Worksheets looking at using commas and complex sentences. Answers not included.

An essay plan with suggested answers on the character of Eric Birling. The PowerPoint lesson gives a basic introduction about the character of Eric and is suitable for lower ability students. The planning sheet is more suited to pushing higher-attaining students. Also contains a 10 quotation revision sheet and a blank template for students to have a go at explaining the quotations first.

Lesson using a storyboard to introduce the plot to the play. Also includes comprehension questions as an extension activity.

A clearly structured worksheet to help students vary sentence openers in 6 different ways. Students can use the 3 model examples and the word bank at the bottom to help them create interesting versions of the boring sentences in 6 ways: ing word ly word ed word preposition abstract noun adjective There is also a tougher version looking at 10 different openers.

Inspired by the image of the old man in the 2018 AQA English Language exam, I have collated and categorised 275 words to describe a face onto a worksheet to help students with their descriptive writing. Students found this useful in helping them to improve the precision of their characters descriptions for English Language Paper 1.

A PowerPoint containing 2 lessons with resources and differentiated activities. Lesson 1: Analyse a key section of the fight scene. Tough, Tougher, Toughest Questions. Lesson 2: Analyse Romeo’s lovesickness.

Revision lesson for Elizabethan context in Romeo and Juliet. Task 1: What do they already know. Task 2: Watch a short video and make notes. Task 3: Link words Task 4: Use the revision sheet for a carousel activity. Task 5: Review learning. Grouped under 5 headings (women, marriage, fate, death and honour, love) the worksheet works really well as a home and away group task.

A resource to teach the difference between parallelism and periodic sentences with a follow up activity.

A grade 9 response on the theme of greed in A Christmas Carol. It includes a thesis style introduction. Point 1 explores the Marley’s Ghost section. Point 2 explores the Belle section. Point 3 explores the criminals stealing Scrooge’s possessions in Stave 4. Also presented in the form of 6 revision cards.

20 Revision flash cards for 20 key quotations in Macbeth that encourage students to explore the impact of the quotations in a thorough and perceptive way. The cards are colour coded to link to assessment objectives A01, A02 and A03 and the methods are underlined. In each I try and ensure the analysis of the method leads directly on to a discussion of Shakespeare’s intentions and big ideas - informed by the Jacobean context. I recommend giving students the blank version first to find out what they can already say about each quotation before sharing the cards so they can identify the gaps in their knowledge.

I have painstakingly gathered the key quotations from each scene onto one A3 revision document. This should be a useful resource to help approach each essay.

New style A Christmas Carol Revision Cards for the following 5 themes which link to past AQA exam questions: supernatural poverty isolation joy and happiness effects of greed Each set contains 6 quotations linked to the theme with detailed analysis and exploration of the quotations linked to the 3 A0s. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-differentiated-revision-sheets-on-themes-and-context-11387723 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stave-1-and-stave-5-scrooge-s-transformation-in-a-christmas-carol-11503154 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-grade-9-lesson-and-essays-on-ghosts-11552659 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-100-comprehension-questions-with-answer-sheet-12450748 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/revise-themes-in-a-christmas-carol-family-isolation-poverty-charity-christmas-supernatural-11577227 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-a-christmas-carol-exam-responses-12220340 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-top-50-quotations-11901568 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-3-grade-9-model-answers-for-eduqas-gcse-exam-style-11797550 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-response-on-poverty-in-a-christmas-carol-12512988 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-aqa-1-9-super-bundle-11532059#

6 revision cards covering 6 quotations linked to the theme of poverty in A Christmas Carol. The detailed explanation of the quotations are linked to the 3 A0s and authorial methods are underlined. Also includes a 20+ slide lesson aimed at encouraging students to explode quotations about poverty to meet the AOs. Also includes a grade 9 model response about poverty and suffering in the novel. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-differentiated-revision-sheets-on-themes-and-context-11387723 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stave-1-and-stave-5-scrooge-s-transformation-in-a-christmas-carol-11503154 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-grade-9-lesson-and-essays-on-ghosts-11552659 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-100-comprehension-questions-with-answer-sheet-12450748 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/revise-themes-in-a-christmas-carol-family-isolation-poverty-charity-christmas-supernatural-11577227 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-a-christmas-carol-exam-responses-12220340 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-top-50-quotations-11901568 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-3-grade-9-model-answers-for-eduqas-gcse-exam-style-11797550 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-response-on-poverty-in-a-christmas-carol-12512988 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-aqa-1-9-super-bundle-11532059#

6 revision cards covering 6 quotations linked to the theme of isolation in A Christmas Carol. The detailed explanation of the quotations are linked to the 3 A0s and authorial methods are underlined. Also includes grade 9 model essays on the topic of isolation. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-differentiated-revision-sheets-on-themes-and-context-11387723 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stave-1-and-stave-5-scrooge-s-transformation-in-a-christmas-carol-11503154 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-grade-9-lesson-and-essays-on-ghosts-11552659 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-100-comprehension-questions-with-answer-sheet-12450748 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/revise-themes-in-a-christmas-carol-family-isolation-poverty-charity-christmas-supernatural-11577227 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-a-christmas-carol-exam-responses-12220340 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-top-50-quotations-11901568 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-3-grade-9-model-answers-for-eduqas-gcse-exam-style-11797550 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-response-on-poverty-in-a-christmas-carol-12512988 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-aqa-1-9-super-bundle-11532059#

Ideal for Spaced Learning. There are two versions of the 50 quotation quiz. The longer version can take a whole lesson and the shorter version is ideal as a 10 minute repeatable recap activity. Also contains a top 30 quotations PowerPoint lesson and worksheet aimed at lower ability students.

50 question multiple choice quotation quiz on An Inspector Calls with answer sheet. I use it a drill for the first 5 minutes of a lesson every week until all the class can memorise each one.

Revision cards which featured detailed analysis of 6 quotations for each of the following 4 themes: Ambition Motif of blood/violence Guilt Supernatural Also included are revision cards for big ideas/themes in the play.

6 revision cards looking at 6 quotations that show the joy and happiness of Christmas in A Christmas Carol. Inspired by the November 2021 AQA question. Colour coded to link to A01, A02 and A03. Authorial methods are underlined. Also contains a 24 slide lesson guiding students on how to write about how Dickens presents Christmas as a time of joy and happiness.

A context sheet to support the teaching of Lord of the Flies. It looks at 8 contextual factors to deepen students’ understanding of the novel: Golding’s life WWII Cold War British Imperialism Coral Island Religion Existentialism Thomas Hobbes

Free Macbeth plot card sort activity to help students consolidate their knowledge of the basic plot. For a huge range of further Macbeth resources, try my bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-full-unit-12584291