About Oxford Revise: AQA GCSE English Literature: Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology revision guide
Oxford Revise AQA GCSE English Literature: Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology covers everything that you need to revise for Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology as part of AQA GCSE English Literature.
Oxford Revise takes you through what to revise and how to do it. Revise your understanding of the poems, as well as the key ideas and methods you need for your exam. Learn the best way to approach exam questions and get plenty of practice for how to write your answers.
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This revision guide covers everything that you need to revise for Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology as part of AQA GCSE English Literature. You’ll build all the knowledge and skills that you need for your exam.
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By working through the Knowledge – Retrieval – Practice sections, you will be using proven ways to revise, check and recall, so that what you revise sticks in your memory.
- Knowledge – Meaning, poet’s voice, structure and language are clearly covered and you’ll get plenty of exam practice.
- Retrieval questions check that knowledge is secure and build long-term retention.
- Exam-style practice questions give you lots of opportunities to practise the type of questions you will get in your exams and build your experience.
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Contents list
- Introduction
- ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ by William Wordsworth
- ‘England in 1819’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- ‘Shall earth no more inspire thee’ by Emily Brontë
- ‘In a London Drawing room’ by George Eliot
- ‘On an afternoon train from Purley to Victoria, 1955’ by James Berry
- ‘Name Journeys’ by Raman Mundair
- ‘pot’ by Shamshad Khan
- ‘A Wider View’ by Seni Seneviratne
- ‘Homing’ by Liz Berry
- ‘A century later’ by Imtiaz Dharker
- ‘The Jewellery Maker’ by Lousia Adjoa Parker
- ‘With Birds you’re never lonely’ by Raymond Antrobus
- ‘A Portable Paradise’ by Roger Robinson
- ‘Like an Heiress’ by Grace Nichols
- ‘Thirteen’ by Caleb Femi
- Exam skills and sample answers
The Oxford Revise approach
1. Knowledge – Learn the facts through an easy-to-follow ‘Knowledge Organiser’ in each chapter.
2. Retrieval – Check you’ve retained the exam knowledge, through quick-fire recall questions and answers.
3. Practice – Put your knowledge into practice by completing plenty of exam-style questions.
In addition, there are lots of hints and tips from revision and subject experts on how to plan your revision and helpful advice on techniques to build exam confidence.
Our expert authors
Series editor: Lyndsay Bawden
Author: Alana Stewart
Lyndsay Bawden
With over 22 years experience in teaching English, Lyndsay has held many roles such as Trust Director of English, Head of English, and Lead Practitioner. She is a Principal Examiner, and a Specialist Leader in Education. Lyndsay speaks at events such as the Schools and Academies Show, Team English Icons, and for WomenEd. She currently works as a visiting lecturer and tutor for the University of Buckingham, and for Ark English Mastery as a school development lead. Lyndsay has written for TES, has recently completed her Master’s degree in Senior Educational Leadership, and is a published author. Find Lyndsay on X @LyndsayBawden.
Alana Stewart
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Customer Reviews
Superb book, highly recommended, excellent value for money. The Worlds and Lives anthology considers great works from Byron, Shelley, Bronte as well as contemporary writers and dissects the poetry as needed to achieve success in your GCSE examination.
-5* Amazon Review
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