AS/A-level English Literature Workbook: The Handmaid’s Tale

AS/A-level English Literature Workbook: The Handmaid’s Tale

AS/A-level English Literature Workbook

Exam board: AQA A, AQA B, Edexcel, OCR Level: A-level Subject: English First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level) Check, reinforce and improve critical skills and textual understanding to give students the best chance of success in their AS/A-level English Literature exams. Containing over 150 ready-made activities for The Handmaid’s Tale – with comprehensive answers provided online – this write-in Workbook: – Actively develops knowledge and skills as students practise questions that cover plot and structure, themes, characterisation, form and language, contexts and critical approaches – Ensures that every student achieves real progress with activities that gradually build in difficulty, plus additional ‘Challenge yourself’ tasks to target the top grades – Helps students make the transition from GCSE to AS/A-level, with guidance from experienced examiners and teachers on higher-level skills, such as analysing structure and using literary terminology – Focuses on exam skills with a separate section that includes practice essay questions and advice on: question types; essay planning; writing about extracts and whole texts; using evidence and context – Encourages independent learning as students use their Workbook at home or in class, throughout the course or for revision and exam preparation – Supports the AQA A, AQA B, Edexcel and OCR AS/A-level English Literature specifications through a wide range of activities suitable for every exam board

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Renee Stanton – Hodder Education