A second set of Q5s that cover 4 of the texts from the Edexcel IGCSE Nonfiction Anthology.

A guide to help students plan for an essay on the question: 'Explore how Dickens presents Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Exemplar paragraph, model planning grid and essay outline provided.

A fourth set (new in 2022) of 5 exam style questions for the Unseen Poetry section of the AQA A English Literature A Level course. This relates to the ‘Love Through The Ages’ paper.

June 2021 Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper with feedback PowerPoint and model paragraphs for question 4 and 5 and transactional writing.

A lesson to help students plan and prepare for an essay / coursework question on Lady Macbeth. The question is: How does Shakespeare present Lady Macbeth as a complex and interesting character? The lesson guides students through their thinking; aims to get them to plan in a structured manner that clearly addresses / argues the question and also has a model paragraph to show how to write up one’s plan successfully. Would work for coursework or exam writing practice.

A set of questions on the language and structure in Rossetti’s poem, ‘May’. Designed to enable students to annotate / make notes on Rossetti’s poem (taught as part of the Edexcel A Level Pre 19th Centrury Victorian Verse Selection).

A step-by-step guide to writing an exam response to Of Mice and Men. Question focus is: How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks? Would work for most specs as a general guide to writing well under timed conditions. There is a planning sheet and model paragraph included too.

A lesson taking students through the process of responding to an unseen poem in an exam. Aimed at the IGCE Edexcel Lit spec but would work generally for unseen poetry with a few tweaks. Lesson as follows: Recap of marks, intros and conclusions 9 steps to take when approach the question (to be done along as a class) Model paragraph Reflection on model

A pack of questions for question 5 on the IGCSE Edexcel English Language (A) Exam Paper. The unseen passage and question is printed in the booklet (anthology passage not included). Each question is aimed at a different extract.

This is a comprehensive reflection and feedback booklet for pupils to complete after having sat mock exam practice. All ideas relate to the **Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1: Non-fiction texts and Transactional Writing and English Literature Paper 1: Poetry and Modern Prose from May 2019. ** The booklet has: reflections to do before seeing results a place to log marks grade boundaries targets for each question indicative content and exemplar answers

A practice paper for the IGCSE Edexcel English Language A specification. Uses the “Chinese Cinderella” extract from the anthology.

A comprehensive list of revision notes for students studying Prayer Before Birth by Louis MacNeice Covers content, themes, feelings, language and structure. Features on the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature specification.

A comprehensive list of revision notes for students studying Half-Caste by John Agard. Covers content, themes, feelings, language and structure. Features on the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature specification.

This is a comprehensive lesson for A Level students to revise Tess of the D’Urbervilles. It focuses specifically on the presentation of love in the novel in preparation for Section C of Paper 1 (Love Through The Ages). Covers: context, key symbols, key quotations, interpretations.

This is a series of lessons that guides students through a practice analytical essay on Boxer in Animal Farm by George Orwell. It covers planning, writing and feedback on their essays. Also provided are some model paragraphs for students to reflect on. Suitable and adaptable for KS3 and KS4.

This is a lesson focusing on an extract from Animal Farm describing Napoleon. It helps students to write analytically about Orwell’s use of language. Suitable and adaptable for KS3 or KS4.

This is an unseen nonfiction question and a feedback sheet with model paragraphs for students. This relates to the Edexcel English Language and Literature A Level course - Paper 2, Section A.

This is a help sheet for students when approaching Paper 1, Section C (Love Through The Ages). The examples are for the pre-twentieth century poems and Tess of the D’Urbervilles but the advise stands for any texts chosen. The sheets covers: the basics, structure of the essay and content to cover with example sentences / phrasing.

A revision overview of key quotations / moments in this chapter of Hard Times. Aimed towards the CIE English Literature (0486) spec with an accompanying extract question. Perfect for revision!