8 student friendly high-quality literacy worksheets to support students at KS2/3.
1. Embedded clauses
2. Subordinate clauses
3. Sentences and fragments
4. Semi colons
5. Apostrophes
6. Parts of speech part 1
7. Parts of speech part 2
8. Colon
Revision cards and a 23 page booklet of revision pages for the Eduqas GCSE poems.Also has a PowerPoint with annotations for all 18 poems.
Links to other Eduqas poetry resources:
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545
Lessons on all poems
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591
Revision resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072
Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065
A range of resources about how to compare Power and Conflict poems which include:
10 writing frames
Model paragraphs
40 pairs of quotations that are useful for comparing
using a revision grid to plan comparisons
and lots of other ideas
Two revision resources covering big ideas in Macbeth which allow students to chart how the major themes of the novel develop through the course of the play.
There is a version aimed at grade 9 students which contains perceptive inferences for the key quotations linking.
There is also a version aimed at students working towards grade 4 or 5 with clear and relevant comments on the quotations.
A test on the significance 10 key quotations for each of the 6 characters in the play.
The answers appear one by one by mouse click to allow you to control how you reveal the answers.
The quote explanations are basic inferences and aimed at a lower ability class or a class just beginning to study the play.
Contains both pdf and editable versions of the resources.
I have other resources available for An Inspector Calls:
Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310
Revision Cards:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-revision-cards-for-an-inspector-calls-12124143
Knowledge Organisers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-4-ultimate-revision-sheets-themes-character-stage-directions-cards-11574057
Revision quotations:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-test-on-10-quotations-per-character-9-1-revision-12138293
Extensive notes to help guide students in finding and annotating over 200 key quotations from Lord of the Flies. The page numbers link to the popular Faber version of the text. This quotation organiser is especially useful for helping students catch up with any missed learning.
Ideal for teachers new to teaching the book or for students who want to increase the depth of the whole text on a second reading.
Use the 9 Step Plan to help students structure their responses to 4 different questions on A Christmas Carol.
Also includes a quote revision sheet to help students plan the answers.
Step 1: Explain why the given extract is a pivotal moment in the novel. (A01)
Step 2: Analyse 3 quotes from the extract. (A02)
Step 3: link to extract to Dickens’ purpose/context (A03)
Step 4: Choose a 2nd part of the novel linked to the question. How is is similar and different (A01)
Step 5: Analyse up to 3 quotes from second part of novel. (A02)
Step 6: Link 2nd extract to Dickens’ purpose/context (A03)
Step 7: Choose a 3rd part of the novel linked to the question. How is is similar and different (A01)
Step 8: Analyse up to 3 quotes from 3rd part of novel. (A02)
Step 9: Link 3rd extract to Dickens’ purpose/context (A03)
New for 2024 is a resource which offers 3 levels of differentiation to help guide students on how to structure a full length response on the following 4 themes/topics: children, materialism, ghosts, Christmas.
Tier 1 difficulty (I do): Big idea, topic sentences and quotations are provided. Students add the analysis of the quotations.
Tier 2 difficulty (We do): Students must choose 2 quotations to support each topic sentence and analyse the quotations.
Tier 3 difficulty (You do): Students have to generate the big idea, the topic sentences, 2 quotations a paragraph and the quotation analysis.
4 handy revision sheets covering the following 4 characters in A Christmas Carol:
Scrooge
Fred
Cratchit Family
Ghost of Christmas Past
Also includes analysis of the 10 key words in the novella for zooming in on.
Also includes:
A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist.
A01: What is the meaning of the quotation?
A02: What is the impact of words/methods?
A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation?
Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.
Also contains a lesson and resource to help students explore multiple interpretations for what each character symbolises or represents.
A wide range of lessons and worksheets aimed at getting students to use a full range of punctuation accurately.
Take a look through the previews to see the variety of resources on offer. These can be used as starters, homeworks or to promote literacy across the curriculum.
Includes lessons and worksheets on colons, apostrophes, brackets, semi colons, relative clauses, subordinate clauses and avoiding comma splices.
4 detailed essay plans on Macbeth to convert into 4 essays.
The resource is differentiated with an easier and harder version.
There is a also a list of 100 quotations and explanations to support students.
A detailed success criteria is provided for each paragraph.
Great as a revision lesson or as a homework task.
Also contains help with thesis-style introductions.
‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022
Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.
6 sets of revision cards on the following 6 themes in Macbeth:
Kingship
Macbeth’s fears
Supernatural
Blood and violence
Guilt
Ambition
Each set has 6 key quotations analysed in detail to meet the requirements for A01, A02 and A03.
A series of SPaG worksheets for 20 minute intervention sessions aimed at KS32/3.
Topics covered include:
Apostrophes
Comma splices
Semi Colons
Colons
Brackets
Embedded clauses
Subordinate clauses
Literacy board game
Making inferences
Word classes
Lessons covering each scene from Act 3 of the play.
Lessons include detailed annotations for each scene along with a range of comprehension and analytical style tasks.
7 Lessons covering each scene from Act 1 of Macbeth.
All lessons include a starter, scene summary, questions, detailed annotations and extension activities.
Literacy training ideal for whole school teacher training. The session goes through ten strategies teachers can implement instantly to help incorporate literacy more meaningfully into their lessons - whatever their subject specialism.
There are 65 slides.
Also includes a list of ways each department within a school can support literacy in a meaningful way within their curriculum area.
Also contains a list of 5 key priorities/achievements for a literacy coordinator.
A Grade 9 (or close to grade 9 response because examiner marking is always highly subjective) to a range of typical exam-style questions. There are 9 responses in total. This will be be a useful resource for students preparing for mock exams in 2024 or as a tool for teachers to use to help plan follow up tasks and walk-through mocks.
Topics include:
Isolation
Happiness
Suffering
Poverty
Fears
Family
Redemption
Also contains a 9th grade 9 response answering what I predict will be the topic for May 2024: places and settings.
All the responses are between 800 and 1250 words in length and were completed within 50 minutes to replicate actual exam conditions. All are consistently thoughtful and, for me, demonstrate sufficient examples of assuredness and conviction to reach level 6 in the mark scheme.
All have been adapted to fit snugly onto one page for ease of printing/downloading. You might decide to increase the font size to improve readability with some classes or print A3 rather than A4.
Also includes:
A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist.
A01: What is the meaning of the quotation?
A02: What is the impact of words/methods?
A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation?
Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.