90 slide powerpoint that revises and makes thoughtful inferences on over 100 key quotations across the novel. This is best used across a series of 3-5 revision lessons with students guided to create a revision page on each stave. Also contains an A3 help sheet with 100 key quotations and brief explanations displayed in chronological order. Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

Newly updated for 2024, a 51 page revision booklet which compiles my most popular resources into one easy to print document. Includes: Knowledge organisers Revision page of key quotations (with detailed inferences) for every poem Knowledge tests Revision cards Writing frames Model responses Planning sheets and a range of activities to complete focused on making comparisons.

A 43 page An Inspector Calls revision booklet and a 7 page character booklet. This comprehensive resource collates my most popular individual resources easy to print pdfs. Includes: Plot revision activity Knowledge organisers Character revision cards Theme revision cards Vocabulary builder Planning sheets for exam responses on all the main characters 9 model answers with examiner marks and comments Questions focused on the stage directions

I have carefully selected 25 key quotations from A Christmas Carol from across the novel. . Each card contains detailed notes linked to the three assessment objects A01, A02 and A03. The notes are colour-coded to help with this. Also methods are underlined to help students see how they meeting the requirements for A02. There is also a blank template which I give students first to see how much they already know about these top 25 quotations. Also contains analysis of the 10 key words to analyse in the text. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

Handy revision sheet about Eva Smith from An Inspector Calls which looks at 11 key quotations. There is also a blank template that I get students to fill in first before going over my answers.

A 45 slide lesson that teaches students how to identify and comment on the effect of semantic fields in the short extract that is used for AQA Paper 1 Question 2 and Paper 2 Question 3. There are 6 extracts to work through as students develop the skill to identify a pattern of words within each extract. Commenting on a semantic field allows students to make a more sophisticated comment about the effect of language than merely commenting on individual words in isolation.

I have abridged the whole novella of A Christmas Carol into 28 very short extracts to help struggling readers to access the text on one A3 sheet. I have had to use font size 8 to fit it all onto one sheet. For students who require a larger font, I also have included a second version in font size 12 and comic sans. Each extract comes with a question to check for understanding.

A timeline looking at how the motif of blood develops in Macbeth.

A complete ready to teach lesson containing a starter activity, 6 pages of line by line annotations of Act 4 Scene 1 followed up with various extension activities to test students’ understanding of this scene. Ends with students completing an analytical paragraph on the scene. Includes a modelled example.

Fully resourced unit of 5 lessons which introduce the unseen prose element to A Level students. Can also work for high ability GCSE students as a transition/bridging to A Level. Extracts from 19th century classic are used to give students a grounding of themes within classic literature before the transition to post-1945 texts. Each lesson is focused on how to answer an exam-style theme question based on a short extract. Lesson 1: Great Expectations - Miss Havisham extract. Explore the significance of degeneration in this extract. Lesson 2: Frankenstein - Chapter 5 extract. Explore the significance of disappointment in this extract. Lesson 3: Jane Eyre - Extract about Bertha Explore the significance of restriction in this extract. Lesson 4: Jekyll and Hyde - Extract from Jekyll’s statement Explore the significance of duality in this extract. Lesson 5: The Catcher in the Rye - opening paragraph Explore the significance of cynicism in the extract.

Lesson exploring the importance of Fezziwig in the novel. There is a differentiated starter with answers followed by analysis of 8 quotations. Once again possible answers are provided. Then students attempt to write an analytical paragraph using one or more of the quotations.

Complete lesson analysing Act 4 Scene 3 from Macbeth. Includes a starter activity, scene summary, 9 slides of line by line annotations for this extended scene and analytical questions (covering how Scotland and Macbeth are presented in the scene) to test understanding of the annotations. Also contains a revision sheet on the character of Macduff.

Lesson introducing Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes annotations of key lines in the play, comprehension questions based on the annotations and a detailed exploration of the ‘scorpion’ image along with an example paragraph.

A grade 9 response about the theme of ambition. This is one of a number of high level Macbeth responses that can be purchased in a bundle from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-9-responses-12242190

An example of high level analytical writing in An Inspector Calls about how Priestley presents ideas about selfishness in An Inspector Calls. Includes an examiner comment and grade at the end. This resource is also available as one 9 sample responses at different grades: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-an-inspector-calls-model-responses-11453529 It is also available as a bundle covering the whole play: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310

A lesson analysing the character of Boxer from Animal Farm. Includes detailed annotations of 10 key Boxer quotations to prepare students for answering an exam style question on Boxer. The lesson is aimed at students with a grade 5/6 target.

A quick and free to download test on quotations for An Inspector Calls. Students must identify who speaks each line.

A structured worksheet with 5 tasks for students to work through to help them improve their descriptive writing.

Differentiated activity for building word power. Bronze:Ffind words in the wordsearch Silver: Find definitions of words Gold: Use the words in a paragraph Diamond: Identify spelling strategies to prepare for a spelling test