Students read and analyse 20 short key extracts from the play. I have selected the extracts most likely to feature in the exam. Bronze: Explain what is happening. Silver: Analyse 3 key quotes Gold: Link to context and answer the question Students can then check their answers on the PowerPoint which contains sample annotations for each extract. They are colour coded. Includes 2 versions. AQA (with context) and EDUQAS (without context). There are also extension activities: Bronze: Revise 64 mini quotations Silver: Find 3 key extracts which link to each theme Gold: Attempt an exam question.

Lesson introducing Death of a Naturalist to a mid to low ability group for Eduqas 9-1. Includes guided annotations, questions, key quotations and some context.

An exam walk-through lesson for the 2017 unseen poetry questions. The poems that featured were ‘A Child’s Sleep’ and ‘Night Feed’. This lesson can easily be adapted for an AQA revision lesson by simply changing the marks awarded for the two questions: AQA awards 24 marks for the single poem analysis and 8 marks for the comparison. EDUQAS awards 15 marks for the single poem analysis and 25 marks for the comparison

A lesson aimed an understanding and analysing the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Originally aimed at a relatively low ability group but there are extension tasks on the main activity to stretch the more able. There is a further optional extension worksheet attached.

A lesson that invites students to explore comparisons between compatible poems in the EDUQAS anthology by looking for subtle and discriminating comparisons.

20 interesting sentences to use for writing Paper 1: creative writing. 20 interesting sentences to use for writing paper 2: transactional writing. To set it up, simply introduce a Paper 1 image or Paper 2 topic and ask students to create the sentences at random. You can use the random generator PowerPoint to pick any of the 20 sentences at random which is particular effective for engaging students. After this, I give each student a 20 sided dice so they can explore the sentences at their own writing pace and make their own decisions about their writing.

Ozymandias: PowerPoint for at least 3 lessons with worksheets and resources. Also includes annotations focused on power and a writing frame for comparing the poem to Tissue.

Lots of worksheets looking at figurative language.

An Inspector Calls: differentiated vocabulary activity for AQA 1-9 3 worksheets for 3 levels of differentiation: tough, tougher and toughest.

A differentiated activity on how Lady Macbeth is presented in 4 key scenes. Students are divided into 4 ability groups - signified by colour. Students then work on annotating the extract using the differentiated bronze, silver, gold tasks. After this students should carousel to share their answers for all 4 scenes. Also includes a Lady Macbeth timeline and high grade exam response.

A grid of key quotations from Stave 2, a model example and a success criteria. Students analyse the quotations which have the biggest impact on Scrooge.

A worksheet on apostrophes ideal for a 20 minute intervention session.

Lesson exploring the significance of Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol. Looks at 10 key quotations and makes links to A03 wider context. Also includes a high grade exam response on Tiny Tim.

A grade 9 critical and exploratory response to an exam-style generic question about how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship develops during the play. Also contains a response adapted for a question on Romeo’s feelings for Juliet. I have included the extract and a brief examiner commentary to help explain why the response would achieve grade 9. The response is 662 words along which is about the average length of a grade 9 essay in 45 minutes of exam conditions. Also available as part of a group of model responses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-grade-9-grade-8-and-grade-7-model-responses-to-aqa-gcse-questions-11580421

14 exam style questions on Animal Farm to help with revision.

Full lesson analysing Chapter 7 includes engaging differentiated starter, plot summary and questions, annotations for 14 key quotations and an extension activity looking at the theme of darkness in the chapter.

An sample exam response 24/30 to the following question which is on the AQA sample exam for 2021. How does Orwell use the character of Squealer to explore ideas about truth and lies in Animal Farm? Grade boundaries are subject to change but I am confident this would attain a grade 7 or 8. Also includes a revision sheet on Squealer. I give students the blank version then go through the more detailed explanations for each quotation later in the lesson.