A selection of resources and lessons to support the answering of section B of the new AQA Specification. Writing to describe and narrate. Includes practice papers created using the AQA wording and mark distribution

This fully rescourced lesson can be delivered over 2-3 lessons in order to fully analyse the role and character of King Duncan. This is aimed at KS4 students in order to prepare them for the AQA specification, focusing on core vocabulary, contrasts between characters and essay skills

This lesson guides students through a comparison of the theme of guilt in War Photographer and Remains for AQA's power and conflict poetry. cluster Ideal as pre-assessment or exam preparation. Includes references to AOs. Success criteria for writing. A variety of tasks to promote vocabulary, engagement with the poems and confidence in essay writing technique.

A lesson guiding students through the study of Kamikaze. Looks at language analysis, themes and structure as well as extension activities looking at the changed perception of Kamikaze pilots in the 21st Century. Aimed at KS4 preparing for the new AQA GCSE specification

A lesson which rapidly examines the various settings used in the play, their effect using the pathetic fallacy and their significance in the play. Ideal for KS4 students preparing for the AQA exam

A selection of revision postcards crammed with information about the key themes and characters An Inspector Calls. Ideal as a revision aid, for essay writing or for look-cover-recall activities. Complete with a variety essay questions for students to attempt. Designed for my KS4 classes in line with the AQA assessment objectives. Why not get these printed on card and post home!

A collection of resources and comprehensive lesson activities guiding students and teachers through the language paper one paper using the prologue of Jurassic Park as a basis. An exciting and gruesome extract. Ideal for KS4 as a new approach or refresher of techniques, or for high ability KS3 looking for a new challenge. Includes plenty of opportunities for modeling, references to the AQA mark scheme, and some indicitive standards of work so students can see what level they are working at. These resources should take 3-4 hours to complete under guidance, or simply set the paper as a stand alone task.

A detailed lesson guiding students through the poem, examining context, imagery, language features and their effect. A challenging poem but broken down into manageable chunks here, this has enough resources to cover 2-3 hours of teaching. Worksheet ideally printed on A3 in colour. Includes an exam style question in anticipation of the comparative element of the exam. Makes explicit references to the AQA mark-scheme, ideal for KS4

A set of activities designed to help students closely read an extract of the novel, examining how the woman is presented in 'The Bundle of Letters' Includes essay structure materials. Ideal for higher ability KS3

This lesson is designed to support students preparing for the AQA Macbeth GCSE. These resources look at Banquo’s key speech and gives students the chance to read and pull apart a high grade response as well as construct their own analysis. Resources include a follow up lesson allowing students to reflect on their work and improve it, perfect to instill a sense of pride in their work and resilience.

A mock paper using Col. Tim Collin’s Iraq speech and Henry V’s Harfleur speech designed to test students on AQA’s language paper 2. Students must compare perspectives of war and motivational language. Lesson slides include redrafting opportunities so students can reflect on what they have done will in question 5 and look at how to improve in the future. Ideal for KS4 or high ability KS3

An information heavy lesson talking students through the various possible genres of An Inspector Calls. This uses the AQA mark scheme as guidance for the context. Ideal for KS4 as either an introductory lesson to the genre or as pre-exam revision.

This lesson can be delivered over 2-3 hours to KS3. It goes into detail about the context and background of Auschwitz Concentration camp, bringintg together past and present views of it. This contextual knowledge is then used to support analysis of language and dramatic techniques.

A section of a scheme for War Horse studying the text from chapter 7 onwards. Includes starters, plenaries, extended writing and essay skills. Aimed at Y7

A lesson looking at operation Mincemeat; understanding of context, critical thinking skills, information extraction and creative writing

A lesson supporting the study of GCSE Sign of 4 for the AQA specification for 'extract whole' exam. Looks at key themes, language features and essay style questions.

A lesson guiding students through other characters perceptions of Macbeth and how he is presented throughout the play. Includes essay style questions and guidance, homework task and work sheet

A comprehensive set of lessons analysing the context, content and structure of My Last Duchess. This is aimed at KS4 preparing for the power and conflict GCSE. Finishing with a comparative question in line with the exam specification

A lesson guiding students through Act 2 Scene 4 - where Macbeth is finally made King of Scotland. Includes language analysis, contextual information and essay style writing activities. Very structured and designed to evoke engagement with the text and personal responses. Aimed at KS4 students preparing for the Extract-Whole nature of the new AQA specification