Close analysis and guide to addressing the Assessment Objectives in the final scene of Othello. Details on planning, identifying key quotations, developing a line of argument and effective essay preparation.

Another Revision Resource for AQA A Level English Literature poetry. Covers aspects of recall to embed poems in long term memory, as well as tactics for addressing all of the assessment objectives in planning. Essay questions suggested and model responses provided

Looking closely at the scary stories genre, the genre worksheet is designed to work with the story Winter Pruning by Chris Priestley from the short story anthology Uncle Montague´s Tales of Terror. The other two sheets are generic genre or horror or scary story worksheets. For the characteristics sheet, I viewed lots of youtube clips of genres and looked at book covers to get the students to fill in the characteristics.

an overview of Burns' poem Ae Fond Kiss, with a careful look at the use of vernacular and links with AO3. Key questions for analysing aspects of language and structure and suggestions for possible timed essay questions

a resource for the new AQA A level Literature pre 1900 poetry

an outline of how to approach this poem for the new AQA A level Literature. Hits Assessment Objectives

Great first lesson with an overview of AO3 as well as a careful look at aspects of language and structure in the poem. Two potential timed essay exam style questions at the end and a homework task on Rossetti. Fab stand alone lesson, could be used as an intro to the poem or as a revision task.

An excellent resource including plenty of social and historical context as well as analysis of the language and structure of the poem. A stand alone lesson with a possible timed essay response at the end. This produces excellent responses from my Year 12 group, which is a broadly mixed ability group!

A power point on The Flea, with information about metaphysical poets and the conceit, key questions for the students to analyse the poem and an aqa exam style question for assessment

Based on the Winning Words campaign to put poetry on permanent display in and around the Olympic village, this unit allows the students to read and enjoy a range of poems, including Ulysses by Tennyson, Invictus and contemporary poems by Grace Nichols, Mu

Loads of materials for teaching Othello post 14 years

Resource to support students in comparing these texts. Can be used independently or with a teacher. Lots of essay suggestions, a planning model and links between texts thematically and by form. Contextual notes on Atwood also included.

specifically designed for new AQA English Literature AS level, an introductory lesson that covers all of the Assessment Objectives, could be used as a stand alone flip classroom resource or for revision.

A self standing quiz, takes about 40 minutes, could be ideal for a cover lesson as it involves self assessment and the possibility of a useful and worthwhile lesson with no teacher input whatsoever. Possibly more useful if students are given the A4 Literary Terminology Sheets for revision a week before!

A great resource for context with some introductory notes on how to respond to Assessment Objectives, two clear homeworks linked to AOs and some Language, Form and Structure ideas. Would link really well with Flip Classroom ideology as tasks can be completed before lessons and thus inform more meaningful discussion of text

new resource designed for hitting AO's on Thomas Hardy's poem, simple pp, could be used as a stand alone revision guide or for students to use as a flip classroom resource

Worksheets to help support students in analysing Gothic texts (you will need a copy of the film Van Helsing for one exercise - you only need watch the first ten minutes!) Self and paired assessment sheets for when the students are ready to assess coursework.

pre-reading materials and power point to work through To John Donne, with an overview of the original poem by Donne and an exploration of intertextuality in post modern poems

This power point was designed for a lecture style revision session geared towards the new AQA Literature syllabus. The lecture covers key revision points, key terminology, contextual information and video clips of rising action and dramatic climaxes in the play. It's a good 40 minutes in lecture format or could be adapted to 2 to 3 lessons.