A digital + printable pdf lesson resource intended to help students develop their own deeper personal responses to key themes and ideas in Macbeth. Focusing on the theme of Religion, students are encouraged to expand their ideas and perspectives on the topic, before being given guided notes on possible interpretations. This resource contains: How to use themes in essays Guided planning task: apply the theme of religion to four different essay questions Deeper exploration of key terms relating to religion Detailed notes on religion in Macbeth Sensitivity to context and wider readings Guided study questions to help students expand their understanding of the theme and its wider applications to the play (including messages and deeper meanings) Reasons to love this resource: A full breakdown of the theme of religion Guidance and support with applying themes to essay questions Exploration of key terms Detailed notes on religion in Macbeth A range of questions designed to make students think on a deeper level Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations Help students to achieve higher grades in essays 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 View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. Check out our shop here.

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 View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. Check out our shop here.

In this resource, you’ll find a ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Extract - The Radley Place, along with some comprehension tasks, essay questions, and close reading tasks.

In this resource, you’ll find a couple of essay conclusions. This is just an example on what to pay attention to when writing and finishing an essay.

An essay is a focused piece of writing designed to inform or persuade. There are many different types of essays, but they are often defined in four categories: argumentative, discursive, comparative, and close reading. In this resource, we’ll take a look at different types of essay questions!

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Writing an introduction might seem easy, but it’s actually quite tricky, and if you don’t get them right, they can have a negative effect on the rest of your essay! In this resource, we’ll have a quick look at how to write an introduction to an essay.

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! Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here: Introduction to Macbeth Macbeth Character Analysis View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. Check out our shop here.

An unseen poetry practise question for GCSE or A Level (age 14-18), aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The poem is an iconic meditation on life choices and the nature of existence: Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’. This 4-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: The question Breakdown of keywords The poem Tips for answering the question Example plan Tasks + exercises Reasons to love this resource: Great for practising exam technique Can be set for students in timed conditions, or used more generally A high quality literary poem that challenges students to analyse deeply Guidance and support throughout, with example plan Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you! You may also be interested in: An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle Macbeth Revision Bundle Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. View our SHOP for more English literature and language resources.

An unseen prose sample answer in response to the question: In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, how does the writer allow you to have sympathy for the woman and her situation? The extract and question are also provided! This digital + printable pdf resource includes: The extract The question + guidance The example answer A study task that helps students to identify key concepts and skills in the response Reasons to love this resource: Great for practising exam technique A high quality response that shows good structuring and deep analysis A guided reading task Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you! You may also be interested in: An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle Macbeth Revision Bundle Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. View our SHOP for more English literature and language resources.

This resource takes you through the process of an unseen prose practice exam - where you’re given an extract from a longer story or novel to analyse in detail. As there is no context, you would be expected to treat this exam as a close reading task - the purpose is to identify a lot of form, structure and language features, and use those to analyse the piece deeply, whilst focusing on the question. An unseen prose practise question for GCSE or A Level (age 14-18), aimed at helping students to understand the format of unseen exams. The extract is from Perkins-Gilman’s brilliant short story, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ This 6-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: Background information The question + guidance The extract Writing task Example plan Further tasks + exercises Reasons to love this resource: Great for practising exam technique A high quality literary extract that challenges students to analyse deeply Lots of guidance and support, including an example plan Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you! You may also be interested in: An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle Macbeth Revision Bundle Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. View our SHOP for more English literature and language resources.

An introduction to unseen poetry - including a breakdown of the key concepts needed to analyse it. This 5-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: A breakdown of the term ‘unseen poetry’ How to respond to a completely unseen poem How to turn your response into a structured essay answer Suggested length and plan for unseen responses Troubleshooting tips and support Recommended Reading List A suggested list of great poets Reasons to love this resource: Great for students who are starting out with unseen poetry concepts A good document to use, before practicing any real unseen poetry questions Demystifies mark schemes and essay structures Lots of recommended reading to help students gain confidence and build interest in poetry Teaching or studying a full unseen module? Click here to view our Complete Unseen Poetry + Prose Study Pack Have a resource on us! Download our ‘What is an Unseen Question’ document for FREE to see whether the full course is right for you! You may also be interested in: An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle Macbeth Revision Bundle Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. View our SHOP for more English literature and language resources.

The notes below are taken from individual analyses of Walcott poems, but they also pertain to the context of Walcott and his poetry in general. This is a revision sheet which will help you to connect the dots between the different poems and understand the deeper idea that underpin his writing. Note that some context points are more specific to the particular poem, whereas others are about Walcott’s own ideas and beliefs in general, so be careful with which ones you choose to use in your own essay writing.

