A timeline charting Shakespeare’s use of the motif of blood across the play.

The ‘because, but, so’ method is an excellent tool for teaching students to think analytically about the literature texts This tool is powerful because it encourages students to expand their thinking with precision and detail. This resource collates 9 sample ‘because, but so’ thesis-style introductions to 9 themes that may come up in next year’s An Inspector Calls examination. It also collates 6 sample ‘because, but, so’ introductions on the 6 main characters in the play. Ideal as a revision tool for helping to shape and guide the direction of exam responses.

A character revision sheet analysing 10 key quotations for Inspector Goole. Also includes a thesis style introduction. Ideal for helping guide students on how to produce a high grade response on this character from An Inspector Calls.

26 slide PowerPoint offering an introductory lesson for Feminine Gospels providing some context to the collection, some critical perspectives on her work and an activity investigating Duffy’s poetic style and themes in some of her most popular poems outside of the FG collection. Also sample revision sheets for The Long Queen and The Map - Woman.

A 17 slide PowerPoint that includes debate questions, detailed annotations on each stanza, exemplar paragraphs, big ideas in the poem and an extension task. A useful introduction to the poem especially for those teachers who have not taught it before.

A worksheet looking at the moral lessons/big ideas in Macbeth. Students complete the blank grid and then compare their ideas to the model answers.

Highly detailed line by line annotations to support revision for A Wife in London from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Aimed at students striving for grades 7-9. Also available as a whole set of annotations for all poems in the anthology.

An A3 revision grid on the Love and Relationships AQA poems. For each poem there is a brief thematic overview followed by detailed analysis of 3 key quotations for each poem.

Highly detailed line by line annotations for Valentine by Duffy (for the Eduqas poetry anthology) to help students develop their analysis of this poem to help move towards grades 7-9.

A revision sheet for Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney. It includes an overview, detailed analysis of 7 key quotations from the poem and a detailed examination of the use of the following two structural methods: enjambment and caesura.

Simple plot storyboard to help students learn the basics of the plot in Julius Caesar.

Highly detailed annotations of Living Space by Imtiaz Dharker to support students with gaining a perceptive and thoughtful understanding of the Eduqas poetry anthology.

Comprehension Questions on every chapter from Animal Farm.

Ideal as a final lesson in the run up to the exam, this lesson is aimed at teaching students to explore multiple interpretations of each of the 12 main characters in A Christmas Carol. Students are given the blank template and are encouraged to think of 3 things each character symbolises or represents. Then go through the PowerPoint asking students to consider which is the most valid interpretation for each character. Students are also encouraged to think about and select the most analysable quotation for each character to allow opportunities for thoughtful and perceptive comment. Finish by giving the students to A3 revision guide as a revision takeaway.

A collection of 6 A/A* A Streetcar Named Desire model responses to various AQA-style exam questions.

Model answers for the AQA language paper 2 November 2023 exam where the topic of the two extracts was environmental issues. For each question (2-5) there are two model responses so students can compare the merits of each. I have not included question 1 because it is just multiple choice. The extracts and questions for this paper are available to teachers on the AQA website.

A 12 page model answer booklet for the AQA Language Paper 2 November 2022 exam where the topic of the non-fiction texts was sleep and sleeplessness. For each question 2-5 there are two model answers side by side so students can compare and contrast the merits of each answer.

A grade 9 response to the following question on An Inspector Calls from the 2022 EdExcel exam: Explain how the chain of events is important in An Inspector Calls

A 16 slide PowerPoint that includes an engaging starter, comprehension questions, annotations of key lines in the poem, discussion questions, 2 sample paragraphs to compare and contrast, a task to get students to think about comparing Sub to other poems in the collection and a challenging research task to consolidate ideas in the poem.