Lesson focusing on tips on how to approach OCR English Literature A Level Paper 2 Question 6: essay, including: Detailed slides Mark scheme Typical Question 6 on language and control Language in THT Literary and socioeconomic context How to build an essay starting with a thesis statement, through to argument and conclusion (AO focused) Model introductions including one colour coded and one student model introduction Colour-coded model essay for discussion Suggestions for wider reading Easily adaptable

A question-by-question run through of AQA Language Paper 2 with reading strategies, differentiated resources and colour-coded model responses.

An extended lesson/intervention lesson on narrative and descriptive writing for AQA English Language Paper 1 based on the June 2017 Question 5 - with differentiated tasks and resources.

Lesson providing a general overview of the play includes: Annotated mark scheme and simplified mark scheme Question extract on the theme of Guilt Detailed historical context- Great Chain of Being, Divine Right of Kings, Gunpowder Plot, Witchcraft Key Vocabulary Main and secondary characters - each one explained in snapshot Plot summary and detailed plot resource Pre-annotated exam question on the Sergeant’s speech from 1.2 (annotations can be deleted) Actual student response on the exam question (resource too) Should be used to recap in Year 11

Detailed lesson on AQA GCSE Literature Paper 2 Exam Essay Structure and lesser Characters in the play. It includes: General essay tips Mark Scheme Exam questions + exam questions resource with 14 questions Eric model essay resource as a guide Example paragraph Examiner’s commentary Step-by-step approach to an exam question on gender Analyses of quotes with bullet-point guidance General historical context on gender Essay plan including building a clear thesis statement This can be easily adapted to your class or to other exam boards, hence no AOs on slides

Detailed lesson on AQA GCSE Literature Paper 2 on how to approach a theme question. It includes: Exam questions Mark Scheme in a nutshell Theme with a focus on collective responsibility Excerpt from the play General essay tips Example responses Examiner’s commentary Tips for signposting the examiner Writing a thesis statement This can be easily adapted to your class or to other exam boards, hence no AOs on slides

Very detailed AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1 lesson and resources recapping knowledge of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, includes: Basic plot of story for visual learners Detailed chapter summaries Chapter list and some contextual overview Quiz with answers Key vocabulary Exam technique Mark Scheme Annotated exam extract (atmosphere of suspicion) Success Criteria Detailed plan Model introduction and thesis statement Colour-coded model paragraph Easily adaptable

Scaffolded lesson with resources Easy to differentiate Do Now Articles and video Greta Thunberg UN Speech video and transcript for analysis Planning sheet Adaptable to other exam boards

AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ Very detailed lesson covering all AOs Includes socioeconomic context and elements of crime Form and Structure Symbolism Theme Alternative Readings Exam question Examiner advice Colour-coded model paragraph

AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime Poetry Overview of each poem, including links, key quotes/ideas/ themes ‘Peter Grimes’ ‘Ballad of Reading Gaol’ ‘My Last Duchess’ ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ ‘The Laboratory’ Exam question Examiner advice Indicative content Ideal for revision lessons

Very detailed lesson focusing on: Plot (inc. key scenes for Romeo and Juliet) Character Theme Key Quotes Extract Analysis Lesson can be split - it’s effectively two lessons - and is easily differentiated for all KS3 abilities

Edexcel A Level Paper 1 Drama, Section B: A Streetcar Named Desire Overview and Exam Questions in line with the Assessment Objectives Includes: Mark Scheme All past paper question up to 2023 Plot, tragic form and structure Context Overview of Theme, Symbol, Motif, Language June 2017 Practice Question Guided Plan

Detailed lesson for AQA A Level Literature Aspects of Tragedy covering the poem and all assessment objectives, includes: Annotated extracts of the poem Breakdown of narrative Context, inc. the gothic movement Language, form and structure Embedded video of poem recital Feminist and tragic readings Practice Question

Very detailed lesson in line with Assessment Objectives. Includes: Socioeconomic context Modernism Form and Fitzgerald’s language Imagery and symbolism Question 2 and mark scheme Annotated extract from C3 of the novel

A lesson/lecture covering the socioeconomic conditions of the early modern - English renaissance - era. This can be taught as a masterclass to the Most Able at Year 11, or as general contextual background for an early modern A Level text. The focus in the second part is Macbeth but having personally taught many early modern texts, I know it can easily be adapted to all exam boards for GCSE and A Level.

Differentiated lesson and resources covering AQA Language Paper 2 with simple strategies and model responses.

Some quick and easy resources to aid GCSE English Literature students with retrieval practise [and revision] for Macbeth Resource includes Acts One to Five on separate documents, and the whole play on one document.

Run through of whole of English Language Paper 2 [AQA] as a guide for classroom teaching/in-class revision. Includes mark schemes and reading techniques.