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!
Grade 9 model essay for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry, comparing ‘The Emigrée’ and ‘Remains’. This was written by a Year 11 student and awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner.
Essay question:
Compare the ways the poets explore the power of memory in ‘The Emigrée’ and one other poem
See Grade 9 Essay Bundle for the full set of poetry model essays.
Grade 9 model answers to section A of GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA), responding to an extract taken from ‘Jaws’ by Peter Benchley.
This resource includes:
the extract, with relevant quotes highlighted
one four mark question
two eight mark questions (language and structure)
one twenty mark question
model answers for each question
The resource does not include Section B (question five), which would ask students to write a description or narrative account relevant to the themes of the extract.
I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave a review if you found this helpful and check out my other resources!
Full mark essay written on the theme of social responsibility in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Extract discussed is taken from the end of Stave 3, during which the reader is introduced to Ignorance and Want.
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!
Grade 9 model essay for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry, comparing 'My Last Duchess and ‘Ozymandias’. This was written by a Year 11 student and awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner.
Essay question:
Compare the ways the poets explore human power in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem
See Grade 9 Essay Bundle for the full set of poetry model essays.
A grade (17/20) Tudor History essay addressing the question ‘How significant was King James VI in the witch-hunting in Scotland in the years 1590-97?’
This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Paper 3: the witch-craze in Britain, Europe and North America 1580-1750. I have 3A* in my A -levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9.
Please feel free to check out my other resources!
Grade 9 model essays for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry. All answers were awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner and written by a Year 11 student.
Perfect for using in class as model answers, revision material or as a way to introduce students to the mark scheme for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2.
Essay questions include:
Compare the ways the poets present the power of humans in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem
Compare the ways the poets present inner conflict in ‘War Photographer’ and one other poem
Compare the ways the poets present the power of memory in ‘The Emigrée’ and one other poem
Compare the ways the poets present the power of oppression in ‘London’ and one other poem
Compare the ways the poets present conflict in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and one other poem
Compare the ways the poets explore conflict in ‘Poppies’ and one other poem
Grade 9 model essay for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry, comparing ‘Poppies’ and ‘Remains’. This was written by a Year 11 student and awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner.
Essay question:
Compare the ways the poets explore conflict in ‘Poppies’ and one other poem
See Grade 9 Essay Bundle for the full set of poetry model essays.
Grade 9 model essay for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry, comparing ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘Remains’. This was written by a Year 11 student and awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner.
Essay question:
Compare the ways the poets explore conflict in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and one other poem
See Grade 9 Essay Bundle for the full set of poetry model essays.
Revision document produced by an A* English Literature A-level student containing key quotations, written analysis, critic quotes and production notes for EVERY character and theme in Twelfth Night. 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, AO2, 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/character are split into three columns: AO1+2, AO5 (critics) and AO5 (production). The content in the second and third columns is designed to line up with the relevant quotations in the first column e.g. Viola’s “barful strife” would link to her being a “paragon of feminine virtue” (Cash) and is demonstrated by the Carroll 2012 production.
Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful!
A* Tudor History essay addressing the question ‘How significant were the writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the process of undermining the belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?’
This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Paper 3: the witch-craze in Britain, Europe and North America 1580-1750. I have 3A* in my A -levels and have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9.
Please feel free to check out my other resources!
Grade 9 model answers to section A of GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA), responding to an extract taken from ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ by Shirley Jackson.
This resource includes:
the extract, with relevant quotes highlighted
one four mark question
two eight mark questions (language and structure)
one twenty mark question
model answers for each question
The resource does not include Section B (question five), which would ask students to write a description or narrative account relevant to the themes of the extract.
I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave a review if you found this helpful and check out my other resources!
Grade 9 model essay for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry, comparing ‘Kamikaze’ and ‘War Photographer’. This was written by a Year 11 student and awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner.
Essay question:
Compare the ways the poets present inner conflict in ‘Kamikaze’ and one other poem
See Grade 9 Essay Bundle for the full set of poetry model essays.
Grade 9 model essay for AQA English Literature Power and Conflict poetry, comparing ‘London’ and ‘Checking Out Me History’. This was written by a Year 11 student and awarded full marks by a former AQA examiner.
Essay question:
Compare the ways the poets present the power of oppression in ‘London’ and one other poem
See Grade 9 Essay Bundle for the full set of poetry model essays.
A* History essay addressing the question ‘How far can the case of the Demon Drummer of Tedworth of 1662 be regarded as the key turning point in changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580-1750?’
This was produced as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-Level, Paper 3: the witch-craze in Britain, Europe and North America 1580-1750. I have 3A* in my A -levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9.
Please feel free to check out my other resources!
A* essay produced by a Tudor History A-level student, addressing the question ‘To what extent did government methods of dealing with poverty change in the period 1531-76?’.
This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion, and covers the role of religious institutions, the distinction between the impotent and ‘able-bodied’ poor as well as the issue of vagrancy.
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.
Detailed essay plan produced by an A* student in response to the questions:
‘How significant was the Schmalkaldic League in the spread of Lutheranism in the years 1531-47?’
‘‘The survival and spread of Lutheranism in Germany, in the years 1521–55, owed more to the support of the German princes than to Charles V’s inability to oppose it effectively.’ How far do you agree with this statement?’
‘‘The papacy’s failure to respond effectively was the most important reason for the in the years 1521-55.’ How far do you agree with this statement?’
This was written as revision for topic four of Edexcel Tudor History A-level paper 2, Option 2B.1: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-1555, and covers the significance of the Schmalkaldic League, the support of the German princes and the papacy’s failure to respond effectively to Lutheranism.
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:
“The instinct to control others is natural in humanity”. In light of this view, consider ways in which the writers explore control and authority.
This style of question is found in Section B, Paper 1 of OCR A-level English Literature and covers AO1, AO3 and AO5. The texts analysed in this essay are Book 9+10 of ‘Paradise Lost’ and ‘A Doll’s House’.
Please feel free to leave a review if you found this essay helpful and check out my other resources for Paradise Lost and A Doll’s House!
Mindmap produced by a Grade 9 Student on Mrs Birling from ‘An Inspector Calls’, containing key quotations from across the play and an evaluation of her importance.
Mindmap produced by a Grade 9 student on Eric Birling in ‘An Inspector Calls’, containing key quotations and an evaluation of his importance in the play.