This resource covers all key context needed for top marks in Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” coursework or exam essays. Revise all relevant historical and authorial context in one concise, bullet-pointed document. Suitable for all exam boards. This resource will help you if: you are studying “The Great Gatsby” at A Level, IB or below you want to be able to confidently discuss the settings, people and politics which influenced the text you are aiming to score a C/5 or above in your exams and coursework on “The Great Gatsby” you are revising for an exam or mock exam, and are looking for easy-to-memorise consise context notes your own context notes are insufficient to score you the high grade you’re after you are a teacher looking to brush up your contextual knowledge before teaching “The Great Gatsby”. We hope this helps :)

Detailed but concise context notes for Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ appropriate for A-level, IB and GCSE English Literature. This revision resource is perfect for you if: you are studying ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and are required to know some of the historical, literary and authorial context of the text you are writing a coursework piece on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, by itself or compared to another text, or you have exam essays to complete on the text you are looking to achieve a high grade in Literature but do not feel you know enough about the context of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Margaret Atwood to add to your essays your class notes are insufficient or incomplete your mocks, exams or coursework deadlines are imminent and you need to quickly and effectively absorb some bullet-pointed contextual information (we’ve all been there!) We hope this helps! If it does - we’d love you to leave a quick review or comment, as it helps us reach more students like yourself :)

This resource provides top-grade essay ideas for exam questions about Shakepeare’s ‘Macbeth’. Revising ‘Macbeth’ themes is made simple, with three points on each theme (11 themes total) that are designed to make three high-level paragraphs for your Macbeth essays. This resource suits anyone who: would like to feel prepared for any theme question that could come up in their exams (all exam boards considered) is unsure how they would make three points out of a harder theme question (e.g. kingship or masculinity) wants to feel confident discussing characters other than Macbeth or Lady Macbeth is looking to double check their notes or read through some essay content ideas before a mock or exam struggles to integrate context into their essays and would like some Jacobean context ideas. We hope this helps! :)

This Macbeth Literature GCSE revision workbook is designed to: Provide structure to your revision process. Prepare you to tackle any Macbeth-related question that could arise in your exams. Grant you access to higher-level information that may not have been covered in class. Aid in remembering less obvious terms, context points, and symbols to enable you to discuss Macbeth confidently. Make you aware of areas to focus your revision on in the remaining time leading up to your exams. This resource includes: Clear and concise historical context to include in your essays A key terms glossary to remind you of some high-scoring terminology to include. Key quotes to memorise and space to add your own. A list of key themes and topics most likely to come up in your exam papers. Information about tragedy, including tragic form and structure for those looking to achieve the top grades at GCSE. Activities to structure your revision and help you feel as confident as possible walking into your exams. We hope you find it useful!

A concise revision resource detailing the historical, literary and authorial context of George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Suitable for A Level and IB students looking to further their understanding of the this dystopian text in preparation for coursework essays or exams. We hope this helps!

Suitable for students and teachers, this Of Mice and Men revision pdf gives you everything you need to know about the context of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to write about it with confidence and nuance. This resource will help you if: you are studying Of Mice and Men at GCSE level (or below) you have upcoming Literature exams or mocks on Of Mice and Men your class notes on Of Mice and Men context are not detailed enough to help you secure the grade you’d like to achieve you want to know every relevant piece of context, all clearly and briefly summarised to suit short-term memory you are a teacher wanting to brush up your knowledge of Of Mice and Men context, or are looking for a comprehensive resource to share with your students. We hope this helps :)

Major essay points for all themes in Priestley’s An Inspector Calls with context. Three essay points per theme creates An Inspector Calls essay plans for each theme most likely to come up in your exams. This resource suits anyone who: would like to feel prepared for any theme question that could come up in their exams (all exam boards considered) is unsure how they would make three points out of a harder theme question (e.g. time or masculinity) wants to feel confident discussing all characters is looking to double check their notes or read through some essay content ideas before a mock or exam struggles to integrate context into their essays and would like know how to effectively talk about Priestley to achieve the highest marks. We hope this helps! :)

Suitable for students and teachers, this document includes all key context revision needed for a top-grade Macbeth GCSE essay. It covers all key Macbeth context points such as: King James and his beliefs, the question of religion early in his reign, gender roles in the Jacobean era, the influence of the Divine Right of Kings and the Great Chain of Being, fears of witchcraft, and the potential influence of the Gunpowder Plot. This resource will help you if: you are studying Macbeth (at any level) and want to learn more about the time period in which it was written and the influence the historical context had on the play you have incomplete or only brief Macbeth context notes from your English lessons you have upcoming mocks or GCSE exams and would like to revise the key context for the play to improve your grades you are unsure how you would write about the relevance or influence of the Jacobean Era on Shakespeare’s Macbeth you are a teacher looking to revise the context points of Macbeth in preparation to teach, or want to provide a comprehensive revision resource to your students. We hope this helps :)

A high-level comparative essay plan for Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Marjane Satrapi’s ‘Persepolis’. This was planned for an IB higher-level essay (exam practice) answering: ‘In what ways do two literary works act as a voice for the oppressed?’, but could also be used for A level comparative essay preparation. This resource will help you if: You study ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘Persepolis’ or both, and would like to write high-grade essays on the themes of oppression and voice You are an IB, AS or A level student who would like to see an excellent comparative essay plan You would like to understand or revise these author’s intentions, historical context and symbolism in these two texts. Ideas are presented separately for each text with some comparative comments to close. We hope this helps :)

