A resource aimed at A level students doing AQA English Lit. B spec. Includes a critical overview of the text, as well as four essays, with the purpose of broadening their reading. Students should also pick arguments created by these critics that they feel strongly about, and can feel free to use them in their own writing (as well as methods and context). This resource can be used in lesson as an activity, or for revision purposes, or as wider-reading homework. The title of the essays are as follows: “In this essay, Caballero-Robb interprets Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner as a work that intertwines the private and public realms of experience.” “In the following review, O’Brien discusses the author’s use of voice, and how the two main characters reflect the character of Afghanistan itself.” “In the following essay, Noor reviews The Kite Runner as a novel about sin and redemption, but contends that it fails to give a complete picture of the Afghan conflict.” “In the following excerpt, Hosseini discusses how being a physician gives him a compassionate insight to humanity and makes him a better writer.”

A revision booklet aimed at A level students doing the Lit B exam with AQA, focusing mainly on the themes present in the Handmaid’s Tale with analysis from a social/political protest lens. The analysis includes argument starters, quotes and character analysis. The themes include: oppression naming/identity religion women and their roles in society freedom and imprisonment language as a theme sex, love and feeling memories power and control rebellion rule-breaking and appearances Structure: the Historical Notes comment on the general structure comment on the language This resource was not made by me and I take no credit for it.

Revision lesson on The Kite Runner for A level English Literature B including: key themes and ideas surrounding TKR how to write about a particular theme AO1 appropriate terminology methods - narrative form - in-depth analysis methods - voices leitmotifs in TKR - exploration and explanation quotes on Old Afghanistan, New Afghanistan and America that can be used in evidence for describing settings key quotes from chapters 8 and 9 on Amir’s guilt and analysis of narration exploration of narrative sequence chapter 3, 4, 7 and 22 in-depth analysis, as well as the epilogue character analysis of Assef *Some content comes from AskWillOnline Blog - The Kite Runner analysis

A resource suitable for A level students studying Othello as a text. Can be used as revision material, or used to support teaching in class regarding meeting the exam criteria of AO4 (wider reading). Includes arguments for Othello as a text and points that can be used in an essay Has quotes from the text and other critics’ essays focusing on the following lenses: Feminism Marxism Post-colonialism Post-modernism *Some of the information included in this document was sourced from The British Library

A full lesson’s worth of resources aimed at students doing A level Spanish where immigration is a module. Contains: several activities where all language skills are used: reading, writing, listening and speaking. an array of different tasks to be set individually, and group-based activities. provides an insight into immigration in both Spain and other countries in the Spanish speaking world. includes starter, plenary and homework. all answers to tasks are provided on the PowerPoint, all task sheets are included too. includes mini vocab topic test. extensions are continuously provided for students with higher capabilities. aims to improve students’ dictionary work in contexts etc.

Two in-depth PowerPoints on the use of the conditional tenses in Spanish, particulary ‘si’ clauses. Teaches how to use the conditional tenses, particularly paired with the subjunctive. Particularly: Presente + Presente Presente + Imperativo Imperfecto de subjuntivo + condicional Pluscuamperfecto subj + condicional simple Pluscuamperfecto subjuntivo + condicional compuesto

An exam paper created to challenge/assess A/AS level Spanish students. The exam is not made for any particular exam board and can be used to practice/test skills required for all exam boards, including: Comprehension: reading the extract and answering questions relating to it (multiple choice). Explaining the meaning of certain words based on context/finding synonyms. Gap fill. Correcting grammatically incorrect sentences. Summary writing. Extended writing task (blog). Answers are included for every section EXCEPT Section B - the writing task. This is for the teacher to mark based on the quality of the student’s writing, but it could also be an opportunity for the students to peer assess.

A list of questions in Spanish aimed at practicing tenses. This is an activity to be done in pairs, cut out and then spoken in pairs. Can be used as a starter or a main lesson activity.

