Revision document produced by an A* English Literature A-level student containing key quotes, relevant context and critic quotes for seven key themes in Books 9 and 10 of ‘Paradise Lost’. This will save a student from countless hours of researching which could instead be used for practising essay skills etc. In technical terms, this covers AO1, AO3, and AO5 and was designed with Paper 1 of the OCR English Literature A-level exam in mind, but may prove useful for other exam boards. The tables for each theme are split into three columns (AO1, AO3 and AO5) and provide space for students to add their own notes. The resource also explores the importance of genre at the beginning. Please leave a review if you found this helpful!

Revision resource produced by an A* student debating Cromwell’s effectiveness as chief minister, covering the positive and negative aspects of his career in a table format. Paired with my resource about Wolsey, these materials would be perfect preparation for planning essays on government in the reign of Henry VIII. This was written as revision for topic one of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion. I achieved 3A* in my A -levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student analysing the spread and decline of Catholicism during the reigns of Henry, Edward, Mary and Elizabeth. This was written as revision for topic two of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion. I achieved 3A* in my A-levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student in response to a variety of questions focused on the causes of poverty in Tudor England. This was written as revision for topics three and four of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion, and covers the dissolution of the monasteries, growth of towns, enclosure and population growth. I achieved 3A* in my A-levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Full mark essay written by an A* English Literature student, responding to the question: Female voices are only heard through men in dystopian fiction This style of question is found in Section B, Paper 2 of OCR A-level English Literature and covers AO1, AO3 and AO5. The texts analysed in this essay are ‘1984’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Please feel free to leave a review if you found this essay helpful and check out my other resources for 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale!

Model answer to the 12-mark question ‘Explain why Hitler was able to increase his control over Germany between 1933 and 1939.’ , covering the Enabling Act, the Night of the Long Knives and Nazi propaganda. This style of question can be found in Paper 3 of Edexcel GCSE History (option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39). I have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and 3A* in my A-levels, including history. Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful!

Grade 9 model answers to section A, question 4, of GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA), responding to an extract taken from ‘Jekyll & Hyde’. This resource includes the answer to question 4 only, which was awarded 19/20 marks by an ex-official AQA examiner. I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave a review if you found this helpful and check out my other resources!

Detailed resource produced by a Grade 9 student, taught by a teacher experienced in marking for the AQA exam board, revising quotations for the theme of war/conflict in ‘Exposure’. The analysis of each quote is broken down into bullet points, covering AO1, AO2 and AO3 (context), and can be used as the basis for an essay paragraph. The end of the document also suggests poems which Exposure can be compared to, providing three AO1 points about how the poems are similar or different. This resource was written as revision for my English Literature GCSE in 2018, for which I was awarded a Grade 9. I have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and 3 A* at A-level, including in English Literature, and currently study at Durham University. Please feel free to check out my other resources for Power & Conflict poetry!

Mindmap produced by a Grade 9 student exploring the themes of workers’ rights and poverty in An Inspector Calls, containing key quotations and analysis from across the play. (pink = Mrs Birling, blue = Inspector, orange = Eric, purple = Sheila, green = Mr Birling, red = Gerald)

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student in response to the questions: ‘How significant was royal and noble patronage in cultural change in the years 1509–88?’ ‘To what extent were cultural changes in the years 1509–88 driven by the growth of education and literacy?’ ‘How significant were alterations in religious belief in explaining cultural change in the years 1509-88?’ This was written as revision for topic four of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion, and covers royal & noble patronage, the growth of education & literacy, the impact of the printing press, and the cult of Gloriana. I achieved 3A* in my A-levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student discussing the reasons for the decline of popular resistance from 1570, including propaganda, fear, effective control, passage of time, and social & economic factors. This was written as revision for topic three of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion. I achieved 3A* in my A-levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student in response to the questions: ‘To what extent was religion in England significantly changed during the reign of Henry VIII?’ ‘How successful were Edward and Mary in implementing religious change?’ 'To what extent did Mary succeed in changing the English Church 1553-58?’ This was written as revision for topic two of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion. I achieved 3A* in my A-levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Grade 9 essay written in response to the question “How far is Eric presented as admirable in ‘An Inspector Calls’”. This essay was written as revision for my GCSE in English Literature, for which I achieved a Grade 9. I have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and am predicted 3 A* at A-level, including English Literature. I will be attending Durham University from autumn 2021. Please feel free to check out my other resources!

Full mark essay written by an A* English Literature student analysing Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects in A3S4 of Twelfth Night. This style of question is found in Section A of Paper 1 in OCR A-level English Literature and covers both AO1 and AO2. Please feel free to leave a review if you found this essay helpful and check out my other resources for Twelfth Night!

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* English Literature student exploring the different ways sexual relationships are presented in ‘A Doll’s House’ and ‘Paradise Lost’. This is perfect for students needing a springboard for writing essays or simply looking for further notes. This plan is in a grid format covering AO1 quotations and analysis, AO3 relevant context and AO5 critic quotes and productions. There are four different rows which, when written up in an essay, would constitute four detailed paragraphs. I have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and 3A* in my A-levels, including English Literature. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review if you found this helpful!

A* essay produced by a Tudor History A-level student, addressing the question ‘How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1509-88, a cultural transformation took place?’. This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion and covers the Reformation, patronage, and the growth of grammar schools among many other factors. I have 3A* in my A -levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review if you found this helpful.

Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student in response to the question ‘How far do you agree that the increase in poverty in the Tudor period was largely a result of changes in the use of land?’. This was written as revision for topic one of Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion, and covers changes in land use, population growth and inflation. I achieved 3A* in my A-levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other resources and leave a review!

Mindmap produced by a Grade 9 student on Eric Birling in ‘An Inspector Calls’, containing key quotations and an evaluation of his importance in the play.

Mindmap covering key quotations and Grade 9 standard analysis of the three Spirits and Marley in Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’.