Suitable for students and teachers, this resource covers all contextual information needed to achieve a top grade at GCSE in An Inspector Calls essays and exams. These An Inspector Calls context revision notes cover J.B. Priestley’s politics, the significance of the Titanic tragedy, poverty and class divisions in the early 1900s, the position of women and social reform and post-war attitudes and the importance of the 1945 General Election. This resource will help you if: you are studying An Inspector Calls at GCSE level and want score top grades through better exploring the historical context of the play you have an An Inspector Calls mock or exam coming up and you’d like to brush up your contextual knowledge by reading everything you need to know (we recommend doing this with a highlighter in hand) your An Inspector Calls class notes are unclear, sparse or written a while ago you are a teacher who wants to double check their Priestley and 1900s politics facts, or want to provide a clear, yet thorough, resource detailing the context information crucial to understanding the purpose of the play. We hope this helps :)

This resource breaks down all key aspects of context required to understand and write about Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” to an outstanding level. It breaks down the most important context revision points into digestible, easy-to-memorise bullet points. This resource is suitable for all exam boards. This resource will help you if: you have A Level or IB literature or drama exams on “A Streetcar Named Desire” you’d like all of your “A Streetcar Named Desire” context notes in one concise document to revise from you would like to achieve above a C at A level in “A Streetcar Named Desire” essays and are unsure what context to include you are completing a coursework essay on “A Streetcar Named Desire”, or your class notes are incomplete, insufficient or needing clearer wording. We hope this helps :)

A full high-grade response the question: ‘How is the theme of violence explored through Papa’s character in Purple Hibiscus?’ complete with examiners comments. This essay was written for a GCSE level Purple Hibiscus coursework, but as a high-level piece, many elements of this could be taken into an AS or A level essay, too. This resource is designed to help: students aged 14-18 who have exams or coursework essays to complete on ‘Purple Hibiscus’ those who are studying Chimamamanda Ngozi Adichie and her works those who want to revise the theme of violence in Purple Hibiscus those who want to know how to structure a high-grade essay teachers who want to provide an example of an impressive Purple Hibiscus essay. We hope this helps :)

This resource breaks down Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” main context points for your revision. This resource will help you if: you are examined on “A Christmas Carol” at GCSE level you want to better understand Victorian England and include contextual information in your “A Christmas Carol” essay responses you want to quickly and simply improve your Literature grades by understanding why Dickens made certain choices in this novella, as well as be able to write about its reception your class notes are incomplete and you want to ensure that you have all the contextual information you need to score highly in your mocks and exams. We hope this helps :)

Detailed but concise context notes for Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein’ appropriate for A-level, IB and GCSE English Literature. This revision resource is perfect for you if: you are studying ‘Frankenstein’ and are required to know some of the historical, literary and authorial context of the text you are writing a coursework piece on ‘Frankenstein’, by itself or compared to another text, or you have exam essays to complete on the text you are looking to achieve a high grade in Literature but do not feel you know enough about the context of ‘Frankenstein’ and Mary Shelley to add to your essays your class notes are insufficient or incomplete your mocks, exams or coursework deadlines are imminent and you need to quickly and effectively absorb some bullet-pointed contextual information (we’ve all been there!) We hope this helps! If it does - we’d love you to leave a quick review or comment, as it helps us reach more students like yourself :)

Detailed but concise context notes for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ appropriate for A-level, IB and GCSE English Literature. This revision resource is perfect for you if: you are studying ‘The Great Gatsby’ and are required to know some of the historical, literary and authorial context of the text you are writing a coursework piece on ‘The Great Gatsby’, by itself or compared to another text, or you have exam essays to complete on the text you are looking to achieve a high grade in Literature but do not feel you know enough about the context of ‘The Great Gatsby’ to add to your essays your class notes are insufficient or incomplete your mocks, exams or coursework deadlines are imminent and you need to quickly and effectively absorb some bullet-pointed contextual information (we’ve all been there!) We hope this helps! If it does - we’d love you to leave a quick review or comment, as it helps us reach more students like yourself :)

Major essay points for all themes in Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ with context. Three essay points per theme creates ‘Of Mice and Men’ essay plans for each theme most likely to come up in your exams. This resource suits anyone who: would like to feel prepared for any theme question that could come up in their exams (all exam boards considered) is unsure how they would make three points out of a harder theme question (e.g. masculinity) wants to feel confident discussing all characters is looking to double check their notes or read through some essay content ideas before a mock or exam struggles to integrate context into their essays and would like know how to effectively talk about 1930s America to achieve the highest marks. We hope this helps! :)

This resource provides top-grade essay ideas for exam questions about Shakepeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Revising ‘Romeo and Juliet’ themes is made simple, with three points on each theme (11 themes total) that are designed to make three high-level paragraphs for your Romeo and Juliet essays. This resource suits anyone who: would like to feel prepared for any theme question that could come up in their exams (all exam boards considered) is unsure how they would make three points out of a harder theme question (e.g. time or youth) wants to feel confident discussing all characters is looking to double check their notes or read through some essay content ideas before a mock or exam struggles to integrate context into their essays and would like some comprehensive context ideas. We hope this helps! :)

Complete context revision notes for Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’, suitable for high-level A level and IB revision.