Simple essay writing resource for Macbeth on the AQA GCSE syllabus, includes:
assessment objectives
mark scheme
timing and planning
introduction and thesis statement
essay questions with model student responses
practice questions
applicable to More and Most Able but can be adapted
Word and PDF included
Detailed lesson on THT and Frankenstein from the Science and Society section of Edexcel English Literature Paper 2: Prose
Includes:
June 2019 exam questions
Mark scheme
Examiner’s comments & Tips
Candidate responses
Overview of both THT and Frankenstein (plot, context, narrative, character, theme, language etc.)
Three time-saving lessons on unseen poetry from the Edexcel exam board Poetry Section A with candidate answers, tips and examiner’s comments
This is for revision and presupposes knowledge of the Poems of the Decade Anthology and how to express poetry analysis
Easily adaptable
You can use as a mini scheme towards the end of Year 12/13 or in the run up to mocks
OCR English Literature Paper 2 Dystopian Fiction overview lesson on THT, includes:
Theme
Background Plot
Narrative Structure
Language
Sociopolitical context
Literary context and links to other dystopian texts
This should be used as a recap lesson or in conjunction with revision/exam practice.
Detailed Recap lesson for Edexcel Lit Paper 2 prose, Wuthering Heights WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Includes:
June 2018 Exam Questions
Key terms
Narrative structure
Plot
Context
Theme
Characters
Setting
Indicative content
Mark schemes
Candidate responses
Examiner’s comments and tips
Very detailed lesson for the coursework question: How does Priestley present the Inspector in An Inspector Calls? but this can be adapted to many different questions. You could probably get two-three lessons from this, depending.
It includes:
Coursework overview and guidelines
AOs
Mark scheme
Quiz with answers
Historical context
Form and structure
Language analysis slides
Theme
Key quotes
Scaffolded essay plan
Slides on ‘lesser’ characters
Easily adaptable
Two scaffolded and easily differentiatable lessons, and resources, for the AQA syllabus - can easily be adapted to other exam boards
Points of discussion
Do Nows
Broadsheet versus tabloid perspectives
Shocking facts
Detailed, scaffolded lessons on how we interact with our world: social media, climate change, politeness
Tabloid and Broadsheet articles, video and transcript of speech for analysis of rhetorical devices
Do Now Starters
Lots of engaging tasks
Mark scheme
SPaG pointers
Planning
Worst possible introduction tasks
Adaptable to other exam boards
Ideal for exam revision
Detailed Lessons on How to Approach the OCR A Level Literature Exams, includes:
Hamlet
Dystopia (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Ibsen and Rossetti
Detailed early modern context lesson
Resources include extracts and model responses
Scaffolded lesson with resources
Easy to differentiate
Do Now starter
Tabloid and Broadsheet articles for analysis of rhetorical devices
Worst possible introduction task
Adaptable to other exam boards
Scaffolded lesson with resources
Easy to differentiate
Do Now
Articles and video
Greta Thunberg UN Speech video and transcript for analysis
Planning sheet
Adaptable to other exam boards
Detailed lessons and resources including:
Act One recap
Essay structure and ‘lesser’ characters
How to approach a theme question
How to approach the exam question on gender
Planning and structure
Colour-coded model responses
Easily differentiated
Adaptable to other exam boards
Detailed, scaffolded lessons and resources including:
Essay structure and planning
Exam questions with extracts
Quizzes
Past Papers
Relevant Context
Colour-coded model responses
Easily differentiated
Adaptable to other exam boards
Scaffolded lesson on descriptive writing including:
SPaG advice
Planning
Step-by-step focus on the description question
Writing tips
Mark Scheme
Easily differentiated
Adaptable to other exam boards
Detailed, scaffolded lessons and resources including:
Essay structure and planning
Exam questions with extracts
Banquo
The Supernatural
Relevant Context
Colour-coded model responses
Easily differentiated
Adaptable to other exam boards
Lessons and resources for the Edexcel A Level Course including:
Wuthering Heights , The Handmaid’s Tale, and Frankenstein Recaps
Unseen poetry
Exam questions - how to approach them, and model responses
AO focused
AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime Poetry & Atonement
Extremely detailed lesson of 52 slides
Overview of each poem and the novel, including links, key quotes/ideas/themes
Includes plot of Atonement
Exam questions
Examiner advice
Indicative content
Model essays and introductions
Ideal for revision
AQA English Literature A Level, Elements of Crime ‘Porphyria’s Lover’
Very detailed lesson covering all AOs
Includes socioeconomic context and elements of crime
Form and Structure
Symbolism
Theme
Alternative Readings
Exam question
Examiner advice
Colour-coded model paragraph
Lesson on demystifying Shakespeare’s language
Includes simple tasks on the development of English and iambic pentameter
Plot of Macbeth
General context
Witches in 1.1 and sergeant’s speech 1.2 for whole class annotation
Macbeth OCR GCSE exam question
Model candidate answer
Can be adapted to all exam boards and KS3