A model answer for year 11 students that will help them prepare for their A Christmas Carol exam. There is a differentiated task whilst reading the response with an opportunity to then develop this.

An A3 revision worksheet that includes tips for the different writing styles for AQA English paper 2. Use this for year 11 for revision before their exam. There are 25 questions that the students can plan for and then write out under timed conditions.

Six poems/ questions for the unseen poetry exam that students can use to revise. The poems in this collection are entitled: ‘Sleeping’ paired with 2. ‘The Insomniac’ ‘Sunday Kickabout’ paired with 4. 'Gingerbread Biscuits ‘Redecorating’ paired with 6. ‘Empty Suitcase’ The worksheet also has a differentiated bronze, silver, gold task.

A set of posters for Macbeth including key quotes for: Macbeth, The Witches, King Duncan, Donalbain, Macduff, Lady Macbeth, Malcolm and Banquo. I have these as posters in my room and encourage students to use the quotes independently when writing exam responses. I have also shrunk them down to A5 and made them into a revision booklet.

A colour coded grid of retention questions for Dickens ACC that helps to ensure secure understanding of plot, characters, themes, context and key quotes.

A full paper one for English Language GCSE and insert for students to practise and develop exam skills. Used with my own year 11s as homework and as a walk through for exam prep.

There are three revision lessons for Macbeth that are fully differentiated with bronze, silver, gold tasks, including ‘challenge’ tasks to stretch the most able. The lessons include model answers, bell tasks, learning objectives, key quotes, opportunities for self/peer assessment and plenaries to conclude the lessons. I have used these in the run up to the exam as each lesson leads carefully to a GCSE exam style question, which the students will be able to answer having completed the starter activities and other learning activities which provide them with the information to plan and write their own responses. These worked very well with my own year 11 classes as they found them very useful in developing the length and quality of their exam responses.

A handy resource for an Assistant Headteacher/ Deputy Head leading on reading across the curriculum. It focuses on three key areas: the lowest 20% of readers in need of intense targeted support, then how to create a love of reading and then how teachers across the whole school can ensure reading skills improve across the curriculum.

Question: How do the Spirits create an impact on Scrooge’s emotions? If you are teaching GCSE Lit A Christmas Carol and need more extracts and questions, here is an extract on the novella with an exam question for year 11 students to practice their skills. Spend ten minutes of the lesson annotating the extract and then consider the wider novella. Then get the students to answer the question in exam conditions, or collaborative to support each other.

Question: How does Dickens create mood and atmosphere throughout the novella? If you are teaching GCSE Lit A Christmas Carol and need more extracts and questions, here is an extract on the novella with an exam question for year 11 students to practice their skills. Spend ten minutes of the lesson annotating the extract and then consider the wider novella. Then get the students to answer the question in exam conditions, or collaborative to support each other.