How to use appositive phrases in English literature texts.
Includes examples for Animal Farm, An Inspector Calls, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Lord of the Flies and A Christmas Carol.
A relaxing end of term quiz on Lord of the Flies. Students have to guess the quotation from the image. There are 40 images linking to 40 key quotations. Answer sheet is provided. If it’s the end of term, why not then let the students colour in the quotations.
With Lady Macbeth being the focus for the AQA May 2024 exam, here are a range of resources exploring Lady Macbeth’s character in detail. Includes timeline, poster, model answers, lessons and worksheets.
A list of ambitious vocabulary and short definitions of words I noticed from reading lots of grade 9 level Lord of the Flies exam responses. Hopefully this is useful for students aiming for the top grades.
A lesson revising key themes and quotations for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. It goes over 6 themes in each text in detail. Students fill in the grid as the teacher goes through the PowerPoint and make notes.
Also contains detailed analysis of 6 quotations for each theme in both texts for students to takeaway with them to revise.
A simple list (with definitions) of 30 tier 2 and tier 3 words that I have spotted when reading various grade 9 level responses over the years to help students make perceptive comments about the play.
A timeline that looks at 13 quotations across the play that link to the motif of fire. This is aimed at high level students to help them make thoughtful and perceptive points about the way Dickens uses the motif to explore various ideas.
Ideal as a cover worksheet, this worksheet gets students to choose from a range of learning journey tasks to help them compare how a parallel universe is presented in two popular fiction extracts from Hunger Games and The Wizard of Oz.
100 Key Quotations from Lord of the Flies (with brief explanation) arranged in chronological order, by chapter, through the novel.
This can be used for revision in many ways.
I have included a range of exam questions so students can select 6 numbered quotations (from the 100) to help answer each question.
For example:
Narrow down the list to the top 10/20 most important quotations.
Find 5 quotations for each of the main characters.
Find 5 quotations for each of the main themes.
Alternatively look at exam questions and ask students to select 5 quotations they would use to help answer each question.
A timeline revision activity where students track and explain Romeo key quotations across the play to help understand how his character develops across the play.
Includes an answer sheet. I give this out at the end of the lesson for students to compare their answers to.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May exam.