A grade 9 style response about an original exam question looking at how Dickens presents Scrooge’s anxieties/fears. Includes grade and examiner comment.

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.

Lesson introducing the character of Squealer. It starts by looking at adjectives to describe Squealer and his function of the play. Then students make inferences about 11 Squealer quotations and then compare their explanations to my teacher explanations. The lesson is aimed at a mid ability class. However, there are some concepts aimed more at higher ability students such as obfuscation and gas-lighting and contextual links to Molotov and Pravda that can be explored in greater depth with higher-ability classes.

Differentiated - 3 different versions of essay plans for Macbeth to use with different ability groups. For ease of photocopying, I have created 6 exam questions on one A3 students. Each question has a planning grid for students to map out their ideas. Useful for final revision session. Also contains 4 completed plans for students to convert into essays. Great for revision lessons or for homework tasks.

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.

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.

A lesson analysing the character of Boxer from Animal Farm. Includes detailed annotations of 10 key Boxer quotations to prepare students for answering an exam style question on Boxer. The lesson is aimed at students with a grade 5/6 target.

Lesson exploring the importance of Fezziwig in the novel. There is a differentiated starter with answers followed by analysis of 8 quotations. Once again possible answers are provided. Then students attempt to write an analytical paragraph using one or more of the quotations.

Lesson introducing To Autumn. Includes annotations, context and questions.

A lesson aimed at teaching students how to write an informal article for Paper 2 Question 5 in a lively and compelling way. It uses the popular TikTok debate about wheels and doors to engage students in the the topic. Students read and annotate the two exemplar paragraphs for the techniques that are being used such as hyperbole, chatty phrases, withholding, parallelism, triplets, rhetorical questions. They then go on to write their own response in the same lively style as the exemplar - using the list of chatty phrases as a handy crib sheet, My students really enjoyed this lesson and produced some amazing work.

A highly detailed 31 slide lesson or series of lessons focused on challenging students to develop their own critical stance about Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire. Students start with an exam style question and are given asked a series of challenging questions to discuss and tasks to complete. They then go on to plan and write their own response and compare it to an A* example.

Three writing frames to help low-ability students structure exam-style response to questions based on the themes of ambition and deception. Students are provided with a very short extract and an exam-style question. I made the extracts shorter than normal to make it more accessible for the students. The writing frame starts off each paragraph for the student. There is then space for the students to use their knowledge of the play to add further analysis of each quotation. It has been designed to fit onto A4 sheets for ease of printing. For some students it may be necessary to enlarge the sheet to A3. These resources help build student confidence and is an important step for helping them structure their answers independently. Also contains guidance on thesis-style introductions. ‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022 Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.

Lesson and worksheet looking at using subordinating conjunctions to create multi-clause sentences.

Complete 21 slide lesson looking at the presentation of mob mentality in Lord of the Flies. Includes analysis of 2 key extracts from Chapters 7 and 9 and various model responses. Also includes information about how to include a reference to Freudian psychology to enhance an answer.

A full lesson on Act 1 Scene 5 including discussion about the role of women in Jacobean society, annotations of the whole scene followed up with an analytical writing task with an example paragraph as guidance. There is also an alternative version of the lesson included for differing abilities.

A PowerPoint containing 2 lessons with resources and differentiated activities. Lesson 1: Analyse a key section of the fight scene. Tough, Tougher, Toughest Questions. Lesson 2: Analyse Romeo’s lovesickness.

Complete lesson analysing Act 4 Scene 3 from Macbeth. Includes a starter activity, scene summary, 9 slides of line by line annotations for this extended scene and analytical questions (covering how Scotland and Macbeth are presented in the scene) to test understanding of the annotations. Also contains a revision sheet on the character of Macduff.

A lesson that guides students through Act 3 Scene 1 of Macbeth, Includes a 3 question starter, a scene summary to read, detailed annotations of the scene following by some comprehension questions based on the annotations.

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).

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.