Extremely detailed lesson on each component of the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2. It includes:
How to approach An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict poetry and Unseen poetry
Walk-through of the whole exam paper
Quizzes and answers for AIC and Power and Conflict
Table of all past exam questions for AIC and Power and Conflict
Key vocabulary
Exam technique
Past questions and mark scheme indicative content
Colour-coded introductions with thesis statements
Colour-coded model paragraphs
Mark scheme and examiner’s mark and comments
How to structure your answer resource
How to structure comparative poetry essay (‘Ozymandias’ and ‘MLD’)
Colour-coded model responses for the Unseen section
Detailed AQA GCSE English Literature lesson revising the main ideas in the novella. It includes:
Basic plot
Revision template
Quiz with answers
Context
Form and structure
Exam question on Scrooge’s attitude and behaviour (Stave One)
Success criteria and mark scheme
Two student responses
Model introduction with thesis statement
Planning slides
Easily adaptable to other exam boards
Very detailed AQA GCSE Literature lesson and resources on the supernatural in Macbeth includes:
Quiz with answers
Supernatural context, and early modern versus modern audience interpretation
Each relevant scene in the play annotated
All the characters in the supernatural plot
Exam question (1.3)
Colour-coded model introduction with thesis statement
Colour-coded student response
Planning focus
Easily adapatable to other exam boards
Very detailed AQA GCSE Literature Paper 1 lesson and resource for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde focusing on past paper questions 2017-2022. It includes:
Chapter list
Chapter summaries (resource)
All past exam questions from 2017-2022 with indicative content
Exam question (sympathy: June 2017)
Exam technique
Success Criteria
Mark Scheme
Annotated exam extract
Detailed plan
Guided introduction and thesis statement
Colour-coded model paragraph
Easily adaptable
Three time-saving lessons on unseen poetry from the Edexcel exam board Poetry Section A with candidate answers, tips and examiner’s comments
This is for revision and presupposes knowledge of the Poems of the Decade Anthology and how to express poetry analysis
Easily adaptable
You can use as a mini scheme towards the end of Year 12/13 or in the run up to mocks
Very detailed lesson in line with Assessment Objectives.
Includes:
Socioeconomic context
Modernism
Form and Fitzgerald’s language
Imagery and symbolism
Question 2 and mark scheme
Annotated extract from C3 of the novel
Straightforward lesson on exam practice for AQA Literature Paper 1 Jekyll and Hyde includes:
Quiz with answers
Exam technique
Mark Scheme
Annotated exam extract (Good and Evil)
Some context
Chapter Breakdown
Success Criteria
Detailed plan
Model introduction and thesis statement
Two detailed lesson on the Ibsen/Rossetti question for the OCR Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 paper, including:
Summer 2022 grade boundaries
Mark scheme
Candidate responses
Examiner’s comments
Literary and socioeconomic context
Structure and Form
Practice question June 2019
All AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Questions 2017-2022
Exam tips and technique
Indicative content
Ideal for revision
Easily adaptable
PowerPoint and PDF versions
Three lessons focusing on the Animal Farm question on the OCR Literature Paper using the AOs, includes:
Part A and B, including exam question and extracts
Detailed context
Annotated extracts
Form and structure
Hints and tips
Model responses
OCR 2023 grade boundaries
A Year 9 into Year 10 Transition Booklet to prepare Year 9 students for English Language Paper 1. There is lots of advice, skills practise, differentiated tasks, reading for pleasure, and a practice paper at the end.
A revision lesson with resources. Each question is covered in detail with relevant strategies for all abilities, and model answers. There is between three/four hours teaching here.
Very detailed overview lesson for AQA A Level Literature, Aspects of Tragedy, covering all the assessment objectives. Includes:
Post WWII context and the American Dream
Plot and Theme overview
Language, form, and structure
Annotated opening stage directions and early dialogue
Exam question
Ideal for revision
Simple walk-through of AQA Language Paper 1 [Reading and Writing Sections] using an extract from The Great Gatsby. Simple strategy for Q3: structure and colour-coded model paragraphs for both Q3&Q4.
Very detailed lesson on how to approach AQA GCSE Literature Paper 1 (Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde) includes:
Exam technique
Quizzes with answers
Contextual overview for both texts
Key Vocabulary
Mark Scheme
GCSE Literature Past Paper Exam Questions 2017-2022
Annotated exam extracts
Colour-coded introductions with thesis statements
Colour-coded Student exemplar responses
Write a lot about little paragraph
Scaffolded lesson with resources
Easy to differentiate
Do Now
Articles and video
Greta Thunberg UN Speech video and transcript for analysis
Planning sheet
Adaptable to other exam boards
Detailed lesson on how to approach the Hamlet (Drama and Poetry Pre-1900) exam questions, including:
Overview of course
2022 grade boundaries
Exam questions A&B
Candidate responses
Mark Scheme
Examiner’s commentary
Stichomythia extract
Lesson focusing on tips on how to approach OCR English Literature A Level Paper 2 Question 5: language analysis, including:
2019&2022 grade boundaries compared
Mark scheme
Dystopian reading list
Dystopian conventions
Typical Question 5 based on an extract from Nineteen Eighty-Four THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVISM
Consolidation questions
Easily adaptable
A GCSE Year 9 into 10 Transition Booklet including vital information and a range of differentiated tasks for the step up to GCSE English Language, and a complete English Language Paper 1 scheme based on Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men - both sections of the paper are explored in detail with differentiated tasks and resources. This is ideal for teaching at the beginning of Year 10.