Stave 3 Christmas Carol: five key extracts with 5 exam questions looking at the presentation of Christmas in this stave.
Works well as a home and away carousel.
A sample high level response with grade and examiner comment to the following exam response:
Wxplore how Dickens presents Scrooge’s fears/anxieties in A Christmas Carol.
Also includes a simple writing frame for students working towards grade 4.
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#
11 high grade responses to questions about the main characters and themes in A Christmas Carol. Includes full length responses to all of the previous AQA questions.
As you will see, all responses are at least band 5 because they present thoughtful and considered responses to the question. Many are in band 6 due to having judicious quotations, fine-grained analysis of methods, discussions about the various connotations of word choices (A02) combined with convincing exploration of wider contextual factors and themes linked to the methods (A03).
I have abridged the whole novella of A Christmas Carol into 28 very short extracts to help struggling readers to access the text on one A3 sheet. I have had to use font size 8 to fit it all onto one sheet. For students who require a larger font, I also have included a second version in font size 12 and comic sans.
Each extract comes with a question to check for understanding.
Gap-fulling cloze activity to help summarise the plot to Romeo and Juliet.
Includes a bank of suggested answers and the answer sheet on page 2.
Ideal for introducing the plot to students in KS2 or KS3 in preparation for GCSE.
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
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
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.
This free resource contains a list of character quotations for the 5 main characters in the novel. Ideal to help with planning responses on characters.
For a Lord of the Flies scheme including 20 lessons, high grade model answers, and various revision resources try my bundles:
Full Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617
Smaller Bundle: (12 lessons on 12 chapters)
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021
I have lots more resources for Lord of the Flies available:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515512
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619460
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682935
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682934
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12119967
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.
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.
Worksheets explaining how to answer a Macbeth question on the theme of guilt for AQA GCSE.
Also includes a clear level 4 example response and a more thoughtful level 5 response so students can examine the difference between these two bands on the AQA mark scheme.
Also includes worksheets for exploring the extract.
Themes in Animal Farm. Differentiated carousel activity to push more able students.
Assign each coloured group a theme in explore in the novel.
Ask them to prepare a presentation on that theme.
During the presentation, students fill in the carousel grid to make notes on how all 5 themes are presented in the novel.
A 9 page booklet containing comprehension questions on all chapters. Ideal to use in the first reading of the text with a class. In total there are 92 questions.
Also contains a storyboard.
This resources contains 4 partially completed essays on the 4 main characters in Lord of the Flies: Simon, Ralph, Jack and Piggy. It is aimed at helping students with structuring their exam responses.
It is differentiated depending on the knowledge and ability of the students in your group.
In the easier version, students add the inferences for the quotations.
In the harder version, students select the quotation and add the inferences to support the topic sentences.
There is a helpsheet of quotations to help students complete the harder task.
Also contains a lesson on how to write thesis style introductions.
Lesson analysing 12 quotations describing the island in Lord of the Flies.
The lesson encourages students to make perceptive inferences about the importance of the island in the novel.
I have lots more resources for Lord of the Flies available:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515512
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619460
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682935
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682934
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12119967
AQA 2017 Reading Paper 1 - Structured worksheet for the 8 mark question based on a short extract from ‘Tender is the Night’. Includes writing frame. Ideal for helping lower ability students to respond to fiction texts.