Once a very popular text, Of Mice and Men is rapidly disappearing from English curricula across the world. This worksheet is aimed at encouraging debate about the book. Students read two essays: one arguing it should be taught in schools; one arguing it should not be taught. Students then discuss the merits of each argument and decide which viewpoint they most agree with. Also includes a model script for a 4 person discussion about whether the book should be taught to guide students on how they should make points and respond to each other.

Worksheet with answer sheet that aims to get students thinking about the big ideas in Of Mice and Men.

A handy A3 context sheet aimed at helping students understand how the Elizabethan context enriches our understanding of the play. Ideal as a starting point for helping students move outside of the text to address A03. Also contains a revision resource about what Romeo and Juliet teaches us about the human condition which is another way of meeting the criteria for A03.

Worksheet and answersheet to get students thinking about the big ideas in Animal Farm.

Comprehension questions and line by line annotations of With Bird You’re Never Lonely by Raymond Antrobus from the AQA Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology.

Questions and line by line annotations for Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth from the AQA Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology.

This quiz has 8 multiple choice questions on each of the 6 main characters from An Inspector Calls so 48 questions in total. A great resource for checking students’ understanding of each character. Includes the answer sheet. Designed to fit snugly onto one A3 or A4 page for ease of printing.

30 question multiple choice quiz on the character of Lady Macbeth. Ideal for testing direct knowledge. Includes the answer sheet. Also has a 48 question multiple choice quiz on the play as a whole with answer sheet.

A simple and straightforward multiple choice quiz on An Inspector Calls to check or consolidate knowledge. Includes 6 questions on each of the main characters and also questions on key themes. Answer sheet is included on page 4.

A 48 question multiple choice knowledge quiz on Macbeth with answer sheet. There 6 questions on each of the main themes: guilt, ambition, appearance versus reality, supernatural, violence, fate versus freewill, deception, kingship. Also includes a 50 question multiple choice quiz with 10 questions on each Act. Once again, answers are included.

50 question quiz on Macbeth. 10 questions on each Act. Formatted to fit onto an A3 sheet. Includes answers.

A fairly easy and straight-forward knowledge retention quiz on the poems from the Eduqas GCSE poetry anthology. 60 questions over 5 rounds. Answer sheet included. Also includes a second quiz with 10 questions on every poem spread out across 6 pages with 3 per page for ease of printing. Once again, answers are included.

10 multiple choice comprehension questions on each poem from the Eduqas/WJEC GCSE poetry anthology. Set out over 6 pages with 3 per page for ease of printing. Includes a separate answer sheet.

PowerPoint with click-animated text which goes through 4 big ideas in the collection concerning the power of nature, conflict over identity, abuse of power and the power of memories. For each big idea, I go through key quotations from specific poems with detailed analysis written in short form to assist with note-taking. Students then move on to try using big ideas to help plan responses to 3 exam-style questions. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

23 page revision booklet containing high level analysis and annotations of key quotations, structure and context of all 18 poems from the Eduqas anthology. This is aimed at students striving for grades 7-9. Also contains knowledge organisers to assist with revision.

A lesson revising the big ideas in each poem and the 2 key quotations in each poem. Ideal as a final revision lesson or lessons before the exam. For each poem, students are presented with 3 thesis statements about the authorial message in each poem. Students discuss and rank order the most valid interpretations. Then students move on analyse the 2 key quotations in every poem before comparing their ideas against the model answers. Also contains a 15 page revision booklet on the poems with detailed analysis on every poem and knowledge organisers. Also contains a 90 question easy quiz with answers.