A simple one page plenary activity for AQA GCSE Literature pupils to record notes on each AO for the Conflict and Power poetry.

The Little Book of Quotes An A5 pupil booklet of key quotations, appropriate to AQA GCSE English Literature, Paper 1 and Paper 2: Macbeth (by Act) An Inspector Calls (by character) A Christmas Carol (by character) Conflict and Power Poetry (by poem) Helpful for year 11 revision.

The Little Book of Literature Quotes Key quotes for year 11 to revise (Cohort 2019) covering the following set texts: A Christmas Carol Macbeth An Inspector Calls Conflict and Power Poetry Produced for LA Year 11 AQA GCSE Literature.**

The Little Book of Essays An A5 booklet of essay titles, suitable for AQA GCSE Literature, Paper 1 and Paper 2: A Christmas Carol (4 essay titles, including extracts) Macbeth (5 essay titles, including extracts) An Inspector Calls (5 essay titles) Power and Conflict Poetry (6 essay titles) Each essay page allows pupils space to bullet / spider diagram plan their response to a similar essay in the actual exam. Helpful for GCSE revision in class or at home.

Two A4 page grids of key information for the following poems: ‘Ozymandias’ ‘My Last Duchess’ ‘Remains’ ‘Storm on the Island’ ‘The Emigree’ ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ ‘Kamikaze’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ Blank grids included also, for setting as homework. Coloured and black and white grids, as well as PDF uploaded. Handy for revision.

AQA GCSE LITERATURE DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES IN AN INSPECTOR CALLS A straightforward one page A4 grid of dramatic, structure, form and language techniques used in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. Helpful for revision, especially when blown up to A3. PDF and Word versions uploaded (colour and black and white).

KS3 ‘The Witches’ (Roald Dahl) pupil booklet, to accompany teaching the text. Updated 2024. Suitable for KS3 (particularly year 7 or LA year 8). 17 pages. Range of reading, writing and quiz tasks. PDF uploaded also.

AQA English Literature Key Vocabulary Four A4 landscape pages of vocabulary for: Macbeth A Christmas Carol An Inspector Calls Power and Conflict Poetry Handy for revision with year 11. PDF and Word document included.

‘Power and Conflict’ Poetry Homework Booklet - suitable for SEND or LA Most suitable for year 10, as it only covers some of the poems studied so far: Ozymandias Bayonet Charge Poppies Kamikaze Storm on the Island Charge of the Light Brigade Tasks include: Cloze procedure summaries, diary writing task, poetry writing, creative writing, drawing images associated with poems, identifying language devices, storyboarding and comparing poems.

Used as part of a Year 7 ‘Myths and Legends’ Unit. Two page summary of the story, plus three reading DART tasks.

Pupil booklet introducing fiction texts. Includes: Writing openings to short stories Assessing sample pupil extracts against GCSE writing criteria Focus on ambitious vocabulary and sentence variety writing skills Reading tasks linked to ‘The War of the Worlds’ and ‘The Woman in Black’ Writing to describe tasks

A two sided A 4 Word template which folds into a leaflet, which can be glued into pupil exercise books. Pupils are provided with boxes to draw illustrations and lines on which to write, explaining key area like their family tree, friends and plans for the future. Very useful when getting to know new classes!

**AQA Paper 1, Questions 1 & 2 and Paper 2, Questions 1 & 2 ** Source A: Lost at Sea (Guardian) Source B: I Fell Through The Arctic Ice (Gary Rolf) Exam style for all four questions.

A 25 page pupil booklet to support teaching poetry ballads and sonnets. Contains: 2 ‘warm up’ or starter tasks Sonnet 130(Shakespeare) poem and task Sonnet 116(Shakespeare) poem and task Sonnet 18 (Shakespeare)poem and task My Last Duchess (Browning) poem and task What has happened to Lulu? poem / task The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond poem and task That Time Again (Birtles) and The Captain’s Daughter (Fields) poems and tasks Exerpt from The Highwayman (Noyes) and task Useful for KS3 classes, in particular SEND or lower ability. Used to compliment a year 8 unit of work by the same name for over ten years.

4 Excel sheets of ‘Quickfire’ starters, covering: Literary devices Spelling Punctuation Parts of speech Sentences 12 task boxes per topic area. Suitable for KS3 or as revision in KS4. SmartBoard version available also, for whole class Q&Q.

4 Excel 4 x 3 grids of quick-fire starters or bell tasks, covering: Common spelling errors Literary devices Punctuation Parts of speech Suitable for KS3 or as revision for KS4.

Taskmaster KS3 Fun Whole Class Games A PowerPoint with 33 slides and 20 fun tasks. Could be used as a plenary ‘treat’ or an end of term ‘fun’ lesson. (i.e. 'Sir, can we have a fun lesson today?) Some tasks need a couple of props, others need nothing. Feel free to add your own challenges! I’ve had great fun with these!

KS3 Class Text ‘Buddy’ by Nigel Hinton Pupil Booklet A 28 page booklet, covering a range of reading and writing tasks to accompany reading the text. Updated version, using Open Dyslexic font. Suitable for LA pupils or year 7 / 8. PDF and Word version uploaded. Accompanying PowerPoint available on request.

An 8 page feedback document Makes an ideal A3 booklet Used successfully with my year 11’s during a learning walk focussed on feedback to pupils after their mocks. Outcome considered ‘Excellent’. Activities ask pupils to ‘Review’, ‘Reflect’ and ‘Repsond’ to exemplar material and their own responses. The mock Literature question was: In ‘Scaffolding’, how does the poet present the speaker’s feelings about their relationship? … but the template could easily be adopted to other poems / texts.

A KS3 pupil booklet covering covering a range of reading and writing tasks. Close links made to GCSE English Section A and B. Focus text extracts: ‘The War of the Worlds’ (H.G.Wells) ‘The Woman in Black’ (Susan Hill) Most suitable for year 9.