A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Scrooge and Bob’s relationship in Stave One. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A 50 slide presentation of 4 lessons designed to introduce and consolidate approaches to the unseen poetry section of the English Literature exam. The lessons link to the new AQA specification but could easily be adapted to suit other specifications. Each lesson contains a wide variety of activities including individual and group work, assessment opportunities and model answers. Lesson 1 - introduction to unseen poetry working through an analysis of 'Hard Frost' by Andrew John Young. Lesson 2 - unseen analysis of 'Nettles' by Vernon Scannell. Lesson 3 - unseen analysis of 'In the Orchard After Midnight' by Brian Patten focusing on mood and tone. Lesson 4 - introduction to comparing unseen poems for the final question on Paper 2 of the English Literature exam. Lessons 3 and 4 can be used in conjunction with the AQA unseen poetry resource booklet which can be found on the AQA website. I have only included the first stanza of each poem due to copyright reasons but have included clear links as to where you can access the rest of the poem within the presentation.

A 62 slide presentation comprised of 5 lessons analysing 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. The lessons cover the skills needed to approach questions 1-3 on the new AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section A exam. The lessons have been designed with a lower ability Key Stage Four group in mind and clearly spell out the different steps for success needed for the first three questions. These lessons would also be suitable to use at Key Stage Three or as a transition/revision resource. Each lesson is fully resourced with clear learning objectives, a range of activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear links are made to the exam assessment objectives and mark scheme throughout. Model answers provided. If you are looking for a more challenging set of resources for middle to upper ability students please see our five star rated Paper 1, Section A resources in our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RojoResources

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Scrooge’s grave in Stave Four. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

15 slides to revise the AQA Power and Conflict poetry anthology. Each slide asks students to consider the how the title of the poem links to the last line. Great for a quick 5 minute burst of poetry revision at the beginning or end of the lesson.

A booklet of 20th century prose extracts to develop students' confidence in working with unseen texts. Developed to accompany the 'New 2015 AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1, Section A Resources' lessons - click on the 'Rojo Resources' icon to view this resource.

A planning grid to use with students to develop the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts for Paper 1, Section A of the English Language exam. Could also be used to plan ideas Paper 1, Section B - descriptive and narrative writing. Inspired by the brilliant MITSL poetry analysis grid I found on the internet a few years ago.

An Ofsted judged 'Outstanding' creative writing lesson. The lesson is based around the theme of gothic horror and includes a number of activities to extend students' vocabulary and variety of sentence structures.

Five full lessons focused on the new 2015 AQA Paper, 1 Section A exam: 'Explorations in Creative Reading'. The lessons focus on teaching students the skills needed to analyse an unseen prose extract. Lessons provide detailed guidance as to how to approach the four question types and include exemplar responses. Lesson 1- 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' with a focus on question 3 and 4. Lesson 2 - 'The Night' with a focus on question 4. Lesson 3 - 'Of Mice and Men' with a focus on question 2. Lesson 4 - 'The Great Gatsby' with a focus on question 1 and question 3. Lesson 5 - feedback lesson on 'The Brighton Rock' specimen paper from AQA. Each lesson has clear learning objectives, link to the AQA assessment objectives and markschemes and include a range of engaging independent and collaborative activities for students.

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Fezziwig in Stave Two. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A two week scheme of work designed to introduce and consolidate students' understanding of descriptive writing techniques. The focus of the scheme of work is on describing a theme park during the day and during the night. A 63 slide presentation comprised of six lessons designed to prepare students for Paper 1, Section B of the new AQA English Language GCSE exam although the resource could easily be adapted to suit other specifications by simply removing references to the AQA assessment objectives. Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a number of opportunities for individual and collaborative work. Lessons focus on: Varying vocabulary for effect Applying a variety of sentence structures Figurative language techniques Organisation and structure of writing A detailed scheme of work accompanies the powerpoint presentation.

A two week narrative writing scheme with 8 high quality and engaging lessons packed with a variety of interactive, stimulating activities. The scheme builds skills towards students producing their own narrative, suspense piece of writing. Lessons focus on structure, SPAG, figurative language, character development, setting, improving vocabulary and more. Links to the new GCSE Assessment Objectives for 2015 onwards. 83 slides.

A two week (8 lesson) scheme of work introducing students to Paper 1, Section A (Explorations in Creative Reading) of the new AQA English Language GCSE. The aim is to introduce students to the format of the exam and teach them the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts to be able to answer questions 1-3. The scheme of work focuses on extracts from the opening of 'Fahrenheit 451', 'From Russia With Love' and 'The Night Circus' - I have not been able to upload these due to copyright restrictions but they are available online. The James Bond extract can be found here: http://thrillers4u.com/20_ian-fleming-from-russia-with-love-dr-no-and-goldfinger_extract.html and the 'The Night Circus' extract is from the opening page of the novel. A full scheme of work is included with detailed guidance and notes to outline the structure of each lesson. In addition to this, each lesson is fully planned and resourced as a PowerPoint presentation - over 100 slides for the two week unit. See part two resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/2017-exam-2015-aqa-english-language-paper-1-section-a-resources-part-2-11145473

A revision resource to help students consolidate and retain key information about the 15 poems in the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology for the new AQA English Literature specification (first exams in 2017). There is a slide for each poem with four questions/statements designed to get the students recalling and applying their knowledge of the poems. The resource can be used in a number of ways: 15 separate lesson starter slides Print and use as a revision booklet Use for group work/speed dating tasks with students feeding back their ideas about the poems to the rest of the class. The slides follow a common format in order for students to get used to the revision approach.

A selection of resources to consolidate students' basic literacy skills focusing in particular on apostrophes and the key homophones of: 'their/there/they're', 'too/two/to' and 'where/we're/were'. The bundle includes: A 13 slide presentation with slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation to use as lesson starters or as distinct activities within the lesson. Worksheets recapping key homophones and apostrophes. A 30 slide presentation with commonly misspellings which could be used for digital signage around the school or as lesson starter slides.

A 59 slide presentation comprised of 5 lessons analysing 'Propping Up the Line'. The extract used is available to download for free on e-AQA Secure Materials, KS3 Test Packs - Year 9 Pack 2. The lessons cover the skills needed to approach questions 1-3 on the new AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section A exam. The lessons have been designed with a lower ability Key Stage Four group in mind and clearly spell out the different steps for success needed for the first three questions. These lessons would also be suitable to use at Key Stage Three or as a transition/revision resource. Each lesson is fully resourced with clear learning objectives, a range of activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear links are made to the exam assessment objectives and mark scheme throughout. Model answers provided. If you are looking for a more challenging set of resources for middle to upper ability students please see our five star rated Paper 1, Section A resources in our shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RojoResources

Included in this bundle are lesson presentations on: ‘Bayonet Charge’, ‘Exposure’, ‘London’, ‘Ozymandias’ and ‘Poppies’. Each poem is covered over two lessons with a range of collaborative and independent tasks. Each presentation is approximately 30 slides. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs and contextual information. Each lesson follows a similar format in order to embed an understanding of the skills required and Assessment Objectives of the exam.

A 23 slide lesson presentation covering the poem 'The Prelude' in detail. The lesson is linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE and clearly references the new assessment objectives throughout. Annotations for the entire poem are included as well as a number of engaging activities that can be completed either individually or in groups.