Engaging and accessible resources for GCSE and A-Level English and Drama. Powerpoints, worksheets, quizzes and exam practice developed by a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. You can feel confident that the resources are classroom tested and up to date. If you liked one of your purchases and want one for free, leave a 5* review and email ravenresources@yahoo.com. Include your TES username and your preferred resource. Before you know it, you'll have a second resource absolutely free.
Engaging and accessible resources for GCSE and A-Level English and Drama. Powerpoints, worksheets, quizzes and exam practice developed by a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. You can feel confident that the resources are classroom tested and up to date. If you liked one of your purchases and want one for free, leave a 5* review and email ravenresources@yahoo.com. Include your TES username and your preferred resource. Before you know it, you'll have a second resource absolutely free.
A pack of resources for teaching A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
The pack includes:
• A series of 11 worksheets covering each scene of the play. Each worksheet includes two pages of questions for each scene, an extract from the scene with a number of writer’s methods for the student to find, a research task and three or more essay questions based on the scene, but also enabling students to discuss the rest of the play.
• A key quotations worksheet.
• A conflict and tension worksheet that identifies specific oppositions and themes for students to study.
• A character evolution worksheet with space to identify key scenes and well as directing students towards how the characters start the play and how they are changed by the end of the play.
• A scene summary worksheet that prompts students to write short summaries for all of the scenes.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to upper GCSE students and A Level students of English.
Also Available:
A Streetcar Named Desire Mega Quiz (great for end of unit fun or start of revision)
A pack of 10 Hamlet practice examination questions that follow the extract and proposition structure of the OCR A Level English Literature Component 01 (Drama and Poetry Pre-1900) Section 1: Shakespeare (specification number H472).
The materials consist of a two part question with an extract question and a proposition question with an extract from Act 1 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
The questions focus on various issues relevant to the study of Act 1 of Hamlet.
The first part of the question provides a specific extract from Hamlet and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract. In the second part of the question, students are provided with a proposition and asked to discuss the topic in relation to the rest of the play Hamlet. Students are required to engage with the statement and apply it to their analysis of the extract and discussion of the rest of the play.
If you’ve finished studying Hamlet, try the Hamlet Mega Quiz. Great for end of topic or revision.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Nine rounds with 80 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds) in a PowerPoint with 197 slides.
**Updated 10th January to correct a slight error on the character anagrams. **
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Nine different rounds with a total of 80 questions (most with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Quiz Rounds:
Round One: Character Anagrams
Round Two: Context Multiple Choice
Round Three: Who said what?
Round Four: What happened when?
Round Five: Word Meanings
Round Six: Literary Techniques
Round Seven: Who am I?
Round Eight: Stage Directions by AI
Round Nine: Complete the Quotation
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques, Who am I?, Stage Directions by AI and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The What said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
Also Available:
A Streetcar Named Desire Worksheets Pack (includes worksheets for each scene)
25 Othello practice exam questions with AQA A-Level Literature Specification A extract structure for Paper 1 (Love through the ages) Section A (specification number 8702).
Practice exam papers in the style of A-Level AQA English Literature Specification A
The materials consist of twenty-five extract questions each with a one to two page extract from Othello by William Shakespeare. No extracts are repeated over the 25 questions and extracts are drawn from an even spread of acts and scenes.
The questions provide an initial proposition in the form of a quotation. The proposition is followed by a question that asks students to discuss a specific aspect of love in the extract and at other points in the play.
Each questions provides a different topic within the Love through the ages heading. The question requires students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the topic in the rest of the play.
The pack includes:
25 AQA style proposition practice exam papers on different sections and different topics in Othello.
An exemplar essay of one of the practice exam questions.
An assessment objective marking grid.
A PowerPoint with details about the structure of the questions, suggestions about how to approach the question, a structure for writing a response, examining board suggestions, instructions for using the marking grid and a student self-assessment activity.
A bundle of ten Act Three practice exam questions are also available (no extracts are repeated)
Nine extract analysis worksheets for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
After a one page extract from the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, the worksheet contains three sections:
Literary and linguistic technique spotting
Three short answer question on the extract
Three essay questions on the play
Nine worksheets are included with three worksheets from each Act of the three acts of The Importance of Being Earnest. The worksheets contain space for annotation of the extract and answers to the short answer questions on the extract. The essay questions can provide an excellent opportunity for further study and homework beyond the extract.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds).
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (most with ten questions and an anagram round with five). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Character Anagrams
Round Two: Context Multiple Choice
Round Three: Who said what?
Round Four: What happened when?
Round Five: Word Meanings
Round Six: Literary Techniques
Round Seven: Who am I?
Round Eight: Complete the Quotation
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The What said what?, Word Meanings, Literary Techniques and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Looking for Hamlet exam preparation? Try the 10 Hamlet A Level Practice Exam Papers. For OCR proposition exam questions.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of unit quiz or a good way to start revising Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Eight rounds with 75 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds).
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Eight different rounds with a total of 75 questions (most with ten questions and an anagram round with five). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Character Anagrams
Round Two: Context Multiple Choice
Round Three: Who says what?
Round Four: Word Meanings
Round Five: What happens when?
Round Six: Techniques and Terms
Round Seven: Who am I?
Round Eight: Complete the Quotation
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Character Anagrams, Who says what?, Word Meanings, Techniques and Terms, Who am I? and Complete the Quotation are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The What says what?, Word Meanings, Techniques and Terms and Complete the Quotation have an electronic voice readings. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The eight rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). You can also give students longer to complete the questions. For example, the Who am I? clues could be left on the board to allow students to discuss possibilities in groups. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.