Fun, engaging and hassle-free resources for secondary English and Drama. Developed by a lead practitioner and AQA examiner, you can be sure all resources are geared towards the latest specifications.
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Fun, engaging and hassle-free resources for secondary English and Drama. Developed by a lead practitioner and AQA examiner, you can be sure all resources are geared towards the latest specifications.
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The Ultimate End of Year Summer Quiz 2024! Everyone’s favourite time of year is here. Make your end of term the stuff of legend with this action packed and fully resourced ‘mother of all quizzes’. Returning again for 2024 and better than ever, users can look forward to 100% BRAND NEW CONTENT!
130 slides of action-packed fun consisting of 7 rounds:
1. Celebrity Picture Round - ‘Celebrity Sandcastles’
2. In the News – A multiple choice round based on the biggest news stories this year.
3. Summer Fun - General trivia around the summer season as well as identifying mystery objects!
4. Where’s…Lolly?! - A comic twist on everyone’s favourite ‘finding’ game. Students are tasked with spotting a slightly clueless ice cream hiding in various silly locations.
5. General knowledge – A range of brain teasing questions from the weird to the wonderful!
6. Observation Round – Students watch a short summer themed video and then answer a series of questions about what they have seen.
Bonus Round - NO PLANE NO GAIN! Students have the opportunity to bag valuable bonus points for their team at the halfway point but be careful…any incorrect guesses and you are ELIMINATED!
Full instructions, answers and guidelines are provided, the PowerPoint is visually impressive and easy to follow. Marking the quiz is a breeze as the team sheets allow for the entire thing to be peer or self-marked; the interactive scoreboard makes the tracking of scores equally straightforward!
The quiz should take you approximately 1 hour to complete but rounds can be easily dropped if time gets tight. There’s lots of variety in the rounds, making the quiz fun and engaging for your groups. Many, many hours go into making each of my quizzes and any feedback you have is very much welcomed.
Suitable for all subjects and curriculum areas as a one-off fun lesson that your students will never forget: all you need to do is provide the prizes!
Praise for my previous quizzes:
“Once again a great quiz that is essentially a whole day of form & teaching :)!” - JDeeacon
“Brilliant as always, worth the purchase thanks” – JamesG
“This is the best thing I have ever purchased on the TES! I will be looking forward to buying a Christmas, Easter and summer 2020 quiz! Thank you for saving me the work!” - KCornell
“Wonderful! A lovely activity for the last week of term. Very well thought out and constructed; many thanks!” - SuperSheila
“My first ever purchase on TES and I was not disappointed…thanks!” - Wezzle82
“Fab quiz! Can’t wait to use it this week! Thanks!” - TalithaH
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The Ultimate Christmas Quiz 2024! Everyone’s favourite time of year is here. Make your Christmas Quiz the stuff of legend with this action packed, totally silly and fully resourced ‘mother of all quizzes’. Returning for 2024, bigger and better than ever, users can look forward to, you guessed it, 100% BRAND NEW CONTENT!
140 slides of action-packed fun consisting of eight rounds:
1. Celebrity Picture Round - ‘Who is hiding behind the mistletoe?’
2. 2024 in the News – A multiple choice round based on this year’s top headlines.
3. ‘Ho Ho Ho!’ or ‘No No No!’ - Can your students separate the fascinating facts from the festive fibs in this Christmas themed true or false round?
4. Finding Frosty…Ski Trip Special! - Frosty and Colin are off for a much needed break. Students are tasked with finding the clueless duo hiding in various locations.
5. Bonus Round 1 - Elf on the…Stealth! – An elimination round based on that most annoying of Christmas traditions; students have the opportunity to bag valuable bonus points in this hilarious higher or lower round!
6. General Knowledge – A range of brain teasing questions from the weird to the wonderful!
7. Observation Round – Students watch a short Christmas classic and then answer a series of questions about what they have seen.
8. Bonus Round 2 - Naughty or Nice (NEW FOR 2024) - Teams face just one final dilemma and must decide whether to open a present from under the tree, potentially gaining…or losing crucial points!
