A lesson that allows students to plan and write an example response to a new AQA 1-9 poetry question. Includes starter, sample essay response and PEE differentiation tasks for less able. Could easily stretch to 2/3 lessons. The sample compares The Charge of the Light Brigade to Bayonet Charge.

An example essay response to a Romeo and Juliet exam question. Perfect for students to use a revision tool or for use in class for students to level and grade using the new 1-9 marking criteria. The question focuses on Act 2, Scene 2 and then makes links to the play as a whole, with context included. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present love and sexual desire in Act 2, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet and in the play as a whole?

A sample mock exam (based on Banquo's Ghost scene) that is perfect for students to use in class, as a homework or as full blown assessment. It also comes with a full sample answer that analyses the extract as well as making links to other parts of the play and to context. The question used is: Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a brave man. Write about: • How Shakespeare presents Macbeth in this extract • How Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a brave man in the play as a whole

An example mock exam for Macbeth in the new AQA format. Also includes an example answer for students to use as a guide or to mark and grade using the new marking criteria. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? Write about: • How Shakespeare presents their relationship in this extract • How Shakespeare presents their relationship in the play as a whole [30 marks] Perfect for use in class, as a homework or for a full-blown mock.

A mock exam assessment for the new AQA spec GCSE exam for A Christmas Carol. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present social injustices? Write about: • How Dickens presents social injustice in this extract • How Dickens presents social injustice the novel as a whole Perfect for use in class, as a homework or for a full mock assessment.

An example mock exam assessment for the AQA Power and Conflict cluster based on London by William Blake. The question used is: Compare the ways poets present ideas about loss and absence in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’. On the reverse is a handy planning activity to help students and sentence starters for the less-able. Perfect for use in class, as a homework or as a full-blown mock.

A mock exam assessment based on the theme of Christmas for AQA English Literature. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the importance of Christmas? Write about: • How Dickens presents Christmas in this extract • How Dickens presents the importance of Christmas in the novel as a whole Perfect for use in class, as a homework for a full-blown mock exam.

An example mock exam assessment for Romeo and Juliet in the AQA style; perfect for use in class, as a homework or as a full-blown mock exam. The question (based on the prologue) is: Starting with this extract, explain how Shakespeare develops the ideas of love and hatred. • How Shakespeare presents love and hatred in this extract • How Shakespeare presents love and hatred in the play as a whole

An example AQA style mock paper for A Christmas Carol; perfect for use in class, as a homework or even as a formal mock paper. The question from Stave 5 is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as a redeemed man? Write about: • How Dickens presents Scrooge in this extract • How Dickens presents Scrooge’s redemption in the novel as a whole [30 marks]

An example exam essay response to the AQA sample paper based on Lady Macbeth's soliloquy. The sample answer contains links to whole text, contextual references and could be used as a revision tool for students or in class as a worked example. The question answered is: Starting with this speech, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman. Write about: • how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in this speech • how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in the play as a whole

An AQA style exam question for Yr 11 students; could easily be used in class or for homework / a mock exam.

Want your students to achieve the highest possible marks for their literature exams? Then look no further! Written by an experienced examiner, these lessons have been tried and tested to ensure that students understand how to achieve maximum marks in literature exams. A fully-loaded Macbeth scheme of work that covers all of the main scenes in the play. All lessons contain starters and engaging main activities that allow students to explore the scenes in a number of different ways (such as through: PEE chains, diaries, directing the scene themselves, blogs, letters and other techniques). Also included are worksheets, research activities and contextual information. An assessment lesson is also included, based on the scene where Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discuss the murder. Where lessons require students to watch clips, links are included in the PowerPoints. This SOW would ideally suit a middle-ability group although could easily be adapted to differentiate up or down. 13 full lessons are included in total, plus a computer research grid based lesson.

A lesson that analyses language in the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. Features a starter based on iambic pentameter, key quotations with example analysis (using subject terminology), a practice GCSE style question with accompanying sample answer for students to level and grade. A post-it note plenary finishes the lesson off. This ready to use lesson has been graded 'Outstanding' during a recent Ofsted Inspection.

A poster pack for use in school classrooms that contain a range of connectives for different purposes. Perfect for printing and laminating.

A lesson that looks at Jessie Pope's poem Who's for the Game? Contains contextual references, key language techniques, example PEE structured answer and peer-assessment plenary. Suitable for a lower to middle ability KS3 group, although could easily be adapted to a more able set.

A lesson based on Belfast Confetti that allows students to explore the language and punctuation used and its effect on the reader. Features an engaging starter, contextual information, active analysis activity and a news report based extended writing task.

A lesson based on The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker. The lesson focussing on 'tracking' the figure outside and the language used in the poem carries different connotations. Features an engaging starter, main tracking activity, example question with answer and hotseat plenary.