Hi! I'm a graduate from the University of Cambridge, where I read Natural Sciences. The resources available on my store helped me achieve straight 9s at GCSE and all A*s at A level. We also offer tutoring - please reach out at revisionnotes9@gmail.com
Hi! I'm a graduate from the University of Cambridge, where I read Natural Sciences. The resources available on my store helped me achieve straight 9s at GCSE and all A*s at A level. We also offer tutoring - please reach out at revisionnotes9@gmail.com
A set of blank copies for the 15 poems for the AQA English Literature Power and Conflict Cluster.
You can print these and annotate on the different language techniques and structural points to remember, as you would when you open the exam paper where you will find a copy of the poem you must write about. Selecting the best quotes to highlight will give you an idea of which quotes you should be learning from each of the poems. This way of engaging with the source material will help you to consolidate your understanding of the poems and help you on your way to a Grade 9.
For a study guide for the poetry collection, with Grade 9 standard analysis of each of the poems’ ideas and methods, follow this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-english-lit-poetry-analysis-power-and-conflict-12221446
Practice assessment on the AQA English Literature specification, with the following sections:
Macbeth Extended Response [34 Marks]
Poetry: Power and Conflict [32 Marks]
Macbeth Knowledge and Understanding Section [32 Marks]
Extensive quotations bank for ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley, ordered by character and theme, and referenced with chapter and page numbers. Imagery techniques and contexts have also been identified.
Suitable for GCSE and AS/A Level study
A presentation exploring the use of the conceit of the world in ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by poet Andrew Marvell, from the A Level English Literature Metaphysicals Collection for Edexcel
Sample essay on the character Banquo from the play ‘Macbeth,’ by Shakespeare, answering the question 'How does Shakespeare use the character of Banquo to explore the key themes in ‘Macbeth.’ Detailed AO2 analysis, with technical terms used and close reference to the text throughout the answer. A highly specific introduction sets up this response.
2 full sample papers for AQA 9-1 English Literature GCSE
For the texts:
Macbeth
Jekyll and Hyde
An Inspector Calls
Poetry: Power and Conflict
Paper 2 also includes an unseen poetry question in the same format as the exam
Detailed revision guide for the AQA English Language GCSE Exams, including tips for timing, answer length, content and planning.
Also contains:
Key Term lists for each questions
Examples of speculative language that you need to be using for the top grades
Techniques to use for writing sections on each paper
Structures for different forms of non-fiction writing
Exhaustive quotations pack for William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies.’
Detailed quotations list from the novel, suitable for GCSE study.
Quotes are categorised by:
chapter
theme
character
Brief analysis or detail is included beside each quote
Quotation lists by character/theme - ideal for final revision before an exam, with an additional page for you to fill in detail on the contexts of the text
An exhaustive pack of Jekyll and Hyde quotes for GCSE study and revision
Detailed quotations list for Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,’ suitable for GCSE study.
Quotes are categorised by:
Chapter
Character / Theme
Literary Technique
Quotes also contain a brief note of analysis or extra detail
Quotation lists by character/theme - ideal for final revision before an exam, with an additional page for you to fill in detail on the contexts of the text
Exhaustive quotations pack for William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, targeted at GCSE students. This pack contains:
1 - A comprehensive quotations list for the play.
Quotes are categorised by:
Act and Scene
Character
Theme
Literary Technique
All quotes also have line references, compatible with most editions of the play.
2- Quotations grid - a list of particularly useful quotes by Act, with columns indicating which themes the quote in question corresponds to. Excellent for final revision for exams
Scanned exemplar script for Edexcel AS English Literature Paper 1, on Poetry and Drama, which scored a full 48/48 marks on the Doctor Faustus question, in addition to 20/24 on the question on the ‘Forward Poems of the Decade’ anthology.
Scanned copy of an exemplar script which scored 100% (96/96) on the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 in June 2018. Front page, with proof of marks awarded, is included.