Fully comprehensive PPT that could last 2+ lessons on relative pronouns. This was used for A level but can be adapted accordingly, depending on the level you are teaching at. Includes exercises in the PPT for students to test what they have learnt. The pronouns that are covered: (i) qui, que (ii) dont (iii) ce qui, ce que, ce dont (iv) lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles auquel, à laquelle, auxquels, auxquelles duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles (v) quoi (vi) où The definitions given: the main clause the relative clause the relative pronoun the ‘head’ noun

A complete PPT able to last several lessons for beginners Italian. This can work as an introduction lesson or revision lesson. It includes: alphabet and phonetics accents and pronunciation of double letters adjective agreements personal pronouns nationalities introducing oneself articles forming sentences quantities HW of a personal description set

A lesson, ideal as an introductory one for GCSE or A level Spanish that focuses on the linguistic importance of Spanish. This lesson was made to encourage students to see the relevance of learning a language, especially during the current political climate that is telling students otherwise. The lesson also teaches the difference between a language, a dialect and an accent. Students will encounter linguistic differences that they have perhaps not yet encountered having learnt English.

A complete PPT lesson la laïcité et Noël en France - secularity and Christmas in France. Aimed at A level students as it encourages debates/use of spoken French for a large part in the classroom. Includes grammar points and vocab points created as feedback from a previous essay homework set to students. These are, of course, transferable as they include common mistakes made by students when writing in French. Encourages students to challenge how democracy and secularity works - the French state is supposed to be separate from the Church however all Bank Holidays are Catholic festivals. Incorporates group work too.

A complete lesson (or two) on the three past tenses in French (imperfect, preterite, pluperfect) that can be easily adapted to suit all abilities/year groups, although being ideal for A level. Describes ALL uses of the tenses, examples of when/where, differences between them, and how to form them. Includes thorough worksheet to enable students to try what they have learnt/use it for reference.

French Grammar PPT covering the following topics in-depth: Adjective agreement Regular/Irregular adjective conjugations/rules Position of Adjectives and exceptions Adjectives preceding the noun rules Multiple nouns and adjectives Adjective-adjective compounds Invariable adjectives Comparative forms Comparative/Superlative plus irregular forms Adverbs Translation of the above Suitable for AS-A level, or Year 11 but can be adapted to teach grammar concepts to younger years.

A PPT lesson, and two task sheets included, on family life in Spain and its significance. The lesson is mainly in English, but with some Spanish vocab such as family members. The main focus of this is to improve students’ literacy abilities with particular focus on blog writing and analysing.

An introduction lesson to Spanish Culture (PPT is fully in English so can be adapted to Spanish), aimed at Year 7,8,9,10 students. Aims to improve the cultural awareness of Spain, in regards to the country’s society, history, geography and culture. Students are encouraged to look for similarities and differences across Spain and other European nations, with several discussion points available. The depth of these discussions varies depending on the year group you are teaching. The lesson also provides students with a wider knowledge of how influential tourism is - its positives and negatives. There is a quiz on Spain, with answers provided, that can take up between 10-30 minutes depending on how you utilise the resource.

For use in any classroom - a full, colour list of flags and their respective European countries’ names. Not produced by me, but did take a lot of finding. Unsure of the author, but posting here to make finding display resources easier.

A lesson that can be used for a variety of different subjects, that aims to increase cultural awareness amongst students as well as helping their literacy. Can be tailored for any year group. Includes: a presentation to give to students on Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Whilst the teacher is presenting, students should complete a mini-fact file based on what’s being said. The information given is based on cuisine, public holidays and education. an article from The Guardian that has been cropped and edited so students read information on traveling through Scandinavia which raises their cultural awareness, and use it to create a leaflet. This boost students’ understanding of how pieces of prose are constructed.

A lesson that can be used for a variety of different subjects, that aims to increase cultural awareness amongst students as well as helping their literacy. Can be tailored for any year group. Includes: a video on the top 10 festivals in Europe and an exercise set at 3 different tiers, students must use inference skills thereby a comprehension exercise on a festival of their choice in either Italy or Britain. They can then share the answers with their peers. a chance for the students to create their own festival, demonstrating their understanding of cultural/religious importance etc

A revision lesson aimed at A level students studying Bonjour Tristesse for the paper 2 exam of AQA’s new spec. Includes a PPT that explores: recapping of the key themes the book as an existentialist text the book as a psychological depiction the resemblance between the author and the protagonist the critical reception this book was subjected to the dilemma and the choice of Cecile Activities include translation and discussion throughout. The main activity is based around essay writing. The students have 10-15 mins to plan a response to an essay question done as either HW, an assessment or in another lesson. They are then given an exemplar response (included) to that question to get them familiarised with the mark scheme, etc.