Differentiated sentence starts to guide students through an exam style to the following question: How is Scrooge presented as a character lacking in humanity? 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.

A sample 8 mark question from the AQA Paper 1 2017 exam. It includes a writing frame for answering the question. The extract is taken from 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

3 poems ideal for guiding students through the process of unpicking the meaning of unseen poems by noticing features of form, language and structure. Includes worksheets and PowerPoint. The 3 poems are TOUGH: In a Station of the Metro by Ezra Pound TOUGHER: Take One Home for the Kiddies by Philip Larkin TOUGHEST: Tamed Cat by Sylvia Kantaris Each poem has prompt questions to encourage students to explore the effect of the writer’s methods.

Lesson on Chapter 10 of Animal Farm. Includes learning outcomes, starter, differentiated plenary, comprehension questions and a main activity involving comparing Orwell’s ending with the ending in two film versions (links to the films are included). This is useful for exploring how the films attempt to rewrite history by changing the endings to suit the target audience.

2 lessons. Disneyland article analysis with differentiation. Lesson 1: Identify and Analyse 10 persuasive techniques. Lesson 2: Read the information about four Disney theme parks and explain why is the most persuasive.

A lesson analysing how George and Lennie are presented in Chapter 1. Includes annotation of an extract, a sample paragraph followed by an independent task.

This lesson is focused on Paper 1 Question 3 (AQA - commenting on the structure of the whole text). This seems to be a popular topic for interviews at the moment. I have used a very short extract with lots of shifts which widen and narrow the focus - Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Starter: Students rate their understanding of structural devices. Construct: Students try to identify narrative shifts in focus in the text. Main: Students look in more detail at the narrative shifts in the text. This activity is in the form of an A3 table and is differentiated. Bronze Level: Identify what is happening during each shift. Silver: Apply structural devices. Gold: Comment on the effect of structural devices. I have also included the lesson plan. For a more challenging class, students can use the extract from the opening of Kite Runner.

A worksheet detailing all terminology and definitions for students to revise from for the area of study ‘Harmony and Tonality’. A powerpoint is also available which explains all terms with musical terminology and musical examples.

10 ways to vary a sentence start/openers. With PowerPoint and resources. Ideal for Year 6/7.

Contains resources to help students answer the following exam style response: How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Lennie in Of Mice and Men.

Highly simplified version of Macbeth for very low ability.

A lesson and worksheet for analysing a Miss Havisham extract from Chapter 8 of Great Expectations. Can be adapted for GCSE or A Level unseen prose.

Macbeth: 3 AQA 1-9 style exams based on 3 extracts from Act 2

A learning journey containing a range of activities to support students with creative writing.

A structured resource to support students with the 8 mark question on the AQA 2017 Reading Paper 1 exam. There is a warm up activity identiying language features in the extract followed by a writing frame to support students with their analytical writing. The question is based on a short extract from 'Of Mice and Men'.

A 10 week scheme of work which includes performance of film motifs, arrangements of well known film themes and a composition project.

Lord of the Flies exam question looking how tension is built up with lesson, powerpoint, objectives and indicative context to help with responding to feedback.

A pack of A style listening questions based on classical music for the AQA GCSE examination. Answers and a powerpoint are also available. This is also available as part of a bundle with B-C and A* grade style questions for the same excerpts.

Good lesson to use with Year 7 to get them to identify language and presentational features in a holiday brochure. Includes PowerPoint, worksheet, starter activity, objectives and a writing task with writing frame.