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.

Resources aimed at guiding students on how to structure exam resonses. Contains 4 partially completed exam responses for students to complete. There are 2 versions. The easier version includes the recommendation quotations and students add the inferences. The harder version requires students to select the quotations themselves before adding the inferences. Students can use the included top 100 quotation sheet to help them complete the harder version. The 4 topics are as follows: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage Banquo Macbeth’s fears Violence Also contains a guide on how to write a thesis-style introduction using a simple easy to imitate 3 part formula. ‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022 Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.

A timeline that charts the progression of Macbeth’s fears across the play. Useful for helping to plan any exam response. Also includes a high grade response about Macbeth’s fears. Has a version with questions and a version with just quotations to explain. Also included as a cut and stick in the correct order activity.

This heavily discounted bundle combines detailed revision booklets covering 4 of the most popular GCSE literature texts: Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict. All the booklets compile my most popular individual resources into 4 easy to print booklets/pdfs. Each booklet contains high grade model responses, attractive revision cards, colourful knowledge organisers, scaffolding to help with planning, plot overviews, comprehension questions and much more. Buying the bundle of 4 booklets is more cost effective than purchasing all 4 booklets from my shop individually. An Inspector Calls - 43 page booklet Romeo and Juliet - 88 page booklet Power and Conflict - 51 page booklet (newly updated) A Christmas Carol - 56 page booklet (newly updated)

Detailed lesson analysing the character of Roger aimed at high ability students. It goes through detailed analysis of quotations with perceptive inferences and prepares students for an exam-style question. Also includes a full-length grade 9 response on Roger’s character. Also includes a revision poster on Roger for a visual revision aid.

Grade 9 response analysing the character of Jack and how his character develops in the novel. Formatted to fit neatly onto one page. Also contains a Jack top 10 quotation revision page.

A lesson focusing on AQA Paper 1 Question 4 an extract from Lord of the Flies as the stimulus. Includes detailed advice on how to approach the question, annotations of the extract and a model exemplar.

This resources contains 4 partially completed essays on the 4 main characters in Lord of the Flies: Simon, Ralph, Jack and Piggy. It is aimed at helping students with structuring their exam responses. It is differentiated depending on the knowledge and ability of the students in your group. In the easier version, students add the inferences for the quotations. In the harder version, students select the quotation and add the inferences to support the topic sentences. There is a helpsheet of quotations to help students complete the harder task. Also contains a lesson on how to write thesis style introductions.

14 exam style questions on Animal Farm to help with revision.

Lesson analysing 12 quotations describing the island in Lord of the Flies. The lesson encourages students to make perceptive inferences about the importance of the island in the novel. I have lots more resources for Lord of the Flies available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515512 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619460 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682935 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682934 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12119967

Comprehension questions for each chapter of Lord of the Flies. Also includes a random generator for revising key quotations.

A series of lessons based around producing a piece of creative writing inspired by images of Hiroshima. All lessons include differentiation and learning objectives. There is also a model response to annotate. Also includes a lesson that looks at high grade exemplars of a lighthouse description.

2 Lesson analysing an extract from The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier. Students read the extract and select differentiated tasks to help respond to the text independently. Ideal for preparing students for GCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A. Also includes differentiated starter and plenary. Includes a sample 10 mark assessment question based on a shorter version of the extract with a planning table and writing frame.

24 techniques and tricks to include in a piece of descriptive writing. 2 versions with differentiation. Also includes a lesson that looks at some high grade examples of descriptive writing based on a picture of a lighthouse.

AQA 2017 Reading Paper 1 - Structured worksheet for the 8 mark question based on a short extract from ‘Tender is the Night’. Includes writing frame. Ideal for helping lower ability students to respond to fiction texts.

AQA 2017 Paper 1 style question on Jane Eyre with writing frame and glossary activity with answers.

20 interesting sentences to use for writing Paper 1: creative writing. 20 interesting sentences to use for writing paper 2: transactional writing. To set it up, simply introduce a Paper 1 image or Paper 2 topic and ask students to create the sentences at random. You can use the random generator PowerPoint to pick any of the 20 sentences at random which is particular effective for engaging students. After this, I give each student a 20 sided dice so they can explore the sentences at their own writing pace and make their own decisions about their writing.

A high grade response to the May 2019 AQA question on A Christmas Carol presented in the form of a handy printable revision poster. The question was … Starting with this extract, explore how Dickens uses the ghosts to help Scrooge change his attitudes and behaviour. Write about: • how Dickens uses Marley’s Ghost in this extract • how Dickens uses the ghosts to help Scrooge change his attitudes and behaviour in the novel as a whole. The influence of all 4 ghosts is analysed in detail. The response is broken up into clear sections with an introduction and conclusion. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.