Blood Brothers (Grades 9–1) York Notes GCSE Revision Guide

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Blood Brothers (Grades 9–1) York Notes

Willy Russell

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Using York Notes’ GCSE Study Notes and Revision Guide to Blood Brothers will equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding of Willy Russell’s play 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 quotations from the text, of aspects of the novel including the events, characters, themes and historical context. You might be asked, for example, to refer in depth to main and minor events and how they contribute to the development of the plot, or explain how Russell has carefully ordered or revealed events for particular effects or to analyse in detail the way themes are developed and presented across the play. York Notes’ Blood Brothers 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 9781292138060

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