3 Power and Conflict revision quizzes. A 50 question revision quiz to complete once you have taught all 15 poems from the Power and Conflict section of the anthology. Includes the answers at the end.Can be repeated to help measure progress and identify which poems you need to go over again. Also contains a second paper-based 6 round revision quiz. Also contains a quiz with 75 questions (5 questions on every poem_ with answer sheet.

Lesson analysing the initial description of The Ghost of Christmas Past. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed analysis of 5 key quotations, activity to boost analytical word power followed by an analytical writing task.

A high level grade 8 or 9 exam-style response to a question about Banquo. Starting with this extract, explore the significance of Banquo in the play. Includes a mark and an examiner comment. Also includes a revision poster looking at key Banquo quotations.

Lesson designed for home learning gives detailed annotations of the scene followed by comprehension questions to test understanding.

Useful to give out to students who are reading Chapter 9 of Animal Farm for the first time.

Just a list of words to describe the taste of foods that could be useful to teachers of English or Food technology.

Simple starter activity to help develop students’ inference skills.

This lesson is perfect for a lesson in a school library to get students to think about opening their minds to new genres. To prepare for the lesson you need 7 tables. Each table must include 4-7 books in the following genres: fantasy crime realistic historical fantasy action and adventure horror In a carousel, students visit each table and make a note of the best opening, blurb and cover.

The collection has grown to 11 consistently thoughtful and sometimes perceptive and assured exam responses to A Christmas Carol. I am not going to claim they are grade 9 because the grade boundaries are volatile but all the essays are coherent, well-argued responses with thoughtful and often perceptive exploration of methods, word choices and writer’s wider ideas. All responses have been formatted to snugly fit onto one page for ease of printing. I have made up my own extracts and questions. They include responses on places in the novel, Cratchits, Scrooge’s transformation, ghosts.

22 strategies for promoting extended writing across the curriculum. The PowerPoint looks at various ways of using various modelling, planning and assessment strategies to promote extended writing . They are applicable for all subject areas that involve extended writing. Originally created for whole school staff literacy training in my role as a literacy coordinator. Also includes a staff survey to measure how literacy and extended writing is promoted across each department in your school.

Over 10 worksheets to support the teaching of Kamikaze and Emigree from the power and conflict section of the AQA poetry anthology. Includes: - comprehension questions on both poems - a comparison table to fill in (with answers) focusing on specific conflicts on the poem linked to language, structure and form - questions based on a revision video

A famous extract from Chapter 2 of Oliver Twist with an exam style question and a writing frame to help students explore the extract. Ideal to use with Key Stage 3 to prepare them for Key Stage 4.

Questions to encourage students to annotate Act 1 Scene 4 from Romeo and Juliet. Also an activity analysing the 3 key moments from Act 1 Scene 4: 1. Romeo and Mercutio’s witty exchanges 2. Queen Mab speech 3. Romeo’s premonition of death

Macbeth Character Analysis: Differentiated writing frame for lower ability. Grade 4: Point, Evidence, Analysis of language Grade 5: Add second zoom in to language Grade 6: Add alternative interpretations Grade 7: Add supporting/complicating quotations Also includes advice on how to create a thesis-style introduction. ‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022 Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.

Using this marking code will speed up your marking without compromising the quality and specificity of your marking because it transfers the time-consuming job of writing the targets out for each student from you to the students. Your marking will look something like this: WWW 1. 3. 7. EBI 4. 10. 15. Read the work and select 3 ways they have met the generic success criteria (WWW) and 3 ways they can improve further (EBI). The students have to then write out the target before trying to meet it. The 20 criteria start with the basics of using full stops and capital letters before moving on to much harder targets such as using a full range of punctuation. This should work with any creative writing task. Students can also use it a self-assessment tool. I have also included a differentiated and more visually stimulating version which just has 8 targets.

Lesson on similes, metaphors, and personifications with worksheet and PowerPoint. Includes 5 activities and extension tasks. Update: I have added a complete lesson PowerPoint.

Exam question based on an extract from Act 3 Scene. Includes planning sheets and a model answer.

A mini-mock version of Paper 2 Section A English Language GCSE. Both texts are on the topic of royal weddings. The extracts are deliberately short so all 4 questions can be covered in one revision lesson. I use this lesson to focus on using disciplined timings for each question. Model answers are included for each question.