I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.
I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.
This 43 page revision booklet is designed for A-Level students studying AQA English Literature B (Aspects of Tragedy). It walks them through how to revise for, plan and approach answers to all three sections and is aimed at students who have studied OTHELLO, KEATS POETRY and DEATH OF A SALESMAN The booklet sections are structured around each of the five AOs and encourage students to build specific skills for each to prepare for the exam. Each section has a mix of information and tasks that students can complete either in class or independently as part of their revision. Sections include:
AO1 - terminology glossaries (literary, poetry, dramatic terms, Shakespeare, essay vocabulary)
AO2 - tragic terms glossary
AO3 - Wider context worksheets / useful resources list / authors’ lives worksheet
AO4 - Analysis grids for 6 other tragic plays (wider reading)
AO5 - Guided practice for essay structure/analysis paragraph/breakdown of exam paper
+++ knowledge organiser templates, exam info, revision tips and tracker+++
Included in the file is a PDF version which is ready-to-use and an editable Publisher version which can be easily adapted to suit the needs of students.
This bundle is ideal for teachers following the AQA GCSE syllabus. It contains two quizzes - 1 x A Christmas Carol quiz and 1 x Power and Conflict Poetry quiz.
These quizzes are ideal for revising students’ knowledge of A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) and Power & Conflict Poetry (AQA Anthology) and is appropriate for KS3, 4 and 5. They are designed to cover key aspects of the text in a way that is fun and engaging. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers.
This file includes everything you need for both quizzes:
a fully resourced slideshow of questions with onscreen timers
a student answer sheet (PDF version and editable Publisher version)
I hope you find this resource useful :)
This bundle includes 9 complete Paper 1 exam papers (both question paper and insert booklet) that are fully formatted to ‘AQA-style’ (see cover image). Each contains both the reading and writing sections and provides space for students to write their answers onto the resource. They can be used in-class as exam practice or as summative in-school assessments to track progress. The papers incldue a wide variety of literature from the 20th century (both novels and short stories) and as such, are also ideal for use with KS3 and 4 students to introduce them to relevant wider reading sources (see full list of sources below). Also included are templates for both the exam paper and insert booklet for you to create your own resources, a feedback/reflection grid to aid with marking and a template for creating indicative content sheets.
Included with this file: Microsoft Word versions of exam papers and a Publisher and PDF version of feedback/reflection grid
Authors included: Katherine Mansfield, Colin Dexter, D.H. Lawrence, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Joseph Conrad, Winnifred Watson, Richard Bausch and Geoffrey Dutton.
** Please note these exam questions are not provided with indicative content however a complimentary teacher feedback/student self-evaluation sheet is included to enable you to individualise and differentiate the marking process according to the needs of learners.**
This bundle contains two quizzes that are ideal for English teachers to use with KS3 and 4 classes as we approach the end of term:
Literacy audit: this quiz is a fun way for teachers to audit KS3 students literacy/SPAG/terminology skills using the specially designed grid and DIRT sheets to audit students’ performance both in their attainment and level of complexity
End of Year Quiz 2018: this fun quiz is ideal for the end of term and recaps a lot of key English skills (historical context, Shakespeare, key authors/works, word classes, SPAG) in a way that is fun and engaging. Examples rounds include: Shakespeare vs. Stormzy, Correct that Tweet and BONUS World Cup round.
Both quizzes are fun to look at (and include GIF animations) and are fully resourced to provide everything you need to teach the lesson. Files include both ready-to-use PDF versions and editable Publisher/PowerPoint versions.
This is bundle is designed for AS and A-Level students studying the AQA English Literature and Language course. Included is:
a student revision booklet for use alongside study of the Paris anthology component (A-level)
a student revision book aimed more generally at the exam (AS level)
A bundle of quizzes (slideshows and resources) for use in class to revise key terms and components of exam (can be used for both)
This bundle contains all you need to generate exam papers for the AQA English Literature B Paper 2 (Elements of Crime Writing). It contains:
a blank exam template which is fully formatted to look like an AQA paper and written in AQA language
5 practice Section A questions (Unseen Extract)
20 Section B questions (on Ian McEwan’s Atonement)
20 Section C questions (NO SET TEXT)
These resources can be use in conjunction with one another to generate multiple exam papers, by simply copying and pasting questions from the bundles into the relevant sections on the template or creating new questions. Also included in the bundle are:
An indicative content template to create marking documents for teacher/students.
A teacher feedback grid/Self Reflection grid
** Please note these exam questions are not provided with indicative content since they are designed to be adaptable to all set text choices however a complimentary Indicative Content template and a teacher feedback/student self-evaluation sheet is included to enable you to individualise and differentiate the marking process according to the needs of learners.**
This SOL should last approximately seven weeks, and is designed to introduce students to the GCSE text 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B Priestley. Each lesson comes with a PowerPoint slideshow and any required resources. It is designed to be supported by the 2015 BBC adaptation of the play.
It is comprised of seven mini units (see image) that are somewhat interchangeable and can also be used as standalone mini-units for revision. It was originally designed to scaffold GCSE skills for a high ability Year 9 group, however has worked successfully with KS4 groups as an introduction to the text.
This scheme of learning was designed for Year Seven students and focuses on the genre of crime writing and also embeds inference skills throughout. It contains approx 7 weeks of lessons (with all required resources) if teaching one text, or more if two are being taught (see below). Teachers may wish to support the learning with recent TV adaptations of both texts.
It begins by giving an outline of genre (unit 1 - history, influences, structure etc.) and then moves on to the study of either Hound of the Baskervilles (higher ability) or Murder on the Orient Express (lower ability) (units 2a/b). NOTE - this part of the SOL is fully adaptable and both texts can be taught if desired. The differentiated nature of the SOL also makes it easily adaptable for other KS3 year groups.