Full instructions, answers and guidelines are provided, the PowerPoint is visually impressive and easy to follow. Marking the quiz is a breeze as the team sheets allow for the entire thing to be peer or self-marked; the interactive scoreboard makes the tracking of scores equally straightforward!
The quiz should take you approximately one hour to complete but rounds can be easily dropped if time gets tight. There’s lots of variety in the rounds, making the quiz fun and engaging for your groups.
Suitable for all subjects and curriculum areas as a one-off, zero hassle, zero adaptation, fun lesson that your students will never forget: all you need to do is provide the prizes!
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“Brilliant as always, worth the purchase thanks” – JamesG
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“Fab quiz! Can’t wait to use it this week! Thanks!” - TalithaH
“Have used your resources before so I know they’re of a high quality. Another great quiz that my classes will enjoy, thanks so much!” LaurenW
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Full scheme of work covering all aspects of creative writing. Ideal in preparing students for GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section B.
Designed with the very latest developments in the 9-1 specification in mind, this is best suited to the AQA syllabus but would be equally useful for both KS3 prep and other exam boards.
Please see individual resources for more details. The lessons all work well as stand-alone, but if being used in sequence, the scheme runs as follows:
Lesson 1 - Vocabulary
Lesson 2 - Sensory Description
Lesson 3 - Devices and Techniques
Lesson 4 - Narrative and Descriptive Openings
Lesson 5 - Sentence Variation
Lesson 6 - Characterisation
Lesson 7 - Narrative Structure
Each lesson takes the form of a ‘masterclass’; each masterclass is packed with a range of activities that will enable your students to truly embed and master each aspect of creative writing. Each ‘lesson’ is probably going to take in excess of 2 hours to get through - you may wish to ‘pick and choose’ activities, or take your time with each skill area and cover them in depth.
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Complete Punctuation and SPaG scheme of work for Key Stage 3 and GCSE. It’s time to win the battle against poor grammar and punctuation once and for all!
Complete unit of work which will allow your students to master advanced punctuation as well as engage with a range of exciting creative writing tasks. If you are anything like me, explicit teaching/reminding of how to properly apply punctuation is ESSENTIAL for all ability ranges, especially with the new specification GCSE placing so much emphasis on AO6.
These lessons are certainly geared more towards KS3 and KS4 students. Powerpoints are light hearted and fun, with plenty of images/colour and silly jokes to keep your students engaged and entertained. I’ve found these lessons serve as an excellent ‘crash course’ in punctuation either at the beginning of the academic year or in the run up to the GCSE exams. Below is a list of contents:
Commas (£2 if purchased on its own) -
Commas powerpoint lessons
Commas in a list worksheet
Commas in a complex sentences worksheet
Colons (£2 if purchased on its own) -
Colon powerpoint lessons
Mastering colons worksheet
Semi-Colons (£2 if purchased on its own)-
Semi-colon lesson powerpoints
Semi-colon worksheets (x2)
Semi-colon writing success criteria worksheet
Speech- (£2 if purchased on its own)
Speech powerpoint lessons
Speech worksheet
Speech mixed practice worksheet
Writing success criteria worksheet
Editing and proof reading - (£3 if purchased on its own)
Editing and proof reading mini scheme powerpoint (nearly 50 slides)
Editing and proof reading worksheets (£2 if purchased separately)
A wide range of proof reading worksheets that you can use to consolidate and improve your student’s SPaG and proof reading abilities after you have finished the unit of work.
This unit would suit a range of abilities as there is lots of scope for stretch and challenge, with ambitious success criteria and extension tasks built in throughout. Scaffolding and differentiation options are built in where appropriate.
Fully resourced and ready to roll, minimal adaptation or tweaking required.
This is obviously a SPaG/Punctuation scheme of work, but it is equally focused on creative/descriptive writing too. Much of the content is therefore ideal for teaching general creative writing skills or preparing for the fiction writing task on the new specification (9-1) GCSE English Language exam.
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This is a fully loaded 15 lesson scheme of work that is an enjoyable, engaging, active and fun introduction to drama. Ideal for use at the start of a new academic year or for any class that are unfamiliar with the basic conventions of drama. Not only will students enjoy a range of practical activities, they will also learn a whole host of important drama skills which will make them strong, well rounded performers.
