Designed for students who have already studied the play, this resource includes direction for how to break down quotations and explicit consideration of stage directions.

Using exam level descriptors from AQA (1-4) which can be converted to grades using grade percentage boundaries, this resource will be applicable every year. I have used this successfully with my GCSE AQA students for self/peer/teacher assessment and it allows them to set their own targets. Levels 4-6 also available as separate resource.

Designed for students in Year 12 making leap to A Level. The assessment sheets are phrased as questions students should ask themselves before submitting work. There is also the option for them to provide examples from their essays where they have provided evidence of the criteria to enable the teacher to check their understanding of the assessment objective. Comparative and non comparative assessment sheets included.

For exam levels 4-6, uses AQA descriptors to create student friendly language. I have used this successfully through the year for self/peer/teacher assessments and to enable students to create their own targets. Levels 1 -4 also available in separate resource.

Concentrated notes for key aspects of the poem, using: Expectations; Narrative; Form and Structure; Language; Transformation. Taught with ‘Love through the Ages’ module for AQA A Level Literature A in order to compare with The Great Gatsby.

Concentrated notes for key aspects of the poem, using: Expectations; Narrative; Form and Structure; Language; Transformation. Taught with ‘Love through the Ages’ module for AQA A Level Literature A in order to compare with The Great Gatsby.

A series of over 20 lessons which include an exploration of the play and its themes, an introduction of context and its relevant issues, how to construct analytical essays and the importance of writing skills in preparation for KS4.

Each chapter summary worksheet follows a similar format and asks investigative questions in order for students to: Understand and summarise the action Focus on specific genre, context and structural points Collect information about relevant characters These have worked well as HW tasks but also in preparation for revision.

A3 grid where students can fill in their suggestions for how to connect different issues and characters within the novella to ‘build’ paragraphs for an essay. Has some key quotations and relevant contextual ideas. Teacher copy has spaces filled in!

A GCSE English literature essay written to standard of grade 8/9 with space for students to annotate skills. Can be used with 'AQA Grade Descriptors - inferred grades missing from DFE grade descriptors’ Essay focuses on how the mystery genre is established in the opening chapters as used for early teaching of the novella, to ensure higher ability students can quickly begin to craft essay responses. This activity was used to prepare them for their own writing: “What is the significance of the gothic genre in the opening chapters of Jekyll and Hyde?” with an extract from chapter 2.

Key quotations from ‘Macbeth’ collated from each act. Basic meanings and methods identified. Some contextual knowledge identified. Students need to comment on themes in the quotations and the impact of the techniques. This is a good basic selection of quotations for students to memorise to enable them to discuss all characters and a range of themes.