Lesson looking at the two poems that featured in the May 2017 AQA exam ‘Autumn’ and ‘Today’.
Includes a planning sheet for students to plan their responses followed by exemplar responses to both questions.
Ideal lesson to check the students’ understanding of the 15 poems and work out which poems to go over again.
In each round there are 15 questions (one on each poem).
Round 1: Opening Lines
Round 2: Conflict
Round 3: Power
Round 4: Key phrase
Round 5: Structure
Round 6: Context
Extra quiz on thesis statements for each poem.
Also includes an extra quiz on 5 questions per poem.
Another quiz is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-quiz-12352453
A free revision sheet containing key quotations and brief explanations for the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
I also have a range of other Macbeth resources available including:
Revision cards:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-character-revision-flashcards-9-1-12172404
Exam style Extract Revision:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-of-20-exam-length-extracts-for-gcse-9-1-11868136
Model Responses:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-5-model-responses-9-1-12187985
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-supernatural-prep-lesson-and-grade-9-model-answer-and-writing-frame-for-lower-ability-12124521
For more Macbeth resources try the following links:
grade 9 model responses:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-12173097
Full bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-bundle-2019-12115685
Brief PowerPoint with annotations for Act 2 Scene 4 and a model analytical paragraph for explaining the importance of this often overlooked scene.
Also includes a test on ten quotations from Act 1 and Act 2.
For more Macbeth resources try the following links:
grade 9 model responses:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-12173097
Full bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-bundle-2019-12115685
A list of alternatives to this shows, this suggests, this highlights and this interests the reader to help sharpen your academic expression.
Includes a PDF version and an editable version
A differentiated carousel activity based on the Edwardian context to An Inspector Calls.
Red (highest ability) make notes on socialism and capitalism
Orange (high ability) make notes on 1912 versus 1945
Yellow (middle ability) make notes on the role of women
Blue (low ability) makes notes on JB Priestly’s life.
Students then carousel to share answers and create a mind map.
A handy worksheet to revise 50 carefully selected key quotations from Macbeth.
Task 1: Write a brief summary of each quotation.
Task 2: Colour code it by linking it to one of the 4 main themes.
Task 3: Identify a language feature in each quotation.
Also contains a random generator quotation revision activity.
I also offer a resource with all 50 quotations explained which can be viewed here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-quotations-explained-12088304
For more Macbeth resources try the following links:
grade 9 model responses:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-12173097
Full bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-bundle-2019-12115685
Romeo and Juliet: 11 exams written in the style of the new spec for AQA 2017 Literature Paper 1.
The questions have been structured to mirror the layout of the actual exam as far as possible.
Ideal to use set as homework or to use as revision.
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.
This free resource contains a list of character quotations for the 5 main characters in the novel. Ideal to help with planning responses on characters.
For a Lord of the Flies scheme including 20 lessons, high grade model answers, and various revision resources try my bundles:
Full Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617
Smaller Bundle: (12 lessons on 12 chapters)
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021
I have lots more resources for Lord of the Flies available:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515512
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619460
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682935
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682934
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12119967
A useful starter activity to help remember Scrooge quotations. With the closed book examination in mind, these work well as little and often starters to help students memorise quotations.
20 questions to accompany a reading of the short story.
The first column are simple retrieval comprehension questions.
The second column are more analytical questions.
Quick starter on poetic devices.
Tough: Find the words in the wordsearch.
Tougher: Define the terms.
Toughest: Discuss the impact the features can have.
My Last Duchess 25+ slide lesson or lessons with line by line annotations, comprehension questions, cloze summary activity, extension questions and a writing frame to compare the poem to Ozymandias.
Theme revision sheets covering key themes in the play:
kingship
ambition
supernatural
motif of blood
Fear
Guilt
Each revision sheet analyses 6 quotations relating to the theme in detail to meet the requirements for A01, A02, A03.
A prompt sheet to help students to peer assess poetry comparisons against the marking criteria. I have used this with the AQA Power and Conflict poems; however, it can easily be adapted for other specifications.