This is a sample answer for the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry section with several supporting worksheets.
The contents are:
1. Power and Conflict Sample Answer – this 800-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.
2. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – this is a one-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
3. Planning Grid Template – this is a one-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
4. Power and Conflict AOs – this is a one-page A4 handout which explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand. It eliminates any confusion about the Mark Scheme and shows students exactly what elements need to be included to gain maximum marks.
Teacher Instructions
Please check out my other AQA Poetry Resources:
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
Fun Pack of Revision Activities
Comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’
Presentation and Worksheets
This resource features a special focus on the character of Portia from Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’. It includes four exam questions on Portia’s character and four on the various themes that relate to her.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Check out my other AQA Merchant of Venice resources:
Character of Antonio - 6 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Shylock - 8 sample AQA exam questions
Characters - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes and Characters - all 24 sample AQA exam questions
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This bundle features a set of TWELVE exam questions for ‘Conflict’ poetry AND a 30-slide Powerpoint presentation AND supporting worksheets, showing students how to create an exam answer comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and ‘Poppies’ by Jane Weir.
Please check out my other Edexcel Conflict Poetry Resources:
12 Edexcel sample exam questions
Short version of 12 Edexcel sample exam questions
Presentation AND worksheets comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’
Presentation comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’
Worksheets comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’
Poetry Profiles: student workbook for analysing and recording all their GCSE poetry
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question requiring GCSE students to write an article for various media.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the AQA GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve questions feature four tasks on broadsheet newspapers, four on local newspapers and four on school magazines.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Check out my other Transactional Writing resources for AQA:
40 Sample AQA Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
12 Sample AQA Questions on Speeches
16 Sample AQA Questions on Letters
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This superb resource contains THIRTY sample exam questions for revising 'A Christmas Carol‘.
It features 14 questions on characters, 11 on themes and 5 on techniques.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
These AQA ‘A Christmas Carol’ Resources can also be purchased individually:
14 ‘A Christmas Carol’ exam questions on characters
16 ‘A Christmas Carol’ exam questions on themes and techniques.
These questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource contains TWELVE sample exam questions for revising the lead character of ‘Macbeth’. Topics examined include his character, relevant themes and his relationships with other important characters.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Please check out my other AQA Macbeth resources:
Macbeth bundle – 20 sample exam questions on the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth PLUS Presentation and Worksheets showing how to write a sample answer
Themes and Characters of Macbeth – all 24 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Macbeth – a Presentation and series of Worksheets showing students exactly how to answer an exam question
Character of Lady Macbeth – 8 sample AQA exam questions
The Supernatural in Macbeth – 7 sample AQA exam questions
Minor characters of Macbeth – 8 sample AQA exam questions
Characters of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource contains EIGHT sample exam questions for revising the character of Lady Macbeth. Topics examined include her character, relevant themes and her relationship with Macbeth.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Please check out my other AQA Macbeth resources:
Macbeth bundle – 20 sample exam questions on the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth PLUS Presentation and Worksheets showing how to write a sample answer
Themes and Characters of Macbeth – all 24 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Macbeth – a Presentation and series of Worksheets showing students exactly how to answer an exam question
Character of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
The Supernatural in Macbeth – 7 sample AQA exam questions
Minor characters of Macbeth – 8 sample AQA exam questions
Characters of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
AQA GCSE English Literature Shakespeare – Macbeth - Exam Revision – How To Answer Exam Questions on the Character of Macbeth
This presentation is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
There are seven elements included:
1. The Exam Question – a sample exam question based on Macbeth’s character using an extract from Act 1 Scene 7.
2. The Presentation: ’ Answering AQA Questions on Shakespeare’s Macbeth’ - 36-slide Powerpoint presentation to help you guide your class through the essay writing process. It includes: AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion.
3. Character of Macbeth Sample Answers – this 800-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting.
4. Sample Planning Grid – shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
5. Planning Grid Template – blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
6. Shakespeare AOs – explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand.
Teacher’s Instructions.
The worksheets and the presentation can also be purchased individually in my shop.
