Scrbbly - A* Grade Literature + Language Resources
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Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
This is an example of a high grade A*/L9 essay for ‘An Inspector Calls’. It was completed by a teacher, not in timed conditions, to set an example for high achieving students, so it is beyond the requirement of a high grade for GCSE. However, students are encouraged to read it and deconstruct it to get ideas for their own essays and structuring-it is also useful in terms of learning how to develop a sophisticated approach to essay phrasing, techniques, and vocabulary.
Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poetry.
It is tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poems at any level.
Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Poems included in the bundle:
‘The Castaway’
‘The Walk’
‘Sabbaths, WI’
‘The Almond Trees’
‘The Flock’
‘The Wind in the Dooryard’
‘To Return To The Trees’
‘Veranda’
‘The Schooner Flight, Chapter 11: After The Storm’
Context Points
Example A-grade A-level Essay
Each poem analysis includes the following:
Vocabulary
Story/Summary
Speaker/Voice
Form/Structure
Language
Context
Themes/Ideas
Possible Essay Questions
This resource provides all the information that you need to know in order to be able to analyse characterisation in stories, novels and plays. It is equally useful for those working on their own creative writing as it provides a breakdown of different d ways to create and develop characters.
There are several important points with creating a character, and this resource will help you be the next Charles Dickens!
Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘The Émigrée’ by Carol Rumens. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It includes, but is not limited to:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions
Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. This document breaks down the process of writing to describe inanimate objects for students of all levels - KS3, GCSE, iGCSE and above.
Included:
Task 1: Choose an Object
Task 2: Sketching + Planning
Task 3: Writing
Task 4: Read an Example Answer
Task 5: Review your work
Here’s an essay completed by one of my students taking the ‘AQA Power and Conflict’ poetry module. It was his first comparative essay and his first poetry essay, so he did amazingly well! However, there is also clear room for improvement - I would expect the same student to be on a minimum of an L7 / A Grade by the time he takes his exams. I have given detailed feedback underneath to help him improve, plus a breakdown of the mark scheme and grade boundaries to show how his essay would convert to a specific grade.
This 3-page digital + printable + PPT revision resource covers everything you need to know about the Tragic genre of Macbeth! As a tragedy, the play follows strict rules and conventions - students who understand these conventions are able to analyse the text on a deeper level.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level students!
This digital + printable pdf document contains:
An overview of Tragedy in Macbeth
How Macbeth fits within the Tragic Genre
Key Terms + How they relate to the play
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Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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This bundle contains a set of comprehensive study guides which provide a detailed analysis of AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. They are tailored towards helping students achieve the very highest grades in essays. Example mid and top grade answers, and a mark scheme breakdown are also provided!
Poems included:
‘Bayonet Charge’
‘Charge of the Light Brigade’
‘London’
‘Ozymandias’
‘Poppies’
‘Remains’
‘Storm on the Island’
‘The Émigrée’
‘War Photographer’
Extract from ‘The Prelude’
‘My Last Duchess’
‘Kamikaze’
‘Checking Out Me History’
‘Tissue’
‘Exposure’
Each poem analysis includes the following:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions
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‘Bayonet Charge/Charge of The Light Brigade’ Comparison Essay B grade
Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It includes, but is not limited to:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions
Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Checking Out Me History’ by John Agard. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It includes, but is not limited to:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions
I wrote this essay during a poetry lesson with a student who is taking the CIE / Cambridge IGCSE exam. It wasn’t written under timed conditions so the middle paragraphs are slightly longer than you’d ideally aim for in your own, but I tried to include all of the main important ideas that you’d need for a high A or A* (L7/L8/L9) grade at GCSE — including analysis of form, structure and language, a clear layout, a central argument and understanding deeper meanings and alternative interpretations. Enjoy!
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.
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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For students taking IGCSE in Literature, the absolute best way to ensure a high grade is to understand how the mark scheme works. This page will give you a breakdown of everything you need to know so that you can what examiners are looking for in plain language. You then need to make sure each essay you write contains all this stuff!
Before understanding the mark scheme, make sure you’ve looked at the Assessment Objectives and you know how those work.
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.
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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A full breakdown of Act 1, Scene 6 in Macbeth, including comprehension questions and wider expansion tasks - 5 pages in total. This resource can be used as a full lesson, or for revision and deeper analysis.
