Summary: Complete study and revision guides for your set texts.Philip Allan Literature Guides for GCSE and A-level will help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to achieve the very best grades.Written by experienced examiners and teachers, these full colour guides:Give you the confidence that you know your set text inside out, with insightful coverage for you to develop your understanding of context, characters, quotations, themes and styleEnsure you are fully prepared for your exams: each guide shows you how your set text will be measured against the assessment objectives of the main specificationsDevelop the skills you need to do well in your exams, with tasks and practice questions in the guide and lots more completely free online, including podcasts, glossaries, sample essays and revision advice at www.philipallan.co.uk/literatureguidesonline
Table of Contents: IntroductionStudy and revisionTimelinePoem by poemTypes of character and voice, and placeComparing poemsUnseen poetryTackling the assessmentsAssessment objectives and skillsSample essays
About the Author(s): Margaret Newman has taught GCSE English, English Literature and Drama in Derbyshire for 28 years and has worked as an examiner for 9 years.The series editor Jeanette Weatherall has been a Head of English and an Assistant Headteacher in two large secondary schools in the UK and is Chair of Examiners for A-level Literature for one of the UK's major examination boards.
Reviews:
I used this very book to revise my English Lit exam (Unit 2 Poetry Across Time) and it had everything I wanted to know for each poem. Moreover it showed me how to answer exam questions which was very beneficial as in the actual exam I got a result of an A*. This was all because of this book.
I bought this for my 13-year old daughter as she's started her GCSE English ... she absolutely loves it and says it's helped her immensely. Would thoroughly recommend it.
This is a very useful book for anyone studying AQA GCSE Literature. It is a good companion for the AQA Anthology and gives helpful insight into the poems with tips for exam success.
