Free worksheet for exploring 14 key Jack quotations in Lord of the Flies.
Also available as part of a full lesson on Jack with detailed grade 9 inferences for all of the 14 quotations and a grade 9 model answer:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12513233
For the best value, try my bundles that pack in lessons, character and theme revision sheets, quizzes, high grade model answers, writing frames, planning sheets and lots more. They are available on the following texts. I recommend checking out all of the previews to gain an idea of the amount of content included in each bundle.
Lord of the Flies
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617
Macbeth:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-full-unit-12584291
Romeo and Juliet:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12664567
An Inspector Calls:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11412310
Animal Farm:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11499747
I have selected 6 themes from Lord of the Flies and included 5 key quotations for the theme along with detailed analysis of each quotation that tries to both zoom in to the writer’s methods (A02) while also zooming out to discuss Golding’s wider intentions (A03). A revision tool aimed at students working towards grades 7-9.
Revision sheet on the character of Roger in Lord of the Flies. Roger is the only main character who has not yet come up on an exam question for AQA. Could 2024 be Roger’s year?
If so, this revision sheet will help prepare for this possibility. It contains detailed analysis of 8 key Roger quotations. The analysis is aimed at students aiming for grades 8-9. Ideas outside of the text such as references to Freud’s id and defence mechanisms along with Himmler are used to help meet the criteria for A03.
It also includes a thesis-style introduction to model how to begin a response with an arguable statement.
Character revision sheet for Simon in Lord of the Flies. Includes a thesis introduction and 10 key quotations with thoughtful and exploratory comments.
A detailed 19 slide lesson analysing the character of Piggy. Includes detailed inferences for several key Piggy quotations and also includes advice and model paragraphs for how to write an introduction and conclusion for answering the following exam-style question:
How far does Golding present Piggy as a character with useful and important ideas in
Lord of the Flies?
Write about:
• what Piggy says and does that can be seen as useful and important
• how far Golding presents Piggy as a character with useful and important ideas.
Also includes a full length grade 9 exemplar response.
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.
A detailed lesson which explores 13 quotations about Jack in great detail with inferences aimed at preparing students for attempting an exam question on the character of Jack.
Also includes a grade 9 example response on the character of Jack.
A new and vastly improved character revision sheet for 2023-2024
This A3 sheet contains a thesis-style introduction and 10 key quotations analysed in detail for the 4 main characters in Lord of the Flies:
Piggy, Simon, Ralph and Jack.
Also contains a blank template version. I give students the blank template first to see how much they can recall before going over the answers.
Which character do you think is going to come up in the 2025 exam?
A Grade 9 909 word response answering a question that I have made up myself in the same style as AQA.
How does Golding use the character of Roger to explore ideas about evil? Write about:
• what Roger says and does
• how Golding uses Roger to explore ideas about evil.
The response would achieve Band 6 in the mark scheme because it has a conceptualised approach with a careful selection of judicious references from across the novel. There is fine-grained and insightful analysis of language
supported by judicious use of subject terminology as well as convincing exploration of contextual factors and different interpretations.
Useful as a final revision lesson, this lesson revise key quotations for the main characters and themes that might come up in the 2024 Lord of the Flies exam.
The 40 slide PowerPoints goes over a large key quotations and students note down and explain their top 3 quotations for each.
A detailed and complete lesson looking at the impact of 6 symbols in Lord of the Flies. Includes judicious quotations and perceptive inferences aimed at high ability students.
Extensive notes to help guide students in finding and annotating over 200 key quotations from Lord of the Flies. The page numbers link to the popular Faber version of the text. This quotation organiser is especially useful for helping students catch up with any missed learning.
Ideal for teachers new to teaching the book or for students who want to increase the depth of the whole text on a second reading.
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.
A timeline revision activity where students track and explain Romeo key quotations across the play to help understand how his character develops across the play.
Includes an answer sheet. I give this out at the end of the lesson for students to compare their answers to.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May exam.
4 detailed essay plans on A Christmas Carol to convert into 4 essays.
A detailed success criteria is provided for each paragraph.
This A Christmas Carol resource offers 3 levels of differentiation to help guide students on how to structure a full length response on the following 4 themes/topics: children, materialism, ghosts, Christmas.
Tier 1 difficulty (I do): Big idea, topic sentences and quotations are provided. Students add the analysis of the quotations.
Tier 2 difficulty (We do): Students must choose 2 quotations to support each topic sentence and analyse the quotations.
Tier 3 difficulty (You do): Students have to generate the big idea, the topic sentences, 2 quotations a paragraph and the quotation analysis.
A 56 page newly updated for 2024 revision booklet which pulls together my most popular resources over the last 10 years into one document for ease of printing/downloading.
Includes theme revision cards, knowledge organisers, theme trackers, top 100 and top 20 quotation sheets, planning sheets, writing frames, 10 high grade exemplar responses, contextual reminders, comprehension questions covering all staves, key extract revision and lots more.
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.
Large 40+ slide PowerPoint covering key quotations with high grade analysis from across the novel linked to 9 themes.
There are 3 suggested revision activities to accompany the PowerPoint to ensure students use the resource efficiently and effectively:
a. Select the 3 best quotations for each of the 9 themes
b. Complete essay plans for 6 exam-style questions
c. Create a mindmap to revise big ideas in the
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.
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.
Character revision sheets for the 5 main characters in Lord of the Flies - Piggy, Ralph, Jack, Roger and Simon. Each sheet explores 10 key quotations from across the novel. Also includes a revision sheet on the island because this is a common exam question that hasn’t come up for a couple of years. Perfect revision preparation for 2024.
Includes a pdf version or an editable word version in case you need to swap around any of the top 10 quotations to suit your teaching.
Revision sheet analysing and exploring 10 key Piggy quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to explore how Golding uses the character of Piggy of Piggy as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction. Perfect revision for preparing for the possibility for a character question on Piggy in 2024.