Two revision checklists for questions 1 and 2 on AQA English language paper 2.

Two slides of a PowerPoint that shows the political spectrum and how the play’s characters fit into it.

An introduction to the first part of the play. There are some interesting ideas about ‘shrews’ in this PowerPoint. There are 24 slides.

A PowerPoint lesson with a quick starter, an exam question that is broken down, a list of various ways to plan and a breakdown of the Examiners’ report from 2017. Ideal for last minute revision.

A revision activity designed to help students compare Mr Birling to another character of their choice from An Inspector Calls.

Whole school literacy marking codes poster.

This is a 20 page author study booklet. There are two separate studies - a generic study for students to choose their own author and a second study focusing on William Shakespeare. There are twelve activities in total, six for each study.

Two author studies - a generic author study and a study based on the Romantic poets which can help to prepare students for their GCSE English literature poetry anthologies. There are 13 activities in total - four extended activities for the generic study and nine activities for the Romantic poets study.

This is an author study booklet with two separate studies - the first one is a generic study in which students can choose their own author, while the second study focusing on a comparison between Jane Austen and Charles Dickens in which the students work in a pair to decide who is the ‘best’ author. There are eleven activities in total, five in the first study and six in the second.

A simple but effective sheet on which students can analyse their own analysis to enable them to see what points on the mark scheme they are hitting. I have used this successfully in my lessons for a number of years, photocopying the sheet on to A3 and ensuring the students stick their essays in the middle before annotating their own analysis.

A PowerPoint presentation based on Robert Service’s poem ‘Tipperary Days’ from the Up the Line to Death anthology. It is relevant to the AQA A-level English literature paper WW1 and Its Aftermath. The the poem is annotated in detail and there is an outline of the war, and where several of the poems from the anthology fit into the timeline of the war.

A useful revision resource focusing on the ghosts in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Useful for a lesson, a cover activity or home study/home revision.

A single sheet revision resource with 12 exam questions focusing on various topics in Act 3 Scene 3 that could come up in the final exam. Ideal revision for the holidays.

A single sheet revision resource with 12 exam questions focusing on various topics in Act 3 Scene 4 that could come up in the final exam. Ideal revision for the holidays.

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

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

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 simple last minute revision activity based on the five stave of the novel.

A handy revision table for the Love and Relationships poems. There are six categories for students to consider. Ideal for homework.