A View from the Bridge Study Guide

A View From The Bridge Study Guide

With original character and scene illustrations
Provides:

• Detailed notes on every aspect of the novel to aid strong comprehension
• Questions & tasks throughout to support learning & effective revision
• Thorough examination guidance & practice

Importantly includes:

1. Exam material specific to each examination board: WJEC and OCR sample exam questions with Edexcel sample controlled assessment tasks
2. Exceptional differentiation via 'First Impressions' and 'Assessment Objectives in Pupil-Speak' for weaker students and special tasks for the more able

Covers Everything plot overview character summaries and analyses useful quotations and chapter summaries, all with analysis historical and social contexts themes language setting symbolism structure

And More! exam and essay guidance Foundation and Higher sample exam questions sample exam answers analysis using the mark scheme criteria writing exercises

Assessment For each exam board the mode of assessment is considered and specific material for this is included.

This guide adheres to the requirements of the new specifications for GCSE Literature. The summary grid below indicates which units allow for the study of this text and the methods of assessment.

	English Literature	English Language
AQA		Unit 3a: Understanding spoken & written texts and writing creatively Part A (extended reading)
		Optional text for controlled assessment.
Edexcel	Unit 3: Shakespeare and Contemporary Drama
	Optional text for controlled assessment.
OCR	Unit 2: Modern Drama	Unit 1: extended literary text and imaginative writing
	One of six texts prescribed for an exam.	Optional text for controlled assessment.*
WJEC	Unit 2: Section B — Contemporary Drama and Literary Heritage Prose	Unit 3: Literary reading & creative writing — studying written language (extended literary text)
	Optional text for controlled assessment.	Optional text for controlled assessment.

*For OCR Language, centres can either choose from the prescribed texts (Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar) or they can choose their own text.