2 lessons describing sonata form and fully analysing the first subject and transition.
Summary of the subjects is available (with Sib 6 file) and a summary grid for the classical genre of music and features of Romantic music.
All pp is differentiated with success criteria and analysis questions encourage students to work independently on the score (all answers are on pp and harder questions are in pink).
A series of 3 lessons which focus on the key aspects (textures and other musical features) which can be found in Baroque and Classical Music. There is an element of theoretical knowledge and then putting these ideas into practice through composition. The final lesson asks students to react to feedback for either the Baroque or Classical style they have composed. All tasks are differentiated with success criteria and worksheets are attached so students can save their notes for composition and revision.
A lesson and homework based on unfamiliar listening and examination technique. There is also an example of a 10 mark extended answer with plan for each musical element to help students pinpoint what to write about.
All sections of the lesson have differentiated success criteria, as does the homework task.
Full lesson aimed at revising the top quotations for Romeo, Mercutio and Juliet. Includes detailed notes on the top quotations. The lesson asks students to create a revision page on each character using the notes provided.
6 Revision cards for the 6 characters in An Inspector Calls.
Each card contains
a list of adjectives to describe each character
5 key quotations
a brief explanation for each quotation
Also incudes a blank version to help test students’ understanding.
Also includes a PowerPoint to go through the answers.
Higher ability students should be encouraged to expand on the analysis using the success criteria.
3 Grade 9 model responses to Eduqas GCSE style exam questions to analyse and annotate. Includes the question and extract.
Essay topics.
1. Supernatural
2. Bob Cratchit
3. Christmas
Students read and analyse 20 short key extracts from the play. I have selected the extracts most likely to feature in the exam.
Bronze: Explain what is happening.
Silver: Analyse 3 key quotes
Gold: Link to context and answer the question
Students can then check their answers on the PowerPoint which contains sample annotations for each extract. They are colour coded.
Includes 2 versions. AQA (with context) and EDUQAS (without context).
There are also extension activities:
Bronze: Revise 64 mini quotations
Silver: Find 3 key extracts which link to each theme
Gold: Attempt an exam question.
Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas into 6 differentiated tasks.
The bundle includes music with notation and without and also guitar tablature to allow performance on another instrument.
A complete analysis of the trio of the Eine Kleine Nachtmusik set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance.
For the performance parts please see the free resources on my page.
A complete analysis of the minuet of the Eine Kleine Nachtmusik set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance.
For the performance parts please see the free resources on my page.
Up to 7 lessons worth of material to encourage practical musicianship.
Differentiated resources for different instruments in order to create an ensemble performance of Don’t Stop Believing. There are at least 3 tasks for each instrument and the music is also annotated with note names or without.
There is also a Sibelius 6 file which can be adapted to suit other instrumentation.
The wow word sheet has 3 levels of differentiation and introduces students to musical language by describing the musical features of the song - this works well as a starter and provides a suitable worksheet for students to revise from for an end of unit listening test.
This popular revision sheet that I created back in 2016 but updated in subsequent years contains concise notes for all 15 poems under the following headings:
Power
Conflict
5 Key quotations
Structure
Context
In addition to the main resource, there are various differentiated suggestions and resources to ensure students use the revision grid effectively.
I have added an enhanced version for 2023 which includes explanations of the top 5 quotations for each poem and a PowerPoint full of ideas about how to use the knowledge organiser to revise.
There are 3 differentiated accompanying worksheets that direct students towards effective use of the revision grid by writing the opening to a range of questions with different levels of prompting.
Includes 15 sample AQA style questions (one per poem) and PowerPoint containing some annotations for every poem.
You may wish purchase this as part of a power and conflict bundle which also includes lots of other revision resources on the poems along with several writing frames.
High grade analysis of 20 key quotations.
Mid grade analysis of 50 key quotations.
Brief explanation of 100 key quotations.
These resources can be used in multiple ways. For example RAG rate, paired questioning, find 5 quotations on each of the following themes etc.
Also includes a slide for how to use the revision sheet as an extension activity by pairing up similar or contrasting quotations or by comparing the surface and hidden meanings.
Also includes a test on the top 50 quotations to match them to 50 brief explanations.
Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose.
Revision cards that cover 5 key quotations for 6 themes that might come up on the exam. There is also an overview of Priestley’s purpose with regard to each theme.
Also includes top 10 quotations for each character and character revision cards too.
Also includes a resource encouraging students to closely examine the stage directions.
10+ Resources to teach students methods for comparing poems from the AQA anthology. Includes ideas for discriminating comparisons by both theme and method. The model examples come from the Power and Conflict AQA anthology and include plans for…
The Emigree and Kamikaze
Exposure and War Photographer.
Exposure and Storm on the Island
Tissue and Ozymandias
Remains and Bayonet Charge
Prelude and Ozymandias
London and My Last Duchess
There is also a blank template for students to practise using the 12 point comparative method on a question comparing Ozymandias and My Last Duchess.
There is also a choice over a simple 4 paragraph methods based approach or a more advanced 2 paragraph conceptual approach.
There is also a diamond ranking starter activity to get students to engage with the criteria for grade 8 and 9.
There is also a resource with 3 tiers of difficulty depending on how confident students are at planning their own comparisons.
Tier 1: Students add the analysis of the quotations. The topic sentences and recommended quotations are already filled in for them.
Tier 2: Students must pick their own 3 quotations from each poem and analyse the quotations.
Tier 3: Students must pick their own topic sentences, quotations and then analsyse the quotations.
The questions covered are as follows:
2021 question: Compare how poets present ideas about power and control in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
Nov 2020 question: Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by difficult experiences in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
May 2019 question: Compare how poets present the ways that people are affected by war in ‘War Photographer’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
May 2018 question: Compare how poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)
These outstanding 5 star revision sheets are aimed at preparing students for the AQA 2017 examination on ‘A Christmas Carol’. With the closed book format in mind, the sheet contains the important quotations from Staves 1 to 5, a range of points to make about context (A03) and a range of AQA style exam questions to work on.
Starter: Students read the 42 quotations and work out which Stave they come from.
Main Activity: A3 revision sheet
Bronze: Identify what we learn about the character in each quotation (A01)
Silver: Identify the key words and language features in each quotation (A02)
Gold: Identify which theme each quotation links to (A01)
Diamond: Relate each quotation to a relevant point about context (A03)
There is a second revision sheet which groups quotations by staves and themes and contains examination questions and context linked to each theme.
There is also a quotation revision sheet containing detailed notes on 20 key quotations linked to A01, A02 and A03.