A timeline that charts the progression of Macbeth’s fears across the play. Useful for helping to plan any exam response. Also includes a high grade response about Macbeth’s fears. Has a version with questions and a version with just quotations to explain. Also included as a cut and stick in the correct order activity.

A timeline that traces the development of the supernatural across the whole play. Also included as a cut and stick kinesthetic activity where students must put the boxes into the correct order. Also contains revision cards containing high level analysis of 6 key quotations linked to the supernatural. Also contains a high grade response to a question on the supernatural in the play. Comprehension revision for this key theme that could come up in the 2023 exam. Also includes a lesson looking at how to structure a response.

A lesson that walks students through how to structure a high level Macbeth response on the theme of the supernatural. It gives students the start of each paragraph and asks them to finish each off with analysis of methods and context. It then goes over model examples for each section of the essay. Also includes a prior learning activity and a timeline for knowledge retention to prepare for writing up the response.

Revision mats for AQA Language Paper 2

The 100 most important quotations from Macbeth, in my opinion, placed onto one A3 sheet to assist with revision. Each quotation has a brief explanation of its importance in the text. There are lots of ways you can use this in lesson/to revise. OPTION 1: Create a code for themes e.g. a for ambition, g for guilt, k for kingship, d for deception, s for supernatural. Apply the code to link each quotation to one or more themes. OPTION 2: Ask students to add to each quotation explanation by adding deeper inferences, comments on the impact of language and the wider symbolic significance of each quotation in helping to communicate Shakespeare’s message. OPTION 3: Give students a range of exam questions and ask students to pick 5 quotations they would use to answer each question. OPTION 4: Find pairs of contrasting quotations and explain the contrast to show you can explain how a character or theme develops and changes across the novel. Also contains a top 30 quotation lesson and resource (76 slides) aimed at lower ability students. Updated sheet has meanings, methods and message explored for 100 quotations.

Revision lesson looking at 12 key extracts from A Christmas Carol. Using the revision clock concept, students spend 5 minutes on each extract by answering 3 questions which focus on A01, A02 and then A03. Works really in the run up to mock exams or actual exams. Includes a 5 minute PowerPoint timer embedded into the slides which has an alarm so you don’t lose your timings. 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.

This revision sheet contains 100 key quotations in chronological order alongside a brief explanation of the quotation which covers meanings, methods and message. This can be used by students to revise in many ways. 4 Ways to use this revision sheet. RAG rate your understanding of each quotation/explanation using 3 coloured highlighters. This will help find areas of strength and gaps in knowledge. Apply a code to link each quotation to a theme e.g. C = Christmas, F = Family, P = poverty S = Supernatural, G = Greed. This will help will planning exam questions. Find pairs of contrasting quotations to help show changes in how a character or theme is presented at different points in the text. Pick 10 quotations and develop your inferences of them by focusing on the effect of methods and how these methods help communicate Dickens’ authorial intentions.

PowerPoint revises 6 quotations for each of the following big ideas in the novel: Poverty is a serious problem Material leads to isolation Supernatural as a catalyst for redemption The rich have a responsibility to help the poor Christmas is a joyful time Family is important For each quotation, the inferences are written in short hand to help students make precise and concise notes. They are animated so teachers can talk through them one by one to build up the layers of inference.

4 detailed essay plans on A Christmas Carol to convert into 4 essays. A detailed success criteria is provided for each paragraph. This A Christmas Carol resource offers 3 levels of differentiation to help guide students on how to structure a full length response on the following 4 themes/topics: children, materialism, ghosts, Christmas. Tier 1 difficulty (I do): Big idea, topic sentences and quotations are provided. Students add the analysis of the quotations. Tier 2 difficulty (We do): Students must choose 2 quotations to support each topic sentence and analyse the quotations. Tier 3 difficulty (You do): Students have to generate the big idea, the topic sentences, 2 quotations a paragraph and the quotation analysis.

4 detailed essay plans on Macbeth to convert into 4 essays. The resource is differentiated with an easier and harder version. There is a also a list of 100 quotations and explanations to support students. A detailed success criteria is provided for each paragraph. Great as a revision lesson or as a homework task. Also contains help with thesis-style introductions. ‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022 Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.

A full lesson analysing Chapter 1. Includes a context recap page, starter, comprehension questions and notes for students to annotate over 30 key quotations from the chapter. Ends with some extension questions. Also includes a lesson analysing an extract from Chapter 1 about the island with specific questions to elicit perceptive inferences.

Complete lesson on Chapter 4 which guides students through the annotation of 17 key quotations from the chapter. Includes a starter and various extension tasks to deepen understanding of the main symbols in the chapter.

Lesson analysing key quotations to annotate from Chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies.

Lesson analysing key quotations from Chapter 3 to guide students with annotating the text. Includes a starter, chapter summary and an extension task.

Full lesson with starter, chapter summary task and notes to help students annotate 15 key quotations from Chapter 6 following by a task encouraging students to look for deeper inferences in the 5 most important quotations in the chapter.

Complete lesson covering Chapter 9 with notes to help annotate key quotations along with an engaging starter, chapter summary and extension questions and activities looking at 2 key extracts from the chapter. Also includes a lesson looking at Language Paper 1 Question 4 with detailed annotations of the violent scene in the chapter to prepare students for responding to a student statement for the 20 mark question.

5 full Animal Farm Exam-style responses covering grades 5 to 9 with grades out of 30 and examiner comment.

Extensive notes to help guide students in finding and annotating over 200 key quotations from Lord of the Flies. The page numbers link to the popular Faber version of the text. This quotation organiser is especially useful for helping students catch up with any missed learning. Ideal for teachers new to teaching the book or for students who want to increase the depth of the whole text on a second reading.