A lesson plan for discussion of the main themes explored in the Tennyson collection of poems. Focus is on feedback from an essay that the students have already written and identification of improvements needed. Designed to use the AOs from the old AQA spec -Victorian Literature. Can be adapted.

A lesson including an exercise to help students start to learn quotes and apply them to their writing. Also includes an activity to work in groups to create a script for the characters from the story- understanding the motivations and historical contexts

A range of ideas for students to use to help them learn important quotes and use them in their Literature exam. AQA English Literature Jekyll and Hyde trump cards included.

Lesson with questions to allow students to explore Rosetti's poem "My Heart is like a Singing Bird" Questions to help them understand imagery and explore the impact that the techniques has upon the reader

A resource which uses the story of warrior women from ancient Greece to support the writing of an eye witness account. Includes a series of activities which include illustrations of the warrior women, a link to a film on the internet and a historical eye witness account of the tribe. Prompts interesting discussions and creative writing ideas using the Greek system of hyperbole and extended imagery.

Resource includes at least two lessons on the two sources with sample answers for display on the board. Detailed Q2 answer for students to annotate and use as a model. Highlighted section from the text to look carefully at language and support student analysis. Q1 to 3 Only

A series of lessons based upon an introduction to the play for HPA GCSE students for their literature exam. Some focus for discussion on the theme of witchcraft and beliefs throughout the ages. Series of images for the main characters for students to create their own character files. Some resource notes for the focus of creating a GCSE essay How far can John Proctor be seen as a Tragic Hero in the play?

The Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy- Anon and The Virgin's Memo. Notes for discussion in class and annotated copies of the poems for display in the classroom. Notes and questions for students to work through in groups. GCE A Level The Struggle for Modern Identity

Unseen poetry for AQA unseen. 3 poems for Analysis including full poems with on screen display and annotations for class. Questions for discussion. Techniques explained. Finally 2 poems on a similar theme to compare including plans to follow and basic scaffolding for less confident students to build their written response. Poems include "Handbag" by Ruth Fainlight, "Don't Say I Said "by Sophie Hannah "Flowers" by Wendy Cope

A lesson for GCSE students preparing for the UNSEEN poetry question. Includes annotated version of the poem for display in the classroom and questions for students to consider to help them explore the meaning in the poem and start to become more confident in exploring this type of question. Also includes a brief sample paragraph in PEE style to show them how to explore the language and connotations of the poem.

A series of lessons showing students how to compare two poems from the POWER and CONFLICT anthology for AQA English Literature. The presentation gives a series of ideas to explore the context of the poems. The poems are included on the presentation in unannotated form and also with annotations. Students are shown in stages how to construct a comparison based on the idea of the experiences of people in both poems. A marking grid is included for students to peer mark and construct a DIRT response. Finally - a sample essay is included to A* standard.

Lesson presentation to support the teaching of the Feminine Gospels - AQA the Struggle for Modern Identity - the poem SUB by Carol Ann Duffy from the Feminine Gospels. Includes questions for the students to consider women's position in History and attitudes to woman and sport. Annotated poem for display in the classroom and further notes on the techniques used by Duffy and questions to focus the students ideas and analysis.

GCE AQA English Literature The Struggle for Modern Identity - The Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy. Presentations with annotations for the poems "Loud" and "The Map Woman". Includes notes on the poems themselves and ideas for classroom discussion. Illustrations provided with annotated poems to help students understand the ideas and themes explored in the collection.

AQA unseen poetry- Two sample questions with poems included. One sample essay for students to mark and use as a model for their own writing. Poems include Bright Star by Keats and What lips my lips have Kissed by Millay.

From the new AQA English Literature Love and Relationships Cluster. Neutral Tones provides the poem with annotations to help the students focus their ideas. It provides questions to help the students unpick the emotions and provides a comparison grid to link the poem to "When we First Parted" by Byron

GCSE English Literature AQA An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley A detailed essay plan is included for student to use in a new style AQA answer to the question "How is responsibility shown in the play An Inspector Calls?

A resource designed to help my students understand the 20th century context of the selected poems. A grid designed for flexibility - for the students to complete and add as they wish with any relevant historical events, poetic and literary movements and the dates of famous writers. In addition- the poets from the Anthology are placed on the timeline so that students can more clearly understand the contextual background to the poems. Students found this very helpful.

AQA English Literature - the Struggle for Modern Identity - the Feminine Gospels- A quiz designed to revisit the poems to check knowledge and understanding of the class. Includes picture round and samples of techniques used by Duffy, as well as recognising the poems and quotes. Revision resource.

Reading assessment based upon close analysis of the text- looking at Chapter One and then at The Bloodbath scene. Extract for close annotation for students to answer the question- How does Collins create tension and suspense in the scene from the Hunger Games? Extract included- but also available online

A simple worksheet with PEE structure and prompts using the witches first scene and Lady Macbeth's "unsex me here" speech to structure an answer with ideas for quotes and explantions