Please check out my other AQA Macbeth resources:
Macbeth bundle – this resource PLUS 20 sample exam questions on the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Themes and Characters of Macbeth – all 24 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
Characters of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
This is a superb resource containing TWENTY-FOUR sample exam questions for revising ‘Macbeth’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Check out my range of Macbeth Edexcel resources:
Character of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
Character of Lady Macbeth – 7 sample Edexcel questions
Minor Characters – 9 sample Edexcel questions on the minor characters of Macbeth
Themes of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
Characters of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This excellent resource gives you everything you need to teach students how to analyse writers’ use of language for the new AQA English Language GCSE. The contents are as follows:
1. 72-slide PDF presentation on Language Analysis – this presentation examines three literary extracts in detail, showing students exactly how to identify techniques, plan their answer and write a structured, comprehensive response to a Language Analysis question. It contains model answers for the first three extracts and also contains an additional three extracts for students to examine and create their own answers. It also features an indepth-examination of the AQA Mark Scheme for the Language Analysis questions, showing students exactly how to maximise their marks.
2. Student Extract Booklets – these three booklets are differentiated: Booklet 3 is for less able students and contains an annotated version of the extracts with hints as to what language features are used in each one. Booklet 2 is for more able students and each page contains hints on the language features. Booklet 1 is for the most able students and features the unannotated version of the extract without any helpful hints.
3. Teacher’s Master Copy – for your convenience, this is a more compact version of the student booklets, containing all six extracts and three model answers.
This resource is also available without any AQA references – ideal for students of all exam boards.
I hope these resources are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more English Language revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This is a sample answer for the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry section with several supporting worksheets.
The contents are:
1. Power and Conflict Sample Answer – this 1000-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.
2. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – this is a one-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
3. Planning Grid Template – this is a one-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
4. Power and Conflict AOs – this is a one-page A4 handout which explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand. It eliminates any confusion about the Mark Scheme and shows students exactly what elements need to be included to gain maximum marks.
5. Teacher's Instructions.
You can also buy the accompanying 32-slide presentation here or save money by purchasing the worksheets AND presentation here.
AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry – Exam Preparation - A Comparative Answer on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’.
This presentation is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the poetry has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use this knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.
The presentation is entitled ’ Answering AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Questions’: this 32-slide Powerpoint presentation has been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. It examines each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, it features many extracts from a sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology, precise and judicious quotes and comparative links.
Also included is a student-friendly version of the Assessment Objectives and a helpful set of Teacher’s Instructions.
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
12 Sample Exam Questions
I hope you find this resource helpful for you and instructive for your students - I’d be delighted to hear any feedback or comments you may have. I’ll be adding lots more exam guides like this to my shop, so please check back regularly!
This is a sample answer for the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry section with several supporting worksheets.
The contents are:
1. Power and Conflict Sample Answer – this 800-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.
2. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – this is a one-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
3. Planning Grid Template – this is a one-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
4. Power and Conflict AOs – this is a one-page A4 handout which explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand. It eliminates any confusion about the Mark Scheme and shows students exactly what elements need to be included to gain maximum marks.
Teacher’s Instructions
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
12 Sample Exam Questions
This is a fantastic resource containing TWELVE sample exam questions for revising ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
This resource focuses solely on THEMES but I am also selling a resource examining CHARACTERS – alternatively, you can buy both together for a substantial discount!
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource contains TWELVE sample exam questions for revising the character of Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Topics examined include his character and relevant themes.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Other resources I am currently selling for revision of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ are:
- 12 Exam questions based on Themes
- 12 Exam questions based on Characters
- 6 Exam questions on the character of Juliet
Alternatively, a resource containing all 24 Exam questions on Themes and Characters is also available.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question requiring GCSE students to write an article for various media.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the Edexcel GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve questions feature four tasks on broadsheet newspapers, four on local newspapers and four on school magazines.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Other Transactional Writing Resources for Edexcel:
40 Sample Edexcel Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
16 Sample Edexcel Questions on Letters
12 Sample Edexcel Questions on Speeches
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This superb resource contains 2 FREE sample exam questions for revising ‘An Inspector Calls’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Also included is concise information on the AOs and Mark Scheme.
Please check out my range of ‘An Inspector Calls’ resources:
Edexcel 30 Sample Questions on Themes and Characters
Edexcel 15 Sample Questions on Themes
Edexcel 15 Sample Questions on Characters
AQA 30 Sample Questions on Themes, Characters and Techniques
AQA 12 Sample Questions on Themes
AQA 12 Sample Questions on Characters
AQA 6 Sample Questions on Techniques
AQA 2 FREE Sample Questions
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This FREE resource contains TWO sample exam questions for revising ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Please check out my range of ‘DNA’ resources:
22 Exam Questions on Themes, Characters and Techniques
12 Exam Questions on Characters and Techniques
12 Exam Questions on Themes and Techniques
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource includes two self-evaluation grids for students, one for AQA GCSE English Language and one for AQA GCSE English Literature. I’ve found them very useful for helping students identify areas to prioritise in these last few weeks of revision.
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