Dear Folks - this had over 3000 downloads since it was put on! Thanks for reviews so far! Please give me a review if it’s useful to you! If you like it I have LOADS more similar stuff in my shop - check it out! This free resource goes through the AQA City of the Beasts exam paper. It has support Powerpoints, Peer Assessment Activities, a peer assessment mark sheet and support for the structure section. Please download, and I hope it’s useful - but if you do, please give feedback. Best of luck with the exam! Please check out my wide range of GCSE resources - these are often available in very cheap bundles to save money! Check out my shop - I always have sales on, plus LOADS of FREE stuff, tallybarnett

Students keep saying to me, “I wish I could see the whole play on one page” so I have done so ! Useful so they can see what follows what etc etc Hope you find this useful - loads of other A Level Tragedy stuff (and Crime stuff !) in my shop!

This Powerpoint presents 50 key quotes from the play which are explored and explained in order to support the teaching of A Level english Please also see also my Big Cat Bundles for Othello which pull together my resources on this text

Stop Press! Key Moments Posters added 17/03/18 These resources are part of a package of resources that have one philosophy: to give you all you need to teach a text or a topic IN ONE PLACE. These resources include extensive presentation PowerPoints, lots of model answers, annotated answers, mock questions, extensive background research Powerpoints, and A3 helpsheets. They also ensure that Assessment Objectives and Mark Schemes are fully addressed. The idea behind these resources is to offer detailed work that has been tested in the classroom and proven to be successful. Although at first glance they may seem pricey, the resources do offer value for money, and always offer a free taster resource with a detailed contents page, outlining exactly what is on offer, and some free taster resources. This resource bundle offers approximately 50 detailed resources to support the teaching of Othello and Tragedy in general at A Level resources. The focus is on looking at critical views, analysing extracts in detail, tracing character development, themes, language and lots more. There are lots of annotated helpsheets, model answers, exam revision materials, In fact, there is everything you need here to teach this play in great detail.

This is a free resource to assist teaching of AQA A Level Tragedy “Richard II” Other similar resources are in my Big Cat Bundles in my shop! Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. I offer big value bundles and large scale resources to cover a complete topic. I provide a range of Big Cat Bundles that offer massive price reductions and offer lots of resources in one place. I also have a range of resources to support A Level teaching, particularly relate to TRAGEDY and CRIME. Many of the resources are handmade in order to provide a more personal, original touch. Many are designed for Interactive White Board presentation, or they can be copied into revision booklets etc. Another option is to download onto a school site, like Sharepoint, and allow students to view on their computers etc. If you like what you find, please offer feedback. Thank you and good luck with your teaching.

This resource is a companion piece to my other resources on Crime extracts as part of the AQA syllabus and follows a similar pattern. It includes 8 brand new crime extracts from 8 different novels. The resource includes clean copies of the extracts for the students, which are available individually and then also in a scanned booklet which includes all 8 of them, which could be printed off, e-mailed or displayed on IWB. Furthermore, Teacher notes on all 8 extracts are also attached in this resource as individual word docs, and these have also been scanned into a teacher booklet which also has annotated copies of the 8 extracts and then teacher notes after each one, ie 25 pages in all, with a front sheet. Overall, then, this offers students a further 8 practice extracts to work on prior to the exam itself.

