Lesson that guides students through how to write an exam response about the character of Napoleon in Animals Farm. Includes detailed analysis of 6 quotations. Includes a planning sheet and useful quotations for tackling an exam style question on how Napoleon is presented in Animal Farm. Also includes a model response on Napoleon to an AQA style question. Also includes 20 speed-marking targets to show progress between a first and second draft.

A fully differentiated and potentially outstanding series of lessons 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.

Random generator containing over 60 Macbeth quotations with a key word blanked out. Students compete to be the first to shout out the missing word when you click the mouse to stop the random generator. 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

A sheet of chatty, conversational phrases to help establish a voice and help build rapport with the reader in an informal feature article. Useful revision for Paper 2 Question 5. 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

6 revision cards covering 6 quotations linked to the theme of isolation in A Christmas Carol. The detailed explanation of the quotations are linked to the 3 A0s and authorial methods are underlined. Also includes grade 9 model essays on the topic of isolation. 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#

In this six page A3 revision booklet, students read 25 carefully selected key extracts covering all Staves. It usually takes around 2/3 lessons for students to complete the booklet or you can set it as an extended homework task. After reading each extract, students must complete the following process: WHAT: Identify what ideas are being communicated in each extract and pick 2 quotations. (A01) HOW: Analyse how the use of methods and language in the extract impacts meaning. (A02) WHY: Consider why Dickens made the decisions he did. What was his wider message within the context of the 19th century. (A03) I

A grade 9 950 word response on the character of Piggy in Lord of the Flies.

Writing frame for comparing how London and Emigree present the power of a place. AQA power and conflict. Also includes comprehension questions on London and Emigree to prepare for the comparison. Also includes revision sheets on the two poems.

A Grade 9 (or close to grade 9 response because examiner marking is always highly subjective) to a range of typical exam-style questions. There are 8 responses in total. This will be be a useful resource for students preparing for mock exams in 2024 or as a tool for teachers to use to help plan follow up tasks and walk-through mocks. Topics include: Isolation Happiness Suffering Poverty Fears Family Also contains a 9th grade 9 response answering what I predict will be the topic for May 2024: places and settings. All the responses are between 800 and 1250 words in length and were completed within 50 minutes to replicate actual exam conditions. All are consistently thoughtful and, for me, demonstrate sufficient examples of assuredness and conviction to reach level 6 in the mark scheme. All have been adapted to fit snugly onto one page for ease of printing/downloading. You might decide to increase the font size to improve readability with some classes or print A3 rather than A4. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

A lesson revising key themes and quotations for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. It goes over 6 themes in each text in detail. Students fill in the grid as the teacher goes through the PowerPoint and make notes. Also contains detailed analysis of 6 quotations for each theme in both texts for students to takeaway with them to revise.

A great Friday period 5-type revision activity which uses the power of images to help students both explore and memorise 16 quotations. The worksheet features 16 quotes from Macbeth with 16 accompanying images. Students follow the differentiated success criteria and annotate the quotations for various shades of meaning. Includes answers which can be printed separately or to form double sided revision cards. When they have done this, I allow them to colour in the quotations. Useful as a follow up to my top 50 Macbeth quotations resource. (see my shop)

A grade 9 response to the question about how Dickens presents ideas about joy and happiness in A Christmas Carol. In yellow, I have the moments in the essay that do most to push the response into band 6 at the top of the mark scheme through the sensitive exploration word connotations and wider interpretations. Also included is the essay converted into 6 revision cards to make revision easier. Also contains a 24 slide lesson guiding students on how to create an exam response with perceptive inferences aimed at meeting A02 and A03. Also contains two high grade responses side by side so students can judge which should go into level 5 and which should go into level 6. This always leads to fruitful discussions. 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# Tes paid licence

An example of high level analytical writing in An Inspector Calls about how Priestley presents ideas about selfishness in An Inspector Calls. Includes an examiner comment and grade at the end. This resource is also available as one 9 sample responses at different grades: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-an-inspector-calls-model-responses-11453529 It is also available as a bundle covering the whole play: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310

Here is a lesson that offers a step by step guide on how to plan and construct a grade 9 response on the theme of kingship. Many teachers are predicting kingship may be the theme this year due to the recent coronation. Also includes an aspirational high grade response for students to read which has been written specifically in the wake of the 2022 examiner report to ensure I am hitting level 6 for A03. Also presented in the form of 6 revision flashcards to assist with revision.

A detailed lesson looking at Simon’s character in Lord of the Flies. The lesson is geared around helping students prepare an exam response to the following question and includes detailed annotations of 8 key Simon quotations. How does Golding present Simon as different from the other boys on the island? Write about: • what Simon says and does that suggest he is different from the other boys • how Golding presents him as different. Also includes a grade 9 response on Simon.

9 Romeo flashcards covering explanations for 27 quotations which cover different aspects of Romeo’s character. Includes a pdf version and an editable version in word. I normally give students the blank versions of the cards and reveal the answers later in the lesson. Also includes some theme revision cards too. Also presented as a revision poster.

Revision lesson looking at 12 key extracts from A Christmas Carol. Using the revision clock concept, students spend 5 minutes on each extract by answering 3 questions which focus on A01, A02 and then A03. Works really in the run up to mock exams or actual exams. Includes a 5 minute PowerPoint timer embedded into the slides which has an alarm so you don’t lose your timings. Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

Lesson looking at how Macbeth and Banquo react differently to the witches’ predictions with two model paragraphs. Also includes 15 questions aimed at understanding Act 1 Scene 3 and teacher annotations of Act 1 Scene 3.

Revision cards covering 4 big ideas in the play: Beware the corrupting effects of ambition Supernatural is evil and deceiving Guilt is paralysing and inescapable Violence is cyclical The revision cards track 6 quotations for each big idea across the play and contains perceptive inferences aimed at meeting the criteria in the top bands of the mark scheme. I have a similar resource but aimed at students working towards grade 4 or 5 which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12686070 Choose the one that best suits the ability of your class. If you find this resource useful, try my bundle for more Macbeth resources including lesson on all scenes, writing frames, model answers, theme and character revision cards and lots more. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-full-unit-12584291

A timeline that traces the development of the supernatural across the whole play. Also included as a cut and stick kinesthetic activity where students must put the boxes into the correct order. Also contains revision cards containing high level analysis of 6 key quotations linked to the supernatural. Also contains a high grade response to a question on the supernatural in the play. Comprehension revision for this key theme that could come up in the 2023 exam. Also includes a lesson looking at how to structure a response.