new resource designed for hitting AO's on Thomas Hardy's poem, simple pp, could be used as a stand alone revision guide or for students to use as a flip classroom resource
Next set of 4 complete lessons, with exemplar questions, notes on linking extracts with the play as a whole, test on language, form and structure vocabulary and specific focus on Romeo's character. Complete lessons with worksheets. Three possible exam style questions based on AQA guidelines and further detail on context.
Planning for the final assessment, a pre-test and a collection of 8 past paper style tests. Brilliant preparation for the new AQA Romeo and Juliet Literature question.
A comprehensive resource designed for KS3 but easily adapted for KS4 students. Chronological series of activities, debates and self assessment quizzes.
Close analysis and guide to addressing the Assessment Objectives in the final scene of Othello. Details on planning, identifying key quotations, developing a line of argument and effective essay preparation.
A comprehensive series of lessons with a range of poems and poets covered, 5 writing activities and 5 knowledge tests and biographical information on the poets. Thorough consideration of unseen poems and the best ways to tackle the paper. Exemplars with key quotations and analysis and notes on how to compare.
This is an invaluable resource that can be purchased for teachers of Year 11, 12 and 13 and students looking for revision guidance. This could also be used as an INSED for Teaching and Learning purposes as it outlines and summarises memory techniques from most recent psychological research. The PP summarises information from 6 books on educational research and learning/memorisation skills.
We all know that hours can be wasted on reading when students could be using time more meaningfully by utilising the most effective techniques. I say you DON’T need to spend 7 hours per day over Easter revising. Use this guide and you can revise effectively, relax and enjoy family life.
The second power point in a series, links with first but can stand alone. A range of activities on unseen poetry, including a past paper style question, mark scheme and model paragraph responses. Information on British and American poets, guide to choosing the best quotations and strategies for exam success.
A Comprehensive set of resources on Othello, suitable for AQA English Literature, there are lessons, exemplars, past paper style questions, guidance on hitting the assessment objectives, key vocabulary on aspects of Language, Form and Structure. Anything and Everything you could possibly need for a course of study on Othello
Revision materials for pre 1900 AQA Poetry Anthology. Covers aspects of planning and hitting the Assessment Objectives, along with some re-call activities to get those synapses working in embedding poems and their poets into long term memory. Most significant part of this power point is for students to develop an effective way of planning to hit all Assessment Objectives and developing their LINE OF ARGUMENT to improve AO1
A comprehensive booklet with background information on Jennings and Rossetti (for contextual historicism links). There is also a Shakepeare poem to consider changing attitudes to love "through the ages". Lots of background information on jennings and Rossetti, exam style questions based on teh AQA guidelines, as weill as hints and tips on how to respond to this type of question using AQA assessment Objectives.
A resource that could be used for students studying this text for GCSE examination. There's a pre-reading activity, a look at chapter headings and their significance and detailed analysis of the first two chapters. There are ideas on analysisng extracts as well as advice on commenting on the form and structure of the novel. Finally, there's an overview of exam requirements for the current Lit Specification and a general revision document. Useful for current Lit spec and new spec.
Study booklet with lots of background information on Millay's life and the poem. There'sa suggestion for an exam essay style question with mark scheme guidelines based on guidance from the AQA website.
There's a look at Marvell as well, in order to enable students to start looking at the historical context and literary tradition of poems about love and desire.
This unit allows the students to read and enjoy a range of poems, including Ulysses by Tennyson, Invictus and contemporary poems by Grace Nichols, Muhhammed Ali and others! Some simple worksheets, activities with opportunities for research, speaking and listening and writing! The unit uses DeBono thinking styles although theses are not explicitly referenced
Based on the Winning Words campaign to put poetry on permanent display in and around the Olympic village,