A Grade 9 909 word response answering a question that I have made up myself in the same style as AQA.
How does Golding use the character of Roger to explore ideas about evil? Write about:
• what Roger says and does
• how Golding uses Roger to explore ideas about evil.
The response would achieve Band 6 in the mark scheme because it has a conceptualised approach with a careful selection of judicious references from across the novel. There is fine-grained and insightful analysis of language
supported by judicious use of subject terminology as well as convincing exploration of contextual factors and different interpretations.
A grade 9 response analysing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship. This was an exam question in May 2021.
It is formatted to fit neatly onto one page for ease of photocopying.
This would achieve a mark in Band 6 because it is a critical,
exploratory, well-structured argument which takes a conceptualised approach
to the full task supported by a range of judicious references. There is some
a fine-grained and insightful analysis of language supported by judicious use of subject terminology. There is a convincing exploration of different perspectives and interpretations.
Also includes A3 quotation revision posters on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Revision cards for 12 of the most significant poems in the Feminine Gospels collection. Each revision card contains a detailed overview of the poem along with analysis of 3 of the most important quotations in each poem.
Also contains a blank version if you want to get students to have a go at creating their own revision cards.
Also available as a bundle wit 15+ lessons.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/feminine-gospels-12586188
12 lessons covering all 12 chapters of the novel. Each PowerPoint typically includes animated annotations of the key quotations in each chapter to go through with students alongside an engaging starter, a chapter summary, comprehension questions and a range of extension activities.
Each lesson is clearly labelled to aid organisation.
A lesson focused on upgrading sentences for Paper 2 Question 5. Includes examples of 20 different sentences. It encourages students to create their own version of each sentence and then apply them into an exam style question.
7 detailed essay plans to help students produce exam style responses on each of the 7 main characters in the play.
Sheila
Eric
Mr Birling
Mrs Birling
Eva
Inspector Goole
Gerald
A lesson aimed at helping mid/low ability students expand their analysis of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls.
Includes a planning sheet for expanding analysis of quotations, starter questions, a planning sheet and an exemplar response.
Very basic free plot storyboard to help lower ability students grasp the plot to Macbeth.
More Macbeth resources are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-full-unit-12584291
Lesson on Act 1 Scene 2. Includes a recap starter with sample answers, annotations of the scene, scene summary and an example paragraph to help students craft their own analysis of how Macbeth is presented in this scene.
Detailed lesson that guides students through annotating the key lines in Act 1 Scene 4. There is also a starter, comprehension questions, sample paragraph analysing the ‘stars hide your fires’ quotation and extended writing activities based on the scene with a modelled example.
104 PowerPoint slides containing annotations for the whole play - Macbeth. A great resource to accompany a reading of the play or to help students address gaps in their learning through absence. I originally created this resource to help some students who missed a large proportion of the curriculum due to absence.
Annotations are click activated so the teacher can talk through them one by one.
There are over 300 annotations covering every scene of the play. Obviously, I have prioritised the key moments from the key scenes for the most detailed annotations. The PowerPoint is fully editable so you can add extra annotations so you add, remove or change the amount of annotations to suit the ability of your students.
I have included a revision task sheet that encourages students to go through the PowerPoint and explain what is happening in each scene, explore the language in the key quotations and evaluate the thematic significance of the scene.
100 question knowledge quiz on Macbeth. 20 questions on each Act. Ideal to fill a whole lesson or a homework. Includes the answer sheet. It is repeatable at different points of the year to help with knowledge retention.
NEW: Also included in the form of a board game. You just need dice and counters.
Also contains a random generator quotation revision game.
7 grade 8/9 exam-style responses covering the following topics.
Guilt
Macbeth’s violence
Supernatural
Banquo
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth’s fears
A grade 9 response exploring how Macbeth is presented in the play.
Also includes a planning grid for students to follow
It would comfortably fit into the top band of the mark scheme 26-30 marks due to the perceptive debate with judicious quotations and assured analysis of methods and exploration of wider ideas.
Also includes a grade 8 version that does not quite meet the grade 9 requirements for a comparison.
Also includes a differentiated writing frame for students working towards a grade 4 at the other end of the ability spectrum.
The question is freely available here:
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/sample-papers-and-mark-schemes/2019/june/AQA-87021-QP-JUN19.PDF
Macbeth exam-style response at a Grade 9 standard to the May 2019 Aqa question.
Offers perceptive debate with judicious use of quotations and assured analysis of methods and wider ideas.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions, the actual question is not included in this resource, but it is available from the website of the relevant exam board.