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I am currently teaching in a state secondary school although I have also taught in primary, independent and international schools. I really hope you find my resources useful!
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I am currently teaching in a state secondary school although I have also taught in primary, independent and international schools. I really hope you find my resources useful!
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Ambition in 'Macbeth': exploration and essay (GCSE)
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.
Eduqas GCSE English Language: transactional writing (article)
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.
Kingship in 'Macbeth': revision lesson with question and full sample answer
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.
Power in 'Macbeth'- revision lesson with essay and full answer
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.
Eduqas Language Paper 2: Walkthrough
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.
Mr Birling: 'An Inspector Calls'. Revision and full essay
This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 52 slides that guides the class through the character of Mr Birling 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!
An Inspector Calls: wealth and power
This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 21 slides that guides the class through the theme of wealth and power in ‘An Inspector Calls’. There are lots of activities for the students with answers on separate slides. Additionally, there are also some ideas for top-level context and exploring the text in different ways which helps 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 top level answer. Although it suits the Eduqas exam format, the ideas in the essay are very helpful for all GCSE and IGCSE students.
Eduqas English Language Component 1- Titanic paper
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.
The Inspector in 'An Inspector Calls': revision and model answer
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!
AQA Worlds and Lives: Grade 9 and Grade 5 full notes
The new AQA Worlds and Lives cluster is a fantastic collection of poems but there are limited resources for students to access for revision.
This will help! In this pack are two full sets of notes for each poem- one at grade 5 standard (30 pages) and one at grade 9 standard (39 pages)
Each one has
5-6 short key quotations from each poem
high-end language analysis
exploration of the writers’ themes and messages
context fully covered
structure and form fully covered
Lots of images are used to help students remember the quotations.
They are really useful for effective revision.
My students are really pleased to have them- I hope yours find them useful too.
Generation in 'An Inspector Calls': revision + full answer
This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 44 slides that guides the class through the theme of the generational divide 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 for more material that will help your GCSE students achieve their best.
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Edexcel IGCSE Language Paper 1: Danger of a Single Story Practice Paper
This resource is a question paper covering the reading section of English Language Paper 1 plus a 21 slide powerpoint that takes students through answering the five questions.
Timings, examiner tips, sample answers and indicative content are all included in the clear, colourful powerpoint.
The unseen text is about a visit to a care home for the elderly. There is enough here to cover 1-2 lessons, depending on how much writing you need your students to complete.
Tried and tested on my own students!
Science in 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde': theme and essay question
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.
Bundle
Themes in 'An Inspector Calls': revision and sample essays
This is a bundle of 6 powerpoints which thoroughly cover the themes in ‘An Inspector Calls.’
There is one powerpoint for each theme. They are all super clear and colourful, each one consisting of at least 40 slides that guides the class through the themes from the start to the end of the play.
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.
Each 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.
So in total, there are 6 lessons and 6 sample essays. Depending on how much you want students to write, these 6 powerpoints will take 6-12 hours in the classroom
My students found these 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!
Ms Larkin’s Resources
Romeo and Juliet Extract Question: Edexcel GCSE
A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question.
The extract is from Act 4 scene 1 when Juliet turns to Friar Laurence for help. 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 closely. It finishes with a complete model answer.
This is suitable for the Edexcel exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.
Macbeth as a tragic hero: revision lesson and model answer (AQA)
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.
Edexcel GCSE Time and Place Poetry: To Autumn /Home Thoughts from Abroad
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.
Women in 'An Inspector Calls'
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!
Types of Sentences
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!
Eduqas Poetry Anthology: revision game
This is a game that is easy to set up and fun to play. It’s very similar to ‘Articulate’ or ‘Don’t Say a Word’ so it’s interactive and entertaining.
All you need to do is print off the cards and cut them up (a 5 minute job) and then it’s ready to play. Once this is done, the cards can be reused for other classes and lessons.
My students really enjoy this game. We play with other texts as well and it’s a good break from mind maps and timed essays etc.
Rules and how to play all on the document.
If you like it, please do leave a review and check out my other resources in my MsLarkinsResources shop.
Have fun!