A model narrative answer. Pupils were given an image of a dilapidated house to write a description or the task ‘write a short story about a haunted house’.

Model description, based on an image of a beach.

This lesson is packed with retrieval exercises, ambitious vocabulary, scaffolded analysis of key quotes (I do, we do, you do) and exam practice questions.

Grade 9 response - ‘How does Shakespeare explore the theme of ambition in Macbeth’?

AQA top band answer based on a Lady Macbeth extract

High band (8-9) response to ‘how does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a victim of the supernatural?’

GRADE 9 ESSAY - ‘How does Priestley explore the theme of responsibility in An Inspector Calls?’

An amazing question 1 response to the poem: ‘You Being Born’ by Brian Jones.

Top band (grade 8) response to ‘How does Sheila change in An Inspector Calls?’

Concise but informative essay on ‘the issue of class’ in An Inspector Calls. Strong grade 8.

A high scoring essay on the theme of secrecy in Jekyll and Hyde

This is a very high scoring essay on the theme of Duality - the extract is included with the response.

AQA Macbeth Essay Grade 9 - How does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a violent character? The extract was the Captains speech from Act 1, Scene 2.

This is a high band response comparing two poems from the Power and Conflict anthology.

This is a high band response comparing two poems from the Power and Conflict anthology.

A high band response - includes the exam question, a thesis statement and three analytical paragraphs.

This essay has been typed up from a students mock work - this received a grade 8.

High band response with thesis statement.

This essay was written by a student and received 17/30 marks. It is a useful resource to show lower sets so they can see what a grade 4 and 5 looks like. The essay focuses on Edward and Mickey and their different childhood and upbringing.

Grade 9/A Level application of feminist theory to An Inspector Calls.