This scheme of work has been designed for low ability students to support their study of A Christmas Carol. The unit begins with contextual study, before moving into close textual analysis of key sections and quotes needed for preparation for the AQA literature exam. Retrieval of prior knowledge is embedded throughout the unit through a variety of starter tasks. Written analysis of extracts is supported through use of the ‘what? how? why?’ approach promoted by AQA in the recent examiner’s comments. There are also mid-point and end of unit assessments with preparation lessons to support students in tackling exam-style tasks.

This is a full scheme of work designed for A Level students studying for the edexcel A Level exams. The unit works through the prologue and then tale in chronological order, with contextual study interspersed throughout. Each lesson is supported by preparation homework for students, which allows them to attend lessons having read and analysed key passages, ready for discussion an further analysis in class. There are also two assessment points in the unit, with markscheme attached.

This lesson explores the theme of Christmas, encouraging lower ability students to consider their own values around this festival, as well as the ways Victorian attitudes were different.

A lesson designed to explore the introduction of Scrooge’s character to the novel at a lower ability level. The lesson focuses on the connotations of coldness, through a range of tasks which support lower ability students to explore concrete and abstract interpretations of key quotes used to describe Scrooge.

This lesson introduces low ability students to the use of a structure strip to guide them through the written analysis of Scrooge’s character in the early part of the novel. The structure strip uses the ‘what? How? Why?’ model promoted by AQA in their recent examiner’s report for English literature. The lesson takes students through am ‘I do, we do, you do’ approach, before they used a simplified AQA Literature mark scheme to self / peer assess / or the class teachers assesses their analysis.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed for low ability learners, these two lessons take students a range of tasks to expore the form, structure and language of Charge of the Light Brigade.

Across 2 lessons, a variety of activities explore the form, structure, language and context of Bayonet Charge. Tasks are designed to support the needs of lower ability learners.

This student friendly knowledge map outlines: key ideas about of the characters of the novel provides a glossary of terminology students should include within a successful response a comprehensive list organised by stave and theme of the key quotes students should aim to know key information about Dicken’s context and intentions

This knowledge map is an ideal revision resource, with all the content students need to know to successfully tackle a GCSE question on An Inspector Calls. The knowledge map includes key information on the characters, context and plot, as well as key quotes organised by theme and chronology. There is also a terminology section which includes language to aid sophisticated expression.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students structure a range of tasks to explore the form, structure, language and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed to support the needs of low ability learners, these two lessons take students through a range of tasks to explore the form, structure, language and context of the poem.

Designed to support the needs of low ability learners, this lesson takes students through a range of tasks that explore the form, structure, language and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.

Designed for the needs of low ability learners, these lessons take students through a range of tasks which explore the form, language, structure and context of the poem.