A worksheet designed to explore the role of the character of Aunt Lizzy and prepare pupils for an essay style question at AS Level. If you like this resource, please visit my shop for a full unit of work on the play, together with other resources on other texts at KS3-5.

A worksheet to help pupils prepare for a diary entry based on the events leading up to and during Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet. Worksheet can be completed in class and the diary entry finished for homework. Helpful introduction to Shakespearean English with a simple matching exercise which can be used as a starter to the lesson. Suitable for KS3 or KS4 pupils.

This lesson plan uses a mix of scaffolding and SOLO taxonomy methods to support an essay on Macbeth. It starts with the wider question then works back to help pupils identify how best to approach the question, ensuring points are tightly linked to the question and avoiding repetitive structures. I have used with both my year 10 and 11 classes with great success! Please do feedback - your comments are much appreciated!

This fun activity is designed to help pupils imagine Macbeth’s response to the witches prophetic apparitions when he returns to see them in Act 4, scene 1. The worksheet asks them to summarize what Macbeth sees then write Macbeth’s Whatsapp message to Lady Macbeth, telling her what he’s seen.

This worksheet is designed to help pupils prepare a letter from Romeo to his father for Act 5, Scene 3. Please leave feedback so I can continue to improve my resources! Thank you!

This resource is for pupils whose first language is not English who are preparing for the GCSE English Literature exam. It includes typical slip-ups (e.g. confusing “this” and “these”) and asks pupils to reflect on accuracy at the end of the exam, by practising proof-reading skills. If you download, please leave comments so I can keep improving my materials! Thank you! Jenny

A worksheet to help students approach this text analytically. Questions focus around context, language choices, themes and syntax.

This resource is designed to help pupils analyse the poem Cetacean by Peter Reading. It includes as set of more focused questions that require pupils to analyse the significance of the images and poetical techniques used. The second worksheet moves onto a freer set of questions that progress towards a final essay question. A set of answers is available for the teacher.

This worksheet provides material for two hours of teaching. It is structured in such a way that it walks the pupil the individual aspects of analysing a poem (either for introducing the poem for study or for as an unseen analysis) and builds towards an essay style question at the end.

This worksheet focuses on imagery and sonnet structure and how these can be used to interpret in the poem by Charlotte Smith. It includes answers. Print pages one and 2 back to back, print full document to include answer sheet.

A worksheet to explore the ideas in the story that builds towards an essay on social status. Suitable for pupils preparing for GCSE English Literature exam.

This worksheet explores the allegorical aspects of this story by Oscar Wilde for more advanced readers. It can be used in preparation for an essay question on the writer’s use of overt symbols in the story. Includes teachers notes with suggested answers.

This worksheet engages pupils to explore the main ideas expressed in the poem using a step by step approach. The final activity practices essay writing and research skills, with pupils using the essay to check and expand on the ideas they have come up with. Any new ideas they have identified using the worksheet could also be added to the detail of the essay.

This worksheet allows pupils to explore the allegorical elements of the story in their reading, preparing them for exam questions for GCSE and A Level Literature Exams.

This 1 hour Powerpoint talks through the technicalities of using quotes in Literature essays for GCSE. It talks about why we use quotes, appropriate punctuation and how to embed. There are exercises to reinforce learning in class.

1 hour worksheet for GCSE or KS3. Includes answers. Suitable for revision or reviewing essay writing skills. Objectives: 1) To revise action in crucial scenes of the play; 2) Review essay writing techniques through looking at and applying good examples of detailed explanation, exploration and evaluation in PEE paragraphs. Additional extension activities could be to summarise another scene and find a quote to analyse.

10 quiz questions on 12th night to help with exam revision. Full and detailed responses are included on the 2nd page. Just the first page should be given to pupils. Questions consider language, techniques, characterisation and themes.

A worksheet to help pupils work independently through the poem Lovers’ Infiniteness by John Donne. This poem can be done in class or as homework.

This worksheet helps pupils prepare for an essay questions about the theme of violence at GCSE level. It guides them through basic comprehension of the main ideas of the story and explores imagery. Suitable as a class activity or can be done for homework. Similarly it could be used as a revision exercise.

This 1 hour worksheet helps guide pupils through a reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher in preparation for GCSE questions. It focuses on setting and gothic conventions in particular. This resource can be used as a class activity, to support understanding of the text or as homework. It includes suggested answers for the teacher which can be shared as part of the feedback.