Melissa Victoria is a former English teacher with over 15 years' experience in a variety of secondary school settings, including comprehensive and grammar schools. She provides English resources mainly for high-ability students studying for GCSE and A level (AQA).
Melissa Victoria has an MA in English from the University of Birmingham, UK.
Melissa Victoria is a former English teacher with over 15 years' experience in a variety of secondary school settings, including comprehensive and grammar schools. She provides English resources mainly for high-ability students studying for GCSE and A level (AQA).
Melissa Victoria has an MA in English from the University of Birmingham, UK.
Four fully-adaptable PowerPoints on the simple past, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses. Suitable for high-ability KS3, mid-to high ability KS4, and intermediate ESOL. Suitable for home-learning.
The PowerPoints introduce the student to different ways of using each of the four past tenses.
Includes:
*a brief recap of pronoun/verb agreement, plus the use of past participles, the verb ‘to have’, the verb ‘to be’ , and the forming of gerunds
*an explanation of how the tenses are used with examples
*challenge exercise one which all students should complete to show they understand how to form the tenses
*extra challenge exercises which students can work through, or choose from, to show different uses and understanding of the tenses
*sample answers after each exercise
Teachers can choose to teach all or some of the functions of the tenses, dipping in or out, or selecting as necessary.
Could be used as a series of starter activities or as longer grammar lessons. Could also be set remotely for home-learning as independent study exercises.
The PowerPoints are not definitive, but offer a clear approach to understanding the different uses of the four past tenses.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Three of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero; Significance of Structure; and The Divine Right of Kings.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Six of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Kingship; Appearance and Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Stagecraft; Medieval Fathers & Sons
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Four of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Appearance and Reality; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre inc. Function of Act 1; Dramatic Irony/Structure; and Medieval Inheritance
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act One, Scene One of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of theme: Gender & Identity; Appearance & Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Tragic Villains , Significance of Language; and Belief in Witches
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class needs.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Six of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Kingship; Appearance and Reality; and Gender & Identity
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Victim; Dramatic Irony; and Historical Figures and Dramatic Licence.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Seven of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Characterisation; Stagecraft; Kings & Armies
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Three of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate and Freewill; Guilt; Kingship;
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero; Characterisation; and The Body Natural and The Body Politic
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Four of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; and Kingship; Gender & Identity;
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Significance of Structure; Setting
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Five of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Gender & Identity; and Kingship
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Characterisation; Mortal Sin
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Five of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Ambition, Fate & Freewill
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero(ine); Significance of Language/Lexical Fields; and Antinormative Women
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Seven of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition, Fate & Freewill; Appearance and Reality; and Gender & Identity
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Hero; Language & Characterisation; and The Divine Right of Kings & Regicide
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 1, Scene Two of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Kingship
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Tragic Victim; Significance of Structure; and Medieval Gender Expectations.
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
You can find all of Act One below as part of a bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-gcse-12801339
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Eight of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Gender & Identity; Appearance and Reality; and Kingship
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form & Genre; Characterisaton; and 16th/17th Century Conclusions
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene One of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes:Guilt; Gender & Identity; and Children
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: The Character of Lady Macbeth; Significance of Language; and Insanity in the 17th Century
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A PowerPoint exploring Act 5, Scene Two of ‘Macbeth’ for mid-high level GCSE Engish Literature classes.
The PowerPoint contains exploration of themes: Ambition; Gender & Identity; and Guilt
Genre, Shakespeare’s Method and Context are also explored: Form and Genre; Struture; and Medieval Fathers & Sons
The teacher can choose to focus on some, or all of the slides, as the class requires.
Underneath most slides are teacher notes to aid with class teaching.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
The lesson is part of an outgoing AQA English Literature B Specification. It offers relevant background discussion on method and philosophical ideas explored in the novel, Enduring Love.
If you like what you see in this lesson, at a the link below you can find further resources for this text:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-enduring-love-by-ian-mcewan-chapter-by-chapter-11916197
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A free poster for your classroom wall with key character descriptions and quotations for Benedick from Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. Could also be printed A4 for students to glue into books. Might also be useful to upload onto school intranet for revision purposes. Especially useful with lower ability students, and also those who find revising and note-making difficult for GCSE English Literature.
Other ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ Posters can be found as a here for a small sum.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/much-ado-about-nothing-posters-12020347
Best wishes,
Englbee x
A free pre-teaching lesson on An Inspector Calls for AQA English Literature Paper 2 Part A. For high-ability students aiming for Band 6 (grades 7-9).
The lesson contains the following:
*Learning Objectives which also incorporate some learning skills (can link to Learning to Learn or Building Learning Power, or any other such learning skills)
*A link to the AQA mark scheme with exploration of what skills are needed for Band 6 linked to AOs 1 2 &3
*Keyword word-clouds in order to introduce differences in society’s mores and attitudes between 1912 and 1945/6
*A brief description of changes in society and JB Priestley’s roles and beliefs
*A paired activity in which students explore the differences between 1912 and 1945/6 further. This can be done as a paper and glue exercise, a written task or as a whole class using IT drag and drop if preferred
*Further exploration of context between 1918 and 1945. Further explanation of writer’s intent
*A task exploring form as a mode of context, which can be worked through in pairs or individually . Exploration of what a morality play and a detective drama might contain with whole-class feedback.
*A link to an YouTube video (no affiliation) which students might listen to for homework and make notes upon to further understand context
*A plenary in which learning skills used to explore ideas are reflected upon
Please leave a review if you find this resource useful.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
