A detailed knowledge organiser for My Boy Jack, scenes 1 and 2. Ideally for AQA English literature A-Level WW1 and its aftermath option 3.

This is a full lesson based on an extract from Act 3, Scene 4 - Banquo’s ghost. There is a ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based the the extract. Useful for revision. I’ve used it today and have told my Year 11s this is my prediction for the the real AQA English literature paper 1 exam.

A full lesson I have used with my Year 11 class. There is a ‘do now’ activity, an exam question based on kingship, with the extract coming from Act 1, Scene 4, a PowerPoint with an annotated extract, model paragraph and a revision clock based on kingship. The main activity is based on an ‘I do/We do/You do’ strategy using a model paragraph that can be easily adapted for your class and their ability.

This is a useful lesson on answering a question on how deception is presented in an extract from Act 3, Scene 2 of Much Ado About Nothing. There is a recall ‘Do Now’ activity at the start with a lesson objective that can easily be adapted to suit your school. There is a model paragraph based on the extract in the I do/You do/We do format with a second paragraph in the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint as a guide for teachers.

Updated 2025: This is a knowledge orgainser for the poem ‘England to Her Sons’ by WN Hodgson. This is a part of the ‘Up the Line to Death’ poetry anthology that is used for the AQA A-level English Literature paper ‘WW1 and its Aftermath’ Option 3 which is compared to ‘The Wipers Times’ by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It’s an excellent resource for revision and has been used several times by myself.

This is a full lesson based on two questions from AQA’s English Literature paper 2 from May 2020 - one based on Mr Birling and one based on males in the play. There is a quick ‘do now’ activity and two model what/how/why paragraphs based on the questions. This is very useful for revision, that also looks in depth at the park scheme and indicative comment. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s and they responded really well to the lesson. I’ve updated the grade boundaries for 2024 exams.

An exemplar question, structure grid and model answer for a description for English language, question 5 paper 1. There is also a PowerPoint. This has been developed from a student’s work. It has been updated due to the feedback given.

**Here are individual checklists for the five different types of writing AQA have stated could be on English Language Paper 2. There is a checklist and three exemplar questions for an article, essay, leaflet, letter and speech. Each checklist is at least one lesson’s worth of resources. **

A lesson on the poem ‘The Prelude’ by William Wordsworth. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

This is a full lesson based on an extract from Act 5, Scene 5 - Macbeth’s hubris and Lady Macbeth’s death. There is a ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based the the extract. Useful for revision. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s this is one of my predictions for the the real AQA English literature paper 1 exam this year.

An exemplar question, structure grid and a model answer for a description. A tiny girl is trapped in a violent crowd behind a barded wire fence. There is a PowerPoint with a fully annotated answer. Updated 2021.

Updated 2025: This is a knowledge orgainser for the poem ‘Air-Raid’ by Wilfrid Gibson. This is a part of the ‘Up the Line to Death’ poetry anthology that is used for the AQA A-level English Literature paper ‘WW1 and its Aftermath’ Option 3 which is compared to ‘The Wipers Times’ by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It’s an excellent resource for revision and has been used several times by myself.

A detailed analysis of Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘The Sentry’ on PowerPoint. Each stanza is annotated in depth and their are slides with contextual background. I’ve used this for AQA A-level English literature (Up The Line to Death) but this could easily be adapted for GCSE English literature, especially a more able group.

A PowerPoint presentation based on Robert Service’s poem ‘Tipperary Days’ from the Up the Line to Death anthology. It is relevant to the AQA A-level English literature paper WW1 and Its Aftermath. The the poem is annotated in detail and there is an outline of the war, and where several of the poems from the anthology fit into the timeline of the war.

Stretch and Challenge cards with a number of activities to engage and challenge students in lessons. Also there are some Progress Pockets so that students can demonstrate the progress they have made in a single lesson.

A PowerPoint presentation based on the Siegfried Sassoon poem ‘To Any Dead Officer’ from the Up the Line to Death WW1 anthology. The presentation has a contextual overview and a stanza by stanza detailed analysis.

PowerPoint analysing ‘England to her Sons’ an early WW1 jingoistic poem by WN Hodgson. This poem is a part of the ‘Up the Line to Death’ poetry anthology and is used extensively in AQA’s English literature A-level, WW1 and Its Aftermath. I have used this with many classes over the years. This resource also includes a knowledge organiser I have made for the poem with references to The Wipers Times for the 2023 examination.

Two author studies - a generic author study and a study based on the Romantic poets which can help to prepare students for their GCSE English literature poetry anthologies. There are 13 activities in total - four extended activities for the generic study and nine activities for the Romantic poets study.

This is an author study booklet with two separate studies - the first one is a generic study in which students can choose their own author, while the second study focusing on a comparison between Jane Austen and Charles Dickens in which the students work in a pair to decide who is the ‘best’ author. There are eleven activities in total, five in the first study and six in the second.

A lesson on the poem ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.