Focussed revision for year 10 and year 11 these interesting and varied gcse english quizzes contain the inevitable sections on grammar, punctuation and spelling. The poetry quizzes are a real joy and we hope you will share the love of the english language that our english teacher is so passionate about. Here, you'll find everything you need to study for or to teach the edexcel gcse in english, including key documents and the latest news. Please ensure you study the correct task and themed texts for the academic year in which you intend to submit your marks: it’s only necessary to study the homepage of the websites. The content will be the same across the digital and printable versions, but the format may differ slightly. If you’re opting for a digital text, the live assessment must be viewed onscreen. June 2015 series past papers materials for as/a level gce, fsmq, gcse, principal learning and level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications are now available to download from interchange.

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Inspector goole 039 s main objective is to break down the barrier, status and money builds around people. It creates a disinctive separation form the normal people and those of higher status. But even aristocrats and nouveau riche are separated in their status by class and culture. This is evident through the absence of gerald 039 s family in the engagement party the inspector is first described as an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness this immediately creates an impression on the audience, the inspector is the dominant man, he will have the final say. The use of the words massiveness and solidity are often used in the context of describing a wall, this also creates a notion that the inspector is unbreakable, but can break. The word purposefulness creates an aura of knowledge and priestly wants the audience to believe he knows what he wants, and will get what he wants.

However, this description could also be seen as a way to undermine the birlings and gerald. In the first part of act 1, before the inspector arrives, mr birling is the dominant in the house. He is an obvious capitalist, but priestly purposefully makes the audience dislike him and almost brush his words off. He is an adamant, selfish character, created to represent capitalism, and priestly wants the audience to see that capitalism is quite daft, like how we perceive mr birling. He is interested in only money and status, the dramatic irony used consistently throughout the play is evident first in mr birlings speech. This just shows how oblivious he is, we as the audience know the titanic sinks, but mr birling does not and priestly plays this to his advantage.

Mr birling is obvious antagonist, the one who we dislike, through the play, he constantly challenges the inspector, the protagonist, for the almost alpha position he is used to but even as his children, the new generation submit, his wife, gerald to a certain extent and him do not. As the play progresses, the inspector becomes more aggressive in his ways to seek the truth, the play is set in 1912 where the industrial revolution was still quite new and people like mr birling were practically rolling in cash. But there were many people like eva smith, who were trying hard to get by, and the selfish actions of the birlings meant her death. Even though the play was written in 1945, one could say priestly did to an certain extent foresee the future. He tried to prevent it from occurring, as we can see throughout the inspectors speech one eva smith has gone but there are millions and studying english literature broadens your horizons intellectually and career wise, as it helps you to develop valuable analytical and expressive skills that are highly prized by any employer.

In the gcse english literature online course you will examine some of the great masterworks of english literature and analyse the styles and techniques of the authors. You will look at a novel by george eliot and two plays one by shakespeare and a play by j.b. Priestley and look at how the styles vary with the eras and explore their themes, plots and characterisation. Your study of english literature will also see you looking at a range of poetry, from centuries ago and from the modern era, and you will compare the varied forms and structures that exist in this broad and enduring form of literature.

The gcse english literature online course will give you an appreciation of the works studied and the ability to gain more from all your reading. Edexcel international gcse english literature student book provides complete coverage of the edexcel international gcse english literature specification, so you can be sure you and your students have all the material you need. The student book rsquo s attractive, full colour design and engaging features makes it accessible for every student. Provides extensive support for the 16 poems in the anthology, including annotated poems. Free activebook cd with every student book, containing a digital version of the student book for use in the classroom. This includes audio tracks of the anthology poems in section c, examination practice with example student answers and examination style questions, including some past papers. author biography pam taylor is chair of examiners for edexcel international gcse english language and english literature and chief examiner for edexcel gcse english language and english literature, having been a chief examiner for 16 years.

She had a long teaching career, including being head of a large english department for seventeen years. Since leaving teaching, she has worked as an examiner, trainer, writer, scrutineer and consultant. Her experience of running courses for teachers and students is extensive, both in the uk and internationally.

She has been involved in writing a number of textbooks including english for london examinations. The edexcel assessment practice contributions to the new longman school shakespeare editions for gcse and to the revise edexcel gcse english language and english literature student workbooks and in class revision teacher pack.

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i hour closed book external examination one from a choice of two questions on to kill a mockingbird by harper lee. Below is a brief overview of the course however, you will find additional information, support materials and past papers on the ccea website – just click here.