Differentiated PowerPoint with learning outcomes to help students answer the following question based on Chapter 8 and 9 of Oliver Twist:
To what extent is Fagin an out and out villain?
Lower ability students will look at how Fagin is an absolute villain.
Higher ability students will also look at his redeeming qualities.
Also includes a model response to annotate to help students improve their second draft or respond to feedback.
A revision lesson on key quotations from Blood Brothers.
Start by giving out the revision grid with only the quotations so students can analyse the top 6 quotations for each character.
Then give out the answer sheet so students can compare their answers to the model.
There is also a larger revision grid which contains quotations for each character linked to theme in case a theme question comes up.
Students read a model response to the following question:
How does Shakespeare present the theme of love in Romeo and Juliet. (34).
Then then have to annotate each sentence to analyse what the essay writer is doing in each section of the response.
There is also a building better answers sheet included.
20 Quotations revisions cards covering 20 of the most important quotations in the novella. These are aimed at high ability students to help ensure their analysis of quotations is thorough and perceptive to meet the Band 5 or 6 stages of the mark scheme.
Each card contains detailed notes linked to the three assessment objects A01, A02 and A03. The notes are colour-coded to help with this. Also methods are underlined to help students see how they meeting the requirements for A02.
Simply cut out each revision card and fold them to create double sided cards with the quotation on the front and the analysis on the back.
Also presented as an A3 knowledge organiser.
Also contains a version with the A03 removed for 14 quotations so students have to add in the A03 using the following prompt:
A03 – Zoom out of the text. What is Dickens’ authorial message/big idea for his 19th century reader? What are the relevant 19th century contextual factors?
A03+ What makes the ideas in this text relevant to human beings NOW? What key concepts or universal truths about being human, or part of society, or a part of a relationship, or alive in the world, are being presented in this text?
Also contains an additional resource with intentionally concise notes on 20 key words from the novella to zoom in on.
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#
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 2023 exam?
7 character revision sheets which explore and make thoughtful comments about 10 key quotations for each of the primary characters in the novel:
Mrs Birling
Mr Birling
Gerald Croft
Eric Birling
Sheila Birling
Eva Smith
Inspector Goole
An excellent revision resource to prepare for whatever may come up in an exam.
Narrative writing lesson for mid to low ability based on preparing students for English Language Paper 1 Section B.
Using an image of a dark alley, students use the 6 paragraph planning sheet to structure their narrative.
This lesson works very effectively with mid/low ability students.
There are also 3 model paragraphs to annotate about a dark alley.
Also includes resources for self and peer assessment of the first draft.
2 worksheets to 2/3 lessons which encourage students to explore the impact of the stage directions in An Inspector Calls.
Sheet 1: 18 differentiated questions based on the initial stage directions.
Sheet 2: A knowledge organiser which picks out key quotations for each member of the Birling Family before, during and after the interrogation. The students then answer the 15 questions to explore the characters’ subtle changes in behaviour through the play.
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
Lesson 1 introduces the poem Hawk Roosting and prepares students for an exam style question using the writing frame.
Lesson 2 includes a writing frame to help compare how power is presented in Ozymandias and Hawk Roosting.
A lesson that invites students to explore comparisons between compatible poems in the EDUQAS anthology by looking for subtle and discriminating comparisons.
4 revision sheets containing what I consider to be the top 10 quotations for Ralph, Jack, Simon and Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Each quotation is accompanied by high grade analysis of the quotation linked to the A0s. Each character sheet also starts with a thesis-style overview of the character. There is also a blank template of the sheet. I give this to students first to see how much they can remember before going through the answer sheet.
6 sets of revision cards on the following 6 themes in Macbeth:
Kingship
Macbeth’s fears
Supernatural
Motif of blood
Guilt
Ambition
Each set has 6 key quotations analysed in detail to meet the requirements for A01, A02 and A03.
Includes a version in pdf and editable word format.
2 Lesson analysing an extract from The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier.
Students read the extract and select differentiated tasks to help respond to the text independently.
Ideal for preparing students for GCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A.
Also includes differentiated starter and plenary.
Includes a sample 10 mark assessment question based on a shorter version of the extract with a planning table and writing frame.
Some templates and ideas for making marking more time efficient for teachers.
It includes generic targets that can be set for any creative writing or any reading analysis task.
Also contains a writing wheel which is useful for self, peer or teacher assessment.
Also includes a literacy tracker that can be used by all departments across a school to check that students are maintaining high standards of literacy across all the different subject disciplines.
Following on from my lesson on revision 3 quotations from each poem, this lesson revises 3 key words from each poem. Remembering the key words should activate students to remember the whole quotation and the significance of it.
There are also two extension acitivites:
an A to Z code for comparing the poems
a quiz on context in all 18 poems.
Resources aimed at guiding students on how to structure exam resonses. Contains 4 partially completed exam responses for students to complete.
There are 2 versions.
The easier version includes the recommendation quotations and students add the inferences.
The harder version requires students to select the quotations themselves before adding the inferences.
Students can use the included top 100 quotation sheet to help them complete the harder version.
The 4 topics are as follows:
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage
Banquo
Macbeth’s fears
Violence
Also contains a guide on how to write a thesis-style introduction using a simple easy to imitate 3 part formula.
‘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.
4 revision sheets on the following characters from A Christmas Carol:
Scrooge
Fred
Cratchit Family
Ghost of Christmas Past
Each sheet has detailed analysis of key quotations.
Lesson that guides students through how to write an exam response about the character of Napoleon in Animals Farm.
Includes detailed analysis of 6 quotations.
Includes a planning sheet and useful quotations for tackling an exam style question on how Napoleon is presented in Animal Farm.
Also includes a model response on Napoleon to an AQA style question.
Also includes 20 speed-marking targets to show progress between a first and second draft.
This resource carefully selects 20 key quotations from across the play (that link to multiple themes so could be used to suit a range of questions) and provides analysis linking to the A01, A02 and A03 objectives. There is also a blank template for students to see how much they already know about the quotations before going through the model explanations.
Also contains a top 30 quotations aimed at lower ability.