Using York Notes’ GCSE Study Notes and Revision Guide to Anita and Me will equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding of Meera Syal’s novel needed to write high-scoring examination answers and essays.

GCSE English Literature examiners will award the highest marks for answers which demonstrate an understanding, supported by relevant quotes from the text, of aspects of the novel including the events, characters, themes and historical context. You might be asked, for example, to select from a range of evidence, including apt quotations, to infer the effect of particular language choices and to develop wider interpretations or to explain how Syal uses form, structure and language to develop the action, show relationships and develop ideas. York Notes’ Anita and Me study guides, both printed and online, are designed to help you maximise your revision by providing detailed analyses of the text and key elements, useful contextual and background information and tools including sample exam questions and answers, essay plans and revision tips, equipping you with everything you need to gain the highest grade you can in your GCSE English exam.

Print Edition information: Paperback, 88 pages, ISBN 9781292138039