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Marley's Ghost
A lesson analysing the arrival of Marley’s Ghost in Stave 1. 20+ slides.
Also contains a takeaway revision sheet with analysis of 7 key quotations.
Motifs in A Christmas Carol (weather, children, fire)
3 timelines that chronologically explore 3 motifs in A Christmas Carol: weather, children and fire. Each timeline includes analysis of 13 carefully selected quotations relating to each motif. There is also a blank template version for students to attempt to explain the quotations themselves.
Also contains a revision sheet for 6 other motifs.
Discussing the use of motifs is one way of showing the examiner that you have a thorough understanding of the text.
AQA Paper 2 Question 5 November 2024
2 exemplary responses to the AQA November 2024 Paper 2 Question 5 prompt which asked students whether or not learning about the past or learning about the future should be prioritised.
One response primarily agrees with the given statement while one primarily disagrees.
I have put them side by side so students can read them and compare the merits of each against the markscheme/success criteria for this question.
How to use drop, shift, zoom, leave to describe a place.
Worksheets with step by step guidance, questions and prompts on how to use the drop, shift, zoom, leave method to describe a place.
Greed Grade 9 Essay - A Christmas Carol
A grade 9 level response looking at the theme of greed in A Christmas Carol.
Also contains 6 revision cards analysing 6 useful quotations for exploring the theme of greed.
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Paper 2 Question 5 Exemplars
A huge range of high grade Paper 2 Question 5 exemplars covering a range of familiar topics including zoos, sport, travel, cars, school uniform, camping, holidays and homework.
Banquo Revision Sheet
A revision sheet analysing 10 key quotations on the character of Banquo in Macbeth.
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Jekyll and Hyde Revision
2 revision sheets on character and theme quotations and 2 quizzes. One is multiple choice looking at the whole play and one contains comprehension questions on each chapter. Both come with answer sheets.
Also contains 2 high level model exam responses on settings and Mr Utterson.
Also contains a Victorian context sheet.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 5
Detailed 41 slide lesson analysing scene 5 from A Streetcar Named Desire to over 2 or 3 lessons. Includes detailed analysis of 12 key quotations from Scene 5 along with a blank template for students to explore their own thoughts about the quotations. Includes an analytical writing task based on the episode at the end of the scene.
World and Lives Revision Flashcards
Revision flashcards for the 15 poems in the Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology.
Each card has brief notes on main ideas, 3 key quotations, structure and context.
Ideal for anyone in the same position as me and teaching these poems for the first time.
How does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a male character who changes? Timeline and exemplars. 2023
A timeline focusing on how the character of Macbeth changes during the play. There is also a question template to help students explore their own interpretations of the different stages of Macbeth’s descent into evil.
Also includes 2 exemplar high grade exemplars to the question for students to compare and consider which are the most perceptive in meeting the criteria for level 6/grade 9.
Also includes 12 character flashcards to help trace how the different aspects of Macbeth’s complex personality are communicated in the play.
As imperceptibly as Grief
Highly detailed annotations of Emily Dickinson’s As imperceptibly as Grief for the Eduqas poetry anthology to support students aiming for grade 9.
Power and Conflict May 2024 Model Answer Kamikaze
A model answer to the May 2024 AQA Power and Conflict Question.
This response compares Kamikaze and Remains.
Conceptual paragraph 1 explores how conflict dehumanises soldiers in both poems.
Conceptual paragraph 2 explores how conflict leads to internal struggles for the soldiers.
Conceptual paragraph 3 explores the debilitating nature of survivor’s guilt and shame.
Quotations and poetic are analysed in thoughtful ways in each paragraph with a clear focus on authorial methods.
Reading Intervention Booklet Unit 2
A 6 week reading intervention unit aimed at students in Year 6 and Year 7. Each session involves looking at a short speech on a contemporary topic (topics include homework, school uniform, the environment) working on a range of fluency strategies to develop students’ confidence in accessing the text. Full details are included for how to structure each session. At the start of the unit and in week 6, the teacher should assess students against Rasinski’s rubric to help measure progress in reading fluency.
Paper 2 Question 5 Grade 9 exemplar (June 2020)
A grade 9 response to the AQA June 2020 Paper 2 Question 5 about whether or not travel was a waste of time.
It starts with a powerful anecdote, has 2 paragraphs arguing the benefits of travel, then it looks at and dismisses the counter argument before reaching a conclusion which links back to the opening anecdote to gain marks for whole text structure and organisation. Vocabulary is sophisticated throughout and punctuation is advanced.
Jekyll and Hyde context
A context sheet to help students understand how Stevenson was influenced by the late Victorian context.
It is divided into 6 sections:
Victorian London
Calvinism
Science
Fin de Siecle
Gothic literature
Atavism
Each section intertwines contextual knowledge with links to the actual novel.
Merchant of Venice Plot Storyboard
A simple storyboard to help students learn the basic plot points for A Merchant of Venice.
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Reading Intervention Booklet
A 6 week reading intervention module focused on building reading fluency and comprehension aimed at supporting students in Year 6 and Year 7 whose reading age is slightly below their chronological age.
The theme of the booklet is superheroes. In each session, students read a 500 word text about a superhero and complete fluency activities before ending the session with comprehension questions. Full details are included on how the sessions can be delivered.
Also contains an answer booklet for the comprehension questions.
The superheroes covered are Iron Man, Superman, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Captain America and Spiderman.
At the start and end of the unit, I recommend assessing students against Rasinski’s fluency rubric.
Half Caste
Handy one page revision sheet on Half Caste by John Agard for the Edexcel conflict anthology. It contains 10 analytical questions and 10 developed responses to the questions.
My most popular resource on Edexcel conflict poetry, which puts together all my resources into one booklet, is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-conflict-poetry-revision-booklet-12955594
Juliet Grade 9 exemplar
A grade 9 model answer focusing on the character of Juliet.
The model answer starts with a thesis statement.
It moves on to analyse the youthful, idealistic nature of Romeo’s feelings for Romeo early in the play.
The second half of the essay moves on to explore the growing maturity of Juliet’s feelings later in the play.
The word count for the response is 1014 words.
Also includes revision cards for critical perspectives into Romeo’s character to really help push for that grade 9 in A03.