KS4 Macbeth revision - a lesson that aims to encourage students to choose quotes that can be analysed for different themes. Includes a selection of quotes that can be used to form a response to a question based on the supernatural/ambition/power and a model answer based on the supernatural. Students can be encouraged to use the same quotes to produce an argument in response to a question on ambition/power. They could then choose three different themes and select quotes that are worthy of analysis for all of them.
A lesson that encourages comparison of meanings and effects within the poems.
Encourages a personal response to the poems through exploration and modelling. Includes example paragraph.
A question based on the presentation of evil in Act 1, Scene 3 and the wider play.
Includes two essay responses for student marking - one low/mid ability and one higher.
Feedback sheet on the theme of Gender in An Inspector Calls.
Contains model paragraphs for comparison of skills, learning questions and self assessment tasks.
A KS4 revision lesson on the theme of masculinity in Macbeth.
Includes visual aids, extract, feedback ideas for paired discussion, planning grids for debate and scaffolding for written responses.
A KS4 revision lesson based on the theme of Poverty in A Christmas Carol.
Encourages exploration of the theme within an extract and the novel and sample answers for student marking.
A homework booklet for years 10/11 designed to help students revise the key skills for English Language, Paper 1.
Includes a front cover overview of the paper, an extract from Ian Mc’Ewan’s Enduring Love, detailed tops tips for all five questions and space for student responses.
A six week reading project to help improve students’ understanding of 19th Century literature.
Includes an introductory research task, six extracts from the novel Jane Eyre and differentiated activities ranging from vocabulary, comprehension, analytical and creative tasks.
A selection of quotes for each of the characters in An Inspector Calls taken from throughout the play. Quotes can be used as the basis of flashcards for revision.
A booklet for students to understand the theme of Evil in Macbeth which builds towards an essay response.
Key features:
Starter thinking/discussion task about the concept of evil
Video link with questions to test comprehension
An extract based question (AQA style) with mini tasks to ensure understanding
Quotes and annotation activity to ensure understanding of the prsentation of evil in the rest of the play
Success Criteria for an essay response with a word bank for writing support
A revision timetable to help students manage their use of the CGP guides.
Topics include: Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Love and Relationships.
Timetable ensures all important aspects of each topic receive student attention. For each daily topic, specific page numbers are provided for the appropriate guide and follow up tasks to check understanding in the corresponding workbook.
The timetable was created for the 2020 exams but is easily adaptable for other dates.
A model based on the task ‘Write a story about a time you felt lost’.
Written using ideas from the film ‘Lion’ in which a five year old boy finds himself lost at a train station and eventually finds a new family and identity via adoption in Australia.
Uses the five part narrative arc and demonstrates clarity for mid - low ability students.