A handy printable revision sheet for this key poem from the Feminine Gospels collection. It improves an overview of the poem and detailed analysis of 10 key quotations from The Diet.

If you want your students to write better exam responses which demonstrates more depth to their thinking, you should consider using the ‘because, but, so’ method from the writing revolution. This resource collates a wide range of exemplar ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on the most popular GCSE English literature texts for AQA; Macbeth A Christmas Carol Romeo and Juliet An Inspector Calls Lord of the Flies. After studying the wide range of models, students should gain the ability to write their own ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs in the same style.

A grade 9 response about how cruelty is presented in An Inspector Calls. It examines the overt and subtle cruelty administered by The Birling Family. It also looks at how the Inspector exposes the cruelty and how he uses Eva Smith to portray the consequences of cruelty.

I have collated my annotations for all 18 Eduqas poems onto one PowerPoint. Each slide is animated with the annotations appearing with each mouse click to work through each poem chronologically. Naturally, teachers will want to adapt the annotations to suit the abilities of their students but this PowerPoint acts as a great starting point. The annotations were aimed at lower ability sets working towards grades 4 and 5. For higher ability classes looking for more in depth annotations, try my grade 9 revision sheets which are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12958233

For students aiming to really impress their examiner in their pursuit of grade 9, here are a summary of 8 critical perspectives into Jack’s character in Lord of the Flies to help meet and exceed the criteria for A03. Includes Marx, Freud, Aristotle, Machiavelli, feminism, Locke and Jung.

Part of a series of superhero-themed comprehension worksheets from a reading intervention I ran with Year 6 and Year 7, this text focuses on Hulk from the Marvel franchise. Students read the 500 word text and answer the comprehension questions. The answers are included.

Students often find it difficult to find interesting things to say about the structure of each poem. This resource collates relevant comments about the structure of each poem onto one handy printable sheet to assist with revision for the Eduqas poetry exam.

Lesson introducing this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes discussion questions, annotations of each section of the poem, research tasks, comparison tasks and an analytical paragraph to guide students towards producing their own response to the poem.

Low Band 5 response 21/25 Feminine Gospels response.

An 18 slide lesson covering this key poem from the Feminine Gospels collection in detail. Includes discussion of key ideas in the poem, comprehension questions, detailed annotations of each stanza, 2 exemplar analytical paragraphs and extension tasks.

To help students consolidate their knowledge of word classes, I ask students to try and compile an A to Z list of different word classes. Here is an example of suggested answers with A to Z for verbs, abstract nouns, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. I have had to be a little creative for the letters X and Z!

A grade 9 response exploring how Scrooge’s fears are presented in the novella.

Grade 8 response exploring how Shakespeare presents the relationships between adults and children in Romeo and Juliet.

A 76 slide PowerPoint that systematically goes through 30 key quotations from the play chronologically. Students are given the quotation and a prompt question to discuss. The next slide offers analysis of the quotation. This process is repeated for all 30 quotations. The worksheet is used at the end to check how much information students have retained.

A worksheet to help guide students on how use show not tell to convey a character’s emotions. Students study the way ‘show not tell’ is used in the 5 sample paragraphs which cover 5 different emotions. I recommend putting these examples under a visualiser. I then ask students to produce their own paragraph in the same style selecting from a choice of 4 complex emotions.

A sheet analysing 12 key quotations from Scene 1 of A Streetcar Named Desire. Contains a blank template version for students to have a go at analysing the quotations themselves. I then reveal the model explanations for each quotation.

Printable revision sheet for The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. Includes detailed analysis of 10 quotations from the poem.

Using appositive phrases in your English literature responses will improve the sophistication of your writing. If used correctly, they will impress your examiner. Here are some examples on how to use appositive phrases when writing about the 6 main characters in Lord of the Flies. Read the examples then have a go at creating your own sentences that use appositive phrases.

A grade 9 750 word response looking at the importance of the 7 commandments in Animal Farm.

Match 50 tier 2 words to their definitions. Correct answers included.