A collection of 4 lessons covering study and annotation of all scenes in Act 2 of Macbeth. Activities differ between lessons. Includes independent and group work, with scaffolded questions for support. Tasks and questions to stretch and challenge most able are included in purple.

A collection of 7 lessons covering study and annotation of all scenes in Macbeth Act 1, except scene 6. Differing activities and lesson structure for different scenes. Activities include independent and group work, with scaffolded questions for support. Tasks and questions to stretch and challenge most able are included in purple.

Article to be used in conjunction with GCSE A Christmas Carol Full SOW.

Worksheet to support students’ comprehension and revision of A Christmas Carol for GCSE English Literature study.

Article to be used in conjunction with GCSE A Christmas Carol Full SOW. Taken from Daily Mail.

GCSE Scheme of Work of 23 lessons for A Christmas Carol, targeted at AQA specification, but adaptable to others. Each stave is covered in detail, including exam technique lessons, and links to AQA Language Paper 1. Resource also includes references to AO3 (context) with lessons on Biblical influences, and Victorian history.

GCSE revision unit of work, focusing on key themes: family, authority, and love. Scenes tackled are (1.2, 1.3, 4.5); (1.1, 1.5, 3.5); (1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 3.5, 5.3). This unit would work well for the final weeks before the GCSE exam, but easily adaptable to first time teaching. Included in the unit of work are mini quizzes, example questions, extracts, and example answers based on the AQA specification, however easily adaptable to Edexcel or OCR.

Differentiated walkthrough of a response in AQA Literature Paper 1. I have used A Christmas Carol as the focus of examples but is adaptable to all texts on both parts of the paper due to their identical mark scheme. Tried and tested with two classes, who found it very useful.

Here you’ll find two presentations that lead students through tackling Section A of both GCSE papers. They are neutral, so can be applied to any specimen or exam paper, and offer the students tips and clues rather than answering the question for them or providing a formulaic response. Timings and sounds are added to transitions. Tried and tested with two mixed ability KS4 classes who found it useful.