If you're studying J.B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls' for Higher Level GCSE, this CGP Text Guide contains everything you need to get the best marks possible for your essays! It's got crystal-clear, easy-to-read notes on the plot, characters, themes, writer's techniques and historical background. There's also a big range of practice questions in each section - these will test your understanding and give your exam technique a workout. It's all rounded off with a section of in-depth exam advice and a cheeky comic-strip that summarises the whole play. This updated edition is suitable for all GCSE English courses, including the new exams starting in June 2017!

Whether you're looking for a reliable way to get back on track, a super-speedy refresher, or if this is your first time studying Willy Russell modern classic, York Notes for GCSE AQA Rapid Revision Guide: Blood Brothers is brimming with everything you need to supercharge your success and race ahead to great results in all your assessments and exams. This Rapid Revision Guide is a fast and effective way to refresh your knowledge. Cleverly structured and very easy to use, this handy, portable catch-up guide will take you step-by-step through everything you need to know, remember and recall. In order to impress an examiner you are likely to need to demonstrate understanding of key contexts. This Rapid Revision guide will help you to revise what is learnt about the characters, themes, and language that Russell uses, as well as focusing on key quotations. Exam focus sections appear frequently and provide practical answers to questions such as: How do I link context to the play? Quick quizzes, power paragraphs and try for yourself sections make this a speedy way to practise your skills. York Notes are the experts in English Literature, so if you're looking for THE ultimate smart, fast and highly effective way to get ahead with Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, then this handy guide is all you need.

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Landscapes of short stories is a reader-friendly anthology of 17 short stories chosen for the Grade 10 learner doing English as a Second Additional Language, and based on the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. Many of the stories are from Africa, including South Africa, with others from around the world illustrating a rich storytelling heritage. Stories are divided according to theme: personal, humour, nature and science, crime, social issues, money matters, and politics and peace, and cover the vast metaphorical landscape of what it is to be human.

Hot Spot is typical Basil Dawkins. A hilarious but thought-provoking look at the vagaries of human relationships; forgiveness and second chances. Set against the backdrop of a threat to the characters' livelihood by a multinational food franchise, the play explores how the human spirit coupled with innovation triumphs over capricious market forces.

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This 11 plus English book provides practice for fact-finding style questions. Comprehension skills are at the heart of 11 plus and Common Entrance exams and approximately 80% of questions in exams focus on fact-finding. The questions in this book are designed to test a child's ability to extract explicitly stated information from the text to answer questions. This book contains 50 exercises comprising 35 fiction passages and 15 non-fiction passages, each with six questions. For further practice on fact-finding style comprehensions, see 11+ Essentials English: Mini Comprehensions Fact-Finding Book 2, and our 11+ Essentials English Mini-Comprehensions Inference range.

Whether you're looking for a reliable way to get back on track, a super-speedy refresher, or if this is your first time studying Mary Shelley classic gothic horror, York Notes for GCSE AQA Rapid Revision Guide: Frankenstein is brimming with everything you need to supercharge your success and race ahead to great results in all your assessments and exams. This Rapid Revision Guide is a fast and effective way to refresh your knowledge. Cleverly structured and very easy to use, this handy, portable catch-up guide will take you step-by-step through everything you need to know, remember and recall. In order to impress an examiner you are likely to need to demonstrate understanding of key contexts. This Rapid Revision guide will help you to revise what is learnt about the characters, themes, and language that Shelly uses, as well as focusing on key quotations. Exam focus sections appear frequently and provide practical answers to questions such as: How do I link context to the play? Quick quizzes, power paragraphs and try for yourself sections make this a speedy way to practise your skills. York Notes are the experts in English Literature, so if you're looking for THE ultimate smart, fast and highly effective way to get ahead with Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, then this handy guide is all you need.

This superb Grade 9-1 GCSE English Literature Poetry Guide from CGP covers the entire 'Power and Conflict' cluster from the AQA Anthology of Poetry. The full text of every poem is included, with clear, concise notes on the meaning, form, structure and language - plus questions to help students develop their personal responses. It's also very important to be able to compare the poems, so we've included in-depth sections on the themes and poetic techniques found in the cluster. There are practice questions and exam-style questions at the end of each section, and the book is rounded off with plenty of detailed exam advice - including the chance to improve and mark sample answers using a realistic mark scheme. Perfect for getting to grips with exactly what the examiners are looking for!

