A lesson, with worksheet, for a high ability year 8 class (mixed ability) introducing the characters of George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men.

A collection of taster activities in a carousel lesson, looking at theme, staging, music, use of props and context. You will need to assemble a selection of props for one of the stations and add your own review access page- I used Padlet.

Fiction reading paper, with retrieval, inference, definition and prediction questions, using a Wind in the Willows extract. Extract and questions only.

Poster, Kagan-style differentiated essay titles and game show powerpoint to look as analysis and essay structure for AQA Literature Paper 2 Modern Texts. Engaging an co-operative learning lesson(s). I really enjoyed delivering this and used it for an observation.

This resource provides a collection of exemplar essay extracts and titles. This is suitable for students of all prior achievement and can be used by teachers as revision resources or form the basis of assessment in class. Tutors, parents and individual candidates may wish to use this resource to support revision in the run-up to the GCSE examinations.

This resource can be used by any teacher teaching A Christmas Carol to support their students in essay planning and revision. Tutors, parents or candidates may also find this resource useful in planning their revision for their Literature GCSE.

This resource includes clips and techniques to revise how to answer AQA’s Language Paper 2 Question 2. This resource is helpful for setting as home learning, revision or cover work as students may access it and use it to independently revise for the Paper 1 Examination.

This revisiion session will guide students independently through revision for AQA LP1, Q3. It can be used as a home learning task, cover lesson resource or any independent revision session for students, parents and teachers.

This new Source will assist in the preparation for the AQA 2024-25 Examination series. It is useful for teaching analysis of methods that create the Horror genre in Sources and will be appropriate for students who require stretch and challenge to get the highest marks. It is also suitable for mixed ability teaching. This extract is taken from the horror genre and will appeal to most students. It can be used by candidates independently, tutors, parents and teachers to provide revision opportunities for the paper. Teachers may find this useful to set for cover or assessment for learning opportunities.

This new Source will assist in the preparation for the AQA 2024-25 Examination series. It is useful for teaching analysis of intertextuality methods in Sources and will be appropriate for students who require stretch and challenge to get the highest marks. It is also suitable for mixed ability teaching, despite its subtlety. This extract is taken from the horror genre and will appeal to most students. It can be used by candidates independently, tutors, parents and teachers to provide revision opportunities for the paper. Teachers may find this useful to set for cover or assessment for learning opportunities.

This resource uses an extract from an address to university students and an article about reading for pleasure. This resource links with current events and is designed to be an accessible passage into examining approaches to AQA’s Language Paper 2 Section A. This resource is curated for disengaged students, who typically do not have the advantage of cultural capital to support their reading of unseen non-fiction texts.

This new resource for Paper 2 Section A can be used alongside the AO3 teaching for the AQA Literature Power and Conflict poem, ‘Checking Out Me History’. It looks at two perspectives to Nelson’s career and legacy across 200 years, whilst preparing candidates for responses for Language Paper 2. This resource works well as part of a set of internal PPE assessments, part of a wider unit of work that develops approaches to Language Paper 2 or to set as a revision, home learning or cover work resource.

This resource can be added to the unit of work that examines otherness of Victorian monsters. It would be suitable for mixed attainment groups, especially those who enjoy the Gothic genre. It supports readings of Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula and Wuthering Heights. The resource can be added as a lesson’s work on a unit plan and develops candidates familiarity with AQA Language Paper 1 format and questions. It could also be assigned for independent extended practice, such as home learning, revision or cover work.