From first read to Band 7 essay. Six lessons. One route. One paragraph shape. One self-mark protocol.
A guided textual analysis of an unseen non-literary text. Students analyse how authorial choices shape meaning for a reader — and support every claim with precise textual reference.
Each text comes with a focusing question — e.g. "How does the writer portray the relationship between..." — that directs the analysis. Students must answer it, not just describe the text.
Insightful, convincing, nuanced analysis of authorial choices. Evaluation demonstrates critical awareness. Every claim supported by well-chosen references. The writer sounds in control.
Each lesson builds one specific skill, in order. No stage is skippable.
Where the course takes a student. Entry-point is roughly Band 4; the target is the top of Band 7.
The single structural move that unlocks Band 6 and above. Every body paragraph follows this shape.
The exam text is always unseen. Over the course, a student practises on all of these.
A student who has completed all six lessons can walk into the Paper 1 exam, open an unseen text, and — in 75 minutes — produce a five-paragraph response with a clear argument, three analysed moves, precise effect verbs, and a self-mark audit already running in their head.