Modern Text: Lord of the Flies
Poetry Option: Power and Conflict
Optional Questions Answered:
13. How does Golding present Simon as different from the other boys on the island?
26. Compare how poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one
other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’
This student script selected London by William Blake as their poem of comparison
Unseen Poetry Questions:
27.1. In ‘On Aging’ how does the poet present the speaker’s attitudes to growing old?
27.2. In both ‘Jessie Emily Schofield’ and ‘On Aging’ the speakers describe their
attitudes to the effects of growing old. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present these attitudes?
This lesson explores the theme of Divinity in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The resource includes a powerpoint, exploring key quotations with opportunity for close language analysis, and pointing out contextual links, and also includes a handout for students to make notes which allows for analysis and synoptic links to be built whilst providing key information and quotes to hand.
Includes a unique, qualitative graph on recurrance of divine imagery in the play.
High-level revision resources for ‘The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus’ by Christopher Marlowe, suitable for A Level and AS Level study.
This pack includes:
Quotations from and detailed analysis of each scene in the play
Contexts for Doctor Faustus (AO3)
Ideas for essays - sample paragraphs and introductions included
Sample essay paragraphs on Individual Human Potential
Outlined Essay on the Presentation of Women in Faustus
Produced in accordance with the Edexcel specification but also suitable for other exam boards
For the ‘Forward Poems of the Decade’ cluster - detailed, high-level analysis of the Edexcel English Literature Poetry Culture for AS and A level, containing all 20 poems.
The poems analysed are:
Fanthorpe’s ‘A Minor Role’
Copus’ ‘An Easy Passage’
Armitage’s ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’
Agbabi’s ‘Eat Me’
Jenkins’ ‘Effects’
Motion’s ‘From the Journal of a Disappointed Man’
Morrissey’s ‘Genetics’
Ford’s ‘Giuseppe’
Burnside’s ‘History’
Nagra’s ‘Look We Have Coming To Dover!’
Barber’s ‘Material’
Turnbull’s ‘Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn’
Thorpe’s ‘On Her Blindness’
Heaney’s ‘Out of the Bag’
O’Driscoll’s ‘Please Hold’
Doshi’s ‘The Deliverer’
Flynn’s ‘The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled’
Feaver’s ‘The Gun’
Duhig’s ‘The Lammas Hireling’
Dunmore’s ‘To My Nine-Year-Old Self’
Also includes a comparison table on particularly compatible poem combinations, with introductions and A* level sample paragraphs
Highly detailed close analysis of the 15 poems examined in the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 poetry cluster Power and Conflict.
Contains:
Key Quotations
Story of the Poem
Key Message of the Poem
Contexts
Imagery Analysis
Language Analysis
Form and Structure Analysis
Comparisons with Opening Paragraphs for a Potential Essay
The author achieved 100% on this paper and continued their study of English Literature into sixth form.
Bundle for Edexcel AS Level English Literature Paper 1, with resources for the Modern Poetry, Doctor Faustus and Frankenstein sections. These resources can be used again in Year 13 in preparation for the full A Level.
Modern Poetry - detailed, high level close analysis of each poem
Doctor Faustus - pack of resources ranging from imagery exploration, quotes lists, narrative description, sample essays (see this resource’s individual link for further details)
An exemplar script, scoring full marks for the Faustus essay
Quotations pack for Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
Save** 33%** by purchasing the bundle when compared to the 4 individual items
A full pack of resources for the AQA English Literature GCSE, also including a guide for approaching the English Language papers. Save 39% by purchasing this bundle instead of all the individual resources.
The following resources are included:
For Macbeth: a sample full mark essay on Banquo, and a full quotations pack in two different formats
For Jekyll and Hyde: a comprehensive quotations bank, with an additional list of quotes by theme/character
For Lord of the Flies: a full quotations pack, with an additional list of quotes by theme/character
For the Power & Conflict Poetry Cluster: highly detailed close analysis of each of the 15 poems, with key quotes, focus on the message, and analysis of methods.
a guide for approaching the English Language papers
a scanned copy of an exemplar English Lit Paper 2 script which scored 100% (96/96) in the 2018 exam series
a sample literature paper set
These resources were produced by a student at the University of Cambridge who achieved straight 9s at GCSE, and studied English up to AS level.
