An extract analysis booklet which contains 26 examination-length extracts from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Edexcel Paper 2, Section A (can also be used for AQA, Paper 1, Section B; Eduqas, Paper 2, Section B; or OCR, Component 1, Section B, by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

Two detailed lessons exploring Grace Nichols’ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with thorough annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Elizabeth Jennings’ ‘Absence’ from the Time and Place Cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A revision lesson (or lessons if you want to do more with the initial card revision activity) for the AQA Worlds and Lives cluster question for GCSE English Literature. Students will use the enclosed resources to briefly revise the poems from the cluster before identifying the four or five key poems they should revise for the examination. This encourages analytical and evaluative connections. This is best used once the students know the poems well and understand the requirements of this question. Included: Blank revision cards for a starter activity which can be extended into a whole lesson activity (with one card modelled) Poem linking and choice grid with ten example exam questions Lesson PowerPoint Lesson plan with guidance as to how to adapt this activity across two lessons Please check out my individual PowerPoints for each of the poems in the Worlds and Lives Cluster: Worlds and Lives Individual PowerPoints

An extract analysis booklet which contains 20 examination-length extracts from A Christmas Carol and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Edexcel Paper 2, Section A (can also be used for AQA, Paper 1, Section B; Eduqas, Paper 2, Section B; or OCR, Component 1, Section B, by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

An extract analysis booklet which contains 23 examination-length extracts from The Merchant of Venice and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Paper 1, Section A (can also be used for: AQA, Paper 1, Section A by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording; Eduqas, Paper 1, Section A; or OCR Paper 2, Section B). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified.

An extract analysis booklet which contains 24 examination-length extracts from The Tempest and guidance as to what to look for when analysing the extract in Edexcel Paper 1, Section A (can also be used for AQA, Paper 1, Section A by using the second part of the question and adapting the wording). Also included are the accompanying questions, and a lesson plan with suggestions for usage. This resource can be used throughout the teaching of the unit. You could use this to teach students how to analyse sections of the text closely, or as short assessment pieces. The guidance for analysis is aimed at students who are aiming for grade 5 and above, but could easily be simplified. You could also use the booklet as an A Level teaching resource for retrieval practice and development of analysis skills.

Two detailed lessons exploring Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on the two part exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Imtiaz Dharker’s ‘Living Space’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on the two part exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Seamus Heaney’s ‘Death of a Naturalist’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on the two part exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘Sonnet 43’ from the Relationships cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Thomas Hardy’s ‘A Wife in London’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on the two part exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring John Keats’ ‘To Autumn’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring Emily Dickinson’s ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on the two part exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring William Blake’s ‘London’ from the Eduqas GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'Jamaican British’ by Raymond Antrobus from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

Two detailed lessons exploring 'We Refugees’ by Benjamin Zephaniah from the Belonging cluster in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature poetry anthology. The Powerpoint guides students through the poem in the first lesson with detailed annotation guidance, contextual information and detailed questions. The second lesson guides students through an analysis of the poem based on an exam-style question. The lessons will challenge, extend and engage students. Also suitable for students targeting very high grades. Lesson plan included!

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE English Literature text, Lord of the Flies. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE and A Level English Literature text, The Merchant of Venice. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.

A detailed A3 knowledge organiser for the GCSE and A Level English Literature text, Jane Eyre. Useful for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. I have also included a blank copy for students to fill in. I would suggest giving students the blank copy before providing the populated version.