Model response for Macbeth GCSE Literature question 'How does Shakespeare present Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship? 2 paragraphs, roughly grade 6 standard

PowerPoint teaching the range of forms and purposes now expected from AQA in the new GCSE exams. Provides detailed introduction to topic using AOs and mark schemes and explores a variety of topics whilst writing essays, letters, articles, leaflets and speeches. Explores a range of language features including DAFOREST devices, modal and imperaitve vebrs, satire, allusion, idiom and plosives. Resources and models included. Knowledge test for end of unit included.

PowerPoint covering the whole of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers. Used with top set Y10 to teach AQA Literature Paper 2. Lessons all resourced and ready to be used. Range of Literature and Language based LOs. Lots of embedded non fiction used throughout.

A full AQA style mock exam for Language paper 1 (Q1-5) for ‘1984’ by George Orwell.

A lesson on the key differences between socialism and capitalism, designed as an intro lesson for studying An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley. Ideal for use with GCSE classes of a range of abilities. Easily adaptable with clear to follow format helping to build up students’ understanding. Uses Mild, Medium and Hot tasks throughout to alter the level of challenge.

A fully resourced PowerPoint for the teaching of Romeo and Juliet. Contains a mix of reading lessons and non fiction writing lessons. Covers a whole teaching term (roughly 40 lessons) Aimed at Y8 but easily adaptable for other year groups. All lessons are ready to teach from the offset.

A worksheet for use as a single cover lesson on Dahl’s Goat Tobacco. Designed for KS3. Close reading questions focused on extract, followed by two possible exam style questions to choose from.

A mock paper for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language 3B exam. Two non fiction texts themed around elephants. Section A - reading skills Section B and C - writing skills

A booklet of 5 academic articles sourced from JSTOR. Each article has linked questions and ‘To what extent’ style task. Easily used for homework over a half term, or using to teach key themes/context alongside the reading of the text in lessons.

A mock paper for AQA Paper 2 using a modern article about the polluting impact of the fashion industry and an article from an 1800s women’s magazine about summer and winter trends.

PowerPoint and resources for the new AQA Literature poetry exam. Includes at least one lesson per poem in the Relationships cluster and several comparison lessons. Modeled responses and worksheets included.

Literacy SOW for low ability KS3 students. A range of LOs covered: sentence construction (simple, compound, complex), basic clause patterns, extended noun phrases, prepositions, adverbials and conjunctions.

A short PPT of because, but, so sentences (inspired by The Writing Revolution) that focus on Act 1 and 2 of Macbeth. Using different conjunctions to get students to think about the text from different ways.

An extract from 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell and an accompanying Language Paper 1 Q4.

A short PPT with key ideas for exploring context in Romeo and Juliet. Includes plague, Renaissance, Great Chain of Being, Humanism and feuds.

A worksheet using ideas from The Writing Revolution to get students using conjunctions in three different ways. Uses Dickens as a prompt. I do, We do and You do options.

A PowerPoint of speed planning grids for a range of character and theme based questions for Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Ideal for last minute exam revision, or can be printed and used as homework or in class worksheets.

A PowerPoint of planning grid slides for each character and key themes of An Inspector Calls. Perfect for last minute revision before mocks/ summer exams, or printed and given to students to complete as homework tasks.

An unseen poetry booklet styled on AQA Literature Paper 2 section C Six poems themed around climate change Includes knowledge organiser, essay support writing frames and planning pages.