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Great Expectations Study Guide

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

Importantly includes

  • Exam questions with extracts specific to each examination board
  • Vocabulary guides to support students understanding of archaic and colloquial words
  • 'Assessment Objectives in Pupil-Speak' for weaker students
  • Essential advice for students to ‘Aim Higher!’
  • +AQA controlled assessment guidance

Covers Everything!

  • character analyses
  • section summaries, with analysis and historical & social context points
  • themes
  • historical & social contexts
  • narrative style
  • critical reception
  • Exam & essay guidance
  • Foundation & Higher sample exam questions
  • Sample exam answers
English Literature
AQA Unit 3: The Significance of Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage Optional text for controlled assessment.
AQA Unit 4: Section B – Literary Heritage Prose One of five prescribed texts for the exam.
Edexcel Unit 1: Understanding Prose One of six prescribed texts for the exam.
English Language
AQA Unit 3a: Understanding spoken & written texts and writing creatively (extended reading) Optional text for controlled assessment.
AQA Unit 3b: Producing creative texts (creative writing) Optional text for controlled assessment.
CEA Unit 4: Studying Spoken and Written Language and Writing Creatively Optional text for controlled assessment.
OCR Unit 1: Extended Literary Text & Imaginative Writing Optional text for controlled assessment.
English
AQA Unit 3a: Understanding creative texts (literary reading) Optional text for controlled assessment.
CEA CEA Unit 4: Studying Literature and Writing for Purpose (written language) Optional text for controlled assessment.
OCR OCR Unit 1: Reading Literary Texts Optional text for controlled assessment.