Providing top grade (Grade 9/A*) essays and revision materials for GCSE and A-level, in particular English Literature and History.
Currently a Durham University student with 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and 3A*s in my A-levels - hopefully my resources can help students to experience similar success!
Providing top grade (Grade 9/A*) essays and revision materials for GCSE and A-level, in particular English Literature and History.
Currently a Durham University student with 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and 3A*s in my A-levels - hopefully my resources can help students to experience similar success!
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 inner conflict in ‘My Last Duchess’.
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 My Last Duchess 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!
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!
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!
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!
Full mark essay written on the theme of romance in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Extract discussed is taken from Act 3 Scene 5, during which the couple are parting after spending the night together.
This is my own essay written during my GCSE English Literature course (AQA), for which I achieved a Grade 9 in 2018. I have 11 Grade 9 GCSEs in total and have been predicted 3 A* in my A-levels, including English Literature.
Please feel free to explore my resources for other topics and subjects!
A* Tudor History essay addressing the question ‘How accurate is it to say that protection by the Catholic nobility was the main reason for the survival of Catholicism in England in the years 1529–88?’.
This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion. I am predicted 3A* in my A -levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9.
Please feel free to check out my other resources!
Revision document produced by an A* English Literature A-level student containing key quotes, relevant context, production notes and critic quotes for every theme in ‘A Doll’s House’. 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.
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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.
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Full mark essay written by an A* English Literature student analysing Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects in A2S1 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.
Revision resource produced by an A* student debating Wolsey’s effectiveness as chief minister, covering the positive and negative aspects of his career in a table format. Paired with my resource about Cromwell, 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!
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 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!
Full mark essay written by an A* English Literature student analysing Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects in A2S2 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.
I have 3A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - 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* 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!
Mindmap produced by a Grade 9 student on each character’s attitude towards Eva Smith in ‘An Inspector Calls’, containing key quotations from across the play.
