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  • English
  • A Level
  • Literature

Essay Writing Skills Pack for A Level English Literature

10 accessible sessions designed to foster the skills needed for successful essay writing.

Transitions students from restrictive GCSE essay frames to discursive A Level essay writing – articulate an argument, develop it, and draw on wider reading to support or challenge it.

Chapters cover:
  1. Academic style, e.g. using the passive voice
  2. Writing analytically, e.g. supporting your claims
  3. Structuring a response, e.g. writing effective introductions and meaningful conclusions
  4. Meeting the assessment objectives, e.g. integrating context and critical views and more!

Unlock essay excellence!

  • Step-by-step exercises that gradually enhance skills, including structure, formality and voice
  • Support for all abilities – including tips, extension tasks, and wider reading suggestions
  • Wholly skills-focused – compatible with all exam boards and text choices
  • Sample student answers – help students understand the marking criteria and how to improve answers
  • Indicative content for all activities

Flexible!

  • Use early on as a strong foundation for essay writing, or in the run-up to exams for targeted revision
  • Dip in and out for focused, pick-up-and-teach activities
  • Great for cover lessons, or for one-to-one work while others progress independently

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What do teachers say about this resource? (12807)

I was impressed by the comprehensive nature of the resource and the huge amount of detail. It certainly provides materials of an appropriate level. It was really detailed and showed a really good understanding of the skills required in A level Literature essay writing. It was well presented and included some interesting ideas which would provide useful teaching resources... It enhances learning by breaking up the different skills required for A level essay writing and helping students to see the different components. It has answers at the back which can be used as a class resource and as an independent learning resource. The tips pages are also really useful... Invaluable.

C Webb, Head of Sixth Form & Peer Reviewer

Keywords

  • Essay Writing
  • A Level English Literature Essay Writing Skills
  • A Level English Literature

Invaluable

C Webb, Head of Sixth Form & Peer Reviewer

I was impressed by the comprehensive nature of the resource and the huge amount of detail

C Webb, Head of Sixth Form & Peer Reviewer

Showed a really good understanding of the skills required in A level Literature essay writing

C Webb, Head of Sixth Form & Peer Reviewer

It was well presented and included some interesting ideas

C Webb, Head of Sixth Form & Peer Reviewer

The tips pages are also really useful

C Webb, Head of Sixth Form & Peer Reviewer

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