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A Christmas Carol: comprehension questions covering all staves
A wide range comprehension questions on each Stave of the novella with differentiation to help you find the right level of difficulty for your classes. The previews should give you an idea about the quality and relevance of the questioning. I recommend collating together to make a text book for students to work through.
Narrative/descriptive writing: 10 generic ways to improve sentences in a second draft
A helpsheet containing 10 generic ways that students can improve their sentences in a second draft of a piece of narrative or descriptive writing. Ideal for Key Stage 2/3 or for low ability students at Key Stage 4. Examples are included.
The 10 strategies are differentiated in order of difficulty and are designed to help students in a mixed ability class to respond to feedback on narrative writing by selecting the methods to help them improve.
Stave 3 A Christmas Carol:
40 questions on Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol.
Useful to set after reading the Stave to check understanding.
Includes 8 extension questions based around A03 to develop understanding of context and Dickens’ purpose.
Also includes a revision PowerPoint guiding students on how to make a mind map to revise the key quotations from the Stave.
Stave 1 and Stave 2: Comprehension Questions
Comprehension questions and detailed revision lessons to recap the plot and key quotations in Stave 1 and 2 of A Christmas Carol.
How is Lady Macbeth not a typical Jacobean woman? Planning sheets. Writing Frame.
Differentiated assessment/planning sheets to support students with a response to the following exam style GCSE question:
How does Shakespeare present Lady Macbeth as an unconventional Elizabethan woman?
A focus on how Lady Macbeth is presented in Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 1 Scene 7.
There is a writing frame and easier planning sheets for lower ability students.
A Christmas Carol: comparing quotations from Stave 1 and Stave 2
A worksheet for comparing quotations from Stave 1 and 2 of A Christmas Carol.
Also includes detailed PowerPoints containing analysis of the key quotations in Stave 1 and 2. Students complete a mind map on each Stave with the PowerPoint guiding students through each section.
Animal Farm - High School allegory
A worksheet to encourage students to think in an allegorical way to introduce the themes in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Using characters in a typical school, they consider which animal would best represent each of the stock school characters. They then write a short story in which the animal students take over the running of the animal school.
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Developing music - A level and GCSE composition
Differentiated resources which aid students in developing the harmony, rhythm, melody and texture of an original idea. Each set of resources was originally used over 3 lessons with a sixth form class but could also be used with GCSE students.
Students must firstly define development methods for each of harmony, rhythm, melody and texture (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.
An overall list of development methods is also provided to be used either as a quick test or a summary.
Music Composition - Developing Harmony
Differentiated resources which aid students in developing the harmony 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 harmonic 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.
Music Composition - Developing Rhythm
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.
Music Composition - Developing Melody
Differentiated resources which aid students in developing the melody 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 melodic 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.
Music Composition - Developing Texture
Differentiated resources which aid students in developing the texture 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 texture 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.
Music Composition Development Methods
Differentiated worksheets which summarise the main composition development methods and cover texture, melody, rhythm and harmony.
Key Stage 3 Music Titanic Composition
A series of 4 lessons which explores the rooms of the Titanic through music.
Students are introduced to the upper deck, casino, engine room and ballroom for which they must create the music. There are differentiated success criteria (4 levels of differentiation) and a glossary describing all of the music terminology in the success criteria.
A pp with room descriptions and tasks is also included.
Stave 3 Christmas Carol: Five key extracts with 5 exam questions.
Stave 3 Christmas Carol: five key extracts with 5 exam questions looking at the presentation of Christmas in this stave.
Works well as a home and away carousel.
Key Stage 3 Music Push Your Thinking Ideas
Cards linking to listening, appraising or understanding music which can be used to push the best students when completing a task.
They should select a card (which are general so can suit any scheme of work) and complete it on the graffiti sheet provided.
Often this makes students think differently or makes them extend their other musical skills other than simply performance or composition.
Key Stage 3 Music - Film Music Motif Performance and Listening Questions
Differentiated film music motifs for the piano both 1 and 2 hands (with and without notes). Guitar tab also provided for some. Motifs are either in the horror, fantasy or romantic genre. There is also powerpoint slides which include instructions and push your thinking ideas.
Sibelius files are also provided.
Differentiated listening questions are also provided in the genres listed above.
Analysis of some motifs is provided with musical language to stretch the most able.
6 AQA style exam questions for A Christmas Carol on Stave 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
6 exam questions written in the style of AQA 2017 English Literature Paper 1 questions.
There is at least one exam question for each stave.
The questions cover various themes such as poverty, family, charity and Christmas.
Romeo and Juliet: Grade 9 model paragraph (attempt) to an AQA question on new spec
An exam-style question on Romeo and Juliet with an attempt at a Grade 9 response. Students can annotate the model example and then try to write another paragraph of their own in the same style.
GCSE Theme and Variation Composition Support Guide
A 12 page help guide for GCSE music students to guide then through composing a theme and variation piece.
This focusses on how to develop the melody, texture, rhythm, metre and harmony.
Musical examples are given for each musical development method.