Detailed lessons covering the key quotations from Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol. Each quotation appears chronologically to assist with annotating the text.
Instructions for the lesson.
Give out the worksheet with the 28 key quotations from Stave 1 and asked students to jot down their ideas in the blank boxes.
Then in the second half of the lesson, go through the teacher answers either on the PowerPoint or on the answers worksheet.
50 Questions over 50 Slides on Romeo and Juliet. The questions go through the key plot points and quotations chronologically. There is the answer slide at the end to allow students to mark the quiz themselves.
3 Power and Conflict revision quizzes.
A 50 question revision quiz to complete once you have taught all 15 poems from the Power and Conflict section of the anthology. Includes the answers at the end.Can be repeated to help measure progress and identify which poems you need to go over again.
Also contains a second paper-based 6 round revision quiz.
Also contains a quiz with 75 questions (5 questions on every poem_ with answer sheet.
Ann exemplar response to the 2017 AQA Romeo and Juliet question on male aggression.
The extract is placed next to the exemplar.
I have pitched it at a grade 7/8 level so students can spend time examining how to improve it further to help meet the grade 9 criteria by exploring the impact of how methods shape meanings for A02 in more depth while also being more assured when considering context and wider ideas for (A03).
Fully resourced unit of 5 lessons which introduce the unseen prose element to A Level students. Can also work for high ability GCSE students as a transition/bridging to A Level.
Extracts from 19th century classic are used to give students a grounding of themes within classic literature before the transition to post-1945 texts.
Each lesson is focused on how to answer an exam-style theme question based on a short extract.
Lesson 1:
Great Expectations - Miss Havisham extract.
Explore the significance of degeneration in this extract.
Lesson 2:
Frankenstein - Chapter 5 extract.
Explore the significance of disappointment in this extract.
Lesson 3:
Jane Eyre - Extract about Bertha
Explore the significance of restriction in this extract.
Lesson 4:
Jekyll and Hyde - Extract from Jekyll’s statement
Explore the significance of duality in this extract.
Lesson 5:
The Catcher in the Rye - opening paragraph
Explore the significance of cynicism in the extract.
An AQA Paper 2 Question 4 activity based around comparing a Donald Trump presidential speech (2019) with the Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln (1864). The first two tasks guide students towards writing up their comparison.
Exam walk-through style lesson answering the following question:
Starting with this extract (from Act 1 Scene 7) how does Shakespeare present ideas about masculinity? (34 marks).
The lesson examines the extract with detailed annotations and then looks at 3 other key scenes in which masculinity is important.
There is then a model paragraph to help students begin their response.
Lesson primarly focused on analysing Act 5 Scenes 6 and 7 from Macbeth.
The lesson includes:
Differentiated starter.
Simple scene summaries of both scenes.
Detailed annotations of each scene.
Activity analying the motif of blood across 10 quotations - with answers.
Activity exploring the impact of animal imagery across the play.
Lesson on Act 5 Scenes 8 and 9 from Macbeth.
Includes engaging starter, detailed annotations and comprehension activities to test students’ understanding of the key ideas within the scene.
3 intervention catch-up sessions aimed at Paper 2 Question 3.
Each session looks at a short extract and includes annotations, a model paragraph and a writing frame for students who require it.
Students then use the model to attempt their own paragraph in the same style on a different quotation.
Complete ready to teach lesson on Act 5 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter activity, scene summary, detailed line by line annotations of the scene, comprehension questions and then an activity exploring how the motif of clothing is presented across the play. Includes answers. Ends with students writing an analytical paragraph on the motif of clothing.
Complete ready to teach lesson includes a differentiated starter, animated annotations covering the whole scene followed by comprehension questions to test students’ understanding of the scene.
Complete ready to teach lesson analysing Act 4 Scene 2 from Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed line annotations of the whole scene, comprehension questions and a final activity that asks students to write an analytical paragraph about the scene.
Also includes a grade 7 exam response based on an extract from Act 4 Scene 2 exploring how women are presented in the play.
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.
A complete ready to teach lesson analysing Act 3 Scene 2 of Macbeth. Includes a differentiated starter, detailed animated annotations of the full scene, comprehension questions and then an activity examining the use of imagery in the scene. Includes a model paragraph for students to use as a guide.
Includes a differentiated starter, detailed annotations of the scene and then comprehension questions to test students’ understanding of the scene. Not bad for a £1,
A free lesson exploring the importance of Act 3 Scenes 5 and 6 in Macbeth. Includes a starter activity, scene summaries, annotations and a quotation recap.
A complete ready to teach lesson containing a starter activity, 6 pages of line by line annotations of Act 4 Scene 1 followed up with various extension activities to test students’ understanding of this scene. Ends with students completing an analytical paragraph on the scene. Includes a modelled example.