A lesson on the poem ‘The Prelude’ by William Wordsworth. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A handy grid of themes for revision on the play Journey’s End. There are ten themes covered.

A quick revision sheet focusing on the character of Raleigh from the play Journey’s End.

A quick revision sheet focusing on the character of Osborne from the play Journey’s End.

A quick revision sheet focusing on the character of Stanhope from the play Journey’s End.

A lesson on the poem ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A lesson on the poem ‘London’ by William Blake. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A lesson on the poem ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology and also AQA A-level Up the Line to Death anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

Hi everyone, I’ve updated my resource from last year. This is a recall and retrieval grid for the whole of English language paper 2. This is a handy activity for revision in lessons or for a quick homework activity.

24 exemplar questions for AQA English language paper 1, question 5. The questions are useful for lessons, revision or home study. There are a variety of exam options based on the possible variations of the questions - 1) story based on the picture/write a description 2) description based on the picture/write a story 3) description based on the picture/write a description 4) story based on the picture/write a story. All of these options have been a part of the exams in June and November re-sits since 2017, obviously they are original questions that haven’t been on the exams.

36 exemplar questions for AQA English language paper 2, question 5. There are a variety of writing styles as determined by the AQA syllabus (speech / letter / article / leaflet / essay). They are very handy for revision, class teaching or home study.

A quick revision resource for Journey’s End. A revision clock looking at the key characters, events and themes of the play. Ideal for a lesson or a homework activity.

A comparative revision clock for ‘Romeo and Juliet’ comparing the two families. Useful for a homework assignment or for a revision lesson.

A general revision clock for ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Useful for a homework activity or a revision lesson.

A revision clock for the characters of Piggy and Simon focusing on their relevance in the text. This can be used for a revision activity or for a cover lesson.

A revision clock comparing two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies, Jack and Ralph. Handy revision resource or cover lesson activity.

Using ‘Lord of the Flies’ as an extract, this is a simple lesson which models how to tackle AQA English language paper 1, question 2. It’s is based on a student’s response and uses the I do/We do/You do principle of modeling how to respond to the question. In addition there is a ‘do now’ activity based on question 1 of English language paper 1 and a peer assessment plenary. It’s handy for English language revision and revision for ‘Lord of the Flies’ if you have taught it.

PowerPoint analysing ‘England to her Sons’ an early WW1 jingoistic poem by WN Hodgson. This poem is a part of the ‘Up the Line to Death’ poetry anthology and is used extensively in AQA’s English literature A-level, WW1 and Its Aftermath. I have used this with many classes over the years. This resource also includes a knowledge organiser I have made for the poem with references to The Wipers Times for the 2023 examination.

Hi everyone, this is a collection of 60 English writing activities for cover lessons. I have also used many of these activities as end of term options when there has been only a few lessons left. The activities range from directing pupils to writing speeches and stories to creating new products. There is a big variety. The resources are available on PowerPoint and as a PDF for easy printing.

A quick revision activity for the play ‘Othello’. Useful in lessons or for homework.