An engaging creative writing lesson based around the theme of gothic horror. The lesson includes a number of activities to develop students' vocabulary and use of more complex sentence structures.

A fantastic bundle of high quality, focused lessons exploring 14 key moments from the text. Each lesson follows a consistent format and structure in order to embed new knowledge. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. Marley’s Ghost Scrooge and Fred Stave One Scrooge and the Charity Collectors Stave One Scrooge and Bob Stave One The First Spirit Stave Two Fezziwig’s Ball Stave Two Belle and Scrooge Stave Two The Second Spirit Stave Three The Cratchit Family Stave Three Ignorance and Want Stave Three The Third Spirit Stave Four The Death of Tiny Tim Stave Four Scrooge’s Grave Stave Four Scrooge in Stave Five PLUS A printable extract booklet

AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Revision - Detailed Focus on Question 4 A series of six revision ‘masterclass’ lessons designed to improve students’ responses to question 4 on Paper 1. Students often struggle with this part of the paper so I have created this resource specifically to build students’ confidence in tackling this question. Each lesson includes learning objectives, a starter and review activity, model answers and opportunities for students to self/peer assess and reflect upon their own progress. I have also created a full exam paper for each of the texts so that students can also practise completing questions 1 - 3. Included in the resource: 89 slide presentation 74 page student revision and workbook Question 4 knowledge organiser/revision mat Question 4 writing bookmark Markscheme and indicative content for the texts Texts included: ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘A Monster Calls’, ‘The Graveyard Book’, ‘Rebecca’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘The Goldfinch’ Feedback greatly appreciated - please leave a review!

A 35 slide 3 lesson presentation taking students through the November 2017 Paper 1, Section A exam paper. The exam paper is available on eAQA and the extract is taken from ‘Labyrinth’ by Kate Mosse. The presentation includes clear learning objectives for each lesson, a number of learning activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper as they complete it or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper.

A 36 slide lesson presentation taking students through the November 2018 Paper 1, Section A exam paper. The exam paper is available on eAQA and the extract is taken from ‘A Sound of Thunder’ by Ray Bradbury. You can find the extract if you simply google ‘A Sound of Thunder’. The presentation includes clear learning objectives for each lesson, a number of learning activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper as they complete it or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper.

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Ignorance and Want in Stave Three. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Marley’s ghost. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

Six engaging narrative writing lessons using a diverse range of world literature extracts as prompts. Extracts from: ‘The Patience Stone’ ‘Farewell to the Sea’ ‘First They Killed My Father’ 103 slides plus an extract booklet. Each lesson contains clear learning objectives, success criteria, modeled answers, opportunities for peer and self assessment. A key aim of the lessons is to introduce and embed new vocabulary.

A 28 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem ‘London’ in detail. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students’ understanding of the poem.

A 50 slide presentation of 4 lessons designed to introduce and consolidate approaches to the unseen poetry section of the English Literature exam. The lessons link to the new AQA specification but could easily be adapted to suit other specifications. Each lesson contains a wide variety of activities including individual and group work, assessment opportunities and model answers. Lesson 1 - introduction to unseen poetry working through an analysis of 'Hard Frost' by Andrew John Young. Lesson 2 - unseen analysis of 'Nettles' by Vernon Scannell. Lesson 3 - unseen analysis of 'In the Orchard After Midnight' by Brian Patten focusing on mood and tone. Lesson 4 - introduction to comparing unseen poems for the final question on Paper 2 of the English Literature exam. Lessons 3 and 4 can be used in conjunction with the AQA unseen poetry resource booklet which can be found on the AQA website. I have only included the first stanza of each poem due to copyright reasons but have included clear links as to where you can access the rest of the poem within the presentation.

A detailed knowledge organiser/revision mat for AQA GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4. This question is worth 20 marks and requires students to evaluate a statement in relation to a text. This resource can be used to support students as they write their answers or distributed as a revision resource.

A 20 slide presentation guiding students through the process of responding to question 4 in Paper 1, Section A of the new AQA GCSE English Language exam. IF YOU LIKE THIS RESOURCE THEN PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW PAPER 1 QUESTION 4 ‘MASTERCLASS’ LESSONS CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-revision-12076357

A two week (8 lesson) scheme of work introducing students to Paper 1, Section A (Explorations in Creative Reading) of the new AQA English Language GCSE. The aim is to introduce students to the format of the exam and teach them the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts to be able to answer questions 1-3. The scheme of work focuses on extracts from the opening of 'Fahrenheit 451', 'From Russia With Love' and 'The Night Circus' - I have not been able to upload these due to copyright restrictions but they are available online. The James Bond extract can be found here: http://thrillers4u.com/20_ian-fleming-from-russia-with-love-dr-no-and-goldfinger_extract.html and the 'The Night Circus' extract is from the opening page of the novel. A full scheme of work is included with detailed guidance and notes to outline the structure of each lesson. In addition to this, each lesson is fully planned and resourced as a PowerPoint presentation - over 100 slides for the two week unit. See part two resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/2017-exam-2015-aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-resources-part-2-11145473

A lesson outlining the moral journey of Scrooge across the course of the novella. 15 slides including key quotations for each Stave, model analysis and a range of opportunities for analysis and discussion. Works well as a revision lesson leading into an exam or as a standalone lesson to introduce the character of Scrooge. I have used this lesson with both higher and lower ability students who found it accessible and a useful way to revise the key character of Scrooge.

An anthology of 'unseen poems' to use for revision. The booklet is geared towards students sitting the AQA Certificate in English Literature but could easily be adapted. Teaches students to use the 'MITSL' approach to analyse poems.

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Cratchit family in Stave Three. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Present in Stave Three. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A 20 slide lesson designed to consolidate students' understanding of how to approach and analyse an unseen poem. The lesson focuses on the poem 'Children in Wartime' and contains a number of engaging activities to stimulate students' responses to the text. There is also a clear focus on how the writer uses structure to convey meaning. The lesson can be used with any GCSE Specification.

A 31 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam. The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a starter and review activity and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper. Lesson plan included. Sample exam paper also included.