A table-based revision document where students write down an evaluative statement (possibly lifted from a past question beginning ‘Evaluate the idea…’ before adding their own argument, a supporting theorist and a real world example. Four rows have been completed to guide students through the process. This is an excellent way of supporting students to plan for an evaluative response, and demonstrates how to bring in theory and supporting ideas. Check out my other English Language resources: Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Language Discourses Analysing Spoken Language Child Language Acquisition - Speech Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing AQA Language Discourses - Paper 2 Question 3 AQA Language Discourses - Paper 2 Question 4 Language Levels Bundle Lexis and Semantics Grammar Phonetics, Phonology and Prosodics Pragmatics Discourse - Spoken Language Graphology

A five page guide to planning and revising for the Prose question in Edexcel English Literature Paper 2. Guides students through: How to approach a past question A list of past questions Contextual revision points Form and structural revision points A sample response An A/A* checklist for those who are aiming for the top grades Every year, my students consistently achieve very high grades in their A Level, so I hope you will find this useful!

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE and A Level English Literature text, Jane Eyre. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE English Literature text, Lord of the Flies. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Time and Place cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures.

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the Time and Place cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3!

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE and A Level English Literature text, The Merchant of Venice. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.

A three page document for revising A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams for Edexcel AS English Literature. Includes: Topic and character revision points Key terminology for revision An exemplar introduction and paragraph for an AS style question Will support those students aiming for very high grades.

This simple document will guide students through researching key contextual points relating to William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. You could set this as a homework task or a lesson activity. Students are required to research using the internet. Suitable for Key Stage Three, or for GCSE.

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Power and Conflict cluster from the AQA poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures.

An A3 sheet detailing small flash cards for all fifteen poems from the ‘Time and Place’ cluster from the Edexcel Poetry anthology. The cards encourage students to revise key details. One card is completed for modelling purposes and the rest are blank so that students can complete these as part of their revision. This can be completed as students work through their anthologies or as an end of unit task. Especially useful for students aiming for grade 7+.

This is a quick and easy poetry worksheet resource to encourage students to focus on the effects of poetry quotations rather than just feature spotting. After an initial focus on ‘My Last Duchess’, students consider a set of quotations, one from each poem in the cluster, in response to a prompt. Lesson plan included!

This is a revision resources for the GCSE English Literature text, Lord of the Flies. There are fourteen quotations from across the text, each in the middle of an A3 sheet. Students should annotate the quotations, pulling out techniques, effects and contextual links. Suitable for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications.

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the Power and Conflict cluster from the AQA poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3!

A complete lesson for GCSE or Year 9 focusing on Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. The lesson includes a 10 slide PowerPoint, an extract booklet for annotation and a suggested lesson plan. Students are encouraged to: make links with Shakespearean tragedy, analyse language in the extracts and produce a response to the assessment question ‘How does Shakespeare present tragedy in Act 3 Scene 1?’ Modelled suggestions are included. The suggested learning objectives are: To annotate and explore Act 3, Scene 1 from Romeo and Juliet To understand how Shakespeare makes use of tragic conventions in this scene To evaluate to what extent the relationships between the characters are connected to tragedy This lesson will stretch and challenge students and could easily be extended over two sessions.

Two detailed lessons exploring 'Love’s Dog’ by Jen Hadfield from the Relationships cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'Nettles’ by Vernon Scannell from the Relationships cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'My Father Would Not Show Us’ by Ingrid de Kok from the Relationships cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The PowerPoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'To My Sister’ by William Wordsworth from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'Sunday Dip’ by John Clare from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!