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.

For students looking to impress the examiner for A03, here is a summary of critical perspectives into Lady Macbeth’s character.

In this fast paced Macbeth revision lesson, students look at 12 key scenes from the play and quickly jot down the key ideas and significance of each scene onto the revision clock. Ideal for a revision lesson or an intervention session. Also includes 42 taboo cards.

A handy revision sheet containing the essential contextual information that students need to know for each of the 15 poems in the AQA power and conflict anthology to meet the requirements for A03. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

3 Revision sheets summarising 8 critical perspectives about Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the Witches.

Model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the November 2022 language exam based on the extract from The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, For each question, I have provided 2 different answers so students can compare the merits of each. Both are aimed at meeting the top band (level 4) criteria. For question 5 I have provided a high level response to both questions - the fishing village and the unlikely friendship. The extract is available on the AQA website.

A worksheet for exploring the significance of the opening stage directions of A Streetcar Named Desire. It also comes with a suggested answer sheet with high grade responses to the questions. The opening stage directions are so rich in meanings and wider significance that it is worthwhile helping students to become experts in analysing this section because it can be used in a wide range of potential essay questions. Hopefully this worksheet should help. This also contains a sheet closely analysing the significance of the epigraph.

3 grade 9 examples of a life-saving rescue story which was a question 5 on the AQA 2022 Language Paper 1 exam. Story 1 is set at sea Story 2 is set in a desert Story 3 is set on a mountain

Highly detailed annotations of Emily Dickinson’s As imperceptibly as Grief for the Eduqas poetry anthology to support students aiming for grade 9.

Detailed lesson looking how to extend similes to describe the weather by making the comparisons more precise and intricate. Includes a vocabulary sheet to help with creating interesting similes. Includes modelled examples. Includes a test on identifying the tone of similes. Includes examples of similes for each season.

A handy one page essential context sheet for all 15 poems in the Edexcel conflict poetry anthology. Contains the essential contextual information students need to know for each poem all in one place to help with revision. My most popular resource on Edexcel conflict poetry, which puts together all my resources into one booklet, is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-conflict-poetry-revision-booklet-12955594

Revision sheet analysing in detail 5 key quotations for 6 different themes/big ideas in The Handmaid’s Tale. 30 quotations in total. Ideal for exam preparation.

Notes on the essential context (A03) for each poem from the Eduqas poetry anthology all on one printable sheet to aid with revision.

The ‘because, but, so’ method is an excellent tool for teaching students to think analytically about each poem in the Power and Conflict anthology. This tool is powerful because it encourages students to expand their thinking with precision and detail. After studying each poem, I ask students to write a ‘because, but, so’ paragraph on it. This document collates ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on all 15 poems as examples to assist students with revising the key ideas in each poem. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

I have collated my annotations for all 18 Eduqas poems onto one PowerPoint. Each slide is animated with the annotations appearing with each mouse click to work through each poem chronologically. Naturally, teachers will want to adapt the annotations to suit the abilities of their students but this PowerPoint acts as a great starting point. The annotations were aimed at lower ability sets working towards grades 4 and 5. For higher ability classes looking for more in depth annotations, try my grade 9 revision sheets which are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12958233

For students aiming to really impress their examiner in their pursuit of grade 9, here are a summary of 8 critical perspectives into Macbeth’s character to help meet and exceed the criteria for A03. Includes Marx, Freud, Aristotle, Machiavelli, feminism, Locke and Jung.

A revision exercise on big ideas and moral lessons in A Christmas Carol Includes a blank template for students to attempt explaining the moral message. Students then look at the model answers to help improve the quality of their ideas. Also includes a worksheet and answer sheet tracing the motif of fire in the novel. Also contains a lesson and takeaway revision resource looking at how to explore multiple interpretations of each of the main characters.

A 2 sided colourful literacy mat aimed at helping post 16/sixth form students with writing academic essays.

For students aiming to really impress their examiner in their pursuit of grade 9, here are a summary of 8 critical perspectives into Romeo’s character in Romeo and Juliet to help meet and exceed the criteria for A03. Includes Marx, Freud, Aristotle, feminism, Locke and Jung. Also includes a timeline revision activity on Romeo.

Detailed 41 slide lesson analysing scene 5 from A Streetcar Named Desire to over 2 or 3 lessons. Includes detailed analysis of 12 key quotations from Scene 5 along with a blank template for students to explore their own thoughts about the quotations. Includes an analytical writing task based on the episode at the end of the scene.