A complete, student-friendly revision guide to Dennis Kelly’s DNA for Edexcel GCSE Drama, Component 3, Section A. Written by an experienced drama teacher and former Head of Drama, it takes students from knowing the story to writing top-level exam answers.

What’s inside (102 pages, PDF):

• The plot, from the grille to the final silence
• Every scene broken down: what happens and why it matters
• Character pages for all eleven characters, with interpretation word banks and sentence starters (“I interpret Phil as…”)
• Themes: the individual and the group, power, fear, guilt, and truth and lies
• Context: Dennis Kelly, Britain in 2008, NT Connections and the first National Theatre production
• The Edexcel mark scheme explained in plain English, question by question, with tips to move up a level
• A step-by-step method for (a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and ©
• Sentence starters and writing frames for every question
• 28 model answers across six extracts, including the real 2025 exam extract, each with notes explaining why it works
• Practice questions for the rest of the play

Perfect for:

• Year 10 and 11 students studying DNA
• Independent revision and homework
• Mock exam preparation
• Teachers who want ready-made model answers and writing frames
• Cover lessons and intervention groups

Also available to buy on Amazon as a paperback. Type in DNA Revision Guide Sophie Winby to find it.