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What most examination boards are looking for to in order to get those top grades is: context, analysis and argumentation.

Context- read about the history...

Good question! The first place to start is to read through your marking criteria long before you start essay writing (and ideally early on in the year!) - this is what your examiner will have and will ...

This is a very common type of question both for 'The Great Gatsby' and also other classics (taking a very obvious theme and asking you to present some interesting thoughts on it). You're going to want to ...

Rediscover texts written by womenRevalue women’s experiencesExamine representations of women in literature by both men and womenChallenge stereotypical representations of womenExamine power relations with...

Separately analyse covert and overt content of literary work, linking covert subject matter to basic Marxist themes (e.g. class struggle) and the underlying message the literary work is therefore giving u...