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  • The Merchant's Prologue and Tale: Comprehensive Guide for A Level

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English GCSE Language AQA Edexcel Eduqas OCR All Specifications Literature Drama Poetry Prose Exam Preparation Revision Target 9 (Gifted and Talented Challenge) Target 5 (Weaker Learner Support) CCEA Specific Legacy GCSE Drama: Modern Prose: Different Cultures Prose: Literary Heritage Prose: Modern Cover Work A Level Language and Literature AQA Essay Writing Skills Language AQA Literature Contexts, Themes and Genres Drama Poetry Prose Literary Criticism Exam Preparation Legacy A Level Creative Writing Literature Specialised - written for AQA A Literature Literature Specialised - written for AQA B Literature Literature Specialised - written for CIE Literature Literature Specialised - written for OCR Literature Literature Specialised - written for WJEC Literature Literature Texts - Drama Literature Texts - Poetry Literature Texts - Prose KS3 Reading Drama Prose Poetry Non-Fiction Writing Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Creative and Non-Fiction Writing Speaking and Listening Classroom Activities Starters and Plenaries Homeworks Cover Lessons Activity Packs Transition Packs Legacy Reading: Drama Reading: Prose Reading: Poetry Reading: Non-Fiction Writing: Creative Writing Classroom Activities International GCSE Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Literary Heritage Texts Modern Drama Cambridge IGCSE Drama (exams from 2025) Prose (exams from 2025) Legacy Functional Skills L2 Functional Skills (2019 onwards) International Baccalaureate Prescribed Reading List Poetry Recordings Anthologies 2015 specifications Legacy specifications Poets Texts Proofreading
  • English
  • A Level
  • Literature

The Merchant's Prologue & Tale: Comprehensive Guide for AS/A Level (first teaching 2015)

Set text for:
  • OCR AS & A Level
  • Eduqas A Level

Ready-to-use, detailed study notes help your students get to grips with Chaucer's irreverent tale of infidelity and trickery. Fantastically clear and comprehensive analysis breaks down the Middle English text into manageable chunks for students.

The activities and assignments are excellent – they provide the pupil with opportunities to produce oral and written work, covering creative writing, close language analysis, research tasks, interpretation, discussion, character study, analysis of style, technique, atmosphere and structure

Penglais English Department, Peer Reviewers (1st edition)

Each pack tackles the key stages of text analysis:

  1. Walk-through
    Thorough section-by-section commentary walks students through each poem
  2. Drawing it all together
    In-depth discussion of whole text focuses on: characterisation, relationships, genre, themes, attitudes and values, language, form, structure, context, literary approaches
  3. Indicative content
    To support teaching by making sure all key areas are covered
Engage your students! Includes debate prompts • active learning tasks • further reading suggestions • key literary and linguistic terms • practice essay questions throughout!

Plus!

  • A glossary of key terms ensures full understanding
  • A Modern English translation of each section makes the text accessible to all

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What do teachers say about this resource? (1005)

A clear and effective resource. The activities and assignments are excellent – they provide the pupil with opportunities to produce oral and written work, covering creative writing, close language analysis, research tasks, interpretation, discussion, character study, analysis of style, technique, atmosphere and structure. A comprehensive pack.

Penglais English Department, Peer Reviewers (1st edition)

A good use of critical material, helpfully in chronological order, will inform student discussion and challenge higher ability students. The discussion questions throughout are interesting and could lead to a possible homework essay question or can be kept for general research or discussion.

T Tooze, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer (1st edition)

Keywords

  • A level English Literature
  • A Level OCR English Literature (H472)
  • Drama and poetry pre-1900
  • A Level Eduqas English Literature (QA720)
  • Component 1: Poetry
  • A Level Comprehensive Guide
  • A Level English Literature Comprehensive Guide
  • Geoffrey Chaucer
  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Poetry
  • The Merchant's Prologue and Tale

Comprehensive

Penglais English Department, Peer Reviewers (1st edition)

Effective

Penglais English Department, Peer Reviewers (1st edition)

The discussion questions throughout are interesting and could lead to a possible homework essay question or can be kept for general research or discussion

T Tooze, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer (1st edition)

A good use of critical material, helpfully in chronological order, will inform student discussion and challenge higher ability students

T Tooze, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer (1st edition)

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