A simple and easy to follow lesson aimed at getting students to use polysyllabic vocabulary to increase their word power.

Worksheet for a cover lesson revising literary techniques.

Differentiated activity for building word power. Bronze:Ffind words in the wordsearch Silver: Find definitions of words Gold: Use the words in a paragraph Diamond: Identify spelling strategies to prepare for a spelling test

Instead of buying my power and conflict revision cards, why not download this template for free and have a go at creating your own personal revision cards. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049 Alternatively try the full power and conflict bundle with lessons, model essays and lots more revision resources and writing frames. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-bundle-2018-11881499

I created this for a cover lesson to consolidate students’ understanding of Stave 2.

Useful as a quick revision activity. Give students the opportunity to think of quotations to match the 6 themes/ideas and then go through the suggested answers one by one on the animated PowerPoint. This is a free resource that offers a small glimpse into the large number of resources in my shop. Here are links to some of the best-selling resources in my shop. Lord of the Flies: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-character-revision-12854559 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-40-page-study-booklet-12841597 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-theme-revision-cards-2023-12827767 Macbeth: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-and-top-100-quotations-explained-12088304 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-resources-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-2023-12768948 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-timelines-12715015 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-on-6-themes-12852726 Romeo and Juliet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-2018-bundle-11881390 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-9-1-exam-bundle-11833024 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 An Inspector Calls: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-character-revision-sheets-12862156 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-sheets-11573775 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-43-page-gcse-revision-workbook-12626676 Animal Farm: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-40-page-revision-booklet-12846365 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747 A Christmas Carol: 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-character-revision-sheets-12853860 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-cards-and-sheets-12852711 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-12829089 Power and Conflict: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-poetry-revision-grid-extended-version-11530298 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-booklet-2023-12827207 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-structure-a-comparative-paragraph-for-aqa-poetry-power-and-conflict-11387714 Eduqas Poems: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-anthology-poetry-4-revision-lessons-11888938

12 Sample GCSE questions for Lord of the Flies

Students read 10 sentences from Oliver Twist. In task 1, the difficult word is removed and students must think of a suitable word to go in the gap. In task 2, students are given the actual word and must work out the meaning of it. Their answer for task 1 should help.

A model answer analysing the blurb in Skellig.

A learning journey activity aimed at building the skills required for English Language Paper 2 Question 4.

A simple cover lesson based on two short Simon Armitage poems with comprehension questions and an extension activity.

Mid level essay response on the character of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire.

An extract and helpsheet for tackling Paper 1 Question 5 for Eduqas.

A worksheet that encourages students to explore the language in Counter Attack by Siegfried Sassoon. Useful as a cover lesson.

Set off the random generator. Right click to stop on a random quotation. Students must compete to be the first to identify the missing word. Works well as a quick 5 minute activity to repeat over a number of lessons. 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#

Students look at 40 images and try to work out which quotation the image refers to. Includes the answer sheet. I use this as an end of term/end of unit activity and let the students colour in the quotations at the end of the lesson which is something they always enjoy. I have lots more resources for Lord of the Flies available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515512 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619460 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682935 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682934 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12119967

A quick and free to download test on quotations for An Inspector Calls. Students must identify who speaks each line.

Simply 8 generic follow up tasks for narrative writing (Paper 1 Question 5) collated onto a handy worksheet.

20 starters focused on technical accuracy

A random generator powerpoint that is useful for encouraging students to experiment with using alternative sentence openers. Simply give students a topic to describe. Turn on the random generator and students must begin each sentence with whatever word the random generator lands on. It may be ad adverb, present particple verb, preposition etcetera. Students always seem to enjoy this activity.