A quick last minute activity for the AQA Love and Relationships anthology.

An exemplar answer for the 2017 ‘Rosabel’ English language paper 1. There is a PowerPoint with the answer fully annotated. I have used this with my class and it has proved to be useful.

This is a very useful resource that I have used in lessons as a starter and for revision homework which is based on each of the acts in ‘Macbeth’. These pyramids are inspired by Kate Jones. They are differentiated so students can tackle the easier revision questions if they wish or the more challenging ones. The aim for the students is to achieved the highest points score at the end of the challenge.

An exemplar answer for English language paper 2, question 5 - an article on the risky activities question from a few years ago.

A useful revision resource for the main themes in ‘Animal Farm’. I’ve used it with my classes for homework and in lessons, particularly at GCSE and for Year 9 in preparing for GCSE. It can also be a handy cover lesson too. There are 36 different questions in total. Students can revise on their own or they can use the sheet to test each other.

Using ‘Lord of the Flies’ as an extract, this is a simple lesson which models how to tackle AQA English language paper 1, question 2. It’s is based on a student’s response and uses the I do/We do/You do principle of modeling how to respond to the question. In addition there is a ‘do now’ activity based on question 1 of English language paper 1 and a peer assessment plenary. It’s handy for English language revision and revision for ‘Lord of the Flies’ if you have taught it.

A quick revision resource for Journey’s End. A revision clock looking at the key characters, events and themes of the play. Ideal for a lesson or a homework activity.

This is a full lesson based on an extract from Act 5, Scene 5 - Macbeth’s hubris and Lady Macbeth’s death. There is a ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based the the extract. Useful for revision. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s this is one of my predictions for the the real AQA English literature paper 1 exam this year.

45 slides - three for each poem in the Power and Conflict anthology of poems. Last minute revision for the exam - can also be made into flashcards or used as a school wide competition in which students can search for all 45 quotations. Includes a competition answer sheet and a context quiz.

55 slides of quotations based on Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Jack, The Conch, The Island and The Beast. Each slide has six quick-fire revision questions. Can also be used as flash cards.

An exemplar question, structure grid and a model answer for a description. A tiny girl is trapped in a violent crowd behind a barded wire fence. There is a PowerPoint with a fully annotated answer. Updated 2021.

A highly useful resource that I have used in lessons and for homework. There are seven themes, each with six retrieval questions to assist students in their recall of key information from the play. Inspired by Kate Jones.

A useful resource for the theme of the supernatural in the play ‘Macbeth’.

A PowerPoint lesson on comparing ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ to ‘Porphyria’s Lover’.

A PowerPoint lesson with a quick starter, an exam question that is broken down, an exemplar answer, a list of various ways to plan and a breakdown of the Examiners’ report from 2017. Ideal for last minute revision.

Whole school literacy marking codes poster.

A 40 slide PowerPoint with key quotations from the text. Each quotation has a set of quick-fire revision questions.

35 slides with key quotations from ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and five quick questions for students to use for revision. This would also make a very good class display or flashcards for revision.

A checklist of how to write an essay, together with a checklist of more general features to include in all creative writing. Also includes three mock exam questions based on essays. Aimed at the AQA English language paper 2 exam, question 5.

Lord of the Flies revision clock - ideal for last minute revision.