A collection of extracts from 19th Century fiction texts, which could be used to help prepare students for Edexcel English Language Paper 1. These are also useful in Key Stage 3 for introducing students to 19th Century writing.
Teacher-written model answers for the OCR A Level English Literature Dystopia unit (H472). The resource includes two sample Critical Appreciations, one full comparative essay and one paragraph of a comparative essay.
A series of debate statements which can be adapted into practice questions for the OCR A Level English Literature (H472) comparison question. The resource contains 28 different sample questions.
These cards are designed to be given to your strongest students as an extra layer of differentiation. There are 6 different challenges for students to complete, all of which they must finish within the lesson. They are non-subject specific and can be used for any age group. They were created with large mixed ability groups in mind, where you might not have time to create separate resources to challenge your brightest pupils.
Students have to read the description of the poem from the AQA Power and Conflict cluster then write in the name. The quiz also includes key themes for each poem. This makes a great starter activity and can also be used to help students identify which poems to use in a comparison.
A grid for students to self assess their transactional writing, adapted from the Edexcel English Language criteria. There are two self assessment grids, one for level 5 and one for high level 3/low level 4. Students read the student-friendly criteria and tick the boxes which apply, then make a judgement at the end about whether they have met those criteria. These can be used as a quick reflection activity after a piece of writing.
The two paragraphs contained in this resource are designed to show students the difference between ambitious but over-the-top writing, and sophisticated and subtle writing. The mark scheme is taken from Edexcel English Language Paper 1.
A detailed guide to every question on both papers of the Edexcel English Language Paper, including timings and recommended strategies for answering the question. A useful resource to give out to year 10 and 11 students to help them prepare or write practice answers.
A 19-lesson scheme of work covering place and culture in poetry, designed with year 7 in mind but suitable for low to mid ability year 8 or low ability year 9. The scheme includes reading and writing assessments, and lessons on speaking and listening where students perform a poem.
I have enclosed copies of all the poems for reference, as well as all the relevant worksheets.
A shortened version of 'Macbeth', designed to be performed with a whole class in 60 minutes. Students sit in a circle, with the teacher leading the performance and different students coming up to take roles. For Act 1, suggestions are given as to how you might perform the play with a large group. After Act 1, every scene in the play has been reduced to key quotes/lines for teachers to adapt.
By the end, students will have covered the entire play and should have good working knowledge of the plot and key quotes. This resource is intended to bring the play alive, and should offer a fun alternative to watching a film / production.
Suggested props:
Stickers to write character names on
A crown
A toy dagger
Toy swords
A self assessment sheet for AQA English Literature - level 6. Students use the broken down descriptors to assess whether they meet level 6 criteria, with sentence starter suggestions at the bottom to help them improve.
Students plot how each of the main characters is developed over the course of 'An Inspector Calls', and what moral/message Priestley is conveying through each character. This can then be turned into an essay plan, which helps students understand how to develop ideas across a text.
