Product Description

This book is aimed at 'A' level students who are seeking at top grade in English Literature. The book is suitable for both individual and class study and is organized as a series of questions which help an student to gain an individual reading of the book. There are three sample essays included to illustrate the required standard for an 'A' grade.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9000 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

From the Publisher
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From the Author
I have greatly enjoyed studying this book with my A-Level classes and the notes include three sample essays based on the work they have produced. It is a thought-provoking novel, and a number of my students have remarked that they were profoundly changed by reading Enduring Love. I hope these notes will challenge the thinking of students and enable them to achieve their full potential in A-Level English.

About the Author
Jane Gibson teaches English at The Becket School in Nottingham. She has a Master's degree in English and an academic background in studying the modern novel.

Customer Reviews

clear, insightful notes on "Enduring Love"
As a former A level student who used these notes, and achieved an A grade at English A level, I feel this text provides an invaluable resource for those who wish to successfully study Ian McEwan's "Enduring Love". Each chapter of the book is dealt with individually, with the author providing a commentary of points/ rhetorical questions and analysis with which the student can interact. This enables the student to develop their own reading of the text, rather than merely providing them with an "exam worthy" reading. Analysis of the appendices is also included as well as sample essays which demonstrate how the student can communicate their views on the text successfully. These are particularly useful as they show how the points raised across the book can be moulded into all manner of essay questions; this in turn demonstrates the value of a close reading and understanding of a text, which encourages the student to transfer the skills learnt in this text to the others they study. I feel that these notes are aimed at a higher ability student when used alone, but they could also provide a useful resource for teachers, aiming to raise the performance of their own students, by using them as a discussion guide for group or class work.

Grateful former A level student.

Pointless
A set of notes targeted at theachers. Basic summary plots (one wonders if English A-Level teachers are deemed so ignorant as not to understand the plot) a few questions to ask the pupils (with the very insightful statement 'I find that asking questions is a good way of teaching', yes it has been since Socrates' times) no analysis, no critical insight. A few essays from students at the back, quite basic, with no quotes, no bibliography and unacademic layout.

I would NOT advise to buy it.

Basic Notes
This was effective as a simple chapter guide to the novel but no more than this; the archaic typo for 'f' was also off-putting.