This resource is a document listing various past exam questions on LOTFs for AQA literature

This resource includes a checklist for pupils of how to respond to each literature question, including timings and possible approaches to questions. Key texts mentioned can easily be changed to reference those taught in your own school.

This resource includes 3 contextual articles for the teaching of Christmas CArol (or other Victorian texts relevant). Article 1 - the relevance of ghost stories to the Victorians Article 2 - what Christmas means to us as we grow older (written by Dickens for Household Words) Article 3 - before welfare - info on workhouses (Daily Express), including excerpts from workhouse diaries All articles have been formatted into Microsoft Word and are available freely on the internet

This resource is a contextual handout on the presentation of witches taken from the British Library to assist with the teaching of Macbeth for GCSE English literature. The handout is formatted as 2 per A4 page ready for printing

This resource is an article taken from the internet on the Victorian poor at Christmas, providing context for Christmas Carol but also suitable for the teaching of other Victorian novels. Pasted into Word for ease of printing and editing

This resource contains 15 venn diagrams designed for practise of comparing poetry for AQA English Literature, power and conflict cluster. Each page has a question at the top (as pictured), covering every poem in the cluster. An excellent way to promote independent work and revision of poetry, this way of comparing has been tried and tested by both myself and my department. Venn diagrams can be blown up to A3 to encourage group work, or used in circulation around the room so pupils can build on each others’ ideas.

This lesson was designed for a reluctant but capable year 9 group who told me they hated poetry, and only ever wrote in stilted rhymes when I asked them to create their own. It would form a good introduction to unseen poetry, encouraging pupils to interrogate and form their own opinions. It contains a PPT and a series of slightly unusual poems all sourced online, breaking down why people write poetry and why we should study it. It contains the message that poetry is all sorts of things, such as art, creative expression, freedom with words, political, protesting, fun and silly… etc. It contains opportunities to write their own poetry and investigate the work of others. There are 5 poems included where pupils interrogate and question what they mean, show, suggest, and why the writer might have written them - including Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy, Action Man by John Cooper-Clarke, Invictus by William Ernest Henley, Urban Affection by Emanuel Xavier and The Black Land by Joseph Warren Beach. NB - Some of these poems are aimed at more mature audiences, so the lesson is recommended for year 9 onwards.

This resource includes a full lesson on creating a poem featuring a character, using their own voice. It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as light-hearted practice. The lesson utilises Medusa (Duffy) as a starting point, before getting pupils to create their own poem in the voice of a character of their choice. The PPT includes: Introduction to Medusa, by Duffy and discussion of her character Intro to the creative task, providing suggested characters Guided planning for the poem A framework of sentence stems if required, and an exemplar poem in the voice of Homer Simpson

Designed for students. Includes timings, marks and possible approaches to questions; also reminders for the mark schemes. Covers both paper 1 and paper 2

This resource contains a 2 sided A4 key quote handout for pupils revising Macbeth. The key quotes are organised into themes/ by character and starts with a rundown of key themes, context, characters and symbols before a brief outline of each act plot. The themes/characters covered are: appearance v reality Lady Macbeth Macduff Hallucination Cycles Tragic hero Guilt/ anxiety Macbeth Deception Duncan Banquo Macbeth’s thoughts Quotes have been carefully chosen so as not to be too lengthy and to match a range of questions

This resource is a 6 page document of key quotations for An Inspector Calls, divided into characters. Characters included are: Sheila Gerald Eric Mr Birling Mrs Birling Inspector The quotes have been taken from the entire play and are mostly quite short to aid with revision and memory retention. There are around 15-20 quotes selected for each character.

Includes a 13 slide PPT for revision of Macbeth for Literature Paper 1 AQA (paper 2 in 2022 due to changes) Covers exam technique, mark scheme, plot, characters, quotes, themes, tragedy genre, context and an example exam question. New for 2022

This resource includes a full lesson on Amitage’s poem ‘Clown Punk’. It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as practice. The lesson approaches the poem as an unseen text, helping pupils develop poetic analysis skills (for AQA, but would work for any exam board). The PPT includes: Introduction to the punk movement through images A task comparing clowns and punks A gap fill exercise encouraging pupils to consider the poet’s vocabulary choices guided light touch annotation (including focus questions to help pupils) Debate/ oracy cross over (where pupils plan and complete a Harkness style discussion)

This resource includes a complete lesson looking at analysing the language of an extract from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for AQA English language paper 1, Q2. It is suitable for low to mid ability GCSE learners, as an introduction to the language analysis question or as a revision activity. The PPT included guides pupils through the process as follows: break down of the question and how marks are awarded guided reading of the extract an approach to answering an exam style question (PEEZL) a help sheet for lower ability learners (gap fill) a modelled example paragraph Peer assessment using marking criteria

This resource includes 1-2 lessons on Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, for AQA English lit from the power and conflict poetry cluster. Lesson covers: Crimean war imagination task Crimean war context Key vocab matching task Links to William Howard Russell’s article on the Charge (extract provided and non-fiction cross-over task) Guided annotation Focus questions on rhyme and rhythm Key themes task and discussion question Created March 2022

This resource is a revision PPT for English Language paper 2, AQA It includes every question on the paper: advice for timings, exam strategy and marks awarded. There are 2 short texts included for practice opportunities - one written by Seigfried Sassoon and one by Willy Russell, providing overlap with poetry, on the topic of war. There are example questions for each question. Each question covered includes a mix of pointers/tasks, some of which include example responses, planning grids, mark schemes and reference to texts.

This resource includes 2 full lessons in a 15 slide PPT on AQA’s unseen poetry element. It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as revision, an introduction or practice. The lesson approaches the poems as unseen texts, helping pupils develop poetic analysis skills and focusing on 2 short and relatively simple poems. The PPT includes: Introduction to the unseen poetry aspect 10 possible steps for looking at an unseen poem Focus on the poem ‘The Handbag’ Pupil task writing a question for the poem Focus on the poem ‘My Parents Kept me from Children who were Rough’ Looking at an exam style question on this poem with suggested points to include in a response Brief reference to the mark scheme

A lesson examining Duffy’s poem Medusa. Suited to upper Ks3 or lower ks4; updated March 2022. Begins by introducing Medusa as a historical myth before looking at a crunched version of the poem to consider language out of context. Pupils then search for techniques in the poem and consider their effect. There is an opportunity for annotation and first impressions, followed by some suggested annotations written on the poem. Finally there is a writing frame, a quote hunt and a more lighthearted task where they create a dating profile for Duffy’s character. Great as an introduction for approaching unseen poems or as part of a wider poetic study in preparation for GCSE Literature.

This resource includes an extract from George Orwell’s ‘1984’, formatted to mimic an AQA exam paper text extract. Alongside this, there are 5 examination style questions (based on the AQA paper, Qs1-5, reading and writing) for students to either use in class or as a homework task. The question sheet contains each question but condensed down to 2 sides of A4, to save on printing costs. Suitable for GCSE learners.

This resource is a full lesson PPT on the poem ‘Tissue’ by Imtiaz Dharker for the AQA power and conflict poetry cluster. It includes the following lesson tasks: connotations of tissue mind map task link to video of poem and reflections imagery task, linking quotes to pictures fully annotated poem further analysis video link creative cross-over task (writing a ‘life receipt’ and using inference skills - modelled example) Imtiaz Dharker biog info exam question and planning task (NB not a comparison question) Created April 2022