Some templates and ideas for making marking more time efficient for teachers.
It includes generic targets that can be set for any creative writing or any reading analysis task.
Also contains a writing wheel which is useful for self, peer or teacher assessment.
Also includes a literacy tracker that can be used by all departments across a school to check that students are maintaining high standards of literacy across all the different subject disciplines.
An A3 revision sheet containing what I consider to be the 100 most important quotations in A Christmas Carol alongside a brief explanation of the quotation to help contextualise it. There are many ways students and teachers can use the revision sheet. Below are four recommended ways.
TASK 1: Read through the 100 quotations and RAG rate them in terms of
how confident you would be including each quotation in an exam-style
response.
TASK 2: Add letters to link quotations to the following themes:
C = Christmas, F = Family, G = Greed, I = Isolation.
P = Poverty, R = Responsibility, S = Settings T = Transformation.
TASK 3: Work in pairs to test each other on the quotation explanations.
TASK 4: Choose 5-10 quotations to develop with further inferences into full
analytical paragraphs which explore Dickens’ meaning, methods and
motives in depth.
Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose.
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.
A compilation of my most popular Macbeth GCSE revision resources onto one word document to make for easy printing. All the resources are aimed at students aiming towards grades 7-9
Includes:
Character revision cards
Theme revision cards
Revision timelines
Top 20 and top 100 quotation revision sheets
6 grade 9 exemplar responses
Planning sheets
Sample exam questions
Key Extract analysis sheets
And lots more.
Can be printed in A3 or simply change your printer settings to print in A4.
This heavily discounted bundle combines detailed revision booklets covering 4 of the most popular GCSE literature texts: Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict.
All the booklets compile my most popular individual resources into 4 easy to print booklets/pdfs.
Each booklet contains high grade model responses, attractive revision cards, colourful knowledge organisers, scaffolding to help with planning, plot overviews, comprehension questions and much more.
Buying the bundle of 4 booklets is more cost effective than purchasing all 4 booklets from my shop individually.
An Inspector Calls - 43 page booklet
Romeo and Juliet - 88 page booklet
Power and Conflict - 51 page booklet (newly updated)
A Christmas Carol - 56 page booklet (newly updated)
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.
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Revision sheet on the character of Roger in Lord of the Flies. Roger is the only main character who has not yet come up on an exam question for AQA. Could 2024 be Roger’s year?
If so, this revision sheet will help prepare for this possibility. It contains detailed analysis of 8 key Roger quotations. The analysis is aimed at students aiming for grades 8-9. Ideas outside of the text such as references to Freud’s id and defence mechanisms along with Himmler are used to help meet the criteria for A03.
It also includes a thesis-style introduction to model how to begin a response with an arguable statement.
A handy revision sheet to help students write a high level response on the character of Squealer in Animal Farm.
11 carefully selected quotations about Squealer are analysed in detail for authorial methods and authorial message which takes into account the wider historical context.
A Napoleon Animal Farm revision sheet ideal for preparing for a possible question on this character in the exam.
There is a thesis-style overview followed by thoughtful analysis of 11 key quotations with explicit reference to the impact of authorial methods (A02) and regular considerations of wider contextual ideas outside of the text (A03).
A 23 page booklet containing detailed analysis and annotations for all 18 poems alongside knowledge organisers covering the main ideas, context and structure in each poem.
Character revision sheet for Simon in Lord of the Flies. Includes a thesis introduction and 10 key quotations with thoughtful and exploratory comments.
A revision sheet that explores the character of Snowball from Animal Farm in detail. It includes a thesis style introduction and then makes thoughtful comments on 11 key Snowball quotations from across the novel.
Revision sheet analysing and exploring 10 key Piggy quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to explore how Golding uses the character of Piggy of Piggy as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction. Perfect revision for preparing for the possibility for a character question on Piggy in 2024.
With Lady Macbeth being the focus for the AQA May 2024 exam, here are a range of resources exploring Lady Macbeth’s character in detail. Includes timeline, poster, model answers, lessons and worksheets.
Includes a 34 page work booklet adapted to help students extend their knowledge of An Inspector Calls. The 34 page booklet includes:
Plot Summary with answer sheet
Revising the top 10 quotations for each character with answer sheet
Template to plan exam style responses for each character
9 model answers at grades ranging from 4 to 9 with examiner comments
Instructions for how to annotate the play
Revision cards on themes
Home learning booklets for Macbeth which draw together a range of my most popular resources. In total there are over 50 pages which are broke up into clear sections to provide clear instructions for students, teachers or parents.
There are also easy to follow PowerPoints covering every scene of the play.
Pack 1:
Quotation organisers and revision guides to the whole play
Pack 2:
Plot summary activities and questions on specific key scenes
Pack 3:
6 Exam style questions and 6 grade 9 exemplar responses.
Pack 4:
An abridged version of the play in 20 key extracts to analyse and annotate.
Also includes a 100 question knowledge quiz with answer sheet provided.
Also contains 104 slides of annotations covering the whole play.
Also contains 20 revision cards on 20 key quotations aimed at grade 7-9 students.
A complete analysis of the Section B from Bach’s Badinerie set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance.
Performance parts that have been used are readily available by the examination board.
Two lessons which introduce the set work ‘Bach’s Badinerie’ by giving an understanding of Baroque music, the composer, instrumentation and the larger suite Badinerie is taken from.
All tasks are fully differentiated and homework ideas are also provided. Worksheets are also differentiated for different target grades where required.
This leads into a full analysis which can be found as part of a bundle with this resource.