Description

York Notes for GCSE offer an exciting approach to English Literature and will help you to achieve a better grade.  This market-leading series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of today's students.  The new editions are packed with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more.  Written by GCSE examiners and teachers, York Notes are the authoritative guides to exam success.

Table of Contents

- Intro – How to Study a Play, Novel- Author Profile – Historical timeline, context with dates, author life, works , historical events.- Map/family tree/character tree- Summaries (numbered summaries for every scene)- Commentary – covering themes, characters, language analysis, style- exam questions end of each section- Answers to Checkpoints and exam questions- Exam questions with annotated model answers (D grade – B grade)- Coursework assignments/resources/top marks/advice- Key Quotations – how to use them.- Glossary/Literary terms- Timeline of events- Other titles in the Series