A worksheet with answer sheet that asks students to explore how key characters and themes are developed across the novella Animal Farm. There are 3 quotations for each character and theme for students to attempt to explain. They can then compare their ideas against the model answers later in the lesson. The answer sheet acts as a useful takeaway revision resource.

30 slide lesson that analyses the section with the Japanese tourists in Chapter 5 based around the theme of freedom to freedom from.

Detailed lesson closely analysing Offred’s quiet rebellion in Chapters 17 and 18.

Two lessons with a close focus on Offred’s egg meditations in Chapter 19 the birthday section.

6 model responses/model paragraphs comparing The Handmaid’s Tale and Feminine Gospels for AQA English Literature Paper 2B ‘Modern Times’ 7712/2B. Each response has been written deliberately to try and target the 5 Assessment objectives and has been designed to fit snugly onto one side of A4 for ease of printing. Each response uses a specific chapter or poem to exemplify wider ideas across the whole novel/collection. For A02 there is a particular focus on macro methods with Offred’s unreliable/discontinuous narration in The Handmaid’s Tale and Duffy’s use of conceits, listing, surrealism. For A03 there is a particular focus on the conservative backlash of the 1980s in The Handmaid’s Tale and consumerist culture, shifting identities and societal pressures on women at the beginning of the 21st century in Feminine Gospels. Students are instructed to identify how each of the AOs have been covered across the response through labelling or colour coding. The 6 themes of ‘modern times’ covered are the human body, degradation, isolation, contrasting ideas, motherhood and rebellion. Personally, I find these exemplars are useful for teaching students how to meet the different Assessment Objectives without compromising the fluency of their response - something that is obviously essential for A01.

Question bank for each letter of the alphabet n the style of Blockbusters to help students develop tier 2 vocabulary. Also includes an interactive display of the blockbusters board. For those who didn’t watch the show in the eighties, divide the class into 2 teams and move the hexagon onto the corresponding letter when a question is answered correctly.

The plot to Lord of the Flies converted into a short play script to help the main plot points to low ability students in an engaging manner.

Walkthrough for the AQA Paper 1 2017 Rosabel extract.

A lesson looking at how Dickens describes Christmas morning at the start of Stave 3.

Lesson on Victorian context for A Christmas Carol.

A lesson looking at the themes of greed and avarice in Stave 2.

A lesson examining Scrooge’s isolation in Stave 1.

2 lessons analsying the Cratchit Family and Tiny Tim in Stave 3.

3 lessons exploring the following 3 themes in A Christmas Carol: Christmas, poverty, family.

A lesson analysing the presentation of Scrooge’s childhood in Stave 2.

A lesson analysing the preface and opening page of A Christmas Carol.

A lesson analysing Fezziwig’s party in Stave 2.

A lesson analysing the character of Fred in A Christmas Carol.

5 lessons to accompany a cold read of A Christmas Carol with comprehension questions to complete at the end of each Stave.

A lesson that analyses the events that lead up to Scrooge’s epiphany in Stave 4.