An engaging, super clear 56 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of power in ‘Macbeth’ using key quotations which are then used to tackle an exploding extract question. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students with slides giving answers for all activities. The lesson finishes with an exam question and guided activities to help students plan and then write their answers. A full model answer is also included. The lesson works best as revision. It takes between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how much writing the students complete. This is suitable for the AQA and OCR exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

A clear, colourful powerpoint (37 slides) that fully prepares students for writing an article in the Section B section of the English language exam. It is written for Eduqas students but is very easy to adapt to suit other exam boards. The powerpoint covers: how to plan how to write a great introduction how to write powerful sentences There are also 2 full top band answers and one middle band answer for the tasks which students can grade and discuss. The activities last 1-2 hours, depending how much writing you want your students to complete.

An engaging, super clear 49 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of kingship in ‘Macbeth’ using key quotations which are then used to tackle an exploding extract question. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students with slides giving answers for all activities. The lesson finishes with an exam question and guided activities to help students plan and then write their answers. A full model answer is also included. The lesson works best as revision. It takes between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how much writing the students complete. This is suitable for the AQA and OCR exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

An engaging, super clear 40 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of ambition in ‘Macbeth’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Act 3, with a detailed plan showing how to tackle a GCSE essay. There are sample responses and indicative content throughout. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards. It has worked really well in the classroom, taking between 1-2 hours depending on how much writing you want your students to complete.

A super clear 44 slide powerpoint that takes students through the skills need for Eduqas English Language Paper 2. Includes: colourful 1 hour powerpoint that centres around covering and answering a mock exam-style paper based on GCSE English Language Paper 2. There are sample answers or part answers for every question. The powerpoint could be extended over 2 lessons if need be if students write their own answers in timed conditions to help with exam practice. The questions focus on two engaging sources: a modern piece with a schools inspector looking round a perfect school and a lively diary of a Victorian teacher in a ragged school. I’ve used this many times with my students and it works really well.

Really useful practice question paper for Eduqas English Language GCSE Component 1. Based on an exciting extract about the sinking of the Titanic, this resource includes: question paper 25 slide powerpoint The powerpoint clearly and throughly covers each question. There are sample answers or indicative content for each question with ‘do now’ tasks to help students improve their skills. Really useful for KS4 students learning or revising the skills for the exam.

An engaging, super clear 28 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of manipulation in ‘Macbeth’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Act 2 scene 2, with two separate detailed plans showing how to tackle a GCSE essay. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear 47 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the transformation of Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the student, including exercises which help students analyse quotations closely for AO1, AO2 and AO3. The activities lead neatly into an essay question based on an extract from Stave 5, with step-by-step guidance about how to successfully write a response. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards. I hope your students find it useful. If they do, please do leave a review and check out other resources in my shop. Thank you!

A super clear, colourful 50 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Romeo as a tragic hero in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills. There is an essay question at the end with structured guidance to help the students annotate an extract and plan an answer. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students. There is a full sample answer at the end. This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete. My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too! If you find it useful, please do leave a review and have a look at other lessons and activities in my shop.

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 54 slides that guides the class through the role of the Inspector in ‘An Inspector Calls’. There are lots of activities for the students which can be completed as a class, in groups/ pairs or individually. There are answers on separate slides to all questions/activities. Use of short key quotations allow plenty of opportunities for students to closely analyse language. Additionally, there are also some ideas for top-level context and exploring the text in different ways which helps students reach the highest grades. The lesson finishes with two essay questions so teachers can choose the one they need to teach according to their exam board. One is an essay question which follows the format of AQA and Edexcel. There is a full top level answer as well for students to read. One is with an extract-based exam paper suitable for Eduqas students. This includes detailed slides showing how to annotate, how to plan and, really usefully, an example of a top level answer. My students found this really helpful- I hope yours do too! If you like this resource, please do leave a review and have a look at my TES shop MsLarkinsResources. Thank you!

A super clear, colourful 31 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Macbeth as a tragic hero. There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students. There is an AQA style essay question at the end with structured guidance to help the students annotate an extract and plan an answer. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students. There is a full sample answer at the end. This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete. My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too! If you find it useful, please do leave a review and have a look at other lessons and activities in my shop.

To Autumn by John Keats and Home Thoughts from Abroad by Robert Browning This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made- see bundle) as her revision aid.

‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems using the themes of strong images/ strong feelings/ challenging situations. The grid can easily be used to write about other themes from the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made) as her revision aid.

A colourful, superclear powerpoint (58 slides) that takes students through the reading paper for Eduqas GCSE Language Paper 2. The powerpoint is really detailed and it takes me two hours to teach it to a class, especially if I ask them to write every answer. Activities are very structured to allow all students to be able to access the questions. I have included indicative content, sample paragraphs, part answers and one full mark answer to model how to get the maximum marks. The texts used are accessible and engaging: Orwell’s account of shooting an elephant and an extract from the autobiography of the head keeper of London Zoo in 1898. The powerpoint is excellent preparation for mocks but could also be used for Year 9 students beginning on their pathway to GCSE.

This is a super clear, colourful power point which guides students through the theme of science in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. It is best used for revision or once the students have finished reading the novel. There are discussion points, activities to test knowledge of the novel and opportunities to analyse language. Context is also fully covered. The lesson ends with an extract question suitable for the AQA exam but easily adapted for Eduqas or Edexcel. There is also a really detailed plan which illustrates how to write a top-level essay. This lesson worked very well with my year 11 students who went on to write excellent essays on this theme.

An engaging, super clear 29 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an exploding extract question for ‘A Christmas Carol’ using the setting of the novella as the question focus. The extract is from Stave 1. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and short clips of films to help illustrate ideas. The lesson finishes with an exam question, with two sample model paragraphs and a writing scaffold for students to complete the essay. This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint (33 slides) which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question focusing on the theme of secrecy and mystery. The extract is from ‘The Last Night’ . There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language and structure closely. It finishes with two detailed essay plans that model how to approach the question in the exam, covering all the assessment objectives. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

This is an engaging lesson to introduce the idea of perspectives/viewpoints/attitudes and how these change over time. It works really well as an introduction to the GCSE language paper 2 and suits all exam boards. It’s a good opportunity for paired and class discussion and is helpful for covering a lot of history in a brief, low-stakes way. There is a writing task at the end, and this can be expanded to write about the attitudes in the other pictures for home learning or extended writing. It takes my classes an hour and prompts lots of discussion. They seem to really enjoy it and it helps them understand the premise for the reading section of language paper 2. If you do like this resource, please leave a review and check out my shop for other resources. Thank you!

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 16 slides that guides the class through the presentation of women in ‘An Inspector Calls’. There are activities for the students with answers on separate slides. Additionally, there are also some ideas for exploring the text in different ways which help students reach the highest grades. It finishes with an extract-based exam paper suitable for Eduqas students. This includes detailed slides showing how to annotate, how to plan and, really usefully, an example of a very detailed essay plan. Although it suits the Eduqas exam format, the ideas in the essay are very helpful for all GCSE and IGCSE students. Please leave a review if you found this resource useful!

Colourful powerpoint that teaches the four main types of sentence. It can be used as a starter or for revision with KS2, KS3 and KS4. There is a simple explanation of each sentence type examples and a super quick activity for each one to check understanding. The last activity is a bright, cheerful quiz which the whole class can take part in. Answers in final slide. Hope you find it useful. If you do, please leave a review!