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KS3 Close Reading Booklet
A booklet encouraging students to engage with some classic works of literature. Most activities are based around comprehension skills and skills required for AQA’s Language Paper 1 including language analysis and creative writing.
Perfect as a series of short tasks completed as homework, in form time or as revision tasks.
Ideal as a KS3 to 4 transition piece.
Invictus - William Ernest Henley
This lesson introduces students to Henley’s poem, the key themes, language analysis and contextual information.
Ideal for KS3 or KS4 unseen poetry.
Macbeth: Theme of Guilt
This information heavy lesson is ideal for KS4 who have an understanding of the play as a whole.
It looks at why characters feel guilt and Shakespeare’s purpose behind this and includes extended writing tasks so students can develop these skills
Fits with Assessment Objectives for the AQA specification but can easily be adapted to fit other specs.
Power and Conflict Poetry AQA: analysis worksheets
A collection of worksheets and resources allowing students to independently analyse and revise poems for AQA GCSE English Literature.
Promotes independent, original responses, analysis and identification of language features and encourages students to consider their effect.
Includes visuals matched to quotations in order to aid retention of texts and promote conversation about the key themes
Includes poems from the Power and Conflict anthology as well as resources that can be used for unseen.
Of Mice and Men: Creative Writing
A selection of resources designed to engage students with creative writing tasks, using Of Mice and Men as a starting point. Includes a feedback task getting students to focus on the use of possessive apostrophes
Macbeth Ambition AQA
A comprehensive lesson running through how the theme of ambition is presented through the characters of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.
Includes some contextual information, card/quote sort activities.
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War Horse
A SOW guiding KS3 students through War Horse aiming towards a new GCSE style language paper 1 assessment. Includes references to AOs, home works, reading time and engaging tasks throughout, providing students with the chance to improve their language analysis skills, vocabulary and knowledge of context
An Inspector Calls: Character of Eva Smith
Perfect for a detailed look at the character and symbolism of Eva Smith. Includes exam style questions, complex ideas about symbolism and work sheets to help memorise quotations about this pivitol character.
Perfect for KS4 once they have read the whole plot.
Of Mice and Men: racism
A thorough, structured and differentiated lesson designed to guide students through the theme of racism in the great depression and Of Mice and Men. PPT is on a dyslexia friendly back ground.
Ideal for mature KS3, sparks conversation and consideration of contextual features that are still relevant today.
Includes an essay style question and structure strips to support students confidence and independence.
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An Inspector Calls Revision Pack
A variety of lessons, activities and tasks designed to support KS4 students in their revision of An Inspector Calls.
Perfect for those who thrive on independent tasks as well as teacher lead activities.
Also, check out my Kahoot Quiz here ideal for a homoginous revision of literature content for AQA
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=cb082d00-9266-4eaa-bf87-88fb56cf20e5
Macbeth: Act 3 scene 1
This fully resourced and detailed lesson guides students through the reading of the scene and annotations. It engages them in the concept of stage craft and introduces them to analysing language and vocabulary.
Ideal for KS4, taking into account the AQA assessment objectives.
Should take 1-2 hours to complete in detail.
Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue
A lesson that can be conducted over 2hrs focusing on the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.
Ideal of higher ability KS3 or GCSE students.
Includes exam style question with analysis support, analysis work sheets and tasks which encourage direct engagement with the text and independent thought. Created with the AQA specification in mind but easily adapted to suit other SOWs
Romeo and Juliet Act 3 scene 5
A well structured lesson analyzing the language of Lord Capulet, guiding students towards a GCSE style analysis of his treatment of Juliet in A5S3 and the rest of the play. For higher ability students there is an additional lesson focusing on the presentation of women and feminism in Shakepeare’s works in general.
Uses the new AQA spec to do an extract - whole style response.
Aimed at higher ability KS3
An Inspector Calls AQA: Mr Birling Act 1 Revision
A series of resources and materials designed to help KS4 revise elements of An Inspector Calls; specifically Mr Birling in act one.
Includes focus on language analysis and essay skills.
Ideal as recap and includes reference to the AQA marking criteria
Reading For Pleasure Independent Workbook
This booklet it designed to encourage students to engage with Reading for Pleasure in their own way, while fostering creativity, expansive vocabulary and inference skills.
Ideal for KS3, either pick which tasks you wish to complete or allow students to dictate their own learning by selecting the tasks most suited to their books.
An Introduction to Dystopian Fiction lessons
A series of lessons that can take 5+ hours introducing KS3 to the Dystopian Genre.
Includes explicit references to the AQA assessment objectives for Language Paper One Section A and B
Perfect for reluctant readers as extracts are short and accompanied with film clips.
Ideal for a KS3-4 transition
Fantastic beasts and where to find them fact file writing and writing to describe
A lesson based around AQA English language skills - extracting information, writing to describe, writing to inform.
Uses extracts from Fantastic Beasts textbook and suggests the use of a scene of the film to inspire creative writing.
Part of a wider scheme of work looking at the fantasy genre and narrative/creative writing.
Ideal for KS3
Power and Conflict AQA: The Emigree
A worksheet designed to support revision of The Emigree from AQA's power and conflict anthology.
Ideal for KS4 as an independent task
Power and Conflict Poetry AQA: London
A sheet supporting students in revising the key themes and elements of Williams Blake's London.
Ideal for KS4 in preparation for the Power and Conflict unit of Literature Paper 1
An Inspector Calls themes and quotation revision
A worksheet encouraging students to revise the key themes and quotes of the play. Enables them to make connections thematically and prepare them for the AQA exam.