A PowerPoint running through a step by step approach of how to answer a Macbeth question - Starting with this extract, explore how Shakespeare presents manipulation in the play. Designed for AQA GCSE English literature (Paper 1) The mark scheme on one of the slides is for AQA The lesson starts off breaking down the question (extract included), then moves on to the introduction (sample provided), what you could include in each paragraph (including quotes), a model high level paragraph and a conclusion. Could be used as a walking talking mock for this question Suitable for mid-high level students, but could be adapted for lower ability

Resources included: – A PowerPoint containing a lesson (ideally taught over a double), building up to a comparison of the poems Bayonet Charge and Charge of the Light Brigade (includes essay plan). – A model comparison essay (level 6) – A planning comparison activity- table comparing form/structure/voice, language/imagery and tone/message/themes Copies of both poems – Mark schemes linked to the AQA specification – Useful tips and checklists for what to include in an essay Created for the GCSE AQA specification- PowerPoint includes AQA mark scheme. Suitable for mid-high ability and can be adapted for lower ability

A full PowerPoint lesson which covers key revision of the theme of guilt in ‘Macbeth’, and how to approach an essay question Answers to the Do Now quiz are included (animated), along with a later animated quiz reviewing knowledge of Act Three, Scene Four Key quotes, ambitious vocabulary and contextual ideas included Created for the AQA specification Includes high-level model essay The question explored in the lesson and in the essay is: Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents the theme of guilt. Sample question provided Essay planning worksheet included ‘I Do’ example paragraph provided, and a ‘You Do’ writing frame for students

A full PowerPoint lesson which covers key revision of Sheila Birling’s character, and how to approach an essay question Frayer model exploring the word ‘ignorant’ is included Key quotes, ambitious vocabulary and contextual ideas included Created for the AQA specification Includes model essay (Level 6 / Grade 7-9) The question explored in the lesson and in the essay is: How and why does Sheila change in An Inspector Calls?

A high-level essay exploring How and Why Sheila Changes in ‘An Inspector Calls’ (Level 6 / Grade 7-9) Written for the AQA specification (AO bullet points included). Question: How and why does Sheila change in An Inspector Calls? Alternatively, the essay is included alongside a full revision lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12837277

A full PowerPoint lesson which covers key revision of Mrs Birling’s character, and how to approach an essay question Answers to the Do Now quiz are included (animated) Key quotes, ambitious vocabulary and contextual ideas included Created for the AQA specification Includes model essay (Level 6 / Grade 7-9) The question explored in the lesson and in the essay is: How far does Priestley present Mrs Birling as an unlikeable character?

A high-level essay comparing the poems ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ (Level 6 / Grade 7-9) Written for the AQA specification Question: Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. Alternatively, the essay is included alongside a full lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-aqa-poetry-comparison-of-bayonet-charge-and-charge-of-the-light-brigade-11889927

A high-level essay exploring Mrs Birling as an Unlikeable character (Level 6 / Grade 7-9) Written for the AQA specification. Question: How far does Priestley present Mrs. Birling as an unlikeable character? Alternatively, the essay is included alongside a full revision lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12837277