The Crucible: Study Guide for GCSE

With original character and scene illustrations

Intelligent notes encourage understanding of the whole play, with discussion points and tasks throughout to support learning and effective revision.

An excellent overview of the play
Well structured and easy to navigate

F Marshall, Teacher, Examiner & Peer Reviewer
  • Detailed context section with 'Salem witch trials' comparison worksheet
  • Useful quotations anaysed for each Act
  • In-depth analyses for key scenes
  • Notes on symbolism, language, structure and themes

Gave students a very thorough understanding of the whole play and its characters

P Ault, Teacher & Peer Reviewer
Covers Everything
  • plot overview
  • character summaries and analyses
  • useful quotations and section summaries, all with analysis
  • historical and social contexts
  • themes
  • language
  • setting
  • imagery
  • symbolism

What do teachers say about this resource? (3736)

I thought the resource gave an excellent overview of the play. It was well structured and easy to navigate, ideal for the short amount of time given over to preparation for this exam in many schools... The context activity was very well planned and extremely useful for the students. The focus on quotation analysis and structure throughout each act is excellent.
The questions provided for each act are also useful, as are the activities suggested. The detailed analysis and attention to language, structure and form would be incredibly useful for an exam class... The content matches the specification very well. There is an attention to the relevant assessment objectives and a breakdown of responses to relevant questions that are issued by AQA.

F Marshall, Teacher, Examiner & Peer Reviewer

A very thorough resource with plenty of information that should help any learner or teacher plan work or study and review the play. The very thorough character summaries and the quotes within the text make it very accessible to learners.

C Craggs, Tutor and Peer Reviewer

I liked all the analysis of quotations and that it gave students a very thorough understanding of the whole play and its characters.

P Ault, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

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