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I am a secondary school English teacher with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in English Literature with a speciality in poetry. I create classroom display resources, English teaching tools and revision material.
Thank you for visiting my shop!
I am a secondary school English teacher with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in English Literature with a speciality in poetry. I create classroom display resources, English teaching tools and revision material.
This full size display shows students the steps they need to take in order to write an effective English Literature essay at GCSE level. Simply print onto coloured paper and arrange in your classroom.
The resource includes:
- All signage for the display, including titles and the steps for writing an essay
- 'Top tips' sheets which can be filled out by students or the teacher
- A5 printable version of the display that can be given to students to refer to (can also be bought separately - see my store for details).
- A photograph of the completed display that can be used to help with arrangement or inspiration
Please take a look at my other resources if you like this, and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole
A list of the key events in 'Blood Brothers', organised by song. I have also included a simplified, mixed up version of the plot which I used with my class for revision in case this is helpful to anyone.
Handy checklists for students taking GCSE English Literature with AQA. Can be used for flashcards, tests or as a handout - these cheat sheets provide information on how to answer the anthology question and the two unseen questions.
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A revision worksheet designed to be used after students have finished studying the whole play. Ecourages students to consolidate their knowledge of:
Each character in the play: their responsibility for Eva Smith’s death, what they do in the play and key quotes, relevant context, writer’s intentions, connections to themes
Major themes: ideas about the most significant moments and characters linked to the theme, and a question prediction/mini planning space.
Fully editable - easy to change the themes if you have focussed on different ones during your teaching.
Prints A3. Set printer to print on both sides for a 1 page sheet.
These fully editable revision worksheets invite students to consolidate their knowledge on:
Each act and scene of the play
Their top five moments for each act
Key actions and quotations for each character at various points in the play
Key themes
Key methods
They make a great activity within the scheme of learning, for cover lessons, or for revision.
Prints A3.
20 important quotations from 'A Christmas Carol' on my custom-painted watercolour background. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Blood Brothers', AQA 'Power and Conflict' poetry and 'Macbeth', if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
This resource is an anthology of 180 unseen poetry questions for AQA GCSE English Literature (2017).
There are 120 poems in the collection, organised by theme and with contents pages. There are 120 unseen question 1 tasks and 60 unseen question 2 tasks in the pack. The poetry is grouped into themes of:
Love (20 poems)
Family (10 poems)
Friendship (10 poems)
Nature (10 poems)
Animals (10 poems)
Childhood and Growing up (10 poems)
School (10 poems)
Characters (10 poems)
Different Cultures and Traditions (10 poems)
Loss (10 poems)
Conflict and Disaster (10 poems)
In powerpoint format for easy display and printing, or PDF if you prefer.
This resource could also be adapted for KS3 anthologies.
This lesson focuses on how Mrs Johnstone is presented at the start of the play, using the Marilyn Monroe song for close analysis. Students are encouraged to think of Marilyn Monroe as a motif, and to consider other motifs in the play. A tracker is included for students to add to as they read.
A fully editable knowledge organiser on Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers', suitable for AQA English Literature revision. A4 and A3 versions of the resource are included in the download for your convenience. Resource contatins:
- Plot summary by act and song
- Character list
- Contextual information
- Key techniques used by the author
- Key Quotations by character
- High-level vocabulary that can be used to describe the main characters/ act as topic sentence starters
If you like this then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole.
A list of the key events in 'Macbeth', in chronological order. I have also included a mixed up version of the plot which I used with my class for revision in case this is helpful to anyone.
This bundle contains all the Blood Brothers resources in my TES store, including:
- A complete scheme of work covering the whole play.
- All of my standalone lessons, which can be incorporated into any scheme of work.
- Display posters and postcards featuring key character quotations on my custom watercolour background.
- Revision resources, including a knowledge organiser, character timelines, and plot sequencing activity.
You save 56% by buying all of these resources together!
This fully editable revision worksheets invite students to consolidate their knowledge on:
Each character in the text: what they do in every chapter they appear in, relevant context, and key quotations
The setting: includes references to specific pages in the text for ease (EMC version), but these can of course be removed if you prefer.
Key themes
Key methods
They make a great activity within a lesson, or for homework revision.
Prints A3 - set to print on both sides to get a double-sided document.
20 important quotations from Macbeth on my custom-painted watercolour background. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Blood Brothers' and 'A Christmas Carol', if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
Key quotes for a variety of important characters in 'Macbeth', on my custom watercolour background. These posters aim to show the development of characters throughout the play, and act as a quick guide for students to refer to when writing and revising.
Key quotes for a variety of important characters in 'A Christmas Carol', on my custom watercolour background. These posters aim to show the development of characters throughout the novel, and act as a quick guide for students to refer to when writing and revising.
An A4, alphabetical list of key categorised key terms and what they mean. Originally used for AQA English Literature revision, this is an editable document that can be adapted for your requirements. Works as a great revision tool or a quick check list to help sturggling students.
For more resources like this please take a look at my other resources and follow me on twitter: @MissGOToole.
This lesson focuses on getting students to form opinions of Mrs Lyons at the start of the play, and introducing them to the concepts of hero, antihero and villain. Students find evidence for their opinions in the text, and are exposed to sophisticated vocabulary to describe Mrs Lyons as they read.
This is a creative lesson which gives pupils the opportunity to imagine they are producing their own version of Blood Brothers. From casting, lighting and scenery to story boarding pivotal moments, this was a really enjoyable lesson that helped students to visualise the play. I taught it after we had finished the whole text, and it was very well received by students!
Included in this bundle are three fully editable resources:
- My best selling Blood Brothers knowledge/organiser, revision mat, which consolidates quotes, plot summary, key vocabulary, context, themes, and more into an A3 or A4 document (your choice!). Originally created with AQA in mind, this will work for other exam reports.
- Two A3 revision worksheets that allow pupils to demonstrate their knowledge of characters, songs, quotes and plot moments from the play.
- An A4 double-sided document that shows the each of the main characters’ key moments in the play and their associated songs (includes Sammy and Linda)
-Plot sequence in chronological order and mixed up to be used as a sort activity
All of these resources are available separately in my shop, but buy them together in this bundle and you will save 50%!
Simply play the powerpoint and these key quotations will cycle rapidly until you click your mouse. Ask students to name who said the quote, what it's about, and when in the novel it occurs. Great as a quickfire starter to check pupil knowledge.
If you like this resource then please check out my other TES resources and follow me on twitter: @MissGOToole
