The collection has grown to 11 consistently thoughtful and sometimes perceptive and assured exam responses to A Christmas Carol. I am not going to claim they are grade 9 because the grade boundaries are volatile but all the essays are coherent, well-argued responses with thoughtful and often perceptive exploration of methods, word choices and writer’s wider ideas. All responses have been formatted to snugly fit onto one page for ease of printing. I have made up my own extracts and questions. They include responses on places in the novel, Cratchits, Scrooge’s transformation, ghosts.

22 strategies for promoting extended writing across the curriculum. The PowerPoint looks at various ways of using various modelling, planning and assessment strategies to promote extended writing . They are applicable for all subject areas that involve extended writing. Originally created for whole school staff literacy training in my role as a literacy coordinator. Also includes a staff survey to measure how literacy and extended writing is promoted across each department in your school.

Over 10 worksheets to support the teaching of Kamikaze and Emigree from the power and conflict section of the AQA poetry anthology. Includes: - comprehension questions on both poems - a comparison table to fill in (with answers) focusing on specific conflicts on the poem linked to language, structure and form - questions based on a revision video

A famous extract from Chapter 2 of Oliver Twist with an exam style question and a writing frame to help students explore the extract. Ideal to use with Key Stage 3 to prepare them for Key Stage 4.

Questions to encourage students to annotate Act 1 Scene 4 from Romeo and Juliet. Also an activity analysing the 3 key moments from Act 1 Scene 4: 1. Romeo and Mercutio’s witty exchanges 2. Queen Mab speech 3. Romeo’s premonition of death

Macbeth Character Analysis: Differentiated writing frame for lower ability. Grade 4: Point, Evidence, Analysis of language Grade 5: Add second zoom in to language Grade 6: Add alternative interpretations Grade 7: Add supporting/complicating quotations Also includes advice on how to create a thesis-style introduction. ‘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.

Using this marking code will speed up your marking without compromising the quality and specificity of your marking because it transfers the time-consuming job of writing the targets out for each student from you to the students. Your marking will look something like this: WWW 1. 3. 7. EBI 4. 10. 15. Read the work and select 3 ways they have met the generic success criteria (WWW) and 3 ways they can improve further (EBI). The students have to then write out the target before trying to meet it. The 20 criteria start with the basics of using full stops and capital letters before moving on to much harder targets such as using a full range of punctuation. This should work with any creative writing task. Students can also use it a self-assessment tool. I have also included a differentiated and more visually stimulating version which just has 8 targets.

Lesson on similes, metaphors, and personifications with worksheet and PowerPoint. Includes 5 activities and extension tasks. Update: I have added a complete lesson PowerPoint.

Exam question based on an extract from Act 3 Scene. Includes planning sheets and a model answer.

A mini-mock version of Paper 2 Section A English Language GCSE. Both texts are on the topic of royal weddings. The extracts are deliberately short so all 4 questions can be covered in one revision lesson. I use this lesson to focus on using disciplined timings for each question. Model answers are included for each question.

Inspired by the image of the old man in the 2018 AQA English Language exam, I have collated and categorised 275 words to describe a face onto a worksheet to help students with their descriptive writing. Students found this useful in helping them to improve the precision of their characters descriptions for English Language Paper 1.

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.

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.

40 comprehension questions covering 8 poems. Ideal to use as starters or as a knowledge mini test. Includes an answer sheet. I do have other power and conflict resources available: Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-11626301 Model answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-grade-9-model-essays-12213236 Revision cards: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049

Lesson and resources to help students produce a high quality response on the character of Eva Smith. Eva Smith essay planning sheet with answers for AQA 1-9 An Inspector Calls style question. The planning sheet contains perceptive points with carefully selected quotations and space for students to make deeper insights into language and theme. This is aimed at students with a target grade of 7-9. There is also a PowerPoint version aimed at students with a target grade of 4-5.

Starter: List words associated with rain. Learning outcomes: To identify features of Dickens’ style To apply knowledge in a piece of descriptive writing To evaluate against the success criteria Next students examine the methods Dickens uses to describe the fog in an extract from ‘Bleak House’ and the snow in an extract from ‘A Christmas Carol’. There is differentiation so students of different ability can examine different methods used by the author. Students must then try to write a paragraph in the same style about rain. There is a differentiated success criteria. The plenary can be done in the form of peer and self assessment and has sentence stems linked to the success criteria.