Complete lesson analysing Act 4 Scene 3 from Macbeth. Includes a starter activity, scene summary, 9 slides of line by line annotations for this extended scene and analytical questions (covering how Scotland and Macbeth are presented in the scene) to test understanding of the annotations. Also contains a revision sheet on the character of Macduff.

PowerPoint to guide students through Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes a scene summary, annotations of the scene, comprehension questions based on the annotations and then an extension activity analysing the use of animal imagery with an example paragraph as a guide.

A complete ready to teach lesson that includes a differentiated starter, detailed line by line animated annotations of the full scene following by comprehension questions to text students’ understanding of the annotations.

Lesson introducing the character of Squealer. It starts by looking at adjectives to describe Squealer and his function of the play. Then students make inferences about 11 Squealer quotations and then compare their explanations to my teacher explanations. The lesson is aimed at a mid ability class. However, there are some concepts aimed more at higher ability students such as obfuscation and gas-lighting and contextual links to Molotov and Pravda that can be explored in greater depth with higher-ability classes.

A description writing lesson based on the Tempest. Students complete exercises which encourages them to make conscious choices about their sentence lengths, sentence types, sentence openers and use of punctuation.

Free comprehension questions on Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Other popular Romeo and Juliet resources include: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-grade-9-and-grade-7-model-responses-to-aqa-gcse-questions-11580421 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-theme-revision-cards-violence-love-family-honour-fate-death-isolation-11869598 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-6-exam-questions-on-one-a3-page-2019-predictions-12119104 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-analyse-20-key-short-extracts-with-answers-11601152

A structured worksheet with 5 tasks for students to work through to help them improve their descriptive writing.

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.

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.

Free comprehension questions on Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. Other popular Romeo and Juliet resources include: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-grade-9-and-grade-7-model-responses-to-aqa-gcse-questions-11580421 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-theme-revision-cards-violence-love-family-honour-fate-death-isolation-11869598 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-6-exam-questions-on-one-a3-page-2019-predictions-12119104 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-analyse-20-key-short-extracts-with-answers-11601152

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

Structured worksheets supporting students with understanding how Romeo’s attitude to love changes between Act 1 Scene 1 where he is lovesick over Rosaline and Act 1 Scene 5 when he meets Juliet.

Resources to support students with the planning and writing of an expose on Romeo and Juliet’s secret love for a gossip column. Includes model responses to analyse along with structured planning grids focused on punctuation and sentence skills.

Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 3: A worksheet to help explore Romeo’s desperation in Act 3 Scene 3.

Stave 4 differentiated comprehension questions on A Christmas Carol. Includes a differentiated starter which asks students to summarise the Stave using 7 images. Aimed at mid - ability GCSE with target grades 4-6.

A revision grid contains notes for all 15 poems on the themes of power, conflict as well as notes structure and context. The activity asks students to engage with the revision grid in order to look for discriminating comparisons. After finding a pair, students write comparative sentences. Another way of using this revision sheet is to colour code the poems that go well together.

Stealing by Carol Ann Duffy activities

A lesson that walks students through how to answer an exam question on attitudes to the supernatural in Macbeth. The featured extract comes from Act 1 Scene 3. The lesson includes annotations of the extract, a grade 9 sample answer and annotations for quotations to use from outside the extract to finish the response. Also contains an alternative lesson which uses Act 1 Scene 1 as the starting extract. This lesson is actually better.

PowerPoint lesson with differentiated worksheets to help students explore the importance of the Friar. Students read the key quotations and decide how far they think Shakespeare presents The Friar as a wise man. Includes GCSE exam style question adapted for AQA (34 mark question) and EDUQAS (25 mark question)