Lessons in the scheme run as follows:
Lessons 1-3 - Drama games - 20 games, fully explained, that are guaranteed winners for any group
Lesson 4 - Voice work
Lesson 5 - Freeze Frames
Lesson 6 - Thought Tracking
Lesson 7 - Mime
Lesson 8 - Levels and Proxemics
Lesson 9 - Soundscaping / Off Stage Drama
Lesson 10 - Mime
Lesson 11 and 12 - Improvisation and Developing a Concept
Lessons 13 and 14 - Rehearsal - highly structured lesson with guidance on good rehearsing. Choice of 3 assessment tasks for teacher to choose from
Lesson 15 - Performance and Evaluation (evaluation can take the form of an extended activity to be completed in a separate lesson)
The scheme now includes a series of knowledge organisers that you can use with your students to revisit key concepts!
Ideal for less experienced teachers and non-subject specialists as well as more experienced drama teachers. Engaging and fun PowerPoints with very little adaptation required. Tasks are accompanied by supporting notes where necessary so that all tasks are easy to follow and teach.
A complete and fully resourced scheme of work designed to engage students from lesson 1 and make Drama the subject they all talk about! Ideal for building strong, well rounded and skilled performers. Would suit key stage 2, 3 and 4. For some reason the preview feature doesn’t seem to work properly on some of the resources but they all download fine and are formatted correctly when downloaded.
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Equip your students with the skills they need to ‘win the exam race’ with this 25 page revision guide. Written by a current lead practitioner in the classroom and an experienced AQA examiner, this engaging and interactive workbook not only offers both students and teachers a unique insight into both of the language exams, but fully explains how to develop the key skills required for each and every question. Ideal for last minute exam preparation.
Content and features include:
Full ‘question by question’ breakdown of GCSE English Language paper 1 and 2
Suggested tasks and activities to improve and perfect required skills for each question
Full and detailed explanation of key ‘pitfalls’ associated with each question (based on both my experience as an examiner and the most recent examiners’ report)
‘Top Tips’ for every question
Modelled examples of good and bad responses
Detailed guidance on how to approach the exam in terms of exam technique and mindset
Range of tasks for students to hone their skills as part of their revision
*Sample paper 1 and paper 2 for students to complete as part of their revision.
This is a crucial guide for any teacher who is looking to improve the attainment of their students and to better understand precisely what it is that examiners are looking for. This booklet is designed to allow your students to achieve their potential and in doing so, improve outcomes.
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PDF is provided for preview purposes; fully editable word version is also included!
Here is a complete, 30+ lesson scheme of work for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Developed specifically with the 9-1 AQA GCSE English Literature specification in mind. However, this will prove equally suitable for other exam boards at GCSE level with some very minor tweaks. This scheme of work offers an unprecedented level of depth and detail, enabling you to teach the text thoroughly and with absolute confidence.
The unit has the following features:
Full lessons for each and every scene of the play
A range of interesting and engaging classroom and homework activities, with worksheets and source materials provided
Easy to navigate, differentiated and visually engaging ‘no adaptation required’ lesson PowerPoints
Full teacher notes and answers for all analysis activities, allowing you to lead engaging and effective discussions with your classes
Revision activities and worksheets following on from each of the acts to consolidate knowledge and understanding
Mid-point and final assessment lessons also included for you to track and monitor the progress of your students
For the first time, you can now purchase this scheme of work in its entirety, saving over £50 compared to purchasing each of the lesson resources separately. For a more detailed look at what you are getting, please check out the bundles for Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4 and Act 5.
Praise for the scheme of work (based on reviews of individual scenes/acts):
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“Ideal for my year 11s as the annotation activities enable them to make lots of notes. Great to see even the minor scenes covered in depth too, cannot recommend enough!”
Great resource - much better than lots that I have paid more for. You even have detailed answers to the questions. Thank you for sharing!
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Everything you need to teach Act 4 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This is also available as part of a complete scheme of work whereby a considerable saving can be made; further details can be found here. This is a key scene so the powerpoint is very detailed, requiring at least 2 lessons to cover properly.
The lessons have been created specifically for teaching at GCSE level, and cover the key assessment objectives for 9-1 New-Specification AQA: understanding of the text, language and structure, context/themes/author intent (although equally applicable to other exam boards).
