Worksheet with answer sheet for analysing 12 key quotations for Lennie and 12 for George in Of Mice and Men.

A revision sheet exploring the difficulties Juliet faces across the play Romeo and Juliet. I have picked out 10 key quotations to analyse that track Juliet’s various difficulties across the play. Also includes a thesis-style introduction and a conclusion which examines Shakespeare’s authorial message.

Detailed revision cards for 12 of the most significant poems in the Feminine Gospels collection. Each revision card contains an overview of the poem and detailed analysis of what I consider to be the 3 most significant quotations in each poem. I have also attached a blank version for students to have a go at creating their own versions of the revision cards. Also available as a bundle containing 15 lessons looking in detail at most of the poems in the collection: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12586188

Lesson introducing this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes discussion questions, annotations of each section of the poem, research tasks, comparison tasks and an analytical paragraph to guide students towards producing their own response to the poem.

Lesson which gives a detailed overview of this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes detailed annotations, exploratory questions and encourages students to make conceptual links to other poems in the collection.

A fairly easy and straight-forward knowledge retention quiz on the poems from the Eduqas GCSE poetry anthology. 60 questions over 5 rounds. Answer sheet included. Also includes a second quiz with 10 questions on every poem spread out across 6 pages with 3 per page for ease of printing. Once again, answers are included.

Worksheet with answers for exploring whatShakespeare’s Othello teaches us about the human condition.

A useful introductory lesson to the final poem in the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview of the poem followed by detailed line by line analysis, exploratory questions, further discussion questions and an extension task looking at the presentation of grief in the poem.

A lesson introducing this key poem from the first half of the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview, annotations and extension activities.

A high level consistently thorough model response that tracks Juliet’s difficulties across the play. It starts with a thesis-style introduction to help establish a conceptualised approach to the task. The essay then tracks through the text analysing difficulties that Juliet faces which are supported by judicious textual references and insightful comments on methods. To meet the criteria for A03, the response focuses on how universal big ideas are explored in the text.

Theme revision cards for 6 thenes in Macbeth: ambition, fate, supernatural, kingship, appearances versus reality and guilt. Each card explains 3 key moments in the play which demonstrate the theme along with 3 keu quotations, Shakespeare’s message and Jacobean context. A handy knowledge organiser for consolidating understanding of the play in an easy to print form.

A revision grid for exploring unchecked ambition in Macbeth. It breaks the big idea of unchecked ambition into 4 concepts and analyses 3 quotations for each concept. Also includes 2 model answers on the theme of ambition to compare and contrast.

Theme revision cards for 6 themes in An Inspector Calls. For each theme there are 3 key moments and quotations alongside ideas about Priestley’s message and relevant context.

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.

A grade 9 style response examining how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship is presented.

A high grade response to a question about how Romeo’s feelings for Juliet are presented.

A simple plot summary cloze activity on Romeo and Juliet. Answer sheet included on page 2.

4 responses to the AQA Lnaguage Paper 1 Question 5 in the May 2024 exam. Exemplars A and B are responses to the describe question. Exemplars C and D are responses to the narrative question. All 4 responses follow the familiar drop, shift, zoom, leave method. I have not included the exact wording questions themselves but these can be downloaded from the AQA website.

A revision sheet analysing 8 key quotations by Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet.

Macduff character revision sheet which explores 10 key Macduff quotations in detail. Also includes a thesis style overview. Also contains a blank version that I get students to fill in first before going through the detailed explanations for each quotation.