An exercise which asks students to think deeply about the reasons why Golding uses 15 specific words in the novel.
Students are encouraged to come up with 3 different reasons why that specific word was used. They can zoom in to the word connotations and then zoom out to think about Golding’s authorial messages.
The answer sheet with examples of thoughtful and perceptive inferences for each word choice is included for students to compare their answers to at the end of the lesson.
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 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.
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.
Includes a 34 page work booklet adapted to help students extend their knowledge of An Inspector Calls. The 34 page booklet includes:
Plot Summary with answer sheet
Revising the top 10 quotations for each character with answer sheet
Template to plan exam style responses for each character
9 model answers at grades ranging from 4 to 9 with examiner comments
Instructions for how to annotate the play
Revision cards on themes
A complete ready to teach lesson containing a starter activity, 6 pages of line by line annotations of Act 4 Scene 1 followed up with various extension activities to test students’ understanding of this scene. Ends with students completing an analytical paragraph on the scene. Includes a modelled example.
Home learning booklets for Macbeth which draw together a range of my most popular resources. In total there are over 50 pages which are broke up into clear sections to provide clear instructions for students, teachers or parents.
There are also easy to follow PowerPoints covering every scene of the play.
Pack 1:
Quotation organisers and revision guides to the whole play
Pack 2:
Plot summary activities and questions on specific key scenes
Pack 3:
6 Exam style questions and 6 grade 9 exemplar responses.
Pack 4:
An abridged version of the play in 20 key extracts to analyse and annotate.
Also includes a 100 question knowledge quiz with answer sheet provided.
Also contains 104 slides of annotations covering the whole play.
Also contains 20 revision cards on 20 key quotations aimed at grade 7-9 students.
Includes a differentiated starter, detailed annotations of the scene and then comprehension questions to test students’ understanding of the scene. Not bad for a £1,
A complete ready to teach lesson analysing Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed animated annotations of the full scene, comprehension questions and then an activity examining the use of imagery in the scene. Includes a model paragraph for students to use as a guide.
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.
Exam walk-through style lesson answering the following question:
Starting with this extract (from Act 1 Scene 7) how does Shakespeare present ideas about masculinity? (34 marks).
The lesson examines the extract with detailed annotations and then looks at 3 other key scenes in which masculinity is important.
There is then a model paragraph to help students begin their response.
Fully resourced unit of 5 lessons which introduce the unseen prose element to A Level students. Can also work for high ability GCSE students as a transition/bridging to A Level.
Extracts from 19th century classic are used to give students a grounding of themes within classic literature before the transition to post-1945 texts.
Each lesson is focused on how to answer an exam-style theme question based on a short extract.
Lesson 1:
Great Expectations - Miss Havisham extract.
Explore the significance of degeneration in this extract.
Lesson 2:
Frankenstein - Chapter 5 extract.
Explore the significance of disappointment in this extract.
Lesson 3:
Jane Eyre - Extract about Bertha
Explore the significance of restriction in this extract.
Lesson 4:
Jekyll and Hyde - Extract from Jekyll’s statement
Explore the significance of duality in this extract.
Lesson 5:
The Catcher in the Rye - opening paragraph
Explore the significance of cynicism in the extract.
A complete analysis of the Section B from Bach’s Badinerie set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance.
Performance parts that have been used are readily available by the examination board.
A complete analysis of Section A from Bach’s Badinerie set work from Eduqas GCSE Music. This is at least 3 full lessons with differentiated tasks and worksheets which ensures students annotate their scores correctly. There is also a summary lesson to test their learning at the end of the analysis and performance.
Performance parts that have been used are readily available by the examination board.
Ann exemplar response to the 2017 AQA Romeo and Juliet question on male aggression.
The extract is placed next to the exemplar.
I have pitched it at a grade 7/8 level so students can spend time examining how to improve it further to help meet the grade 9 criteria by exploring the impact of how methods shape meanings for A02 in more depth while also being more assured when considering context and wider ideas for (A03).
50 Questions over 50 Slides on Romeo and Juliet. The questions go through the key plot points and quotations chronologically. There is the answer slide at the end to allow students to mark the quiz themselves.
3 Power and Conflict revision quizzes.
A 50 question revision quiz to complete once you have taught all 15 poems from the Power and Conflict section of the anthology. Includes the answers at the end.Can be repeated to help measure progress and identify which poems you need to go over again.
Also contains a second paper-based 6 round revision quiz.
Also contains a quiz with 75 questions (5 questions on every poem_ with answer sheet.
Two lessons which introduce the set work ‘Bach’s Badinerie’ by giving an understanding of Baroque music, the composer, instrumentation and the larger suite Badinerie is taken from.
All tasks are fully differentiated and homework ideas are also provided. Worksheets are also differentiated for different target grades where required.
This leads into a full analysis which can be found as part of a bundle with this resource.
Complete lesson analysing Fred’s character in A Christmas Carol.
Differentiated starter activity.
Detailed annotation of 8 key Fred quotations with 4 detailed inferences for each quotation. The annotations are animated to appear one by one so you can talk them through.
Students are then given a model paragraph and asked to use their notes to write the next paragraph(s).
The plenary invites students to consider the strengths and weaknesses of Dickens’ characterisation and asks students to think about Fred’s one-dimensionality.