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A Level English Literature (OCR): Paper 1 Shakespeare Twelfth Night Section A - notes for each scene such as characters, narrative, key quotes, context, and AO2 Section B - essay plans and important knowledge for each theme such as love, sexuality, gender, deception, madness… AO5 - schools of thought such as feminism and marxism, and literary criticism Model Essays and Essay Plans I achieved 92% in Paper 1 in 2023 exams using these notes. All you need to do is learn the notes for each scene for any section A close reading of the text analysis question AND each thematic essay plan with AO5 for section B to achieve top grades.

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Education and ignorance - ‘Female characters in literature are often disadvantaged by a lack of education and are perceived as ignorant.’ Sense and Sensibility & Mrs Dalloway Model Introduction paragraph AO3, AO5, AO2, AO4

A Level English Literature (OCR): Women In Literature Section A Revision Notes Including: all books/literature to be aware of for the course key dates quotations and relevant knowledge from each book in themes such as sexuality, education, religion, marriage, domestic violence/rape/abuse, motherhood… information of authors such as the Bronte sisters, Thomas Hardy and Goerge - Eliot in relation to the course including their lives and work AO3: key dates, social and historical context regarding women from 1800 to 2000 for the UK, Australia, Canada and America. AO5: critical literary interpretations AO2: 90+ terms for analysing structure, language and form Sense and Sensibility & Mrs Dalloway A Level English Literature (OCR): Women In Literature Section A Revision Notes Including: past questions 2017-2022 AO3 - context on Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen, social and historical context and laws AO5: Quotes - literary interpretation and critics ESSAY PLANS for: • Lady of the house & hostess • Finance and property • Love and sexuality • Motherhood • Education • Women in opposition with each other • Communication and silence model essays as well. I achieved an A (1 mark from an A*) using these notes

Sense and Sensibility & Mrs Dalloway A Level English Literature (OCR): Women In Literature Section A Revision Notes Including: past questions 2017-2022 AO3 - context on Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen, social and historical context and laws AO5: Quotes - literary interpretation and critics ESSAY PLANS for: • Lady of the house & hostess • Finance and property • Love and sexuality • Motherhood • Education • Women in opposition with each other • Communication and silence model essays aswell. I achieved an A (1 mark of an A*) using these notes