OCR • English Literature

Context and quotes including analysis for Mrs Dalloway and Their Eyes Were Watching God for A-Level English Literature. Analysis develops the context and allows for interpretations to be made, particularly useful for developing essays and essay plans exploring purpose and background of both novels.

A* revision notes for The Gothic comparative essay between Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber and Banks' The Wasp Factory in section 2, Paper 2 of the OCR A-level English Literature. These notes contain a concise summary of everything you need to know about how to achieve each AO for this question, an in-depth overview of the mark scheme, essay plans that you can follow for each Gothic comparative essay question for Carter and Banks, essay plans for each main comparative theme between these authors...

Revision notes for the comparative essay between Ibsen's A Doll's House and Rossetti's poetry in Section 2 of the OCR A-level English Literature Paper 1 exam. These notes contain a concise summary of everything you need to know about how to achieve each AO for this question, an in-depth overview of the mark scheme, essay plans that you can follow for each Ibsen and Rossetti comparative essay question, essay plans for each main comparative theme between these authors, and a range of critical int...

ALL A* level revision notes needed for the Hamlet section of the OCR A-level English Literature Paper 1 exam. These notes contain a concise summary of everything you need to know about how to achieve each AO for this section, an in-depth overview of the mark schemes, essay plans that you can follow for each question in the Hamlet section of the exam, Hamlet close analysis notes, Hamlet essay plans for each predominant theme, and an A* Hamlet debate essay example. Overall, these notes will provid...

ALL A* level revision notes needed for the Unseen Gothic close analysis section of the OCR A-level English Literature Paper 2 exam. These notes contain a concise summary of everything you need to know about how to achieve each AO for this question, an in-depth overview of the mark scheme, an essay plan that you can follow for each Gothic close analysis question, Gothic analysis notes, notes on the Gothic canon and Gothic genres, and also wider context about the Gothic canon. Overall, these notes...

Full essays comparing The Handmaid's Tale and 1984 for OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2 (comparative and contextual study). Covers several previous official OCR exam questions. I achieved A* grades for every essay.

Full essays, with the relevant extracts, for OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2 (comparative and contextual study), unseen dystopia. Covers some previous official OCR exam extracts. Includes my annotations and plans for each essay. I achieved A and A* grades for each essay, including some full mark essays.

This document includes a wide range of critic quotes for the characters: Hamlet, Claudius, Old Hamlet, Ophelia, Gertrude, Polonius, Horatio and other general critics. It includes a wide range of critics, both modern and contemporary which is what the examiners are interested in. Most of them include the dates of which each critic made the comment. The ones without dates mean I was unable to find when the critic made their comment.

Exemplar essay for the Hamlet section of OCR A Level English Literature Drama and Poetry pre-1900 section. This model answer received 14/15 on Part A and full marks on Part B. It comes with the extract analyzed with my original annotations and planning. This would be great for anyone wanting to know how to approach and structure their responses, or looking for some fresh ideas to incorporate into their essays. In the final exam, I only dropped 3 marks across the entire subject, getting an A* and...

These essay plans cater specifically for Part B of Question 1 in the Drama and Poetry pre-1900 OCR A Level English Literature exam. They cover the eight major themes in Shakespeare's "Hamlet": revenge, corruption, masculinity, familial relationships, uncertainty, madness, loyalty, and women. These themes have a broad range so can be easily 'twisted' on the day of the exam to the exact question. (For example, the question I got was on 'justice and morality', so I incorporated paragraphs from both...