GCSE Grades 9-1 Study Guides: Unseen Poetry AQA English Literature by Richard Durant (author) and Cindy Torn (author)

Scholastic’s Study Guides, support revision for the GCSE
English Literature exams.
As you know, poetry is worth nearly 40% of your entire English
Literature AQA mark (19% anthology / 20% unseen)

This study guide, specifically written to support preparation
for the closed book AQA GCSE English Literature exam, combines
revision and practice to help you achieve top marks in the exam.

Written by experts in teaching English and using an active, stepped,
revision approach it helps to maximise learning. This unseen
poetry study guide…

provides detailed guidance about how to approach the unseen poems
and questions.

includes five pairs of poems that are analysed as examples.

provides loads of exam-style practice question (and answers).

will help you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding, and
achieve higher marks.

SERIES INFORMATION

Study Guides 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,Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies)

Paper 2 Sections B and C – Poetry (Love and Relationships
anthology, Power and Conflict anthology and Unseen)

“World class targeted revision and practice, with lots of specific
tips and tricks on how to excel in the exam.” John
Dabell, Teach Secondary magazine

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