An 18-page revision resource with a detailed critical breakdown of different contextual elements in Jekyll and Hyde. CONTENTS: Stevenson’s Life and Background Victorian Society Substance Abuse Science Psychology Reception of Stevenson’s work Additional tasks to help students reflect on and process the information This resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and Powerpoint format for classroom teaching or independent study and revision. For example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) L9 / A* Grade vs L7 / A Grade Example Essays + Feedback (Frightening Outsider) L9 / A* Grade Essay Example (Tension and Mystery) L8 / A Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Unnatural and Threatening) L6 / B Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Suspicious Atmosphere) L4 / C Grade Essay Example (Secrecy and Reputation) Study Questions / Exercises Essay Questions + Passage-based Questions If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

This 20-page digital + printable + PPT + worksheet resource contains an overview of the most important key quotations in Jekyll and Hyde, detailing the speaker. Tasks and guidance are also provided, so the document could be used as a full lesson resource for teaching or guided independent study. A list of the most important key quotations, with analytical notes on each one A suggestion for language devices and analytical interpretations Tasks and exercises to help students engage on a deeper level Study support and guidance Example analyses which link quotations to themes, language and context This resource is provided in digital pdf, printable pdf and Powerpoint format for classroom teaching or independent study and revision. For example essays + feedback, try these resources: Essay Practise (Gothic Atmosphere) L9 / A* Grade vs L7 / A Grade Example Essays + Feedback (Frightening Outsider) L9 / A* Grade Essay Example (Tension and Mystery) L8 / A Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Unnatural and Threatening) L6 / B Grade Essay Example + Feedback (Suspicious Atmosphere) L4 / C Grade Essay Example (Secrecy and Reputation) Study Questions / Exercises Essay Questions + Passage-based Questions If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, view our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here to see whether this bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis

A breakdown of the key themes in Jekyll and Hyde. This revision document is organised into a series of guided statements and open study questions on each theme (see preview images). It’s designed to help students to develop a personal response to each theme and expand their deeper understanding of the novella. This 16-page digital + printable + PPT + worksheet document includes the following: A full breakdown of key themes Guided study questions on precise topics Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations Help students to achieve higher grades Suitable for students of all levels Extra contextual details, literary device analysis and quotations provided for support with more difficult topics Visual aids for additional support! Have a resource on us! Grab our FREE resource here: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis Buy our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE REVISION BUNDLE here! If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

A detailed 14-page resource that explores the different types of narrative voice found in ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll + Mr Hyde’. This is an especially useful resource for students who are aiming for high levels in their essays, as confident exploration of narrative voice counts towards the ‘form’ aspect of linguistic analysis. Adaptable for teaching or independent study, we’ve provided it in digital + printable PDFs and PowerPoint formats. Contents: Third person limited narration Epistolary Form (Diaries + Letters) Unreliable Narrator Shifts in Tone Overall Effect of Narration Task: Analysis of Voice Task: Compare + Contrast Voice Reasons to love this resource: A breakdown of different elements of narrative voice, including style, perspective + epistolary form Challenge students by helping them identify shifts in tone and perspective Tasks and exercises for students to practise analysing narrative voice Visual aids for additional support If you’re looking for something that covers the whole text, plus exam questions + essay examples, buy our COMPLETE JEKYLL AND HYDE BUNDLE here! Have a resource on us! Grab your FREE resource here to see whether the full bundle is right for you: Jekyll and Hyde: Character Breakdown / Analysis If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. You may also be interested in: Our full AQA POWER + CONFLICT POETRY BUNDLE The COMPLETE JEKYLL + HYDE BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 1 BUNDLE Our COMPLETE AQA LANGUAGE PAPER 2 BUNDLE The COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE View our SHOP for other literature and language resources!

This 12-page resource contains a full process for how to approach an A Level Othello essay question on ‘Otherness’, including a step by step plan for students to follow, example points and A* grade exemplar essay at the end. This particular question has come from an AQA Aspects of Tragedy A Level Literature paper, but the same process could equally be used for any other AS + A Level exam board. CONTENTS: Overview The Question: “Explore the significance of Othello’s background and otherness to the tragedy of the play. Remember to include in your answer relevant analysis of Shakespeare’s dramatic methods.” Step 1: Keywords Step 2: Collect ideas Step 3: Quotations Step 4: Plan + Organise Step 5: Write The Essay Example A* Grade Student Answer Reasons to love this resource: Perfect for teaching essay structuring + academic writing technique Gives students a step-by-step process to follow for essay writing Provides example ‘points’ or ideas that could be used for essay paragraphs Full A* grade essay example provided Great for understanding the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of essay writing! ppt, pdf, digital + printable formats for adaptive teaching … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. … Buy our COMPLETE OTHELLO BUNDLE here! Want to know more about how our resources work? Grab a FREE one here: Othello - Plot Summary Check out our SHOP here.

A 12-page resource that allows students to practise key skills which are required for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2. It’s based around real life diary entries of the famous explorer Ernest Shackleton. Contents: context on Shackleton interactive link to the full diary 3 diary entries, with corresponding tasks task 1: identify attitudes task 2: identfy language devices task 3: comparative analysis (with structural guidance and support) Reasons to love this resource: ● Helps students practise language analysis ● Provides support with identifying attitudes, viewpoints and perspectives ● Encourages well structured comparative analysis ● Gives students exposure to early 20th century nonfiction writng ● Visual aids and images for additional support *If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours. * Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!