A selection of resources that can take a few lessons analysing Stave 5 and Scrooge's change. Includes reading time, language analysis, peer assessment and essay skills. Essay skills are developed through carefully structured tasks and encourage students to show independent original thought. Ideal for KS4 preparing for the AQA exam.

A lesson centered around the opening of Casino Royal aimed at KS3 building skills for the new AQA language paper. Uses a variety of activities and stimuli to evoke discussion, generate ideas and encourage students to engage with challenging texts. Uses q4 style questions to ellicit opinions and engagement with exciting texts See my other uploads for more lessons from this scheme of work

A lesson introducing the prologue of the Dracula playscript using the new AQA spec as influence for activities. Ideal for KS3, promotes independence and confidence with language techniques and audience's reactions.

A lesson guiding students through the events of Act 5 scenes 6-9. Includes language analysis activities, reminders of key deaths, extended writing tasks and sections which encourage the use of critical thinking and recall of other elements of the play. Includes additional resources ideal for independent revision

A well crafted lesson and worksheet designed to help students engage with the opening of the novel and consider the key themes. Ideal as independent work or as revision aimed at higher ability students. Ideally should be printed on A3.

A worksheet enabling students to revise six of the core themes of the play and encourage them to memorise quotations. Great for students who make strong visual associations with quoteations Ideal for KS4 following the new AQA scheme with a focus on extract-whole techniques.

A variety of fiction and non-fiction resources designed to be completed at home. Each is from a different era of literature and gives a homogeneous view to the curriculum, filling in cultural gaps in knowledge. Designed with the AQA exams in mind, getting students to practice retrieval skills and apply them to a variety of texts and genres.

Are you ready to challnege your students and Prepare them for GCSE work? This lesson guides students through the opening chapter of the Sign of Four while enabling them to develop their language analysis skills. This lesson incorporates elements of AQA Literature with Language Paper 2. Perfect for high achieving students or those who are truly enthralled by Conan Doyle’s novel.

A lesson guiding students through how to approach the new AQA GCSE Language paper one sections A&B using the opening of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Includes a contextual activity encouraging students to use their inference skills and a linked section B writing to describe/narrate activity.

A series of lessons guiding students through language paper one using Enduring Love as the extract. Features the use of the AQA mark scheme to support writing and familiarization with the specification and AOs Also has a writing to describe activity as question 5.

A KS3 lesson that focuses on skills required for the new AQA language papers including; vocab, comprehension and grammar. Can be spread over 2-3 lessons using film extracts, quotes from John le Carre's novels, articles and images to evoke conversation and work, fully differentiated with extension tasks.

A fully resourced set of 3 lessons designed to guide students through the Dagger Scene Act 2 Scene 1. Lessons includes detailed quote analysis, example answers, work sheet comprehension, group tasks, vocabulary boosters, discussions and more. Includes clips from the film to evoke discussion and improve engagement with the task and critical thinking. This is geared towards KS4 preparing for the AQA specification exam

A selection of resources guiding students through analysis of Scrooge’s character in the opening stave of the novel then moving on to the haunting of Scrooge by Marley. Includes graphics to support quote analysis and structure strips for extended essay style responses. Ideal for mid-high ability KS4. Includes support in writing exam style responses using the AQA literature specification. Ideal for classes learning how to construct essays and exam responses.

A lesson adapted from other resources focusing on six key features of Detective Fiction with accompanying work sheets and suggestions for extended writing activities. Aimed at KS4 studying English Literature - The Sign of Four

This fully differentiated workbook is ideal for introducing the content of Language Paper One to students while combining the plot of A Christmas Carol. It is designed for KS4 and uses the AQA assessment objectives and success criteria. Includes fully scaffolded activities for questions 1-4 and a section 5 that is linked thematically.

This lesson is designed to support KS3 students in writing their own Greek mythological stories. It can be conducted over 2-3 lessons depending on depth and ability. Full resources with model work to promote excellence from students.

This lesson looks at the history of the police force and the influence of class on the author and novels. Can be used in conjunction with most Sherlock Holmes novels.

This lesson is based around the criteria for AQA’s language paper 1 question 5. It guides pupils through the basics of sensory writing, considering vocabulary, detail and structure. The extended writing task uses slow writing prompts to focus pupils on quality and crafting over quantity.