Collins A Level Revision – You can’t revise for A Level English Literature! Yes you can, and Mark Roberts shows you how

by Mark Roberts, Collins A Collins A Level

‘You can’t really revise for English – can you?’Students often tell teacher Mark Roberts that they find it hard to revise for A Level English Literature. This guide will show you why that is a common misconception, and that all you need is an organised, step-by-step approach to your English revision to get the best grade possible.· Discover how to banish ineffective revision and use study skills that will help you to do brilliantly in your A Level exams· Understand what really successful students do to help them towards top grades in A Level English Literature· Implement practice methods that actually improve your memoryRead this book to find out more!Chapter 1. Effective revision for English examsChapter 2. Organising your notes and annotationsChapter 3. Building up a bank of “killer quotations”Chapter 4. Practising “exploding” quotationsChapter 5. Understanding how to apply critical viewpointsChapter 6. Being selective with contextChapter 7. Developing your academic writing styleChapter 8. Improving practice essaysChapter 9. Getting ready for the unseen textsChapter 10. Taking care of yourself and coping with exams

104 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2021

About the author

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Mark Roberts was born and raised in Liverpool and was educated at St. Francis Xavier's College. He was a teacher for twenty years and for the last thirteen years has worked with children with severe learning difficulties. He received a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for best new play of the year. He is the author of What She Saw which was longlisted for a CWA Gold Dagger. Blood Mist, the first in his DCI Eve Clay series, went to number one in the Australian kindle chart.

Reviews

[Heidi Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was fortunate enough to be sent a copy of this by the publisher. Mark Roberts has done it again. His previous book on GCSE English is one that I recommend to all my classes and many of my year 10s bring their copy to all their lessons. After reading this it is clear to me that the same will be true of the A Level book. It is a clear step up in terms of the guidance and support given enabling the jump to A Level to seem less extreme.
I was particularly pleased as someone who does one of the less popular specifications to see all the boards covered and referred to and differences flagged up.
As in Mark Roberts’ last book one of the most useful things about the book is it’s focus on the ‘how’ of the revision process when most commercial resources focus on ‘what’ they need to revise. I am well aware that my students need support in this area and it always helps to hear it from multiple sources, particularly when pointing out that what they think works in fact doesn’t really help.
Long story short, this book should be on all recommended reading lists for English Literature A Level Students. It will certainly be on mine.