Plot storyboard to help students gain a basic understanding of the plot to Othello.

A revision sheet covering 6 big ideas in Macbeth with 6 accompanying quotations and brief explanations to help students chart how the big idea is developed across the play. This is aimed at students working towards grade 5. I have a similar sheet but aimed at students working towards grade 9 which covers each quotation in much more detail with perceptive inferences. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-big-ideas-revision-cards-aiming-for-grade-9-12685801 Choose the one that you think will best suit the ability of your class.

12 points about Macbeth. Each has 3 accompanying quotations with explanations to help you explore the point in an exam response. A great revision organiser for exploring the protagonist in great depth to cover whatever the exam question might be in 2023.

Theme and Character Quotation Revision Cards/Posters on the 6 key themes and the 4 key characters in Lord of the Flies.

Comprehension questions to complete on a first reading of Stone Cold by Robert Swindells. Includes at least one question on every chapter. Useful for developing scanning skills to retrieve information from the text. The page numbers are the same in the various versions of the book I have taught from over the years.

7 top band perceptive model exam responses to the following 7 exam-style questions. All responses would achieve 4/4 for SPaG. My gradings are detailed below. Some are full mark responses. Some are not quite full marks but they all should fit into the top band. Explore how Shakespeare presents the marriage of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. (34/34) Explore how far Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a violent character. (34/34) Explore how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a character who changes. (30/34) Explore how Shakespeare presents ambition. (34/34) Explore the importance of Banquo’s character. (30/34) Explore how far Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman. (29/34) Explore how Shakespeare presents Macbeth’s fears (33/34) Explore how Shakespeare presents the attitudes of Macbeth and Banquo to the supernatural. (30/34)

A 45 slide lesson that teaches students how to identify and comment on the effect of semantic fields in the short extract that is used for AQA Paper 1 Question 2 and Paper 2 Question 3. There are 6 extracts to work through as students develop the skill to identify a pattern of words within each extract. Commenting on a semantic field allows students to make a more sophisticated comment about the effect of language than merely commenting on individual words in isolation.

A grade 9 model response to the following question: How does Dickens present Scrooge as charitable towards the poor? (30) Also included: An A3 planning sheet Useful zoom in/out quotations Also includes a full lesson powerpoint comparing 12 quotations from Stave 1 and 5 with detailed inferences included for each. 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.

Here is a lesson that offers a step by step guide on how to plan and construct a grade 9 response on the theme of kingship. Many teachers are predicting kingship may be the theme this year due to the recent coronation. Also includes an aspirational high grade response for students to read which has been written specifically in the wake of the 2022 examiner report to ensure I am hitting level 6 for A03. Also presented in the form of 6 revision flashcards to assist with revision.

A handy revision sheet analysing 7 key quotations about The Cratchit Family across the novella.

Revision sheet that explores 10 key Ralph quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to make thoughtful comments about how Golding utiliises the character as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction.

Character revision sheet for Simon in Lord of the Flies. Includes a thesis introduction and 10 key quotations with thoughtful and exploratory comments.

A detailed and complete lesson looking at the impact of 6 symbols in Lord of the Flies. Includes judicious quotations and perceptive inferences aimed at high ability students.

A timeline revision activity where students track and explain Romeo key quotations across the play to help understand how his character develops across the play. Includes an answer sheet. I give this out at the end of the lesson for students to compare their answers to. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May exam.

104 PowerPoint slides containing annotations for the whole play - Macbeth. A great resource to accompany a reading of the play or to help students address gaps in their learning through absence. I originally created this resource to help some students who missed a large proportion of the curriculum due to absence. Annotations are click activated so the teacher can talk through them one by one. There are over 300 annotations covering every scene of the play. Obviously, I have prioritised the key moments from the key scenes for the most detailed annotations. The PowerPoint is fully editable so you can add extra annotations so you add, remove or change the amount of annotations to suit the ability of your students. I have included a revision task sheet that encourages students to go through the PowerPoint and explain what is happening in each scene, explore the language in the key quotations and evaluate the thematic significance of the scene.

3-5 lessons which revise the Beethoven set work-Sonata in C minor. Lesson 1 focuses on the key features of the movement and categorises the musical elements into the main features of the piece e.g. piano and sonata form. The lessons is differentiated with success criteria and has answers included. This also focuses on the main musical elements and how you would describe them in an essay. This would take more than 1 hour long lesson. Lesson 2-3 focuses on the extended answer for Question 9 in the exam by picking out the main features for all the musical elements and trying to explain them to ensure AO4 is achieved in the answer. Lesson 3 also focuses on wider listening and uses 3 example piece from different time periods (sheet music provided). There is also a document with a summary of the Beethoven movement on just over 2 sides of A4 with the main features students need to know for the exam (this is in prose). There are 20 differentiated questions where answers can be found in the text. Ideal for revision lesson, homework or a cover lesson. Answer are provided.

Detailed lesson analysing the character of Roger aimed at high ability students. It goes through detailed analysis of quotations with perceptive inferences and prepares students for an exam-style question. Also includes a full-length grade 9 response on Roger’s character. Also includes a revision poster on Roger for a visual revision aid.

Differentiated resources which aid students in developing the rhythm of an original idea. This was originally used over 3 lessons with a sixth form class but could also be used with GCSE students. Students must firstly define rhythmic development methods (definitions provided). They must then identify how this looks by using musical examples. The gold task then asks students to apply at least one method to their own composition. All worksheets are in word so they can be further adapted in order to differentiate for your students.

A revision sheet which explores the impact of 7 key quotations focused on the Ghost of Christmas Past with detailed analysis of language.

Students look at the 40 images and try to work out which quotation each image is referring to. This is great for quotation revision because students often come up with lots of different suggestions for each image. The answer sheet is included too. I use this as an end of term activity and invite students to colour in the images to help them remember each image. Also includes a second activity with 100 key quotations all missing a key word that needs to be added. If you find this resource useful, try my bundle for more Macbeth resources including lesson on all scenes, writing frames, model answers, theme and character revision cards and lots more. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-full-unit-12584291