An example essay response to the sample question: Compare how poets present love and partnerships in The Farmer’s Bride and in one other poem from the cluster. The essay compares The Farmer’s Bride with Winter Swans and could be used as useful revision tool or for students to level and grade themselves in class with the new 1-9 AQA marking criteria

An Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson on Poppies. Lesson and word document contains a starter, quotes and images for students analyse in pairs, sample essay response and plenary activity.

A lesson that enables students to answer Q2 of AQA English Language Paper 1 in detail. Contains an engaging starter, extract to annotate, mark scheme annotations, peer assessment activity and exemplar answer for students to use.

A sample mock exam (based on mystery and tension) that is perfect for students to use in class, as a homework or as full blown assessment. It also comes with a full sample answer that analyses the extract as well as making links to other parts of the novel and to context. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Stevenson create a sense of mystery and tension in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Write about: • How Stevenson creates mystery and tension in this extract • How Stevenson presents mystery and tension in the novel as whole

A sample answer to a GCSE exam style question for AQA. The question used is: Starting with this extract, explore how Conan Doyle creates a sense of tension and danger. Write about: • how Conan Doyle creates a sense of tension and danger in this extract • how Conan Doyle creates a sense of tension and danger in the novel as a whole.

A lesson that focusses on the imagery created and language used in Act 5, Scene 1, the infamous sleep-walking scene. The lesson features a literacy based starter, key quotation analysis, example GCSE exam question with exemplar answers and a return to the starter for the plenary activity to consolidate learning. Perfect for Ofsted inspections and lesson observations.

This is a series of lessons that guides students through the AQA English Language Paper 2 exam; it provides example answers, mark schemes and sentence starters for students. It is based on the AQA ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 YEAR 9 PACK 3 paper (about dogs). This sample is available to download directly from the AQA website, hence why it isn't included here.

A sample answer to an English Literature question for An Inspector Calls. This 700 word sample answer has been written to reflect the highler levels of GCSE mark scheme and would achieve between 26-30 marks (Level 6). The question used is: How and why does Sheila change in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • how Sheila responds to her family and to the Inspector • how Priestley presents Sheila by the ways he writes The different Assessment Objectives (AOs) have been colour co-ordinated so students and teachers can see where each element of the mark scheme has been reached.

A mock assessment based on the new Conflict & Power AQA exam spec. Contains a sample essay response (with space for annotations at the bottom) to the question: Compare the ways poets present the power of memory in Remains and in one other poem from Power and Conflict. This is perfect for use as a homework, in class or as a full-blown mock exam.

A mock exam based on the end of Stave 4 with a sample essay response with accompanying summary. Useful as a homework task, revision or full blown mock exam. The question used is: Part (a) Starting with this extract, explore how Dickens present the change in Scrooge. Give examples from the extract to support your ideas. (b) How does Dickens present the change in Scrooge elsewhere in the novel? In your answer, you must consider: • What changes in Scrooge are shown • How these changes affect Scrooge and others

A revision lesson that helps students remember the requirements for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section B; 25% of their overall mark. The lesson contains a starter where students write their own statement which they respond to, example questions, a sample answer for students to level and grade with the marking criteria, a plan for writing their own version and links to the different Assessment Objectives.

A mock exam based on the end of Stave 4 with a sample essay response with accompanying summary. Useful as a homework task, revision or full blown mock exam. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the change in Scrooge? Write about: • How Dickens presents Scrooge in this extract • How Dickens presents the change in Scrooge in the novel as a whole

An example mock exam assessment for the AQA Power and Conflict cluster based on London by William Blake. The question used is: Compare the ways poets present ideas about loss and absence in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’. On the reverse is a handy planning activity to help students and sentence starters for the less-able. Perfect for use in class, as a homework or as a full-blown mock.

A lesson based on The Highway Man which was created for an Ofsted inspection. Contains an engaging starter, main activity and an example PEE for students to students to use as a basis for their own.

A lesson that helps students annotate and understand unseen poems. It guides them through the process, with a worked example and helpful annotations. The lesson also contains a mini-sample answer for students to level against the new criteria and helpful sentence starters for less able.

This lesson focuses on AQA English Language Paper 2. It helps students understand the requirements for the paper by breaking down exactly what is meant by a writer's viewpoint. It contains a small extract for students to annotate and look for explicit / implied meaning. Also features an example Q3 for students and helpful sentence starters. This lesson would ideally suit a less able to middle ability group but could be used as a refresher for top sets. Would also be ideal for Ofsted / Lesson observations as it shows clear progress.

Save yourself hours of work with these custom-made KS2 literacy pupil reports; they have been written for students with a range of abilities and attributes and are ready to use. Each report contains a comment on the student’s attitude, focus, behaviour for learning and key targets for improvement. The document contains 2,700 words and features 23 reports (13 ‘male’ and 10 female’). You will undoubtedly recognise your own students within each of the reports but can of course ‘mix and match’ the comments as needed.

A set of lessons covering the skills required for Paper 2 AQA English Language. Lesson contains PowerPoint, articles for annotations and practice questions from Section A & B. The lessons focus on video games and comparing writers' attitudes towards them. Although not a 19th C extract, these lessons are engaging for students and encourage them to comment on topics that interest them. A good introduction for the skills required to tackle Paper 2.

A lesson that enables students to be able to effectively compare two of the poems from the Conflict and Power Cluster. This lesson focusses on the question: Compare how poets present attitudes to power and identity in Checking Out Me History and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict.’ It features a pictionary (or blockbusters) based starter activity (which the students love!) to help them remember the quotations and also includes a planning grid, example answer and links to the mark scheme. This could stretch to a couple of lessons and is excellent for revision.

A lesson that guides through the Unseen Poetry section of the GCSE exam. Provides an example, annotations, activity understand imagery, sample question and links to the new marking criteria. Perfect as in introduction to unseen poetry or as revision before the exam itself. Could be adapted for KS3 students and also features and an example answer for students to level with the mark scheme.