This digital + printable pdf document contains:
An overview of Act 1.6
Key vocabulary
The Scene
Comprehension Questions
Context: High Treason
Form, Structure + Language Analysis
Reasons to love this resource:
Encourages students to read and understand Shakespearean language
A range of tasks focused on characterisation
A deeper look into language techniques and dramatic devices
Application of context for further analysis
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It includes, but is not limited to:
Vocabulary
Summary
Language Features
Structure / Form Analysis
Context
Attitudes / Messages
Themes
Essay Questions
A great way to introduce students to the key concepts of Macbeth!
This full lesson resource helps students to build confidence with reading Shakespearean language, interpreting key meanings and delving deeper into thematic and contextual analysis.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students!
**This digital + printable pdf document includes the following: **
Reading + Understanding Act 1.1
Vocabulary list
Comprehension tasks
Analysis tasks (setting + atmosphere)
Thematic research - The Supernatural
Personal Response - Does Evil really exist?
Contextual research - Witches
Note: with the research tasks, students are encouraged to do their own reading. You could also use our Complete Context Revision document to support learning.
Reasons to love this resource:
A full breakdown of the opening of Macbeth
Guided study tasks to help students engage with deeper ideas
A great introduction to the ideas of the play
A range of tasks and exercises to encourage a personal response
Help students to achieve higher grades
Suitable for students of all levels
Visual aids for additional support!
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Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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A concise resource which provides a full breakdown of the key elements of setting in Macbeth, with a focus on geographical, historical and dramatic aspects. Perfect for teaching, or independent study.
Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE and A Level students!
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Historical context
Geographical context
A breakdown of different specific locations
Information on how the play was originally staged
**Reasons to love this resource:
**
Suitable for students of all levels
Help students to achieve higher grades
Extra contextual details, literary device analysis and quotations provided for support with more difficult topics
Visual aids for additional support!
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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A complete step-by-step guide for how to plan and write a Macbeth essay, which works both for coursework and exams under timed conditions. This document is perfect for guiding students with essay structuring and planning, as well as refining their knowledge of the play.
Tailored towards GCSE + iGCSE students, but also helpful for those studying at a higher level - check the preview for further info!
NOTE: this is a breakdown of the essay questions - if you’re looking for example essays, see our Macbeth - Example GCSE + iGCSE Essays, A*-C Grades (L9-L5)
and our Macbeth - Example A-Level Essays
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
-A full breakdown of the essay planning process
Two example essay plans
An annotated extract that guides students with how to select evidence
Breakdown of keywords and focus of the essay question
Support with developing clear, concise and thoughtful topic sentences
Support with selecting the correct evidence to suit points
Support with integrating contextual and thematic concepts
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations
Help students to achieve higher grades
Suitable for students of all levels
Visual aids for additional support!
Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here:
Introduction to Macbeth
Macbeth Character Analysis
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Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem ‘The Schooner Flight, Chapter 11: After The Strom’; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level.
Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Includes analysis of the following:
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
FORM/STRUCTURE
LANGUAGE
CONTEXT
THEMES/IDEAS
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Here is a detailed analysis of Robert Frost’s poems; suitable for students of all levels - KS3, GCSE + iGCSE, AS + A Level. Each poem includes analysis of the following:
POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY/SUMMARY
SPEAKER/VOICE
LANGUAGE
FORM/STRUCTURE
ATTITUDES
CONTEXT
THEMES
Great for revision, resits, home schooling missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills and developing students’ confidence in Frost’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy!
Poems Included:
‘A Soldier’
‘An Encounter’
‘Mowing’
‘Road Not Taken’
‘Acquainted with the Night’
‘After Apple-Picking’
‘An Unstamped Letter In Our Rural Letterbox’
‘Birches’
‘Desert Places’
‘For Once, Then, Something’
‘Gathering Leaves’
‘Going For Water’
‘Mending Wall’
‘Out, Out’
‘Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening’
‘The Black Cottage’
‘The Road Not Taken’
‘The Sound of Trees’
There Are Roughly Zones’
FREE BONUS MATERIAL:
Essay Questions
Frost A* Grade Essay Example
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