10 Sample exam questions for the GCSE 9-1 Eduqas Poetry Anthology.
Includes the 15 mark a) question and the 25 mark b) question.
Also includes 14 sample comparative b) questions for a carousel revision lesson.
In pairs, students will respond to all 14 questions over the course of the lesson.
Also includes 6 unseen poems with questions.
Links to other Eduqas poetry resources:
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545
Lessons on all poems
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591
Revision resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072
Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065
Lesson on A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy.
Includes starter, differentiated questions for students to explore the poem independently followed by answers and then detailed annotations. The final slide is an examination question in the style of EDUQAS 9-1.
A full lesson exploring the poem with challenging questions for independent analysis followed by answers and annotations.
Links to other Eduqas poetry resources:
Revision Cards:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545
Lessons on all poem:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591
Revision resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072
Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065
Lesson introducing students to 24 ambitious adjectives to describe the harsh conditions in Antarctica.
Starter: Find the words in the word search
New information: Find a synonym for each word
Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives
Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word
Review: Spelling test
Lesson introducing students to 25 ambitious adjectives to create a gothic atmosphere.
Starter: Find the words in the word search
New information: Find a synonym for each word
Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives
Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word
Review: Spelling test
This lesson helps students write the introduction to a persuasive speech for a Year 8/9 assembly on which subject to take at GCSE.
Includes a differentiated starter, model examples and a review task within a 4 page student booklet.
3 lessons building students up to compare Prelude and As Imperceptibly as Grief for the WJEC comparative poetry question.
Lesson 1. Teach Prelude using PowerPoint lesson and worksheet.
Lesson 2. Teach As Imperceptibly as Grief using PowerPoint and worksheet.
Lesson 3. Write a comparison. There are two versions. One version is very structured; the other version gives higher ability students more scope for structuring their comparisons independently.
Updated for 2024 bundle containing lessons, writing frames, revision grids, grade 9 model answers for the power and conflict poems. flashcards, revision powerpoints.
I do have other power and conflict resources available:
Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-11626301
Model answers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-grade-9-model-essays-12213236
Revision cards:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049
A wide range of lessons and worksheets aimed at getting students to use a full range of punctuation accurately.
Take a look through the previews to see the variety of resources on offer. These can be used as starters, homeworks or to promote literacy across the curriculum.
Includes lessons and worksheets on colons, apostrophes, brackets, semi colons, relative clauses, subordinate clauses and avoiding comma splices.
A bundle of resources to use in the final few weeks after you have taught all 18 poems.
The resources encourage students to learn quotations, explore comparisons and write up comparative paragraphs.
Links to other Eduqas poetry resources:
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545
Lessons on all poems
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591
Revision resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072
Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065
Links to other Eduqas poetry resources:
Revision Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545
Lessons on all poems
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591
Revision resources:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072
Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065
Following on from my lesson on revision 3 quotations from each poem, this lesson revises 3 key words from each poem. Remembering the key words should activate students to remember the whole quotation and the significance of it.
There are also two extension acitivites:
an A to Z code for comparing the poems
a quiz on context in all 18 poems.
Simple but effective revision lesson.
Starter: Ask students to try and remember quotations for the main characters using the A4 worksheet.
10 Romeo, 10 Juliet, 5 Capulet, 5 Tybalt, 5 Friar, 5 Mercutio.
Main: Give out the list of the 40 best quotations on the A3 sheet and ask students to analyse the quotations.
Review: Go through answers which appear on the PowerPoint one by one on each mouse click.
There is also a worksheet with more detailed answers on.
A second bundle of GCSE resources for Romeo and Juliet containing 20 resources I could not fit into my primary 2018 Romeo and Juliet bundle as there are only 20 resources allowed in one bundle.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-grade-9-and-grade-7-model-responses-to-aqa-gcse-questions-11580421
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-theme-revision-cards-violence-love-family-honour-fate-death-isolation-11869598
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-6-exam-questions-on-one-a3-page-2019-predictions-12119104
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-analyse-20-key-short-extracts-with-answers-11601152
Lesson on similes, metaphors, and personifications with worksheet and PowerPoint.
Includes 5 activities and extension tasks.
Update: I have added a complete lesson PowerPoint.