Part of a series of superhero-themed comprehension worksheets from a reading intervention I ran with Year 6 and Year 7, this text focuses on Captain Marvel’s origins from the Marvel franchise. Students read the 500 word text and answer the comprehension questions. The answers are included.

When approaching Paper 1 Question 5, I advise students to begin with an opening paragraph that uses pathetic fallacy to describe a setting. Here are 6 examples that use pathetic fallacy to depict the opening. They also consistently use ambitious tier 2 vocabulary and advanced punctuation to help show the sophistication required for the top band of the mark scheme. After studying the 6 model paragraphs, students should then move on to create their own pathetic fallacy opening paragraphs.

A 15 page booklet analysing the key quotations from every scene of A Streetcar Named Desire. A great revision guide. I give this to students and ask them to use it to help create timelines to chart the development of characters and themes across the play.

A detailed lesson, inspired by teaching tip 3 on the recent AQA 2022 examiner report, that guides students on how to write grade 9 topic sentences for a range of literature texts. There are multiple examples for A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, Lord of the Flies and Power and Conflict that all follow the same structure. At each stage of the lesson, students use the models to try and generate their own topic sentences for each studied text.

A booklet aimed at helping Year 6 and Year 7 students with developing their reading fluency over 7/8 weeks. Begin the course by assessing students against the fluency rubric. Re-assess again after the 7 week course and measure the improvement. Each session involves students gaining fluency by re-reading an extract several times to build confidence and fluency. Exact guidance for how to run the sessions are provided to help students build up their skills.

Line by line detailed annotations for Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney to assist with revision for Eduqas poetry.

A handy revision sheet containing answers to 10 exploratory questions about the poem - The Class Game by Mary Casey - from the Edexcel Conflict anthology. Also contains a model response comparing how tension is presented in The Class Game and Catrin. 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

A lesson that revises 3 key big ideas related to power and/or conflict in each poem from the anthology. Students then move to analyse how these big ideas are explored in 2 key quotations from each poem. Suggested answers for both tasks are included. My most comprehensive resource on Power and Conflict poetry is available here with revision posters on every poem: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-sheets-12884928

6 Paper 1 Question 5 responses all describing a very hot place - a desert island. This is a useful task for departmental moderation or for getting students to engage with the markscheme to gain a greater appreciation of the style of writing required for the upper bands.

Model answers for the AQA language paper 2 November 2023 exam where the topic of the two extracts was environmental issues. For each question (2-5) there are two model responses so students can compare the merits of each. I have not included question 1 because it is just multiple choice. The extracts and questions for this paper are available to teachers on the AQA website.

A 12 page model answer booklet for the AQA Language Paper 2 November 2022 exam where the topic of the non-fiction texts was sleep and sleeplessness. For each question 2-5 there are two model answers side by side so students can compare and contrast the merits of each answer.

The ‘because, but, so’ method is an excellent tool for teaching students to think analytically about the literature texts This tool is powerful because it encourages students to expand their thinking with precision and detail. This resource collates 9 sample ‘because, but so’ thesis-style introductions to 9 themes that may come up in next year’s An Inspector Calls examination. It also collates 6 sample ‘because, but, so’ introductions on the 6 main characters in the play. Ideal as a revision tool for helping to shape and guide the direction of exam responses.

A character revision sheet analysing 10 key quotations for Inspector Goole. Also includes a thesis style introduction. Ideal for helping guide students on how to produce a high grade response on this character from An Inspector Calls.

Questions and line by line annotations for Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth from the AQA Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology.

26 slide PowerPoint offering an introductory lesson for Feminine Gospels providing some context to the collection, some critical perspectives on her work and an activity investigating Duffy’s poetic style and themes in some of her most popular poems outside of the FG collection. Also sample revision sheets for The Long Queen and The Map - Woman.

‘Because, But, So’ a great tool to teach students to help them demonstrate the depth of their understanding of the literature texts. This resource collates 9 sample ‘because, but, so’ thesis-style introductions for the 9 most significant characters in Romeo and Juliet.

An exam walkthrough suitable for a walking talking mock style lesson that systematically goes through how to answer every question on the AQA Language Paper 1 2023 exam where the featured extract was from Life of Pi. Also includes some sample model answers.

Highly detailed line by line annotations to support revision for A Wife in London from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Aimed at students striving for grades 7-9. Also available as a whole set of annotations for all poems in the anthology.

A quotation revision sheet focused on the character of Stanley from A Streetcar Named Desire containing high level analysis of 13 quotations.