Detailed lesson in line with Assessment Objectives. Includes: Summary of Paper 1, Section 2 with sample exam questions Broad Victorian context on women narrows to Rossetti Form and structure Analysis and alternative interpretation Annotated poem slides

Very detailed lesson in line with Assessment Objectives. Includes: Key Terminology Brief individual publishing context for all texts on the main reading list General contextual overview – manifest destiny and the American Dream Advice from the exam board and model paragraph Question 1 Extract Analysis (Thomas Wolfe) with full candidate response and examiner’s commentary

Lesson focusing on tips on how to approach OCR English Literature A Level Paper 2 Question 6: essay, including: Detailed slides Mark scheme Typical Question 6 on language and control Language in THT Literary and socioeconomic context How to build an essay starting with a thesis statement, through to argument and conclusion (AO focused) Model introductions including one colour coded and one student model introduction Colour-coded model essay for discussion Suggestions for wider reading Easily adaptable

A question-by-question run through of AQA Language Paper 2 with reading strategies, differentiated resources and colour-coded model responses.

Run through of whole of English Language Paper 2 [AQA] as a guide for classroom teaching/in-class revision. Includes mark schemes and reading techniques.

An extended lesson/intervention lesson on narrative and descriptive writing for AQA English Language Paper 1 based on the June 2017 Question 5 - with differentiated tasks and resources.

Lesson providing a general overview of the play includes: Annotated mark scheme and simplified mark scheme Question extract on the theme of Guilt Detailed historical context- Great Chain of Being, Divine Right of Kings, Gunpowder Plot, Witchcraft Key Vocabulary Main and secondary characters - each one explained in snapshot Plot summary and detailed plot resource Pre-annotated exam question on the Sergeant’s speech from 1.2 (annotations can be deleted) Actual student response on the exam question (resource too) Should be used to recap in Year 11

Detailed lesson on AQA GCSE Literature Paper 2 Exam Essay Structure and lesser Characters in the play. It includes: General essay tips Mark Scheme Exam questions + exam questions resource with 14 questions Eric model essay resource as a guide Example paragraph Examiner’s commentary Step-by-step approach to an exam question on gender Analyses of quotes with bullet-point guidance General historical context on gender Essay plan including building a clear thesis statement This can be easily adapted to your class or to other exam boards, hence no AOs on slides

Detailed lesson on AQA GCSE Literature Paper 2 on how to approach a theme question. It includes: Exam questions Mark Scheme in a nutshell Theme with a focus on collective responsibility Excerpt from the play General essay tips Example responses Examiner’s commentary Tips for signposting the examiner Writing a thesis statement This can be easily adapted to your class or to other exam boards, hence no AOs on slides

Very detailed lesson on the fundamentals of building AQA English Literature Paper 1 essays focusing on Macbeth and J&H. Includes: Contextual overview for both texts Key Vocabulary Mark Scheme Annotated exam extracts Colour-coded introductions with thesis statements Student exemplar responses

Very detailed AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1 lesson and resources recapping knowledge of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, includes: Basic plot of story for visual learners Detailed chapter summaries Chapter list and some contextual overview Quiz with answers Key vocabulary Exam technique Mark Scheme Annotated exam extract (atmosphere of suspicion) Success Criteria Detailed plan Model introduction and thesis statement Colour-coded model paragraph Easily adaptable

Detailed AQA GCSE Literature Paper 1 lesson on Jekyll and Hyde exam practice focusing on Utterson’s dream, includes: Basic plot of story for visual learners Chapter list and some contextual overview Quiz with answers Exam technique Mark Scheme Annotated exam extract (Mysterious dream) Success Criteria Detailed plan Model introduction and thesis statement

AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ Very detailed lesson covering all AOs Includes socioeconomic context and elements of crime Form and Structure Symbolism Theme Alternative Readings Exam question Examiner advice Colour-coded model paragraph

AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime Poetry Overview of each poem, including links, key quotes/ideas/ themes ‘Peter Grimes’ ‘Ballad of Reading Gaol’ ‘My Last Duchess’ ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ ‘The Laboratory’ Exam question Examiner advice Indicative content Ideal for revision lessons

Edexcel A Level Paper 1 Drama, Section B: A Streetcar Named Desire Overview and Exam Questions in line with the Assessment Objectives Includes: Mark Scheme All past paper question up to 2023 Plot, tragic form and structure Context Overview of Theme, Symbol, Motif, Language June 2017 Practice Question Guided Plan

Detailed lesson for AQA A Level Literature Aspects of Tragedy covering the poem and all assessment objectives, includes: Annotated extracts of the poem Breakdown of narrative Context, inc. the gothic movement Language, form and structure Embedded video of poem recital Feminist and tragic readings Practice Question

A lesson/lecture covering the socioeconomic conditions of the early modern - English renaissance - era. This can be taught as a masterclass to the Most Able at Year 11, or as general contextual background for an early modern A Level text. The focus in the second part is Macbeth but having personally taught many early modern texts, I know it can easily be adapted to all exam boards for GCSE and A Level.

Differentiated lesson and resources covering AQA Language Paper 2 with simple strategies and model responses.

Some quick and easy resources to aid GCSE English Literature students with retrieval practise [and revision] for Macbeth Resource includes Acts One to Five on separate documents, and the whole play on one document.