Here is a list of practice plans and notes that students have completed for a range of essays on “Macbeth”. Some are focused on ideas, and others on structuring. To get the best out of your plans, you should try to keep a balance between both of these from this document. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, and A Level students! Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here: Introduction to Macbeth Macbeth Character Analysis View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome.

Here’s a detailed analysis of the poem ‘Charge Of The Last Brigade’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson. These notes are tailored towards students from Y9 to A-Level (age 13+), including being suitable for collections such as AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. It includes, but is not limited to: Vocabulary Summary Language Features Structure / Form Analysis Context Attitudes / Messages Themes Essay Questions

Here’s an essay completed by one of my students taking the ‘AQA Power and Conflict’ poetry module. It was his first comparative essay and his first poetry essay, so he did amazingly well! However, there is also clear room for improvement - I would expect the same student to be on a minimum of an L7 / A Grade by the time he takes his exams. I have given detailed feedback underneath to help him improve, plus a breakdown of the mark scheme and grade boundaries to show how his essay would convert to a specific grade.

A digital + printable pdf lesson resource intended to help students develop their own deeper personal responses to key themes and ideas in Macbeth. Focusing on the theme of Religion, students are encouraged to expand their ideas and perspectives on the topic, before being given guided notes on possible interpretations. This resource contains: How to use themes in essays Guided planning task: apply the theme of religion to four different essay questions Deeper exploration of key terms relating to religion Detailed notes on religion in Macbeth Sensitivity to context and wider readings Guided study questions to help students expand their understanding of the theme and its wider applications to the play (including messages and deeper meanings) Reasons to love this resource: A full breakdown of the theme of religion Guidance and support with applying themes to essay questions Exploration of key terms Detailed notes on religion in Macbeth A range of questions designed to make students think on a deeper level Perfect for expanding students’ knowledge and interpretations Help students to achieve higher grades in essays Suitable for students of all levels Visual aids for additional support! Need more Macbeth help? Grab our free resources here: Introduction to Macbeth Macbeth Character Analysis View our COMPLETE MACBETH BUNDLE here! Please review us! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. Check out our shop here.

Feeling a bit stuck on Paper 2? Here’s a document that helps you get used to the different skills of the paper, without having to worry about comparison right away. Bear in mind that you need to be confident with comparing and comparative structures by the time you take the real exam! But for now, use this 14 page-practice paper to help you get started. Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you. View our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here. Or our COMPLETE AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

A full breakdown of AQA English Language Paper 1, Section A, explained for students. This resource is great for encouraging students to develop a structured, systematic approach to the section, before attempting to write any example answers! This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: KEY SKILLS THE QUESTION: WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO? EXAMPLE QUESTIONS A CLEAR PROCESS FOR EACH QUESTION TIPS FOR TOP MARKS Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Lots of students struggle with descriptive writing, especially when it comes to making their descriptive pieces different from a story or narrative. In this resource, you’ll find a step-by-step process that breaks down how to plan descriptive pieces. Feel free to plan and write your own response to the writing prompt too!

A breakdown of the concepts and approaches needed to achieve high grades on AQA English Language Paper 1, Section B (Question 5). Suitable for students of all levels - perfect for introducing students to the ideas of Section B, before delving deeper into creative writing practise. This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following: KEY SKILLS WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO? HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'A narrow Fellow in the Grass’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'After great pain, a formal feeling comes’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'An awful Tempest mashed the air’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A Level students but also suitable for those studying at any level. Teaching or studying Dickinson collection? Have a resource on us! For a limited time, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’ is completely FREE so you can check whether it’s right for you! This printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Studying the full Cambridge collection? View our EMILY DICKINSON PART 1 BUNDLE here. Or, click here for the EMILY DICKINSON PART 2 BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

A range of key themes for JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls - perfect for teaching or studying at GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. This 8-page digital + printable pdf resource includes: CLASS CAPITALISM VS SOCIALISM OLDER VS YOUNGER GENERATION RESPONSIBILITY TIME CHRISTIANITY VICES (CHARACTER FLAWS) BONUS MATERIAL extension tasks and exercises on each theme Teaching or studying the play? View our full AN INSPECTOR CALLS BUNDLE here! Have a FREE resource on us! Download An Inspector Calls - Character Analysis to see whether the full bundle is right for you. Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. You may also be interested in: Our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE . Our COMPLETE AQA POWER + CONFLICT BUNDLE For more English literature and language resources, view OUR SHOP here!

In this document, you’ll find a breakdown of his approach to story writing, precisely story structure – if you use this with your own stories, they will always feel clear and powerful too.

Here’s a complete study guide for the poem ‘Verses Written on Her Death-bed at Bath to Her Husband in London’ by Mary Monck. Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2, Part 4). Here’s a FREE RESOURCE from the collection - download it to see if is right for you! This digital + printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here! Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a complete study guide for the poem ‘The Character of a Happy Life’ by Henry Wotton. Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2, Part 4). Here’s a FREE RESOURCE from the collection - download it to see if is right for you! This digital + printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here! Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

Here’s a complete study guide for the poem ‘A Leave-Taking’ by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2, Part 4). Here’s a FREE RESOURCE from the collection - download it to see if is right for you! This digital + printable pdf + worksheet resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here! Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

A complete study guide for the poem ‘I hear an Army’ by James Joyce. Perfect for teaching and revision! Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry) Here’s a FREE RESOURCE from the collection - download it to see if is right for you! This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here! For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here! You may also be interested in: Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

A complete study guide for the poem ‘A long journey’ by Musaemura Zimunya. Perfect for teaching and revision! Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry) This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here! For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here! You may also be interested in: Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.

A complete study guide for the poem ‘Stabat Mater’ by Sam Hunt. Perfect for teaching and revision! Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry) This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here! For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here! You may also be interested in: Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. VIEW OUR SHOP for other literature and language resources.