Author(s): Cindy Torn
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 88
Publisher: Scholastic
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Date Published: 2019-01-03
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Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Revision is serious business... and we're serious about revision.


Building on our successful GCSE Grades 9-1 series of Revision and
Exam practice books, Scholastic has now created a brand new series
of study guides especially for the closed book AQA GCSE English
Literature examination.

Books in this series cover the following:
* Paper 1 Section A - Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth)

* Paper 1 Section B - Nineteenth-century novel (The Sign of Four,
A Christmas Carol, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll
and Mr Hyde)
* Paper 2 Section A - Modern texts (Blood Brothers, An
Inspector Calls)

Each study guide is written by experts in teaching English and uses
an active, stepped approach to revision to maximise learning.
This study guide covers the chronology of the text and focuses on
key events , characters, themes, context, language and structure
to help you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding and achieve
higher marks. With loads of practice questions (and answers)
you can't go wrong!

The accompanying app uses cutting-edge technology to help you revise
on-the-go to:
* Use the free, personalised digital revision planner and get stuck
into the quick tests to check your understanding
* Download our free revision cards which you can save to your phone
to help you revise on the go
* Implement 'active' revision techniques - giving you lots of tips
and tricks to help the knowledge sink in

Active revision is easy with the following features included throughout
the study guides:

Snap it! Read it, snap it on your phone, revise it...helps
you retain key facts

Nail it! Authoritative essential tips and guidance to
help you understand what's required in the AQA exam

Do it! Short activities to consolidate your knowledge
and understanding of the text

Stretch it! Support for the really tough stuff that will
get you higher grades

Define it! Definitions of unfamiliar language in the text
and important subject terminology