‘Because, But, So’ can be a useful tool for helping students write the thesis-style introduction to an essay to help to demonstrate the depth of their understanding. This resource collates 9 ‘because, but, so’ introductions on 9 themes from the novella. Ideal revision to cover the theme that might come up in next year’s exam.

A 48 question multiple choice knowledge quiz on Macbeth with answer sheet. There 6 questions on each of the main themes: guilt, ambition, appearance versus reality, supernatural, violence, fate versus freewill, deception, kingship. Also includes a 50 question multiple choice quiz with 10 questions on each Act. Once again, answers are included.

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.

A detailed timeline that charts the development and descent of Macbeth’s character across each act of the play. Embeds key quotations throughout. Great revision tool of direct knowledge for any question that looks at the development of Macbeth’s character across the play.

47 slide PowerPoint analysing Scene 10 in detail. Includes detailed analysis of 12 quotations from Scene 10 with a focus on Williams’ use of plastic theatre in this pivotal scene. There is also a blank template for students to have a go at exploring the quotations themselves first. Also includes a range of discussions on this critical scene.

Question bank and an interactive board to revise Macbeth in a fun and engaging way in the style of a famous 80s quiz show. Ideal for the start and end of lessons. Simply divide the class into 2. Move the hexagon to the corresponding letter when a question is answered correctly.

Simple storyboard activity to help students gain a basic understanding of the plot to Much Ado About Nothing.

Using a motif is a great way to gain marks for structure and organisation in Paper 1 question 5. This resource contains 4 high grade examples of how to use a motif for Paper 1 Question 5. They are responses to the November 2021 question: write a story about a new beginning. Example 1: Motif is turquoise candle Example 2: Motif is a broken pocket watch Example 3: Motif is a silver key Example 4: Motif is tulips. Also contains 3 examples that use an object as a motif in drop, shift, zoom, leave narratives. This is a great resource for modelling how to use motifs so students can then go on to choose their own object to develop across the text.

Analysis of 21 key quotations from this seminal poem from the Feminine Gospels collection.

A simple and straightforward multiple choice quiz on An Inspector Calls to check or consolidate knowledge. Includes 6 questions on each of the main characters and also questions on key themes. Answer sheet is included on page 4.

A revision sheet analysing 10 key quotations on the character of Banquo in Macbeth.

Theme revision cards for 6 themes in An Inspector Calls. For each theme there are 3 key moments and quotations alongside ideas about Priestley’s message and relevant context.

Character revision cards containing brief analysis of 5 key quotations for each of the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing. Also has a blank version so students can have a go at explaining the quotations themselves.

Theme revision cards for Much Ado About Nothing with overview and analysis of 3 key quotations linking to 6 main themes in the play. Also has a blank version for students to attempt to explain the quotations themselves.

High level model answers for questions 2-5 of the AQA Paper 1 November 2024 paper where the extract was from ‘The Glass House’ by Eve Chase. Note this resource only contains model answers and does not include the insert or the question paper. I have provided 2 different high level thorough responses for each question so students can compare and contrast the merits of each against the mark scheme/success criteria. I have put put references to authorial methods in bold.

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.

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.