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<ul> <li><b>Board:</b>AQA</li> <li><b>Examination:</b>English Language & Literature</li> <li><b>Specification:</b>GCSE 9-1</li> <li><b>Set Text covered:</b><i>Blood Brothers</i>by Willy Russell</li> <li><b>Type:</b>Set Text Study Guide</li> </ul> <p><b>"World class targeted revision and practice, with lots of specific tips and tricks on how to excel in the exam."</b><i>John Dabell, Teach Secondary magazine</i></p> <p><b>Combined revision and practice books for <i>Blood Brothers</i>to get you top marks in your GCSE English Literature essays.</b>Our study guides are specifically written to support your revision for the closed book AQA GCSE English Literature examination.</p> <p>Each study guide is written by experts in teaching English and uses an active, stepped approach to revision to maximise learning. This study guide covers the chronology of the text and focuses on key events, characters, themes, context, language and structure to help you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding and achieve higher marks. With loads of exam-style practice questions (and answers) you can't go wrong!</p> <p>Books in this series cover the following:</p> <ul> <li>Paper 1 Section A - Shakespeare (<i>Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth</i>)</li> <li>Paper 1 Section B - Nineteenth-century novel (<i>The Sign of Four</i>, <i>A Christmas Carol</i>, <i>The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</i>)</li> <li>Paper 2 Section A - Modern texts (<i>Blood Brothers</i>, <i>An Inspector Calls</i>,<i>Animal Farm</i>, <i>Lord of the Flies</i>)</li> <li>Paper 2 Sections B and C - Poetry (<i>Love and Relationships</i>anthology, <i>Power and Conflict</i>anthology and Unseen)</li> </ul> <p>Active revision is easy with the following features included throughout the study guides:<br> <b>Snap it!</b>Read it, snap it on your phone, revise it...helps you retain key facts<br> <b>Nail it!</b>Authoritative essential tips and guidance to help you understand what's required in the AQA exam<br> <b>Do it!</b>Short activit