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Model answer to the 12-mark question ‘Explain why Hitler was able to increase his control over Germany between 1933 and 1939.’ , covering the Enabling Act, the Night of the Long Knives and Nazi propaganda. This style of question can be found in Paper 3 of Edexcel GCSE History (option 31: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39). I have 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 and 3A* in my A-levels, including history. Please leave a review if you found this resource helpful!

Grade 9 model answers to section A of GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA), responding to an extract taken from ‘Jaws’ by Peter Benchley. This resource includes: - the extract, with relevant quotes highlighted - one four mark question - two eight mark questions (language and structure) - one twenty mark question - model answers for each question The resource does not include Section B (question five), which would ask students to write a description or narrative account relevant t...

Grade 9 model answers for GCSE English Language Paper 2 (AQA), Specimen Material 3, responding to sources on London and Aberfan. This resource includes: - the link to the source material - one 4 mark question - one 8 mark question - one 12 mark question - one 16 question - model answers for each question The resource does not include Section B (question five). It was marked by an ex-official AQA examiner as 37/40. I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave...

Revision document produced by an A* English Literature A-level student containing key quotes, relevant context, production notes and critic quotes for every theme in ‘A Doll’s House’. This will save a student from countless hours of researching which could instead be used for practising essay skills etc. In technical terms, this covers AO1, AO3, and AO5 and was designed with Paper 1 of the OCR English Literature A-level exam in mind, but may prove useful for other exam boards. The table...

Grade 9 model answers for GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA), Section A, responding to an extract taken from ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ by Shirley Jackson. This resource includes: - the extract, with relevant quotes highlighted - one four mark question - two eight mark questions (language and structure) - one twenty mark question - model answers for each question The resource does not include Section B (question five), which would ask students to write a description or narrat...

Grade 9 model answer to section A, question 4, of GCSE English Language Paper 1 (AQA), responding to an extract taken from ‘Jekyll & Hyde’. This resource includes the answer to question 4 only, which was awarded 19/20 marks by an ex-official AQA examiner. I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave a review if you found this helpful and check out my other resources!

Full mark essay written by an A* English Literature student analysing Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects in A2S2 of Twelfth Night. This style of question is found in Section A of Paper 1 in OCR A-level English Literature and covers both AO1 and AO2. I have 3A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please feel free to leave a review if you found this essay helpful and check out my other resources for Twelfth Night!

ull mark essay written by an A* English literature student in response to the question ‘Love is only ever presented as something superficial in ‘Twelfth Night’’, focusing on the love expressed by Orsino, Viola and Antonio. This style of question is found in Section B of Paper 1 in OCR A-level English Literature and covers AO1, AO3 and AO5. I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave a review if you found this essay helpful and check out my other resources for ...

A* essay produced by a Tudor History A-level student, addressing the question ‘How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1509-88, a cultural transformation took place?’. This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion and covers the Reformation, patronage, and the growth of grammar schools among many other factors. I have 3A* in my A -levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9. Please feel free to check out my other...

A* essay produced by a Tudor History A-level student, addressing the question ‘To what extent did government methods of dealing with poverty change in the period 1531-76?’. This was written as revision for Edexcel Tudor History A-level, Option 1B: England 1509– 1603: authority, nation and religion, and covers the role of religious institutions, the distinction between the impotent and ‘able-bodied’ poor as well as the issue of vagrancy. I have 3A* in my A -levels and 11 GCSEs at ...