Approved for the AQA 2015 GCSE English Literature specification, this print Student Book is designed to help students develop whole text understanding and written response skills for their closed-book exam. The resource provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of Dicken’s novel as well as a synoptic overview of the text and its themes. Short, memorable quotations and striking images throughout the book aid learning, while in-depth exam preparation includes practice questions and sample responses. See also our Great Expectations print and digital pack, which comprises the print Student Book, the enhanced digital edition and a free Teacher’s Resource.
Features
- Written specifically for the 2015 AQA GCSE English Literature specification, covering the 19th-century aspect of the specification.
- Class, group and individual activities will support students in building the skills they need to write personal, creative and critical responses to texts.
- A progressive learning sequence incorporates differentiated support, providing opportunities to stretch the more able and support those who need it.
- Detailed activities based around characters, plot and the writer’s craft encourage students to develop whole-text understanding.
- Draws and builds on prior learning through Assessment for Learning activities, allowing students to develop confidence and skills in reporting and responding to literature.
- Provides exam preparation through practice tasks, advice for marking linked with mark scheme descriptors, annotated sample answers to demonstrate a range of achievement and revision suggestions.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Introducing Great Expectations
- Part 1. Exploring the novel: Unit 1. Setting up prospects and problems
- Unit 2. Satis House: Pip meets Miss Havisham and Estella
- Unit 3. Pip's fortune
- Unit 4. Pip's new life in London
- Unit 5. The benefactor discovered
- Unit 6. Pip's love and loyalty
- Unit 7. Crime, guilt and forgiveness
- Unit 8. Escape!
- Unit 9. Maturity and true friendship
- Unit 10. How does it end?
- Part 2. The novel as a whole: Unit 11. Plot and structure
- Unit 12. Context and setting
- Unit 13. Character and characterisation
- Unit 14. Themes and ideas
- Unit 15. Language
- Preparing for your exam
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
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