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Macbeth: differentiated activity on quotes that link to themes for AQA 1-9 exam
Macbeth: differentiated activity on quotes that link to themes learn for AQA 1-9 exam.
Macbeth: How well can you remember quotations from key scenes for the closed book exam?
Macbeth: How well can you remember quotations from key scenes for the closed book exam?
Macbeth: differentiation revision of Act 2 Scenes 2 and 3 for (AQA 1-9 A01, A02, A03)
Macbeth: differentiation revision of Act 2 Scenes 2 and 3 for (AQA 1-9 A01, A02, A03)
Macbeth: 3 AQA 1-9 style exams based on 3 extracts from Act 2
Macbeth: 3 AQA 1-9 style exams based on 3 extracts from Act 2
Macbeth: key scenes and quotes which link to themes
A worksheet looking at the quotes from the 4 best scenes which link to multiple themes that may come up in the AQA 1-9 examination.
Lady Macbeth: 4 key scenes. Differentiated activity for AQA 1-9 course
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.
Macbeth: Act 3 GCSE 9-1 style examination questions (with modern translations)
3 AQA 1-9 style examination questions from Act 3 of Macbeth.
I have included a modern translation of each extract to support lower ability students.
An Inspector Calls: character information
Character information for An Inspector Calls adapted into a printer-friendly differentiated revision activity.
This is a free download because I have used material from an existing website and merely adapted it into a printer friendly format. For more differentiated resources on An Inspector Calls, please visit my shop.
Romeo and Juliet: (AQA 1-9) How does Shakespeare present Juliet as unconventional?
Worksheets with questions and extracts to help explore how Shakespeare presents Juliet as an unconventional woman.
Students will be expected to explore how…
In Act 1 Scene 3 her rebellion is passive and implicit and shown through her vague answers to Lady Capulet’s questions.
In Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 2 Scene 2 her rebellion is more implicit and is shown through her love for Romeo.
There are also comprehension questions based on what is a conventional Elizabethan woman.
Scrooge in Stave 1
A fully differentiated and potentially outstanding lesson offering various levels of differentiation. It invites students to explore 5 ways Scrooge is presented in Stave 1: outsider, uncharitable, miser, isolated and lacking festive spirit.
Starter: Students annotate the 2 model paragraphs about Scrooge using the differentiated bronze, silver, gold criteria that links to the A01, A02, A03 mark scheme.
Main: Students work in 5 groups. They each complete their paragraph based on their individual question. After this students carousel to share the answers.
Plenary: Students understand the AQA mark scheme and grade their work against the English Literature criteria.
Lesson 2: Recap 28 key quotations from Stave 1.
AQA 1-9 English Literature Paper 2 modern texts: Grade 8/9 criteria differentiated activity
A differentiated activity to get students to engage with the grade 8/9 assessment criteria for the new AQA 1-9 English Literature Paper 2 GCSE. Modern texts.
Bronze level: students look for the meanings of difficult vocabulary.
Silver level: students convert the criteria into student speak.
Gold level: students write advice for how to meet the criteria for A01, 2 and 3.
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An Inspector Calls
A term of resources covering everything you need to teach ‘An Inspector Calls’ for the 9-1 GCSE. Includes lessons, essay plans on all 7 characters, various model responses, carefully selected quotations, notes on themes and relevant points about context for A03 and lots of helpful worksheets! Check out the many previews to see what you will be getting.
The pack includes:
differentiated vocabulary activity
differentiated context activity
differentiated activity on the stage directions
differentiated resources for teaching Mrs Birling
differentiated resources for teaching Mr Birling
differentiated resources for exploring who is responsible for Eva Smith’s death
test on who speaks each line
detailed plan for essay on Sheila
detailed essay plan with answers on Gerald
detailed essay plan with answers on Eric
planning sheet for Inspector Goole
detailed planning sheet with answers for Eva Smith
A quotation sheet containing 32 quotations about Eva to match to the character who said it.
Plus lots more that I keep adding.
New for 2023, I have collated some of the best resources into a 43 page revision booklet for ease of printing and downloading.
An Inspector Calls: differentiated vocabulary activity for AQA 1-9
An Inspector Calls: differentiated vocabulary activity for AQA 1-9
3 worksheets for 3 levels of differentiation: tough, tougher and toughest.
An Inspector Calls: A03 Edwardian context. Differentiated worksheet for AQA 1-9
A differentiated carousel activity based on the Edwardian context to An Inspector Calls.
Red (highest ability) make notes on socialism and capitalism
Orange (high ability) make notes on 1912 versus 1945
Yellow (middle ability) make notes on the role of women
Blue (low ability) makes notes on JB Priestly’s life.
Students then carousel to share answers and create a mind map.
An Inspector Calls: Stage Directions. Differentiated worksheet for AQA 1-9
Differentiated A3 worksheet analysing the stage directions to ‘An Inspector Calls’. Ideal to use at the start of the scheme of work. Includes an answer sheet.
Low ability:
Green/Blue group: A01. Retrieve information about the characters.
Mid ability:
Yellow group: A02. Comment on the effect of language
High ability:
Red/Green group: A03. Relate points to context and Priestly’s purpose.
Literacy mat for literacy coordinators to promote literacy across the curriculum
Lots of schools have literacy mats but this is perhaps the most visually engaging one on the internet. This double-sided whole school literacy mat offers literacy support for students in a highly visual, colourful and engaging way.
The literacy mat covers the following areas:
Vocabulary across various subject areas (geography, history, science, the arts, RS, PE, Business Studies, ICT, technology)
Connectives
Openers for PEE chains
Punctuation reminders
Common mistakes
Apostrophes
Sentence types
TipTop Paragraphs
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Literacy, Grammar & Punctuation worksheets for KS2 and KS3
20 premium resources in one bundle. Some of the topics covered in the various worksheets include:
A3 double sided literacy mat
subordinate clauses
embedded clauses
sentences and fragments
colon and semi colon
prefix and suffixes
parts of speech
writing interesting sentences
varying sentence starts
using ambitious vocabulary
similes and metaphors
paragraphs
Many worksheets include 3 levels of differentiation. There are also some songs about grammar and punctuation included to make your teaching memorable.
These worksheets are ideal to use with KS2/KS3.
Disabled: Wilfred Owen: 2 differentiated worksheets
Disabled: Wilfred Owen: 2 differentiated worksheets for exploring the poem. Ideal for homework/flip learning tasks.
Worksheet 1: Bronze/Silver/Gold differentiated questions on each stanza of the poem.
Worksheet 2: Bronze/Silver/Gold task involving annotating and drawing images to demonstrate understanding.
A Christmas Carol: Writing frame for AQA exam question on Scrooge
Ideal for lower ability students or students responding to an AQA exam question on A Christmas Carol for the first time, this writing frame guides students through the process of responding to a question about Scrooge’s lack of humanity. The sentence stems invite students to respond to outside of the extract as well as inside the extract and include opportunities to make links to context.