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The Supernatural in Macbeth: Planning an essay
Notes and model essay plan looking at essay technique and using context in essays through a focus on the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth. (3 pages, used for 1hr of tutoring)
Designed for GCSE AQA English.
A Christmas Carol Comprehension: Christmas Dinner with the Cratchit Family
A festive themed past-paper style passage followed by comprehension questions, and a choice of two creative writing prompts.
Questions are a mixture of short-answer (testing understanding of the passage), vocabulary,
Passage taken from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Would be suitable for 13+ entrance practice, or high-level 11+ entrance/scholarship practice.
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Poems of the Decade
Detailed analysis of all poems on the Poems of the Decade Edexcel A-Level English Literature specification (as of 2018), with the exception of ‘Out of the Bag’ (omitted for exam strategy).
Eat Me Patience Agbabi 3
Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass Simon Armitage 6
Material Ros Barber 10
History John Burnside 25
An Easy Passage Julia Copus 37
The Deliverer Tishani Doshi 43
The Lammas Hireling Ian Duhig 51
To My Nine-Year-Old Self Helen Dunmore 52
A Minor Role U A Fanthorpe 57
The Gun Vicki Feaver 62
The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled Leontia Flynn 64
Giuseppe Roderick Ford 66
Effects Alan Jenkins 92
Genetics Sinéad Morrissey 125
From the Journal of a Disappointed Man Andrew Motion 127
Look We Have Coming to Dover! Daljit Nagra 129
Please Hold Ciaran O’Driscoll 132
On Her Blindness Adam Thorpe 170
Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn Tim Turnbull 172
Please Hold (Ciaran O’Driscoll): Poem Analysis
3 pages analysing ‘Please Hold’ by Ciaran O’Driscoll. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
A Valediction of Weeping (John Donne): Analysis
2.5 pages of notes analysing ‘A Valediction of Weeping’ by John Donne (summary, technical terms, title, structure, five important quotes, context).
Designed for A-Level English Edexcel Metaphysical Poetry.
History (John Burnside): Analysis
Just over 4 pages of notes analysing ‘History’ by John Burnside. From the ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Critical Quotes
A collection of relevant quotes from a range of secondary sources on A Midsummer Night’s Dream (on a 19-slide Powerpoint).
Designed for the Edexcel A-Level specification.
AQA GCSE Physics: Electricity (P4)
18 slide powerpoint on electricity (circuit equations, resistance, filament lamps, diodes, thermistors, LDRs, series and parallel circuits, energy and power, bulb efficiency, AC and DC, plugs, electricity costs, safety devices). Designed to cover P4 of the AQA GCSE Dual Award Physics specification.
Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass (Armitage): Analysis
3.5 pages of notes analysing ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’ (Simon Armitage), from ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the A-Level Edexcel English Literature syllabus.
The Furthest Distances I've Travelled (Leontia Flynn): Poem Analysis
3.3 pages analysing ‘The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled’ by Leontia Flynn. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
Trimalchio's Dinner (from Petronius' Satyricon) - plot summary
Plot summary of the Cena Trimalchionis in Petronius’ Satyricon (6 pages).
Great Gatsby: Daisy and Myrtle Comparison
Bullet points comparing and contrasting the characterisation of Daisy and Myrtle. Discusses what their presentation reveals about social class, gender and the perspective of the narrator.
Creative Writing: Adjectives and Adverbs
Resource helping students to use adjectives and adverbs effectively and strategically, and to find alternative ways of describing.
Includes both notes and activities.
Aimed for 11+ and KS3, but many of the ideas could also be suitable for older students.
Subtlety in Creative Writing
A resource with guided activities (inspired by Anne of Green Gables) and tips on how to help your students ‘show, not tell’ in their creative writing.
Designed for 11+, but relevant for 13+/KS3.
GCSE Holidays topic: useful vocab and phrases
Powerpoint with four slides of vocabulary and useful phrases for talking about holidays (types of destination advantages, booking and staying in accomodation)
Midsummer Night's Dream: Context notes
Context notes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Includes: Courtly Love, gender, Queen Elizabeth I, the supernatural, Shakespeare’s other plays, Classical/mythological references, literary influences and conventions, historical context of the contemporary theatre, modern productions.
Designed for the Edexcel A-Level English specification.
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AQA GCSE Chemistry Dual Award: Complete
Notes covering whole specification of the AQA GCSE Chemistry Dual Award qualification.
Latin Crossword
A Latin crossword, inspired by the style in the The Times on Saturdays.
Clues are a mixture of literature, vocab, history and Harry Potter (some mildly cryptic, others straightforward translation).
Volver: collection of free resources
A collation of various free resources for Spanish A Level on the film Volver found online - not my own but sharing what’s out there in one place in case this is useful for others!
Latin: Adverbs, Comparatives, Superlatives
1 page document outlining how to form adverbs, comparatives and superlatives in Latin. Useful for 13+ or GCSE.