A worksheet aimed at helping students to make inferences. Part of a series of worksheets used in 20 minute intervention sessions.

‘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.

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

Handy revision sheet about Eva Smith from An Inspector Calls which looks at 11 key quotations.

Lesson introducing students to 24 ambitious adjectives to describe the harsh conditions in Antarctica. Starter: Find the words in the word search New information: Find a synonym for each word Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word Review: Spelling test

Planning sheet and writing frame to guide students through how to answer a GCSE style exam question on the theme of family in A Christmas Carol (GCSE 1-9).

Lesson analysing the opening scene. Includes annotations and a range of comprehension activities to explore the importance of the scene.

A detailed worksheet on how to use the colon for a 20 minute intervention session.

A simple revision mat activity to revise some of the basic skills required for Paper 2 Question 5.

A useful for activity for helping students to remember key quotations while also testing their understanding of the novel as a whole. The quotations have been carefully selected to cover a range of themes. The answer sheet is also included.

A Christmas Carol generic structural writing frame

A worksheet to encourage students to think in an allegorical way to introduce the themes in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Using characters in a typical school, they consider which animal would best represent each of the stock school characters. They then write a short story in which the animal students take over the running of the animal school.

40 key lines from the play in the form of a quiz in which students have to work out which character speaks each line. 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

Great Expectations questions based on extracts from Chapter 1. Working towards an analysis of how themes are introduced.

Great Expectations Chapter 1. Questions to explore

What is the greatest modern invention? Students compare the model examples and then plan their own article about the greatest modern invention.

Worksheet on relative clauses

Use the writing frame to write acting directions for Juliet’s soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 3.

Avoid having to write out the same comment 30 times by using this numerical code that link to generic targets you are likely to give to a reading or writing response. Saves me hours of time every week and how my department have started to adopt it too!

3 differentiated worksheets for checking students understand the plot to Romeo and Juliet.