Bøger af Neil Bowen

Whatever texts you're studying for GCSE or IGCSE this book will help to write A* quality English Literature essays. This is the handy paperback size version of this book.

This new schools edition includes the full text of Stevenson's classic tale of Gothic Horror as well as a critical introduction and a section of teaching and revision ideas.

Volume 14 in The Art of Poetry series of critical guides covers the poems in Cambridge International Examinations poetry anthology, Songs of Ourselves. In addition to sharp and engaging essays on each poem featuring level 9 analysis, the book includes fresh teaching and revision ideas. The Art of Poetry, 14 is a springboard to more sophisticated appreciation of the poems and a launchpad to the highest grades.

Volume 9 in The Art of Poetry series tackles the Relationship poems in Edexcel's GCSE poetry anthology. Providing sharp, engaging critical essays on each poem, as well as teaching and revision ideas, the book aims to nurture pupils' appreciation of poetry and help them to reach the top grades in their Literature exams. If you're teaching, studying or revising these poems, this book is a launchpad to higher achievement.

Volume 2 of 'The Art of Poetry' focuses on the Forward Poems of the Decade anthology, an A-level set text for Edexcel examination board. Written for students as well as teachers, volume 2 features incisive critical essays on fourteen set poems, as well as lesson ideas and creative revision activities to stimulate critical engagement with this exciting and challenging text. Due out later this year, Volume 3 will feature essays on the remaining fourteen poems.

If you're studying A-level or starting a degree in English Literature, our course companion will help you write better essays and achieve top grades. Including detailed analysis of a rich and eclectic mix of canonical A-level set texts - 'King Lear', 'Hamlet', 'Frankenstein', 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Rivals', 'Streetcar Named Desire' and many more - as well as sections on tackling unseen poetry and on the nature of comedy and tragedy, 'The Art of Writing English Literature Essays' covers everything you need to know to master high level literary discussion. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book takes you through the art of close reading, through planning and writing essays and on to the tricky arts of using critics and contexts effectively. A book on how to read Literature, as well as how to write about it, 'The Art of Writing English Literature Essays' will help you to reach the very highest grades.

Anglo-Saxon England - the reality behind JRR Tolkein's Middle Earth and Bernard Cornwell's Last Kingdom series. The half millennia, between the fall of Rome and the Norman Conquest, is the most enigmatic period in British history, often written off as the impenetrable 'Dark Ages'. 'Angeland' illuminates the reality of this period: a time of phenomenal creativity, excitement and dramatic, far-reaching change, of colour and contrast, of ravening invaders, of godly scholars and towering personalities - Aethelfrith of Bernicia, Offa of Mercia, Alfred the Great, Aethelflead Lady of the Mercians, and Sven Forkbeard, first Viking King of England, to name just a few. Scholarly, but accessible, designed for A-level, Pre-U and university students, 'Angeland' will also be of interest to anyone drawn to this extraordinary age.

Who was Mary Shelley? What is the gothic novel? What makes the Frankenstein monster evil? These are a few of the questions that students get to explore in this teaching guide based on the famous novel first published in 1818. Using a comics approach, the book includes such topics as Shelley's language, how to describe Victor Frankenstein, and more, while engaging students with quizzes, word searches, coloring pages, and a "draw your own monster" feature.

Written expressly for GCSE students and their teachers, this innovative new guide features detailed critical commentaries on each chapter, essays on major and minor characters and on a range of key themes. In addition, The Art of Literature, Volume 2, includes exploration of other fundamental aspects of Stevenson's novella, such as settings and the Gothic as a genre. Written in an erudite, but lively and accessible style, this critical and revision guide is a springboard to more sophisticated appreciation of Stevenson's novella and to the top GCSE grades.

The latest book in our The Art of Drama series focuses on one of the most famous tragic love stories ever written, Romeo and Juliet. Featuring detailed discussion of characters and scenes as well as introductory sections on themes and stagecraft, The Art of Drama, volume 5 is an essential study guide, revision tool and the launchpad to higher GCSE grades.

Volume 10 in our series of critical guides to poetry tackles all eighteen poems from the Eduqas GCSE poetry anthology. Each poem is explored in a lively, engaging essay, with close attention paid to key aspects, such as form, structure and language. Offering expert analysis as well as teaching or revision ideas, The Art of Poetry series is the launchpad to greater appreciation of poetry and to reaching the highest grades.

Volume 12 in our series of critical guides to poetry offers lively and engaging essays on each poem in the new Edexcel IGCSE poetry anthology. As well as expert analysis, Volume 12 features teaching and revision ideas. Written for students and their teachers, the guide is a springboard for greater appreciation of poetry and to the highest grades.

Written especially for bright GCSE students (and their teachers), The Art of Poetry, Volume 13, offers sharp and engaging critical essays on each of the poems from Edexcel's GCSE Conflict poetry cluster. In addition to the essays, the book includes teaching and revision activities as well as advice on key skills such as analysing unseen poetry and comparing poems. If you're aiming to achieve a top grade in your Literature GCSE or you're just interested in developing your appreciation of poetry, this is the book for you!

Sensibly, Edexcel have reduced the number of poems from The Forward Poems of the Decade that students have to study. This new, single edition of our popular Poems of the Decade critical guides features essays on each poem in the new selection. Also included are teaching ideas and revision activities, making this an ideal guide for students and an invaluable resource for teachers.

Suitable for teaching ages 10-17, this title includes classroom activities and lesson plans for teaching Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".