GCSE English Literature Target 9

Gifted & Talented GCSE

Excite and enthuse your high achievers through their exploration of GCSE set texts. Prompt high-level discourse with challenging activities and guidance throughout require students to be analytical, exploratory and conceptual, encouraging them to think and work at the top end of the GCSE assessment criteria.

Resources cover key areas of the texts, all referenced to AOs, including:
context, setting, characters, language, structure, form, motifs, ideas and interpretations.

Engaging and thought-provoking activities aim to:

• prompt the recall of important points
• aid comprehension and reinforce clear, advanced understanding
• enable students to apply their knowledge of the novella to a new situation or an unseen extract
• support implicit and explicit analyses
• encourage individual interpretations and stimulate new, creative and individual ideas

A close focus on exam success demonstrates the best ways to achieve top marks:

• Exam hacks, key terms and essay questions throughout
• Essay planning and academic writing skills guidance
• Annotated high-level sample essays

Plus! Further reading list and key terms glossary