Philip Allan Literature Guides (for GCSE) provide exam-focused analysis of popular set texts to give students the very best chance of achieving the highest grades possible. Designed to be used throughout the course or as revision before the exam, this text provides: a thorough commentary, exploring the themes, style, characters and context of the text ; exemplar A*- and C-grade answers to exam-style questions, with examiner's comments, exam and essay-writing advice; the assessment objectives, highlighting the specific skills that students need to develop; 'Grade booster' boxes with tips on how to move between grades; 'Pause for thought' boxes to make students consider their own opinions on the text.

Philip Allan Literature Guides (for GCSE) provide exam-focused analysis of popular set texts to give students the very best chance of achieving the highest grades possible. Designed to be used throughout the course or as revision before the exam, this full colour text provides: - a thorough commentary, outlining the plot and structure and exploring the themes, style, characters and context of the text - exemplar A*- and C-grade answers to exam-style questions, with examiner's comments, exam and essay-writing advice - the assessment objectives for each exam board, highlighting the specific skills that students need to develop - 'Grade booster' boxes with tips on how to move between grades - 'Pause for thought' boxes to make students consider their own opinions on the text - Key quotations to memorise and use in the exams AND free access to a website with further revision aids, including interactive quizzes, blogs, a forum for students to share their ideas, useful web links, plus additional exam-style questions and answers with examiner's comments and expert advice.

Philip Allan Literature Guides (for GCSE) provide exam-focused analysis of popular set texts to give students the very best chance of achieving the highest grades possible. This full colour text provides - a thorough commentary, outlining the plot and structure and exploring the themes, style, characters and context of the text; exemplar A*- and C-grade answers to exam-style questions; the assessment objectives for each exam board, highlighting the specific skills that students need to develop; 'Grade booster' boxes with tips on how to move between grades; and Key quotations to memorise and use in the exams

Complete study and revision guides for your set texts Philip Allan Literature Guides for GCSE and A-level will help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to achieve your best. Written by experienced teachers, these full colour guides: - Give you the confidence that you know your set text inside out, with insightful coverage for you to develop your understanding of context, characters, quotations, themes and style- Ensure you are fully prepared for your exams: each guide shows you how your set text will be measured against the assessment objectives of the main specifications- Develop the skills you need to do your best in your exams, with tasks and practice questions in the guide and lots more completely free online, including podcasts, glossaries, sample essays and revision advice at www.philipallan.co.uk/literatureguidesonline CONTENTS: Introduction Study and revision Timeline Poem by poem Types of conflict and relationship Comparing poems Unseen poetry Tackling the assessments Assessment objectives and skills Sample essays

A detailed and comprehensive guide to all sixty poems in the AQA Poetry Anthology. Each poem is carefully explained in its context and then minutely analysed. Unfamiliar words are explained, there is a comprehensive glossary of poetic terms, advice on how to answer examination questions and sixteen model answers based on specimen questions supplied by AQA.

One of the great World War I antiwar novels—honest, chilling, and brilliantly satirical Based on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel, Death of a Hero, finally joins the ranks of Penguin Classics. Our hero is George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Expeditionary Army during the Great War and gets sent to France. After a rash of casualties leads to his promotion through the ranks, he grows increasingly cynical about the war and disillusioned by the hypocrisies of British society. Aldington's writing about Britain's ignorance of the tribulations of its soldiers is among the most biting ever published. Death of a Hero vividly evokes the morally degrading nature of combat as it rushes toward its astounding finish. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.