WWTBGN This resource offers 11 Essay questions with brainstorm answers for each one. The problem with teaching this text is the lack of assessment material, so this bundle of 11 detailed brainstorm posters attempts to deal with that. Questions include: 1. To what extent does JB satisfy reader’s expectation if detective hero? 2. “Crime fiction is based on formula and stereotypes” .Discuss this statement in relation to WWTBGN 3. “Crime novels are judged on their endings” how effectively does KA end WWTBGN ? 4. “Atkinson never takes crime too seriously – that is a strength and weakness of the novel” Discuss 5. “At the end of the novel, justice triumphs” – discuss 6. “Coincidence is more important in the solving of crimes in WWTBGN” – discuss 7. How does Atkinson subvert the crime genre in WWTBGN ? 8. “Plotting and calculation are central ingredients in crime literature” – explore how important plotting is to KA in WWTBGN 9. “In crime writing there are always victims” Explore the significance of the ways that victims are presented in WWTBGN 10. Explore the significance of places in relation to crime in the WWTBGN etc 11. Explore the significance of justice and injustice in WWTBGN etc I have also thrown in a WWTBGN Chapter summary poster and some Chapter presentation Powerpoints – these are “free” extras and are not part of the main resource which is the 11 Essay Question and Answer Brainstorm Posters. Other similar resources are in my Big Cat Bundles in my shop! Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. I offer big value bundles and large scale resources to cover a complete topic. I provide a range of Big Cat Bundles that offer massive price reductions and offer lots of resources in one place. I also have a range of resources to support A Level teaching, particularly relate to TRAGEDY and CRIME. Many of the resources are handmade in order to provide a more personal, original touch. Many are designed for Interactive White Board presentation, or they can be copied into revision booklets etc. Another option is to download onto a school site, like Sharepoint, and allow students to view on their computers etc. If you like what you find, please offer feedback. Thank you and good luck with your teaching.

Some free resources to support teaching of Rime, with focus on AQA Crime A Level

Stop Press ! Key Moments in Richard II added 17/03/18 ! EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH “Richard II” FOR A LEVEL in one place –50 PLUS RESOURCES (SEE ALSO SEPARATE FREE RII RESOURCE WHICH HAS TASTER RESOURCES FOR THIS RESOURCE AND A DETAILED CONTENTS PAGE) These resources are part of a package of resources that have one philosophy: to give you all you need to teach a text or a topic IN ONE PLACE. These resources include extensive presentation PowerPoints, lots of model answers, annotated answers, mock questions, extensive background research PowerPoints, and A3 help sheets (Brainstorms, Model Answers, Key Quotes summary posters, Key Acts Summary Posters, Key Themes posters etc). They also ensure that Assessment Objectives and Mark Schemes are addressed. The idea behind these resources is to offer detailed work that has been tested in the classroom and proven to be successful. The resources try to offer value for money, and always offer a free taster resource with a detailed contents page, outlining exactly what is on offer, and some free taster resources. This resource bundle offers approximately 50 detailed resources to support the teaching of Richard 11 and Tragedy in general at A Level. The focus is on looking at critical views, analysing extracts in detail, tracing character development, themes, language and lots more. Key quotes and key scenes and acts are analysed in detail. There are lots of annotated help sheets, model answers, and exam revision materials. In fact there is everything you need here to teach this play in detail. There is also a contents page which suggests how the play could be taught over 8 OR 9 weeks. A lot of the resources are completely original and created by me in the classroom, and they have been “road tested” for 3 years – SOME of the PowerPoints make use of existing resources like Wikipedia, but at least it saves YOU having to spend 3 or 4 hours trawling through these resources and assessing them and summarising them ! With 50 detailed resources on this text for a fiver I still think it offers good value for money and it will save you a lot of time! Other similar resources are in my Big Cat Bundles in my shop! Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. Thank you and good luck with your teaching.

Some quotes and links on a single sheet poster for last minute revision. Not rocket science but might help some of the weaker students… Please check out other resources in my shop. Good luck in the exams everyone!

This resource offers 7 Unseen Crime extracts which are them annotated via 7 teacher responses to offer guidance on how they could be approached. This support the Unseen Crime section of AQA Crime at A Level. My resources are designed to be detailed, useful, and offer value for money. They have all been used in the classroom. If you find these resources useful please give feedback.

