A recall and retrieval grid for English language paper 1. Useful for a quick revision activity in any of the last few lessons before the exam. Also useful for a homework activity.

A lesson on the poem ‘London’ by William Blake. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

An exemplar answer for question 5 or English language paper 2.

A highly useful resource that I have used in lessons and for homework. There are seven themes, each with six retrieval questions to assist students in their recall of key information from the play. Inspired by Kate Jones.

This is a very useful resource that I have used in lessons as a starter and for revision homework which is based on each of the acts in ‘Macbeth’. These pyramids are inspired by Kate Jones. They are differentiated so students can tackle the easier revision questions if they wish or the more challenging ones. The aim for the students is to achieved the highest points score at the end of the challenge.

Lord of the Flies revision clock - ideal for last minute revision.

A visual aid showing the hierarchy of power in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. I have used this with my classes and it has given them a good understanding of how ‘The Divine Right of Kings’ works and who’s who in the play in terms of their position in the play’s hierarchy.

This is a full lesson based on an extract from Act 5, Scene 5 - Macbeth’s hubris and Lady Macbeth’s death. There is a ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based the the extract. Useful for revision. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s this is one of my predictions for the the real AQA English literature paper 1 exam this year.

45 slides - three for each poem in the Power and Conflict anthology of poems. Last minute revision for the exam - can also be made into flashcards or used as a school wide competition in which students can search for all 45 quotations. Includes a competition answer sheet and a context quiz.

A quick revision activity in which students can consider what Beatrice and Benedick require as their perfect partner on the Elizabethan dating website GreatCatch.com!

A PowerPoint lesson on comparing ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ to ‘Porphyria’s Lover’.

Stretch and Challenge cards with a number of activities to engage and challenge students in lessons. Also there are some Progress Pockets so that students can demonstrate the progress they have made in a single lesson.

A PowerPoint investigating the presentation of Sheila Birling. The PowerPoint includes a starter activity and an exemplar piece of analysis.

A 40 slide PowerPoint with key quotations from the text. Each quotation has a set of quick-fire revision questions.

A PowerPoint presentation based on the Siegfried Sassoon poem ‘To Any Dead Officer’ from the Up the Line to Death WW1 anthology. The presentation has a contextual overview and a stanza by stanza detailed analysis.

A quick revision activity for English language paper 2. This is a recall grid that is useful for students to complete in class, in revision sessions in their other subjects that are now completed (such as art or photography) or for home study. This recall grid is specific to 2022 and the pre-released information that question 5 is an article.

36 exemplar questions for AQA English language paper 2, question 5. There are a variety of writing styles as determined by the AQA syllabus (speech / letter / article / leaflet / essay). They are very handy for revision, class teaching or home study.

24 exemplar questions for AQA English language paper 1, question 5. The questions are useful for lessons, revision or home study. There are a variety of exam options based on the possible variations of the questions - 1) story based on the picture/write a description 2) description based on the picture/write a story 3) description based on the picture/write a description 4) story based on the picture/write a story. All of these options have been a part of the exams in June and November re-sits since 2017, obviously they are original questions that haven’t been on the exams.

This is a full lesson based on an extract from Stave 5. There is a ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based the the extract. Useful for revision. I’ve used it today and have told my Year 11s this is my prediction for the the real AQA English literature paper 1 exam.