A quote revision game for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol containing 98 quote prompts (49 for Macbeth and 49 for A Christmas Carol). The competitive and collaborative nature of the task means students find it highly engaging. Can be used with 1 or 2 dice. It is currently in A4 but I recommend enlarging it to A3. In order to advance the number decided by the dice, the student must think of a relevant quotation that matches the prompt. For example: The prompt might be: A quote about Macbeth’s masculinity. The answer could be: ‘I dare do all that may become a man’.

4 PowerPoint lessons covering the 4 scenes from Act 2 of Macbeth. Each lesson includes a differentiated starter, scene summary, line by line annotations, comprehension questions. Many also include example paragraphs and stretch activities.

Bank of ambitious vocabulary to describe a human face - creative writing - English Language 9-1 Comes with a detailed lesson that guides students on how to describe each aspect of the face to create a convincing character description.

20 comprehension questions about the Elizabethan theatre based on an engaging youtube video. Ideal for introducing Shakespeare’s Globe to KS2 and KS3.

Writing frame for analysing Ignorance and Want extract in Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol for AQA 1-9. The basic PowerPoint includes 2 model examples to explore, compare and annotate.

A cloze activity based around selecting word choices for effect and then commenting on the word choices. Students then listen to the song and compare their word choices with the original.

Animal Farm. Writing frame for analysing deception in Chapter 3.

Animal Farm. 20 questions quiz with answer sheet

A useful revision tool to revise themes and key extracts in Animal Farm.

A useful for activity for helping students to remember key quotations while also testing their understanding of the novel as a whole. The quotations have been carefully selected to cover a range of themes. The answer sheet is also included.

PowerPoints on both poems containing questions and activities followed by a writing frame for answering an AQA style exam question which is structured in the following way: P1. Compare how both poems present the horror of conflict in war. P2. Compare how both poems present the bravery of soldiers. P3. Compare how the structure helps show the conflict. Includes the two poems on one page for ease of printing and to encourage independent analysis before giving students the option of the writing frame.

Worksheet to allow students to write an analysis of how Macbeth reacts to the vision of Banquo’s 8 sons.

Students identify the meaning of a range of language features which are divided into 3: words, imagery, sentences. They then have to find examples of each technique in Macbeth. This activity can be differentiated by allowing weaker students access to a list of answers which have been mixed up into random order.

2 lessons. Disneyland article analysis with differentiation. Lesson 1: Identify and Analyse 10 persuasive techniques. Lesson 2: Read the information about four Disney theme parks and explain why is the most persuasive.

Lesson on newspaper headline techniques and tabloid broadsheet differences

Much ado about nothing KS3 exam