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Resources and revision notes for A Level English Literature and Music
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A Streetcar Named Desire Context Grid
Grid of contextual information for ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams.
Divided by:
Textual
Authorial
Historical
Social
Political
Genre
Poems of the Decade Complete Notes
Notes and analysis for all of the Poems of the Decade poems prescribed for Pearson Edexcel A Level English Literature.
Includes analysis of the title, structure, tone and form, along with a list of themes.
Edexcel A Level Music Exam Strategies
Exam strategies for the written paper for the Pearson Edexcel AS and A Level Music syllabus.
Includes advice in regards to:
Listening questions
Questions about specific musical elements
Dictation
Question 5: Previously unheard piece essay
Question 6: Set work essay
2x A5 pages
Edexcel A Level Music: Schumann Further Works
Edexcel A Level Music Revision:
8 pieces of further listening for Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in Gm
Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work
4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition
4 works composed after the set work’s composition
Bundle
Wuthering Heights and Mrs Dalloway Essay Plans
7x comparative essay plans, with context and examples from texts, for Wuthering Heights and Mrs Dalloway
Included:
No.1: Explore how the authors of your two chosen texts present foreignness
No.2: Explore how the authors of your two chosen text use dreams within their novels.
No.3: Explore how the authors of your two chosen texts present love
No.4: Explore how the authors of your two chosen text use settings within their novels.
No.5: Explore how the authors of your two chosen texts present masculinity
No.6: Explore how the authors of your two chosen text present femininity within their novels.
No.7: Explore how the authors present the influence of the past in your two chosen novels.
The Wife of Bath's Prologue Notes
Revision notes for ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue’ by Chaucer. Suitable particularly for those studying for the Pearson Edexcel A Level English Literature poetry paper.
Includes:
Line numbers
Overview
Themes
Language
Form and structure
Contextual ideas
Wuthering Heights and Mrs Dalloway Mutual Themes
A list of 19 shared themes between ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Mrs Dalloway’ with examples for comparison. Particularly useful for the EdExcel AS/A Level English Literature Prose paper.
Themes covered:
Foreignness
Family
Love
Suffering
Religion
Knowledge
Social class
The past
Memory
Women and femininity
Men and masculinity
Setting
Marriage
Time
Reputation
Madness
Death
Communication
Dreams
Wuthering Heights and Mrs Dalloway Comparative Grid
A comparative grid for Wuthering Heights and Mrs Dalloway.
Quotes from both texts
General comparative points for themes covered
Themes covered:
Foreignness
Family
Love
Suffering
King Lear Context Grid
Grid of contextual information for ‘King Lear’.
Divided by:
Textual
Authorial
Historical
Social
Political
Genre
King Lear Theme Grid
A theme tracking grid for ‘King Lear’. Suitable for all exam boards. Covers key scenes for 9 themes, with an overall summary.
Themes covered:
Aging
Blindness
Chaos/disorder
Forgiveness
Family relationships
Fate
Madness
Gender
Justice
Loyalty
Man, vs nature
Truth
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 1 Notes
Very detailed A Level English Literature notes for Scene 1 of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams.
Includes:
Quotes
Themes
Techniques and analysis
Context
6x A4 Pages
The Wife of Bath's Tale Notes
Notes for ‘The Wife of Bath’s Tale’. Suitable for students studying for the Pearson Edexcel A Level English Literature poetry paper.
Includes:
Lines
Overview
Themes
Language and analysis
Form and structure
Contextual ideas
Grid fomatted to fit 1x A4 page
King Lear Character Grid
3-4x key scenes analysed plus a general overview for 11 key characters from King Lear.
Characters included:
Albany
Cordelia
Cornwall
Edgar
Edmund
Fool
Gloucester
Goneril/Regan
Kent
Lear
Oswald
The Wife of Bath Context Grid
Grid of contextual information for ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale’.
Divided by:
Textual
Authorial
Historical
Social
Political
Genre
A Streetcar Named Desire Master Grid
A ‘master’ grid for ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. Registers features of each scene including:
Time
Plot aspects
Themes
Characters
Objects
Lighting and colours
Temperature
Sound volume
Locations
Sounds/music
Clothing
Tone
Gestures/positions/movements
References and allusions
Animals
Wuthering Heights and Mrs Dalloway Context List
List of contextual ideas important to ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Mrs Dalloway’.
Particularly relevant to students studying for the Pearson Edexcel A Level English Literature prose paper.
The Wife of Bath: Key Features
Notes covering the key features of ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale’. Particularly suitable for those studying for the Pearson Edexcel A Level English Literature poetry exam.
Covers:
Language features (imagery, allusions, rhetoric, humour etc.)
Structure (use of tricolons, exegesis, interruptions etc.)
Style (traditions, subversions, framing etc.)
Form
Tone
Poetry Comparison Essay Structure
Outlining how to write a poetry comparison essay, useful for any exam board or level.
Includes comparative vocabulary.
Edexcel A Level Music: Shankar Further Works
Edexcel A Level Music Revision:
8 pieces of further listening for Anoushka Shankar - Breathing Underwater
Five features of each further listening piece that relate to the set work
4 works composed before or around the set work’s composition
4 works composed after the set work’s composition
GCSE and A Level Music Terminology List
A detailed list of musical terminology, no definitions, for 10 musical elements. Suitable for GCSE and A Level Music students.
Elements included:
Melody
Vocal style
Texture
Harmony
Tonality
Word setting
Form and structure
Dynamics
Rhythm, metre and tempo
Sonority