Character flashcards for the 6 main characters in the play.
Each flashcard contains explanations for 5 quotations.
There are also a series of high-level adjectives to describe each character.
40 comprehension questions covering 8 poems.
Ideal to use as starters or as a knowledge mini test.
Includes an answer sheet.
I do have other power and conflict resources available:
Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-11626301
Model answers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-grade-9-model-essays-12213236
Revision cards:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049
Cards for performing, composing and appraising which can be used by students at KS2 and 3 to further stretch and challenge them in lessons.
Usually printed on 3 different coloured cards, they can be selected by students when completing any work and they should be able to link the extra challenge to what they are completing.
A grade 7 and a grade 8 slightly improved response to the following exam style question about Lady Macbeth. This is pretty similar to the May 2024 question but the featured extract was from Act 1 Scene 7 rather than Act 1 Scene 5.
Starting with this speech (Act 1 Scene 5 ‘The raven himself is hoarse’) explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman.Write about:
• how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in this speech
• how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in the play as a whole.
Includes a grade 7 version and a grade 8 version for comparison. The grade 8 version has a more thoughtful introduction and conclusion and creates more of a debate.
The PowerPoint contains colour coded annotations to showcase a deliberate and easy to imitate method for helping students structure a successful response.
Also contains a grade 9 response analysing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage.
A pack of 4 sheets which describe each section of the Eduqas GCSE Set Work Since You Been Gone. All features of the set works are included so students can annotate their scores. There is also a short test (with answers) to be completed after each sheet is completed so you can test their understanding.
Each sheet has graded success criteria as well as extra tasks e.g. notating chord patterns to ensure students can apply their knowledge.
A grade 9 model response comparing the impact of war in Exposure and Poppies. Includes examiner annotations (by an AQA examiner) and a summative comment justifying the grade against the mark scheme. Useful reading for all students with the potential for grade 9.
For weaker students attempting this question there are planning sheets and a suggested writing frame.
A worksheet in which students have to match 50 key A Christmas Carol quotations to 50 brief explanations.
Also includes a follow up worksheet for students to then explain each quotation independently.
A lesson comparing the leadership of Snowball and Napoleon in Animal Farm to prepare students for answering an exam style question on the theme of leadership in the novella. A range of activities include:
What makes an effective leader
Explore Orwell’s message about how power corrupts
Adjectives to describe each character
Analyse 5 quotations by each character with answers
Find alternatives to This shows/This suggests
Writing frame included for lower ability students
Resources to support students with a film music composition taking minimum of 5 lessons (1x motif composition, 1x intro, 1x build up, 1x climax and 1x resolution).
3 different composition briefs are provided which are split into introduction, build-up, climax and resolution so students can ensure structure to their composition. There is also an introduction to motifs (garageband lesson 1) and how to develop their use.
The planning sheet provides key musical devices which should be defined on the sheet (using the planning instructions powerpoint which has musical examples and audio embedded) and describes the choice students have for each section.
Differentiation is clear on the powerpoint and differentiates by the use of composition device.
This has been created for KS3 but could also support GCSE students beginning to compose film ideas.
Also check out my free radar assessment sheets: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/music-radar-assessments-12211849
Cards linking to listening, appraising or understanding music which can be used to push the best students when completing a task.
They should select a card (which are general so can suit any scheme of work) and complete it on the graffiti sheet provided.
Often this makes students think differently or makes them extend their other musical skills other than simply performance or composition.
A series of 4 lessons which explores the rooms of the Titanic through music.
Students are introduced to the upper deck, casino, engine room and ballroom for which they must create the music. There are differentiated success criteria (4 levels of differentiation) and a glossary describing all of the music terminology in the success criteria.
A pp with room descriptions and tasks is also included.
A scheme of work lasting up to 9 weeks using Titanic as a stimulus.
Lesson 1 - 3 is based around the film soundtrack ‘My Heart Will Go On’. Differentiated instrumental parts are provided along with a Sibelius file of the parts (melody, chords and bass line).
Lesson 4 -8 focus on rooms of the Titanic and students must de the room descriptions and differentiated success criteria to create music that would be heard in these rooms.
Lesson 9 focusses on the survivors of the Titanic and uses real names to create a vocal piece celebrating the survivors.
Writing frame for analysing Ignorance and Want extract in Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol for AQA 1-9.
The basic PowerPoint includes 2 model examples to explore, compare and annotate.
A worksheet and PowerPoint to support the study of the character of Eva Smith in An Inspector Calls.
Students read the 32 carefully selected quotations about Eva Smith and work out who said each one. They can plot the utterances into a table to enable further analysis.
Also includes a worksheet examining who is responsible for her death and an essay planning sheet with and without answers.
The PowerPoint then encourages students to create a revision page on Eva by explaining what the key quotations reveal.
Students look at a grade 5/6 full response on Eva.
Students then write a model paragraph.
I have other resources available for An Inspector Calls:
Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310
Revision Cards:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-revision-cards-for-an-inspector-calls-12124143
Knowledge Organisers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-4-ultimate-revision-sheets-themes-character-stage-directions-cards-11574057
Revision quotations:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-test-on-10-quotations-per-character-9-1-revision-12138293
A cloze activity based around selecting word choices for effect and then commenting on the word choices.
Students then listen to the song and compare their word choices with the original.
Lesson and resources to help students produce a high quality response on the character of Eva Smith.
Eva Smith essay planning sheet with answers for AQA 1-9 An Inspector Calls style question.
The planning sheet contains perceptive points with carefully selected quotations and space for students to make deeper insights into language and theme.
This is aimed at students with a target grade of 7-9.
There is also a PowerPoint version aimed at students with a target grade of 4-5.