A high level grade 8 or 9 exam-style response to a question about Banquo. Starting with this extract, explore the significance of Banquo in the play. Includes a mark and an examiner comment. Also includes a revision poster looking at key Banquo quotations.

100 Question Macbeth Direct Knowledge retention quiz presented in the form of a board game with answer sheet included. This works well when used as a repeated starter activity to help with the long term retention of knowledge.

A full lesson on Act 1 Scene 5 including discussion about the role of women in Jacobean society, annotations of the whole scene followed up with an analytical writing task with an example paragraph as guidance. There is also an alternative version of the lesson included for differing abilities.

A lesson that guides students through Act 3 Scene 1 of Macbeth, Includes a 3 question starter, a scene summary to read, detailed annotations of the scene following by some comprehension questions based on the annotations.

3 intervention catch-up sessions aimed at Paper 2 Question 3. Each session looks at a short extract and includes annotations, a model paragraph and a writing frame for students who require it. Students then use the model to attempt their own paragraph in the same style on a different quotation.

A highly detailed lesson analysing how discontent is presented in the opening of The Catcher in the Rye. This 26 slide lesson focuses on developing the skills students require for the unseen prose section of AQA Paper 2 English literature. Contains a range of strategies to encourage students to elicit perceptive inferences from the extract which meet the assessment objectives.

I have painstakingly gathered the key quotations from each scene onto one A3 revision document. This should be a useful resource to help approach each essay.

A revision sheet covering 6 big ideas in Macbeth with 6 accompanying quotations and brief explanations to help students chart how the big idea is developed across the play. This is aimed at students working towards grade 5. I have a similar sheet but aimed at students working towards grade 9 which covers each quotation in much more detail with perceptive inferences. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-big-ideas-revision-cards-aiming-for-grade-9-12685801 Choose the one that you think will best suit the ability of your class.

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.

A lesson that revises 16 key quotations each linked to 4 big ideas from the Power and Conflict collection: nature, identity, abuse of power and memory. Students then move on to complete revision on two further concepts linked to war. Also contains ‘because, but, so’ summaries of every poem.

3 Power and Conflict revision quizzes. A 50 question revision quiz to complete once you have taught all 15 poems from the Power and Conflict section of the anthology. Includes the answers at the end.Can be repeated to help measure progress and identify which poems you need to go over again. Also contains a second paper-based 6 round revision quiz. Also contains a quiz with 75 questions (5 questions on every poem_ with answer sheet.

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.

Complete lesson which gives guidance on how to annotate 15 key quotations from Chapter 5. Also includes a starter, plot summary activity, and guidance on analysing the 3 most significant quotations from the chapter in more depth. Ends with a discussion question on the effectiveness of Ralph’s leadership.

Full lesson analysing Chapter 7 includes engaging differentiated starter, plot summary and questions, annotations for 14 key quotations and an extension activity looking at the theme of darkness in the chapter.

Lesson that guides students through Act 3 Scene 1 of Macbeth with a scene summary, detailed annotations followed by comprehension questions to test understanding of the annotations.

Exam walk-through style lesson answering the following question: Starting with this extract (from Act 1 Scene 7) how does Shakespeare present ideas about masculinity? (34 marks). The lesson examines the extract with detailed annotations and then looks at 3 other key scenes in which masculinity is important. There is then a model paragraph to help students begin their response.

A quote revision game for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol containing 98 quote prompts (49 for Macbeth and 49 for A Christmas Carol). The competitive and collaborative nature of the task means students find it highly engaging. Can be used with 1 or 2 dice. It is currently in A4 but I recommend enlarging it to A3. In order to advance the number decided by the dice, the student must think of a relevant quotation that matches the prompt. For example: The prompt might be: A quote about Macbeth’s masculinity. The answer could be: ‘I dare do all that may become a man’.

Ann exemplar response to the 2017 AQA Romeo and Juliet question on male aggression. The extract is placed next to the exemplar. I have pitched it at a grade 7/8 level so students can spend time examining how to improve it further to help meet the grade 9 criteria by exploring the impact of how methods shape meanings for A02 in more depth while also being more assured when considering context and wider ideas for (A03).

A complete ready to teach lesson analysing Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed animated annotations of the full scene, comprehension questions and then an activity examining the use of imagery in the scene. Includes a model paragraph for students to use as a guide.

6 revision cards looking at 6 quotations that show the joy and happiness of Christmas in A Christmas Carol. Inspired by the November 2021 AQA question. Colour coded to link to A01, A02 and A03. Authorial methods are underlined. Also contains a 24 slide lesson guiding students on how to write about how Dickens presents Christmas as a time of joy and happiness.