Extra resources added on 03/09/18 These resources are part of a package of resources that have one philosophy: to give you ball you need to teach a text or a topic IN ONE PLACE. These resources include extensive presentation PowerPoints, lots of model answers, annotated answers, mock questions, extensive background research Powerpoints, and A3 helpsheets. They also ensure that Assessment Objectives and Mark Schemes are fully addressed. The idea behind these resources is to offer detailed work that has been tested in the classroom and proven to be successful. Although at first glance they may seem pricey, the resources do offer value for money, and always offer a free taster resource with a detailed contents page, outlining exactly what is on offer, and some free taster resources. This resource bundle offers approximately 25 detailed resources to support the teaching of When Will There Be Good News at A Level resources. The focus is on looking at chapter summaries, model answers, analysing some chapters in detail, tracing character development, themes, and lots more. The key focus is looking at the ways in which the novel is typical and atypical of the Crime genre. There are lots of useful Powerpoint presentations, including a detailed Powerpoint to get students ready for the exam. There are also lots of annotated helpsheets, model answers, exam revision materials, In fact there is everything you need here to teach this novel in great detail.

This detailed resource looks at how to answer ALL SIX Language Papers from AQA since 2017, focussing on the READING Section. The Powerpoint runs to 186 slides and goes through Questions 1 – 4 on: The Silent Land – November 2019 The Mill – May 2019 A Sound of Thunder – November 2018 Jigs and Reels – May 2018 Labyrinth – November 2017 The Tiredness of Rosabel – May 2017 I have put forward model answers for questions 1-4. I have been teaching for 20 years and I have been an examiner for 10 years, including some of these papers, so I have a lot of experience in terms of how to approach them. You might be using these as mocks, so might find this useful to feed back AFTER the students have attempted the exams. I have not included the inserts or exam papers due to copyright, but they are freely available on the AQA site. The Presentation is purely my ideas on how to answer these questions and general tips on how to deal with language, structure, and evaluation.

THESE RESOURCES SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF THOMAS HARDY’S POETRY.

This detailed presentation offers an introduction to teaching Crime for the AQA Crime paper. It covers the course, looks at Crime history, themes, the pleasures of Crime, Crime Genres and conventions etc and would probably - with discussion and debate - offer two/three lessons worth of materials to get the course started. It could also be used as a revision tool later on. My resources are designed to be detailed, useful, and offer value for money. They have all been used in the classroom. If you find these resources useful please give feedback.

This resource offers detailed analysis of 7 key extracts from the play to support the teaching at GCSE - Ideal for printing as detailed revision booklets or for student downloads onto pc’s/tablets etc. A surprising amount of detail in a small, compact, accessible space.

These 5 MEMORY MATS summarise key ideas in “Macbeth” in a clear, interesting way. They are hand designed and illustrated, in order to give a more personal touch. Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. I try to offer big value bundles and large scale resources to cover a complete topic. I have a range of Big Cat Bundles that offer massive price reductions and offer lots of resources in one place. I also have a range of resources to support A Level teaching, particularly relate to TRAGEDY and CRIME. Many of the resources are handmade in order to provide a more personal, original touch. Many are designed for Interactive White Board presentation, or they can be copied into revision booklets etc. Another option is to download onto a school site, like Sharepoint, and allow students to view on their computers etc. If you like what you find, please offer feedback. Thank you and good luck with your teaching.

A selection of detailed. handwritten resources and annotated extracts to support the teaching of the novella. Each extract is analysed in depth as preparation for the exam - AQA GCSE Literature 12 pages of extracts in all covering 12 key moments. Ideal for printing as detailed revision booklets or for student downloads onto pc’s/tablets etc. A surprising amount of detail in a small, compact, accessible space.

This is a companion resource to the earlier, popular resource “7 Key Extracts from “Macbeth” analysed”. This resource of 9 posters looks at another 7 extracts in detail as preparation for the Literature exam and to help teaching the play. The extracts are linked to other extracts in the play too as students have to talk about the play as a whole. There is is a final poster on the “Ingredients of the Tragic Hero”, The posters are designed to be projected onto a whiteboard or shared with students via their lap tops or a student shared area. Please check out my shop for good value bundles.

This resource offers nearly 20 presentations which compare the poems in the Power and Conflict cluster of AQA Poetry exam.