Differentiated outcomes and tasks allow you to reach all learners, although I would recommend the lessons specifically for middle to higher ability students. Throughout the scheme, students are encouraged to make notes and annotate the text, as this will be a valuable revision tool when preparing for exams.
Teacher notes are provided on the PowerPoint to help explain and guide you through all phases of the lesson, with a range of interesting and engaging tasks for you to choose from. Importantly, full analysis is provided for all the tasks set, to enable you to lead interesting and engaging discussions which will deepen the students’ appreciation of the text. Strictly speaking, there is a lot more here than you would fit into a 1 hour lesson, so you may wish to spread this over a couple of lessons, or perhaps be a little selective with the tasks you wish to do. PDF version is for preview purposes.
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Make the most of this year’s Euros with these fun and engaging football focused creative writing resources, based around and inspired by the European Championships in Germany!
25 slides jam packed with content, this lesson is sure to get your students excited about this major sporting event, whilst helping them improve their creative writing skills. Complete with a printable worksheet, this lesson has the following structure:
Starter - Quiz (general knowledge/picture round/English based Euro Questions) with peer-assessed answer slides
Differentiated lesson aims
Background and context to the Euros
Using sensory description to envisage a stadium
Video stimulus of England singing national anthem to generate ideas about thoughts and feelings of being in that moment
Image based stimulus for independent creative writing task
Exemplars of good and bad responses for students to evaluate
Self-assessment activity in which students edit and improve their own work based on the exemplars
The lesson has lots of differentiation opportunities with scaffolding and stretch and challenge opportunities throughout; full teacher notes are provided underneath the slides to ensure that the lesson is ‘ready to roll’ with no adaptation required. This lesson is recommended for students from year 6 up to year 10 - so top of Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and the bottom of Key Stage 4.
Feedback and reviews very much welcomed and appreciated.
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Hello! Here I have a workbook for devising a piece of drama from a stimulus. This would be ideal as both a 'dry run' for the OCR GCSE new specification 'devising drama' unit, or for a standalone unit at key stage 3.
In the booklet, students will:
- Respond to a stimulus image
- Come up with a range of concepts in relation to the image
- Storyboard their main idea
- Create character profiles for major characters
- Write a portion of a script for the performance
- Evaluating rehearsals
-Evaluating performances
-Engaging in a range of design work activities (such as set and costume designs)
Has proved popular with studnets (fun) and staff (low maintenance)
Feedback welcomed and appreciated!
These feedback sheets dramatically reduce marking workload and get students taking more ownership of their work and actually acting on feedback. I introduced these into my department a while back. As a result, markloads have reduced and students are much more responsive to feedback and much more accountable for the improvements that they make.
The only writing you need to do is to input levels and to write in a WWW. The rest is taken care of as all you need to do is highlight the applicable statements
Sheets are for KS4 but could easily be adapted to suit KS3 and are easy to tweak. I've adapted many of the targets and areas for improvement from the AQA English language and literature mark schemes
They've worked like an absolute dream, saved me loads of time and Ofsted really liked how they worked across the whole department and got students more invested in making improvements. Only minor tweaks would be needed for these to work with pretty much any assessment you might be doing.
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Here is the complete 'Sensational Starters' series. 150 amazing English based starters/ bell ringers/ entrance activities at your fingertips. Save yourself 30% compared to purchasing these resources separately! These stimulating and thought provoking starters are guaranteed to start each and every lesson on the best possible note and ensure a focused, settled entrance into your classroom.
