Mid level essay response on the character of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Free comprehension questions on Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. Other popular Romeo and Juliet resources include: 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

Set off the random generator. Right click to stop on a random quotation. Students must compete to be the first to identify the missing word. Works well as a quick 5 minute activity to repeat over a number of lessons. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-differentiated-revision-sheets-on-themes-and-context-11387723 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stave-1-and-stave-5-scrooge-s-transformation-in-a-christmas-carol-11503154 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-grade-9-lesson-and-essays-on-ghosts-11552659 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-100-comprehension-questions-with-answer-sheet-12450748 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/revise-themes-in-a-christmas-carol-family-isolation-poverty-charity-christmas-supernatural-11577227 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-a-christmas-carol-exam-responses-12220340 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-top-50-quotations-11901568 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-3-grade-9-model-answers-for-eduqas-gcse-exam-style-11797550 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-response-on-poverty-in-a-christmas-carol-12512988 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-aqa-1-9-super-bundle-11532059#

Lesson that prepares students for answering the AQA 2017 question about Snowball’s leadership. Includes a Grade 7 exemplar response. Includes an engaging starter looking at ambitious vocabulary to describe Snowball - answers included. It then moves on to annotate and analyse 10 key quotations about Snowball. There are also extension questions to review the learning. Ideal preparation lesson before asking students to complete an exam question on Squealer. For other Animal Farm resources, try the following links: Revision: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/themes-in-animal-farm-8-revision-resources-11389822 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747 Revision cards: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-character-revision-cards-12167869 Analysis of ending https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-chapter-10-lesson-compare-orwell-s-ending-with-two-film-versions-11532867

A partially completed plan for an essay response focusing on how Scrooge is presented as cold heart. The big points and quotations are included. Students must add language analysis and context.

Comprehension questions to complete on a first reading of Stone Cold by Robert Swindells. Includes at least one question on every chapter. Useful for developing scanning skills to retrieve information from the text. The page numbers are the same in the various versions of the book I have taught from over the years.

Lesson along with planning sheets to help students to plan and write an AQA exam response on the character of Mr Birling. Sheet 1: Listening activity with youtube link Sheet 2: Find quotations Sheet 3: Exploratory questions and useful sentence stems/writing frame Sheet 4: Grade 6 exemplar response with examiner comments Sheet 5: 10 quotations explained in detail

Worksheet 1: Differentiated questions (Bronze A01, Silver A02, Gold A03) on the Marley’s ghost extract. Worksheet 2: Storyboard activity to sum up the scene with Marley’s ghost with 3 levels of differentiation.

Lesson with worksheets and a PowerPoint for analysing the word choice in Romeo’s final soliloquy in Act 5 Scene 3. Students follow the instructions and zoom in to two words choices within each quotation. They should then discuss the combined or contrasting effect of these two word choices.

Differentiated resources for a short project (2-4 weeks) based on James Bond Themes. They are all in the same key with and without notes. Some tablature themes have also been provided. The task for students is to create a James Bond Theme arrangement using multiple themes and creating rhythms to match this. The powerpoint includes differentiated success criteria for individual practise and group arrangement. Sibelius files are also available.

40 questions on Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. Useful to set after reading the Stave to check understanding. Includes 8 extension questions based around A03 to develop understanding of context and Dickens’ purpose. Also includes a revision PowerPoint guiding students on how to make a mind map to revise the key quotations from the Stave.

PowerPoint for 2 lessons on Poppies. Lesson 1 uses differentiated prompt questions to give students enough hints to allow them to be more engaged and independent with their annotations. Lesson 2 involves applying knowledge and developing deeper annotations. Lesson comes with success criteria, annotations, starter, plenaries. Also includes a revision sheet to prepare students for an exam style question on the poem: How does the writer present the effects of war. Also includes a responding to feedback helpsheet for after students have attempted to write about the effects of war in the poem.

Differentiated PowerPoint with learning outcomes to help students answer the following question based on Chapter 8 and 9 of Oliver Twist: To what extent is Fagin an out and out villain? Lower ability students will look at how Fagin is an absolute villain. Higher ability students will also look at his redeeming qualities. Also includes a model response to annotate to help students improve their second draft or respond to feedback.

Analysing spontaneous spoken language in a live football commentary. Clip and transcript included along with an essay question.

Red Dust - Travel writing extract comprehension activities

Page by page comprehension questions for Book 1 from Pages 1 -118. An average of one question per page. Also includes: - an activity analysing an extract from Paradise Lost and other resources for analysing Act 1 and some resources for writing a film review of The Golden Compass. - a character analysis activity on Lord Asriel - a character analysis for Lyra - a planning frame to writing a newspaper article about Iorek kill Iofur

24 techniques and tricks to include in a piece of descriptive writing. 2 versions with differentiation. Also includes a lesson that looks at some high grade examples of descriptive writing based on a picture of a lighthouse.

Macbeth Character Analysis: Differentiated writing frame for lower ability. Grade 4: Point, Evidence, Analysis of language Grade 5: Add second zoom in to language Grade 6: Add alternative interpretations Grade 7: Add supporting/complicating quotations Also includes advice on how to create a thesis-style introduction. ‘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.