Study and Revise for AS/A-level: A Room with a View - Softcover

McBratney, Luke; Elkin, Susan; Onyett, Nicola

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471853691 ISBN 13: 9781471853692

Publisher: Hodder Education, 2016

Synopsis

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: English literature
First teaching: September 2015
First exams: Summer 2016

Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise A Room with a View throughout the course.

This Study and Revise guide:

- Increases students' knowledge of A Room with a View as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners

- Develops understanding of characterisation, themes, form, structure and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their coursework and exam responses

- Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions and tasks that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text

- Extends learning and prepares students for higher-level study by introducing critical viewpoints, comparative references to other literary works and suggestions for independent research

- Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, sample student answers and examiner insights

- Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay

About this title

About the Author

Susan Elkin is an award-winning journalist who has taught English in five different secondary schools, both independent and state, most recently at Benenden. She is the author of over fifty books including CE English Books 1 and 2 and has written extensively for most national newspapers and for many magazines and websites. She was education editor at The Stage from 2005-2016 and reviews a great deal of theatre. Read about Susan's early classroom experience in her 2013 e-book Please Miss We're Boys.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1471853691
• ISBN 13: 9781471853692
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112