The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This play discusses racial tension in the heart of the American South.

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Whether you're looking for a reliable way to get back on track, a super-speedy refresher, or if this is your first time studying Wiliam Shakespeare's classic tragic-comedy, York Notes for GCSE AQA Rapid Revision Guide: The Merchant of Venice is brimming with everything you need to supercharge your success and race ahead to great results in all your assessments and exams. This Rapid Revision Guide is a fast and effective way to refresh your knowledge. Cleverly structured and very easy to use, this handy, portable catch-up guide will take you step-by-step through everything you need to know, remember and recall. In order to impress an examiner you are likely to need to demonstrate understanding of key contexts. This Rapid Revision guide will help you to revise what is learnt about the characters, themes, and language that Shakespeare uses, as well as focusing on key quotations. Exam focus sections appear frequently and provide practical answers to questions such as: How do I link context to the play? Quick quizzes, power paragraphs and try for yourself sections make this a speedy way to practise your skills. York Notes are the experts in English Literature, so if you're looking for THE ultimate smart, fast and highly effective way to get ahead with William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, then this handy guide is all you need.

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Suitable for ages 9 and 10 (Year 5) Provides targeted questions for grammar, punctuation and spelling Ideal for home learning and additional practice outside of the classroom Answers included in the back of the book Remember, revise and practise This bright, colourful and easy to use write-in workbook makes it simple and fun for Year 5 children to recap, revisit and reinforce what they've learned about grammar, punctuation and spelling. Its lively, friendly approach will test and strengthen their knowledge as it recognises their achievements and gently motivates future progress. Boost skills and build confidence An engaging array of targeted exercises allow Year 5 children to test their understanding of the grammar, punctuation and spelling they've learned so far, practise all their skills, cement their knowledge and feel positive and confident about their ability to achieve and succeed. Get prepared for test success! With SATs-style practice questions, vital revision content that recaps what they've been learning in class, tick boxes to mark their progress and full answers to check their work, children will quickly begin to feel ready for success in the tests.

The complete and comprehensive way to support your studies and assessments in 2021 and exams in 2022. Get straight to the heart of the text with crystal-clear notes, focused analysis and expert summaries. Quickly demystify historical contexts and get to grips with the text's form, language and structure. Efficiently unpick plots, contexts and themes and sharpen your memory of key facts, quotations and characters. Power up your essay-writing skills, learn how to write top-grade answers and feel fully ready and equipped to excel in any test or assessment. York Notes are the long-established experts in English Literature, and we take your success seriously. So whether you're studying Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for GCSE at home, online or in the classroom, York Notes is your best bet for the best grades. Packed with more powerful features than any other guide, this essential Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde study companion is easy to use, brimming with essential info and will quickly become your go-to buddy as you navigate your GCSE course, build your confidence, stay motivated and get ready to impress in any test, assessment or exam. To make sure you feel really ready for the unique challenges of assessment and to get the grades you know you deserve, why not use this Study Guide with the York Notes Workbook and Practice Tests for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Just search for 9781292138084 for the Workbook and 9781292236841 for the Practice Tests. Looking for a speedier way to refresh and remember what really matters? Our unique Rapid Revision Cards are fast, fun and have all the answers. Just search now for 9781292273655.

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A study edition of Twelfth Night, featuring facing notes, activities, text graded by importance and illustrations.

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This Romeo and Juliet Complete Play contains the full text of all five acts, with helpful annotations explaining all the tricky bits in plain English. It includes scene overviews and a context section, so that students can keep track of the plot, characters and historical details. Plus, there is lots of practice, with questions and activities at the end of every scene. We've also added Knowledge Organiser pages, which lay all the essentials out in one handy place, and audio extracts, which let students hear key scenes performed, just as Shakespeare intended. The CGP range for Shakespeare also includes a matching Text Guide (9781841461182), which contains all the notes and practice you need to really master Romeo and Juliet!

In this anthology which has been revised and expanded aiming to provide a comprehensive coverage of the poetry from the Caribbean region, there are 160 poems representing the work of over 50 poets. The first part includes many of the major landmarks in Caribbean poetry, whilst the second part covers some of the less established poets.