Q5 - Nonfiction Writing
Section B: Example L7 Answer + Feedback (Travelling)
Section B: Example L9 Article (Parents are Overprotective)
Section B: Letter Writing Task + Full Mark / L9 Example Answer (Festivals)
Section B: Example A* / L9 Letter (Halloween)
BONUS MATERIAL:
Practice Exam Paper 2: Travelling + Exploration
Paper 2 L6/ B grade Full Student Answer + Feedback
Ernest Shackleton’s Diary Entries - Comparative + Analysis Tasks
Paper 2: Understanding Perspectives - London Labour and the London Poor - Language Analysis + 19th Century Nonfiction Primer
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A detailed 7-page pdf revision guide for the Attitudes, Context and Themes of Keats’ ‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’. View the preview images for more info on the content!
If you’re looking for a Complete ‘Isabella’ Revision Guide, try our bumper 48-page walkthrough here.
Studying AQA TRAGEDY? View our Complete Keats In-Depth Revision Bundle here!
A full breakdown of several of Keats’ major poems, including all of those needed for those studying Keats for the AQA A Level Literature Aspects of Tragedy module.
In this bundle, which is over 100 pages long, you’ll find in-depth analyses of ‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’, ‘Lamia’, and ‘Eve of St Agnes’. It includes a line by line modern text translation of all the poems, as well as detailed notes on analysis, and tragic elements.
Contents:
‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ - Complete Revision Guide
‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’ - Complete Revision Guide
‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’ - Vocabulary and Summary
‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’ - Language, Form and Structure
‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’ - Attitudes, Context and Themes
‘Isabella, or the Pot of Basil’ - Poem and a Breakdown of Stanzas in Modern English
‘Lamia’ - Vocabulary
‘Lamia’ - Summary, Overview and Narrative Voice
‘Lamia’ - Language, Structure + Form
‘Lamia’ - Context, Themes + Attitudes
‘Lamia’ - Study Questions
‘Lamia’ - Critical Interpretations + Tragic Elements
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Context + Themes
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Critical Interpretation + Tragic Elements
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Language + Structure Analysis
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Setting + Narrative Voice
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Stanza Breakdown + Vocabulary
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Study Questions
‘Eve of St Agnes’ - Summary
Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students.
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS
FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
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To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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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.
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A free download of the poem
Critical interpretations + Tragic elements
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A full breakdown of staging, performances and setting in An Inspector Calls, with a set of tasks tailored towards helping students to understand and analyse them more deeply.
This 4-page digital + printable pdf resource includes:
LOCATION: A SUBURBAN MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSE
TIME PERIOD: 1912 (Edwardian Era)
STAGING + PERFORMANCE
Lighting
Irony
Costume
BONUS MATERIAL
varied tasks and exercises on each aspect of setting and performance
View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
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Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE .
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Black Ball’ by Ralph Ellison; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the story ‘The Plantation’ by Ovo Adagha; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 2 (2021-23)
Have a resource on us! Download for FREE ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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A range of practice essay questions for Ted Hughes’ poetry that are written following the CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE style exam format.
Comprised of a mix of questions from past papers and others made using similar wording and structures to other poets on that syllabus.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Single poem questions
Two poem questions
Suggested essay structures for different types of question
Reasons to love this:
Essays help to act as useful revision practice
Tips help with the writing of stronger essays
Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY BUNDLE here
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Stories of Ourselves IGCSE Bundle
Stories of Ourselves Vol 1 AS + A Level Bundle
Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2025 - BUNDLE PART 1
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A complete lesson + study guide for the story Report on the Threatened City by Doris Lessing; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026).
This resource contains different formats to make it adaptable for teaching and studying: PPT, digital pdf, printable pdf and worksheet.
CONTENTS:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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A complete lesson + study guide for the story Games at Twilight by Anita Desai; perfect for teaching or revision!
Suitable for those studying Stories of Ourselves, Cambridge AS + A Level Literature, Volume 1 (2024-2026).
This resource contains different formats to make it adaptable for teaching and studying: PPT, digital pdf, printable pdf and worksheet.
CONTENTS:
THE STORY (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
BREAKDOWN OF CHARACTERS
SETTING
PLOT SUMMARY
NARRATIVE VOICE
QUOTATIONS
GENRE
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES
THEMES
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Stories of Ourselves AS + A Level Volume 2 Anthology? Take a look at our STORIES OF OURSELVES ANTHOLOGY BUNDLE here!
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This is an example of a top grade (Grade 9) essay for ‘An Inspector Calls’. It was completed by a teacher and AQA examiner, not in timed conditions, to set an example for high achieving students.
Students can use this essay in the following ways:
think about ideas, points and opinions that are presented
understand clear essay structuring and thesis development
learning how to use sophisticated essay vocabulary and academic phrasing
understanding how to get all of the Assessment Objectives into the essay without it feeling systematic or contrived
understanding the level of detail to go into with analysis of form, structure and language
collecting ideas for poetic and dramatic devices
understanding how to apply context and themes in a meaning
View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here!
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Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE .
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A complete study guide for the poem ‘The Storm-Wind’ by William Barnes. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
You may also be interested in:
Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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