100 comprehension questions on A Christmas Carol. 20 questions on each Stave that is useful to use at the end of scheme of work to test students’ understanding of the novella. All the questions are in chronological order. I have put them all onto one A3 sheet to allow for easy printing. I have also included an answer sheet for students to mark the quiz themselves. NEW: Also contains the questions in the form of a board game. 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.

14 exam style questions on Animal Farm to help with revision.

Complete lesson which gives guidance on how to annotate 15 key quotations from Chapter 5. Also includes a starter, plot summary activity, and guidance on analysing the 3 most significant quotations from the chapter in more depth. Ends with a discussion question on the effectiveness of Ralph’s leadership.

Complete lesson analysing key quotations from Chapter 8. Includes starter, comprehension questions and answers, simple plot summary, notes to annotate key quotations and an extension activity.

An sample exam response 24/30 to the following question which is on the AQA sample exam for 2021. How does Orwell use the character of Squealer to explore ideas about truth and lies in Animal Farm? Grade boundaries are subject to change but I am confident this would attain a grade 7 or 8. Also includes a revision sheet on Squealer. I give students the blank version then go through the more detailed explanations for each quotation later in the lesson.

A detailed 19 slide lesson analysing the character of Piggy. Includes detailed inferences for several key Piggy quotations and also includes advice and model paragraphs for how to write an introduction and conclusion for answering the following exam-style question: How far does Golding present Piggy as a character with useful and important ideas in Lord of the Flies? Write about: • what Piggy says and does that can be seen as useful and important • how far Golding presents Piggy as a character with useful and important ideas. Also includes a full length grade 9 exemplar response.

Literacy training ideal for whole school teacher training. The session goes through ten strategies teachers can implement instantly to help incorporate literacy more meaningfully into their lessons - whatever their subject specialism. There are 65 slides. Also includes a list of ways each department within a school can support literacy in a meaningful way within their curriculum area. Also contains a list of 5 key priorities/achievements for a literacy coordinator.

A highly detailed lesson analysing how discontent is presented in the opening of The Catcher in the Rye. This 26 slide lesson focuses on developing the skills students require for the unseen prose section of AQA Paper 2 English literature. Contains a range of strategies to encourage students to elicit perceptive inferences from the extract which meet the assessment objectives.

A detailed lesson looking at Simon’s character in Lord of the Flies. The lesson is geared around helping students prepare an exam response to the following question and includes detailed annotations of 8 key Simon quotations. How does Golding present Simon as different from the other boys on the island? Write about: • what Simon says and does that suggest he is different from the other boys • how Golding presents him as different. Also includes a grade 9 response on Simon.

A detailed 17 slide full lesson analysing Ralph’s character in Lord of the Flies. Includes a starter, summary task, detailed annotations of 8 key quotations and a sample high level model response answering the following question: How does Golding present Ralph as a leader in Lord of the Flies? Write about: • what Ralph says and does as a leader • how Golding uses Ralph to explore ideas about leadership.

A grade 9 style response about an original exam question looking at how Dickens presents Scrooge’s anxieties/fears. Includes grade and examiner comment.

6 techniques to help students with Paper 2 Question 5.

A simple revision mat activity to revise some of the basic skills required for Paper 2 Question 5.

Students revise the information sheet about sentences and then go on to complete the knowledge test. Also contains detailed guidance on what makes a powerful sentence.

A lesson aimed at preparing students for an Eduqas Paper 2 Writing task on the topic of promoting healthy eating in schools. Includes a detailed paragraph plan to help give students ideas.

A handy worksheet for getting students to find out the definitions of the challenging vocabulary in A Christmas Carol. There are 127 words to find definitions for.

Lesson that guides students through how to write an exam response about the character of Napoleon in Animals Farm. Includes detailed analysis of 6 quotations. Includes a planning sheet and useful quotations for tackling an exam style question on how Napoleon is presented in Animal Farm. Also includes a model response on Napoleon to an AQA style question. Also includes 20 speed-marking targets to show progress between a first and second draft.

11 high grade responses to questions about the main characters and themes in A Christmas Carol. Includes full length responses to all of the previous AQA questions. As you will see, all responses are at least band 5 because they present thoughtful and considered responses to the question. Many are in band 6 due to having judicious quotations, fine-grained analysis of methods, discussions about the various connotations of word choices (A02) combined with convincing exploration of wider contextual factors and themes linked to the methods (A03).

A grade 9 response exploring how Macbeth is presented in the play. Also includes a planning grid for students to follow It would comfortably fit into the top band of the mark scheme 26-30 marks due to the perceptive debate with judicious quotations and assured analysis of methods and exploration of wider ideas. Also includes a grade 8 version that does not quite meet the grade 9 requirements for a comparison. Also includes a differentiated writing frame for students working towards a grade 4 at the other end of the ability spectrum. The question is freely available here: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/sample-papers-and-mark-schemes/2019/june/AQA-87021-QP-JUN19.PDF