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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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An 18-page resource which provides a full breakdown of AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 Section A, Question 4 ‘How to Write a Comparative Essay’ - including a process for answering the question, sample questions and student answers at a range of levels. Suitable as a full classroom lesson, for revision or independent study.
This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
OVERVIEW
HOW TO APPROACH THE QUESTION
TIMINGS
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
COMPARATIVE ESSAY STRUCTURING
HOW TO WRITE COMPARATIVE TOPIC SENTENCES + EXAMPLES
TASK 1: WRITE YOUR OWN TOPIC SENTENCES
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN + TOP BAND NOTES
TASK 2: MARK SCHEME ANALYSIS
EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS + EXPLANATIONS
TASK 3: INDICATIVE STANDARDS
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The only document you’ll ever need to teach or study Questions 1 + 2! A 10-page resource that gives a full walkthrough of Paper 1 Questions 1 + 2 for students taking the AQA GCSE English Language exams. Includes support with questions, example answers at differentiated levels, plus teacher guidance and feedback, and an additional task at the end.
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Question 1: Tips
Question 1: Example Questions + 4/4 answers
Question 2: Tips
PEE structural support
Question 2: 5/8 mid grade example answer + feedback
Question 2: 8/8 full mark example answer
Highlighted answers to demonstrate key academic skills
Task: Pretend you are the examiner!
Question 2: 6/8 L6 - L7 grade example answer
Question 2: 7/8 L7 - L8 grade example answer
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A resource which breaks down the key skills required for AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 into systematic and manageable chunks. This is a great primer for the exam, getting students used to the question formats without adding in the extra difficulty of comparative analysis.
This 14-page resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Overview
Extract: 3 x Captain Scott’s Diary Entries
Question 1: True or False Question + Tips
Question 2: Summary Question + Tips
Question 3: Language Analysis Question + Tips
Mid and High Level grade differentiation support
Question 4: Full Essay
Mid and High Level grade differentiation support
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A bumper 25-page resource which provides a full breakdown of AQA GCSE Language Paper 2 Section A, Question 3 - including a process for answering the question, sample questions and student answers at a range of differentiated levels.
This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following:
OVERVIEW
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
MARK SCHEME BREAKDOWN
EXAMPLE STUDENT ANSWERS:
L5 / C Grade Answer
L6 / B Grade Answer
L9 / A* / Full Mark Answer
L6 / B Grade Answer + Teacher Feedback
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This 16-page resource breaks down the process for answering Language Paper 2, providing a full example L6 student answer for the whole paper, which covers both Section A Questions 1-4, and Section B Question 5. The paper covered is from the June 2020 exam, which uses extracts from Joe Simpson’s ‘Touching the Void’ and Gertrude Bell’s ‘Climbing the Meije’. The feedback is provided by a teacher and AQA examiner.
View the exam paper extracts here
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Overview + Links to the Paper + Mark Scheme
Question 1: 3/4 answer
Question 2: 5/8 answer + feedback
PEE structural support
Question 3: 4/12 answer + feedback (high quality but not enough written)
support with planning and advice on structure and content
Question 4: 8/16 answer + feedback
Question 5: 28/40 answer + feedback
Grading + Conclusion
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In this 10-page resource, you’ll find an approach to Question 4 in Section A including tips that help you to get full marks + some high-grade example answers.
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
How to Plan the Argumentative Essay (broken down into easy steps)
Sample Question
Keyword Analysis
Essay Plan Example
Student Example L7 / A Grade Answer: Timed Conditions
Teacher Example Full Mark L9 / A* Grade Answer
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A set of full mark responses written by an AQA examiner for Section A, Questions 1-4 on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1.
This resource is provided as a digital + printable PDF and PowerPoint for adaptable teaching and studying - perfect for classrooms, homework, homeschooling and independent study.
Contents
Overview
Question 1: Full mark answer + Tips
Question 2: Question + Extract
PEE structural support
Question 2: Full mark answer, with key skills highlighted + Tips
Question 3: Question + Planning Support
Question 3: Full mark answer, with key skills highlighted + Tips
Question 4: Question + Planning Support with notes
Question 4: Full mark answer
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A detailed analysis of ‘Waterfall’ by Lauris Dorothy Edmond - perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students using the CAIE / Cambridge A level syllabus to study poems from the ‘Songs of Ourselves’ collection, but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Key vocabulary
A summary
Pieces voice
Attitudes
Key quotes + language techniques
Poems structure
Context
Themes
Relevant worksheets
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for providing a rapid understanding of the poem
Helps remind students that are revising the poem of the key themes
Helps those new to the poem understand the context behind it
Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
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A detailed analysis of ‘Muliebrity’ by Sujata Bhatt- perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students using the CIE / Cambridge IGCSE syllabus, but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Important vocabulary
A summary
Pieces voice
Key quotes + language techniques
Poems structure
Important attitudes
Context
Poems themes
Essay questions
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for providing a rapid understanding of the poem
Helps remind students that are revising the poem of the key themes
Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
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A full study guide for the poem ‘He Never Expected Much’ by Thomas Hardy - 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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A detailed analysis of ‘Farmhand’ by James K. Baxter- perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students using the CIE / Cambridge A level syllabus, but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Important vocabulary
A summary
Pieces voice
Key quotes + language techniques
Attitudes
Poems structure
Context
Themes
Essay questions
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for providing a rapid understanding of the poem
Helps remind students that are revising the poem of the key themes
Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
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A full study guide for the poem ‘The City Planners’ by Margaret Atwood - 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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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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A full study guide for the poem ‘Request To a Year’ by Judith Wright - 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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A detailed analysis of ‘On the Day of Judgement’ by Jonathan Swift - perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students using the CIE / Cambridge A level syllabus to study poems from the ‘Songs of Ourselves’ collection, but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
Key vocabulary
A summary
Pieces voice
Key quotes + language techniques
Poems structure
Context
Attitudes
Themes
Reasons to love this resource:
Perfect for providing a rapid understanding of the poem
Helps remind students that are revising the poem of the key themes
Helps those new to the poem understand the context behind it
Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
Need more poems from the ‘Songs of Ourselves’ collection? Grab our free resource here.
View our COMPLETE SONGS OF OURSELVES BUNDLES, both PART 1 and PART 2, here.
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A full study guide for the poem ‘On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book’ by Charles Tennyson Turner - 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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A full study guide for the poem ‘Night Sweat’ by Robert Lowell - 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!
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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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
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide of the poem ‘Rain’ by Edward Thomas.
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!
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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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
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here
View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here.
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To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle
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