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Macbeth Wider Ideas A03
For students aiming to really impress their examiner in their pursuit of grade 9, here are a summary of 8 critical perspectives into Macbeth’s character to help meet and exceed the criteria for A03. Includes Marx, Freud, Aristotle, Machiavelli, feminism, Locke and Jung.
Romeo Critical Perspectives A03
For students aiming to really impress their examiner in their pursuit of grade 9, here are a summary of 8 critical perspectives into Romeo’s character in Romeo and Juliet to help meet and exceed the criteria for A03. Includes Marx, Freud, Aristotle, feminism, Locke and Jung.
Also includes a timeline revision activity on Romeo.
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.
Macbeth violent character grade 9 response
An exam-style grade 9 response that would comfortable fit into band 6 that explores how Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an evil/violent character.
I have not included the 2019 question or extract but it is available on the AQA website under assessment materials.
There is perceptive debate with judicious use of quotations and assured analysis of methods and wider ideas.
Also contains a differentiated adaptive writing frame to help lower ability students achieve a grade 4.
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.
Identifying and commenting on semantic fields in Paper 1 Question 2
A lesson that teaches students how to identify and comment on the impact of semantic fields within the short extract in AQA Paper 1 Question 2 and Paper 2 Question 3.
Students will be familiar with zooming in to analyse the key word choices but they can make a more sophisticated point if they can discuss the combined effect of a range of words which are linked semantically.
This lesson gives students lots of opportunities to practice developing this skill using 6 different extracts.
Tall Feminine Gospels
An 18 slide lesson covering this key poem from the Feminine Gospels collection in detail. Includes discussion of key ideas in the poem, comprehension questions, detailed annotations of each stanza, 2 exemplar analytical paragraphs and extension tasks.
Beautiful - Feminine Gospels
Lesson introducing this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes discussion questions, annotations of each section of the poem, research tasks, comparison tasks and an analytical paragraph to guide students towards producing their own response to the poem.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 3 Notes
Analysis of 16 key quotations from Scene 3 of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Also includes a blank template for students to try and explain the quotations themselves first.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 4 notes
36 slide lesson looking at Scene 4 of A Streetcar Named Desire over 2 lessons. Contained detailed analysis of 12 key quotations. Also includes a blank template for students to write their own thoughts about the key quotations. Lesson 2 includes the planning for an essay based question on Blanche based on scenes 1-4.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scene 6
Lesson on Scene 6. Analysis of 12 key quotations from Scene 6 of A Streetcar Named Desire. Also includes a blank template version for students to explore the significance of the quotations themselves.
Appositive Phrases for GCSE English literature
Using appositive phrases in your English literature responses will improve the sophistication of your writing. If used correctly, they will impress your examiner. Here are some examples on how to use appositive phrases when writing about the 6 main characters in the following texts:
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
A Christmas Carol
An Inspector Calls
Lord of the Flies
Animal Farm
Chain of Events An Inspector Calls Grade 9
A grade 9 response to the following question on An Inspector Calls from the 2022 EdExcel exam:
Explain how the chain of events is important in An Inspector Calls
The Light Gatherer - Feminine Gospels
Lesson looking at The Light Gatherer. Includes an engaging starter, a range of comprehension and exploratory questions, detailed annotations of the poem, high level model paragraphs. Overall, an ideal introduction for teachers who are new to teaching Feminine Gospels.
Also contains a range of essays at bands 2, 3, 4 and 5 exploring the theme of motherhood in the collection.
History - Feminine Gospels
A lesson introducing this key poem from the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes annotations of each stanza, an overview of big ideas and extension tasks.
Themes in The Handmaid's Tale
Revision sheet analysing in detail 5 key quotations for 6 different themes/big ideas in The Handmaid’s Tale. 30 quotations in total. Ideal for exam preparation.
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Appositive Phrases for English literature
Using appositive phrases in your English literature responses will improve the sophistication of your writing. If used correctly, they will impress your examiner. Here are some examples on how to use appositive phrases when writing about the 6 main characters in the following texts:
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
A Christmas Carol
An Inspector Calls
Lord of the Flies
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'Because, But, So' for GCSE English Literature Texts
If you want your students to write better exam responses which demonstrates more depth to their thinking, you should consider using the ‘because, but, so’ method from the writing revolution.
This resource collates a wide range of exemplar ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on the most popular GCSE English literature texts for AQA;
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
A Christmas Carol
An Inspector Calls
Power and Conflict
After studying the wide range of models, students should gain the ability to write their own ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs in the same style.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Notes on Scene 11
50 slide PowerPoint with detailed analysis of 10 key quotations from Scene 11 of the play along with critical discussions about the final scene and a band 5 model essay about the ending.
For analysis of key quotations from all scenes, try my bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12899413
A Streetcar Named Desire: Scenes 7 and 8
2 lessons with accompanying sheets analysing key quotations from Scenes 7 and 8 of A Streetcar Named Desire. Also includes a blank template for students to first try and explore the quotations themselves.