A Power and Conflict Knowledge organiser. For all 15 poems it includes: How conflict is shown in the poem How power is shown in the poem 5 quotations briefly explained A structural element in each poem A point about context in each poem

Stave 4 differentiated comprehension questions on A Christmas Carol.

A lesson comparing the leadership of Snowball and Napoleon in Animal Farm to prepare students for answering an exam style question on the theme of leadership in the novella. A range of activities include: What makes an effective leader Explore Orwell’s message about how power corrupts Adjectives to describe each character Analyse 5 quotations by each character with answers Find alternatives to This shows/This suggests Writing frame included for lower ability students

An sample exam response 24/30 to the following question which is on the AQA sample exam for 2021. How does Orwell use the character of Squealer to explore ideas about truth and lies in Animal Farm? Grade boundaries are subject to change but I am confident this would attain a grade 7 or 8. Also includes a revision sheet on Squealer. I give students the blank version then go through the more detailed explanations for each quotation later in the lesson.

Resources to prepare for a comparison of Dulce et Decorum Est and The Manhunt. Links to other Eduqas poetry resources: Revision Cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545 Lessons on all poems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591 Revision resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065

This sheet contains information so students can annotate over 90 key quotations from the text. It should be noted that this was created for a fairly low ability class to help students who had missed a significant number of lessons to catch up. The annotations are not perceptive enough for students aiming for grades 7-9. They will nevertheless still offer a solid grounding for higher ability students to then explore the quotations further. The resource tells them the page number of each key quote so students must practise their scanning skills to find the quotation to highlight. Then students write the brief note beside each quotation to explain why it is important. The page numbers correspond to the Heinemann edition. Check the preview to ensure the page numbers correspond to the copy of the text you are using in class. I have other resources available for An Inspector Calls: Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310 Revision Cards: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-revision-cards-for-an-inspector-calls-12124143 Knowledge Organisers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-4-ultimate-revision-sheets-themes-character-stage-directions-cards-11574057 Revision quotations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-test-on-10-quotations-per-character-9-1-revision-12138293

A grade 9 response to the AQA May 2017 power and conflict question in which Bayonet Charge was the named poem. This response was completed in 45 minutes so replicates the amount of writing expected within the time frame of the examination. In other grade 9 power and conflict responses on Tes I wrote comparative-style paragraphs. For this essay I used a different method. In the first half of the essay I focused solely on the named poem Bayonet Charge and then referred back to Bayonet Charge in the second half of the response when analysing Remains. Both methods are effective. This resource can also be purchased as part of the bundle of multiple grade 9 power and conflict comparative responses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-grade-9-model-essays-12213236 Or as part of a bigger bundle covering revision materials for all 15 poems: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-bundle-2018-11881499

A grade 9 critical and exploratory response to an exam-style generic question about how Romeo and Juliet’s relationship develops during the play. Also contains a response adapted for a question on Romeo’s feelings for Juliet. I have included the extract and a brief examiner commentary to help explain why the response would achieve grade 9. The response is 662 words along which is about the average length of a grade 9 essay in 45 minutes of exam conditions. Also available as part of a group of model responses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-grade-9-grade-8-and-grade-7-model-responses-to-aqa-gcse-questions-11580421

Analysis of 6 key quotations linked to the theme of ambition in Macbeth.

A grade 9 exemplar essay to the 2018 AQA question on Romeo and Juliet which was as follows: Starting with this moment in the play, explore how Shakespeare presents relationships between adults and young people in Romeo and Juliet. (30+4 marks) Includes some examiner comment for A01, A02, A03.

Essential A3 revision sheets on 6 characters from Romeo and Juliet These 3 sheets have been created with the closed book AQA examination in mind. They contain key quotations from Romeo and Juliet in short easy-to-remember chunks. There is also a third revision sheet on 4 supporting characters (Friar, Nurse, Capulet, Mercutio) My students really enjoyed highlighting and colour coding the revision sheet to demonstrate their understanding. The sheets have 4 levels of difficulty: Bronze: Identify where the quotations come from in the play. Silver: Work out which themes each quotation links to. Gold: Identify language features within each quote. Diamond: Link each quotation to context.

20 slide PowerPoint for a 2 lessons looking at Chapter 10. Includes an engaging starter, 10 comprehension questions, detailed notes to help students discuss and annotate 10 key quotations from the chapter and extension activities looking at Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and defence mechanisms. You may also wish to consider my bundle which includes lessons on all chapters alongside useful knowledge organisers and other revision activities. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617

Lesson analysing key quotations from Chapter 3 to guide students with annotating the text. Includes a starter, chapter summary and an extension task.

Resources to teach ‘To Scavengers in a Truck’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Includes help sheets, questions, writing frames and a model essay to help with responding to feedback.

Complete lesson on Chapter 4 which guides students through the annotation of 17 key quotations from the chapter. Includes a starter and various extension tasks to deepen understanding of the main symbols in the chapter.

An Inspector Calls: differentiated vocabulary activity for AQA 1-9 3 worksheets for 3 levels of differentiation: tough, tougher and toughest.

Lesson that guides students through Act 3 Scene 1 of Macbeth with a scene summary, detailed annotations followed by comprehension questions to test understanding of the annotations.

Detailed lesson that guides students through annotating the key lines in Act 1 Scene 4. There is also a starter, comprehension questions, sample paragraph analysing the ‘stars hide your fires’ quotation and extended writing activities based on the scene with a modelled example.

A range of high grade Macbeth exam responses. All responses were written to reflect the ability of grade 8/9 students working under timed conditions. Marking is subjective but as an experienced examiner, I am confident all of these responses would, in my opinion, fit into the top band because all 6 contain thorough (and at times perceptive) debate with the nuances of the question supported by thorough and at times perceptive analysis of methods and wider ideas supported by fine-grained analysis of judicious quotations.

Act 1 Scene 5 Lady Macbeth soliloquy with modern translation and writing frame for lower ability.