Book description
Written by experienced A-level examiners and teachers who know
exactly what students need to succeed, and edited by a chief examiner,
Philip Allan Literature Guides (for A-level) are invaluable study
companions with exam-specific advice to help you to get the grade you need.
This full colour guide includes:
- detailed scene
summaries and sections on themes, characters, form, structure,
language and contexts
- a dedicated 'Working with the
text' section on how to write about texts for coursework and
controlled assessment and how to revise for exams
- Taking it
further boxes on related books, film adaptations and websites
- Pause for thought boxes to get you thinking more widely
about the text
- Task boxes to test yourself on
transformation, analysis, research and comparison activities
-
Top 10 quotes
PLUS FREE REVISION RESOURCES at www. philipallan. co.
uk/literatureguidesonline, including a glossary of literary
terms and concepts, revision advice, sample essays with
student answers and examiners comments, interactive questions,
revision podcasts, flash cards and spider
diagrams, links to unmissable websites, and answers to tasks set
in the guide.
Martin Old
is currently Curriculum Manager at Hartlepool College of Further
Education and has been teaching English Literature in schools, colleges
and universities for the last 28 years. He has directed Shakespeare
plays in the USA and has appeared on American radio and television in a
number of roles. In the UK Martin has been Principal Examiner/Principal
Moderator for English Literature for a major exam board since 1996