Part 1 - Writing (£2.50 on its own) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/50-sensational-starters-for-english-teachers-part-1-writing-loads-of-activities-and-inspiration-11402327
Sensory descriptions
Similes, metaphors and personification in writing
Improving adjective use
Improving adverb use
Using dynamic verbs
Improving and developing general vocabulary skills
Adapting writing to suit purpose
Writing with passion and conviction
Using rhetorical devices
Improving descriptive skills
Part 2 - Reading (£2.50 on its own) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/50-sensational-starters-for-english-teachers-part-2-reading-loads-of-activities-and-inspiration-11403357
Basic Inferences
Layered Inferences
Using evidence to support points
Inferring from images
Inferring from quotations
Exploring key words within quotations
Identifying word classes
Commenting on the effect of word classes
Understanding the writer's messages/viewpoints
Understanding the writer's world (context)
Responding critically to a text
Part 3 - SPaG (£2.50 on its own) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/50-sensational-starters-for-english-teachers-part-3-spag-loads-of-activities-and-inspiration-11403959
Complex and commonly misspelled words
Apostrophes of omission
Apostrophes of possession
Full stops
Commas
Semi-colons
Colons
Homophones
Speech
Mixed practice
Proof reading and editing
Would suit Key stages 3, 4 and even 5. Ideal Language GCSE preparation tasks for the new specification Paper 1 and 2; great for general skill building too! The tasks suit a wide range of abilities and can be easily tweaked if required. This would be an ideal resource for a whole school literacy drive too.
Perfect toolkit and inspiration for any teacher. Ready to roll. Enjoy!
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Here I have a lesson/mini scheme on duologues. This is a great way for students to pair up and study a script together. You may wish to have groups of three, with one student acting as director for the other two.
There are five duologues for students to perform (so one can be done per lesson or you can give different groups different duologues, it's up to you). There is also a lesson powerpoint to coach students through preparing for, annotating, performing and evaluating their work.
The duologues are my own creation and cover a variety of different themes and ideas. They have been deliberately crafted in order to present complex characters which challenge the performer to demonstrate a wide range of emotions. They are also relatively short, meaning your students shouldn't have too much bother learning lines. Most can be performed by either gender.
They have worked incredibly well with my groups and I'm glad I introduced these lessons early in year 10. Little/no adaptation is required.
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Easter Quiz 2024! Make your end of term Easter Quiz the stuff of legend with this action packed, fun and fully resourced ‘mother of all quizzes’. Back for 2024 and, you guessed it, 100% BRAND NEW CONTENT.
140 slides of silly seasonal fun consisting of 7 rounds:
Round 1 - Celebrity Egg Hunt - can your students spot the celebrities hiding behind the eggs?
Round 2 - In The News - questions relating to the major news stories of the last 12 months…
Round 3 - Easter Trivia - do you know which part of a chocolate bunny gets eaten first?!
Round 4 - Where’s Woolly?! - See if you can spot Woolly the sheep in various crazy locations
BONUS ROUND - The Big Bunny Bonanza - Team based elimination round. Put your students’ quick counting skills to the ultimate test!
Round 5 - General Knowledge - test your students on a range of general knowledge topics !
Round 6 - Observation Round - students are tasked with recalling a range of details from a short animated film.
Full instructions, answers and guidelines are provided, the PowerPoint is visually impressive and easy to follow. Marking the quiz is a breeze as the team sheets allow for the entire thing to be peer-marked; the interactive scoreboard makes the tracking of scores equally straightforward!
The quiz should take you approximately 1 hour to complete but rounds can be easily dropped if time gets tight. There’s lots of variety in the rounds, making it fun and engaging for your groups.
Suitable for all secondary subjects and curriculum areas as a one off fun lesson that your students will never forget: all you need to do is provide the prizes! Buy in confidence from an author who has over 350 5* reviews and be sure to check out my other quizzes!
Unfortunately, the TES preview feature can distort PowerPoint files so I’ve attached an image so that you see what your’e getting. All resources download properly when purchased.
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As always, a fantastic resource! I love it and so will my pupils next week! Thank you. - Tinkercat
Your quizzes are great! Tried your end of year quiz in the summer and my classes loved it. This looks just as good. Cheers! - Wezzle82
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Everything you need to teach Act 4 Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This is also available as part of a complete scheme of work whereby a considerable saving can be made; further details can be found here.
The lessons have been created specifically for teaching at GCSE level, and cover the key assessment objectives for 9-1 New-Specification AQA: understanding of the text, language and structure, context/themes/author intent (although equally applicable to other exam boards).
Differentiated outcomes and tasks allow you to reach all learners, although I would recommend the lessons specifically for middle to higher ability students. Throughout the scheme, students are encouraged to make notes and annotate the text, as this will be a valuable revision tool when preparing for exams.
