Question 5 in Paper 1 invites students to choose between a written prompt and a visual image that is linked to the topic in the text from Section A – don’t forget […]
Narrate or Describe? AQA’s Question 5
‘An Inspector Calls’: Structure, Form and the Three Unities
‘An Inspector Calls’: Structure, Form and the Three Unities Priestley has engineered and built the play like an architect carefully constructs a beautiful house (or perhaps, not so beautiful in the case […]
Comparing ‘Tissue’ to ‘Ozymandias’
Ozium means “‘breath” or “air”, and mandate means “to rule”. Ozymandias means to breathe is to rule. Firstly, here is an example response provided by AQA and what makes it successful: Explore […]
Structure and Narrative Form in Jekyll and Hyde
Stevenson uses structure and narrative throughout the story specifically to build tension. It’s important to remember that a narrator may be part of the story (like Mr Utterson) or a non-participant, someone […]
Comprehension and Explanation: Learning Activities
Arguably, the most basic skill that we ask students to comprehend, refine and master. This is also a skill that as secondary teachers, we may assume has been taught and learned well […]
Fear of the Unknown: why the unseen poetry section isn’t all that scary
In my opinion, it is absolutely vital to teach the unseen alongside the anthology for AQA’s English Literature, Paper 2, Section C because essentially, it is testing students on a skill. To […]
