A Napoleon Animal Farm revision sheet ideal for preparing for a possible question on this character in the exam. There is a thesis-style overview followed by thoughtful analysis of 11 key quotations with explicit reference to the impact of authorial methods (A02) and regular considerations of wider contextual ideas outside of the text (A03).

Complete ready to teach lesson includes a differentiated starter, animated annotations covering the whole scene followed by comprehension questions to test students’ understanding of the scene.

Handy revision sheet that tries to make thoughtful comments about 13 key quotations from across the novel about the island setting in Lord of the Flies.

Revision sheet that explores 10 key Ralph quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to make thoughtful comments about how Golding utiliises the character as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction.

Character revision sheet for Simon in Lord of the Flies. Includes a thesis introduction and 10 key quotations with thoughtful and exploratory comments.

Revision sheet analysing and exploring 10 key Piggy quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to explore how Golding uses the character of Piggy of Piggy as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction. Perfect revision for preparing for the possibility for a character question on Piggy in 2024.

Character sheet which analyses and strives to make thoughtful comments about 10 key Jack quotations in Lord of the Flies. Also includes a thesis style introduction.

A relaxing end of term quiz on Lord of the Flies. Students have to guess the quotation from the image. There are 40 images linking to 40 key quotations. Answer sheet is provided. If it’s the end of term, why not then let the students colour in the quotations.

A timeline that looks at 13 quotations across the play that link to the motif of fire. This is aimed at high level students to help them make thoughtful and perceptive points about the way Dickens uses the motif to explore various ideas.

Ideal to set as an assessment after reading the first 5 chapters. Contains 3 carefully selected short extracts from chapters 2, 3 and 5. Students analyse how power is abused in each extract and answer the overall question: who is worse the humans or the pigs? There is a writing frame for students to follow to help analyse each extract and ensure they meet the criteria for A01, A02 and A03.

A revision worksheet of the moral lessons and big ideas in A Christmas Carol. Students fill in each box explaining how each moral lesson is conveyed in the novella. They are encouraged to make textual references. They then should compare their answers to the model answers and make the necessary adjustments and improvements to their work. Ideal for a one hour revision lesson or an intervention session.

A grade 9 response about the theme of ambition. This is one of a number of high level Macbeth responses that can be purchased in a bundle from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-9-responses-12242190

In my experience, students find beginning comparative paragraphs to be the hardest aspect of writing comparisons on the power and conflict anthology poems. These two worksheets offer help with starting off discriminating comparisons. Students use the prompts to complete the opening sentences to various comparative paragraphs.

An Inspector Calls: differentiated vocabulary activity for AQA 1-9 3 worksheets for 3 levels of differentiation: tough, tougher and toughest.

Draw lines to link poems by themes related to power and conflict.

A famous extract from Chapter 2 of Oliver Twist with an exam style question and a writing frame to help students explore the extract. Ideal to use with Key Stage 3 to prepare them for Key Stage 4.

A writing frame for responding to any question on the 19th century novel section of the English Literature exam. Will work equally well with A Christmas Carol or Jekyll and Hyde - the two most popular texts. Effective at guiding students towards high quality responses. lso includes advice on how to create a thesis-style introduction on A Christmas Carol. ‘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.

Analysis of 6 key quotations linked to the theme of ambition in Macbeth.

Animal Farm. 20 questions quiz with answer sheet

Find other key events to finish off the chapter summaries.