Useful when teaching sentences within a wider Romeo and Juliet SOW. The worksheet looks at how to use embedded clauses, subordinate clauses, semi colons and colons.

A detailed A3 revision sheet containing key quotations in short easy to remember chunks for the following 4 supporting characters in Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio, Capulet, Nurse and Friar. There is a differentiated activity to encourage students to use the revision sheet effectively: Bronze: AO1 explain what we learn about the character in each quote. Silver: AO3 link each quotation to context Gold: AO3 link each quotation to a theme Diamond: AO2 Identify language features in each quotation Also includes a follow up lesson revising the key quotes and testing understanding.

Learning outcomes: To understand a code for identifying language features in Shakespeare (word level, imagery, structure) To Apply understanding by locating the language features in key quotations. To evaluate the effect of the language features.

Romeo and Juliet Starter: Finish off each key quote. I use an activity like this regularly because the AQA 2017 examination is a closed book examination. For more advanced Romeo and Juliet resources visit my shop. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/davidmartinreed

Resources to help teach the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Includes questions, annotations, writing frame and an activity looking at word choices.

Act 1 Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet worksheet. 5 levels of differentiation (colour groups).

This huge Romeo and Juliet pack has been adapted for home learning. This comprehensive collection of worksheets have been designed to help prepare students for the 9-1 GCSE examinations on Romeo and Juliet. Look through the 65+ preview pages to have a look at the range of resources on offer. The pack includes the following resources: Quotation revision sheets. Examination Style Questions Model high quality paragraphs Writing frames Planning sheets to help tackle exam questions Analysis questions of key scenes Abridged version of the whole play 20 key extracts to analyse Revising the 6 main characters Flashcards 3 A3 sheets which contain short easy to remember quotations for Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Nurse, Friar and Capulet from across the play. It has been created with the closed book AQA 1-9 examination in mind to help students remember quotations to use in their responses. The activity is differentiated: Bronze level: Identify where in the play the quotes come from Silver: Relate the quotations to key themes. Gold: Identify key words and language features within the quotations Diamond: Relate the quotations for context. 2I have also added AQA-style examination questions based on 5 characters (Mercutio, Friar, Nurse, Prince, Capulet) which works well as a differentiated carousel activity. An AQA-friendly writing frame to help students to structure a response to the play. Model paragraphs aimed at grade 7-9 students. Planning sheets for exam questions on the theme of fate and the character of Capulet. Differentiated comprehension questions on Mercutio. Analysis questions on Juliet’s speech in Act 4 Scene 3 and Romeo’s final speech in Act 5 Scene 3. 10 exam questions written in the style of the AQA 1-9 new spec. Also includes PowerPoints for all scenes.

25 lessons covering every scene from the play. Also includes 20 revision cards with detailed analysis of 20 of the most important quotations in the play aimed at grade 7-9 students. All lessons include scene summaries, detailed annotations and often includes extension activities, comprehension questions, differentiated starters example paragraphs to guide students on how to effectively write analytical paragraphs. Also includes a PowerPoint with the whole play annotated.

A slide to encourage students to think about Shakespeare’s Macbeth explores universal, abstract, conceptual ideas about the human condition. Useful for setting as a development task to stretch students. This is a free resource that offers a small glimpse into the large number of resources in my shop. Here are links to some of the best-selling resources in my shop. Lord of the Flies: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-character-revision-12854559 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-40-page-study-booklet-12841597 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-theme-revision-cards-2023-12827767 Macbeth: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-and-top-100-quotations-explained-12088304 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-resources-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-2023-12768948 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-timelines-12715015 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-on-6-themes-12852726 Romeo and Juliet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-2018-bundle-11881390 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-9-1-exam-bundle-11833024 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 An Inspector Calls: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-character-revision-sheets-12862156 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-sheets-11573775 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-43-page-gcse-revision-workbook-12626676 Animal Farm: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-40-page-revision-booklet-12846365 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747 A Christmas Carol: 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-character-revision-sheets-12853860 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-cards-and-sheets-12852711 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-12829089 Power and Conflict: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-poetry-revision-grid-extended-version-11530298 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-booklet-2023-12827207 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-structure-a-comparative-paragraph-for-aqa-poetry-power-and-conflict-11387714 Eduqas Poems: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-anthology-poetry-4-revision-lessons-11888938

A 63 page booklet containing knowledge organisers, revision cards, quizzes, planning sheets, writing frames, timelines, character revision sheets and lots more. Best printed in A3.

Complete ready to teach lesson analysing Act 4 Scene 2 from Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed line annotations of the whole scene, comprehension questions and a final activity that asks students to write an analytical paragraph about the scene. Also includes a grade 7 exam response based on an extract from Act 4 Scene 2 exploring how women are presented in the play.

Lesson designed for home learning gives detailed annotations of the scene followed by comprehension questions to test understanding.

A quotation revision game for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. There are 98 key quotations on the board (49 from each text). To advance, students roll the dice and must explain the quotation. This is a follow up to my other game which reverses the process and prompts students to think of the quotations. Currently in A4 but you may wish to enlarge it to A3.

2 lessons covering Act 3 Scenes 1 and 2 with annotations, comprehension questions and extension tasks. Other popular Macbeth resources include: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revise-20-extracts-11868136 Revision cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-theme-revision-cards-ambition-supernatural-guilt-violence-deceit-courage-11868831 Grade 9 model ansers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985 Knowledge organisers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-character-revision-sheet-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-is-lady-macbeth-presented-in-act-5-scene-1-worksheets-and-a-model-response-11422450

Lesson analysing 4 more obscure extracts from A Christmas Carol. Over time, examiners tend to set more challenging extracts. This features 4 of the more obscure extracts that could come up in May 2021 or May 2022. Boat out at sea (Stave 3) Facetious snowball (Stave 3) Fred’s Party (Stave 3) Cheap funeral (Stave 4) Each extract includes exploratory questions, answers and there is a model paragraph for the first 3 extracts.

Lesson analysing the initial description of The Ghost of Christmas Past. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed analysis of 5 key quotations, activity to boost analytical word power followed by an analytical writing task.

A planning sheet and example grade 7 response answering the following exam-style extract-based question on Macbeth. Starting with this extract from Act 4 Scene 2, how does Shakespeare present women in the play? Also includes some annotations to help students see the positive features of the response.

3 intervention catch-up sessions aimed at Paper 2 Question 3. Each session looks at a short extract and includes annotations, a model paragraph and a writing frame for students who require it. Students then use the model to attempt their own paragraph in the same style on a different quotation.

Differentiated assessment/planning sheets to support students with a response to the following exam style GCSE question: How does Shakespeare present Lady Macbeth as an unconventional Elizabethan woman? A focus on how Lady Macbeth is presented in Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 1 Scene 7. There is a writing frame and easier planning sheets for lower ability students.