Teacher notes are provided on the PowerPoint to help explain and guide you through all phases of the lesson, with a range of interesting and engaging tasks for you to choose from. Importantly, full analysis is provided for all the tasks set, to enable you to lead interesting and engaging discussions which will deepen the students’ appreciation of the text. Strictly speaking, there is a lot more here than you would fit into a 1 hour lesson, so you may wish to spread this over a couple of lessons, or perhaps be a little selective with the tasks you wish to do. PDF version is for preview purposes.
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A lively and engaging lesson developing students’ ability to plan, structure and sequence their work for maximum impact. Ideal in preparing students for GCSE English Language Paper 1, Section B. The full scheme of work is available to purchase for just £5 here.
In this lesson, a range of activities have been designed to develop your pupils’ imagination and descriptive writing skills. In particular, students explore the various narrative structure models that they can use to approach this exam. Lots of image based activities which connect quite strongly to what they will encounter in the writing section of paper 1 on the new AQA 9-1 Language syllabus. There’s plenty of content here to fill at least a couple of lessons.
Would work well as a standalone writing/literacy lesson or as part of the Writing scheme of work I have developed (see bundle). Ready to go, lots of differentiation and Assessment for Learning built in to the activities.
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Have some fun this Halloween with this complete set of resources to teach an amazing one off Halloween spectacular!
Using the Gothic Horror genre and Halloween tradition as inspiration, students will undertake a range of exciting and engaging comprehension and creative writing activities.
The pack includes a series of worksheets which accompany the lesson PowerPoint. The lesson structure is as follows:
Halloween general knowledge quiz
Video exploring the traditions of halloween
Class discussion about how Halloween has influenced film and literature
Analysing Gothic creatures in extracts from classic literature (inference and language analysis)
Creative writing activity in which students create their own monster
Partners draw the monster based on the description given
Learning review and exit ticket
Fun, action packed lesson that your students will never forget. Ideal for Key stage 2 and 3. Extension tasks, scaffolding and differentiation built in. Ready to roll with no adaptation required. Please leave feedback if you enjoyed teaching the lesson! Buy in confidence from a TES recommended author.
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This booklet contains over 24 exam style questions based on all the key extracts from Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. Exam questions are worded in accordance with the latest GCSE English Literature 9-1 specification.
Whilst I created this resource with AQA in mind, I’m sure this would prove useful for other exam boards too. Extracts are in chronological order, so students also revise plot and the development of themes/ideas as they tackle the questions. Each question is unique, meaning that the study guide covers all the major themes, events and characters in the novella.
Ideal for all teachers as there are (obviously) very fewpast papers for the new specification. I reckon I’ve predicted a few future exam questions here!
Visual aids for each chapter, and for certain extracts, are provided to help remind students of key events. There’s also a page of exam tips to help students produce more effective exam responses, containing content and analysis that examiners are specifically looking for. 40 pages jam packed with content.
This would make the ideal companion to the study guide/student workbook I have produced on this novella (see shop)
Ready to roll, everything a student needs to revise for the exam and boost their confidence in the run up to the exam. Little/no adaptation required and a guaranteed grade saver.
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This is a short powerpoint guiding students through extended reading responses in English, showing them the core ingredients of good introductions and conlusions, whilst also providing modelled examples of effective and ineffective essay style.
This is useful in the run up to mock or final examinations, as students often don't know how to start or end their essays in the most effective way.
The examples provided relate to Shakespeare's Macbeth, but the activities could relate to any of the set texts they are likely to encounter in GCSE English literature.
Feedback welcomed and appreciated.
A collection of detailed and visually appealing posters exploring the context of An Inspector Calls in relation to when the play was set. These are great to have as a classroom display in your room. Similarly, these can be used as part of a marketplace activity whereby students learn about various contextual factors during a lesson.
Rather than focus on specific contextual facts, I’ve broken context down into key themes, that way students can make more effective links between social/historical context and the play itself.
Ideal for helping students to understand and embed AO3 into their analysis.
If you liked the resources it’d be great if you could leave a review. For a range of high quality English and Drama resources from a current lead practitioner and AQA examiner, don’t forget to check out my shop!