A wide range comprehension questions on each Stave of the novella with differentiation to help you find the right level of difficulty for your classes. The previews should give you an idea about the quality and relevance of the questioning. I recommend collating together to make a text book for students to work through.
7+ high quality lessons covering the following characters.
Fred
The four ghosts
Fezziwig
Tiny Tim
Women (Belle, Mrs Cratchit, Mrs Fezziwig, Fan)
The Cratchit Family
Scrooge
Also includes a lesson covering all 4 ghosts.
A colourful series of revision cards and a knowledge organiser covering themes, characters and key quotations in the play.
Other popular Macbeth resources include:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revise-20-extracts-11868136
Revision cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-theme-revision-cards-ambition-supernatural-guilt-violence-deceit-courage-11868831
Grade 9 model ansers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985
Knowledge organisers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-character-revision-sheet-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-is-lady-macbeth-presented-in-act-5-scene-1-worksheets-and-a-model-response-11422450
A range of colourful and informative revision sheets for An Inspector Calls covering characters and themes in the play. Provided in both pdf and word.
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
7 grade 8/9 exam-style responses covering the following topics.
Guilt
Macbeth’s violence
Supernatural
Banquo
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth’s fears
A complete resource to introduce and teach a full analysis of the Eduqas AoS1 set work for first examination 2022 ‘Bach’s Badinerie’.
There are two lessons which introduce the set work ‘Bach’s Badinerie’ by giving an understanding of Baroque music, the composer, instrumentation and the larger suite Badinerie is taken from.
This leads into a full analysis of section A (and a summary) and section B (and a summary).
All resources have graded success criteria for each task and are therefore fully differentiated. The worksheets ensure students annotate their scores with all necessary information and are differentiated according to target grade.
Homework ideas are provided as well as criteria for any performing of the piece you may wish to do.
Where answers are required they are on the PPs.
Huge 50+ slide PowerPoint covering key quotations with several layers of analysis on the key characters and themes in the novel.
It comes with accompanying revision activities to ensure students use the information in the powerpoint efficiently and effectively:
a) plan responses to 6 topics
b) revise big ideas in the novel
Also includes a revision sheet for analysing 15 key word choices in the novel.
Also includes a resource looking at exploring multiple interpretations of the text.
This resource contains 8 exemplar responses on character and theme questions for An Inspector Calls with marks and examiner comments. The model essays range in quality from grade 4 to a full mark grade 9 response. This is an excellent resource to use in departmental moderation or to show students the different quality expected at each grade from 4 to 9.
Thanks for your feedback. I have taken on board your comments and made significant improvements to the resource.
Include model answers to the following questions about Sheila, Mr Birling, Gerald, Eva Smith, Mr Birling, Mrs Birling, responsibility, egotism.
UPDATE 2022: I have converted this popular resource into a 36 page booklet combining essay plans, model essays, plot summary, theme revision cards, quotation revision tasks into one document for ease of printing.
Update 2023: new responses added on the following:
cruelty
anger
chain of events
Popular Macbeth revision resource that are repeatable and can be adapted in lots of ways. Includes the following:
A Quotation organiser grid containing quotations linked to characters, acts themes, context and exam-style questions.
Also includes a second page activity which gets students to use the revision sheet to plan 6 AQA style theme questions.
Various Revision flash cards covering characters and themes in Macbeth
Revision of 50 quotations in Macbeth.
53 page revision booklet for Power and Conflict which compiles my most popular resources into one place. Include knowledge organisers, model answers, key vocabulary, context, quizzes, writing frames and more.
Various revision flashcards for students who are studying any of the following combination of texts for GCSE:
Romeo and Juliet x2
Macbeth x3
A Christmas Carol x1
An Inspector Calls x2
Power and Conflict x2
WJEC Poetry x1
Animal Farm x1
If you studying 2 or more of these texts, it will save money to buy them as a bundle.
Use for a final revision session or series of sessions on A Christmas Carol
Present the students with 6 big ideas about the novel.
Students use the attached top 50 quotations sheet to help add their ideas about each big idea.
I have also included a top 100 quotation version for higher ability students.
Then go through possible answers on the PowerPoint. The PowerPoint is animated and each answer appears on the mouse click so you can talk through each one as it appears.
I have also included 6 predictions about what extract might come up. Now we are 3 years into the 9-1 syllabus, I predict they might use a more obscure extract so I have picked 6 less obvious extracts. Students read each extract and complete the planning grid.
Also includes some sample exam style responses to different generic questions.
New for 2022 is a large PowerPoint encouraging students to choose and explain their top 3 quotations for 9 different themes.
I use these as final revision lessons for Lord of the Flies.
I introduce 6 big ideas and ask students to complete a mind map by linking points, quotes and context to each BIG IDEA. They use my attached top 50 quotation sheet and knowledge organiser sheet to help them do this.
I then model my answers for each BIG IDEA which appear one by one on the mouse click so you can talk through them.
Also contains a detailed PowerPoint and accompanying worksheet for developing detailed grade 9 style explorations of key quotations covering the 5 main characters.
Also contains a lesson or series of lessons covering how to plan a response on 6 main characters using a grid and 4 high grade exemplar responses.
Update: also now includes a detailed lesson on how to write thesis style statements.
Newly updated 46 page revision booklet for Lord of the Flies which my best selling resources into one easy to print/download document to aid with revision.
The booklet includes:
Plot recap questions
Cloze plot summary activity
Chapter questions
Storyboard plot summary
Theme quotation revision cards
Knowledge organisers
Top 10 quotations for each character posters
Blank templates to test understanding of key points
High grade model responses on Ralph, Piggy, Jack and Roger
Sample GCSE questions
Contextual revision notes
Writing frames (differentiated)
Notes on topic sentences
Extension links to Freudian analysis
Also now includes 6 extra character pages with more detailed quotation analysis on the 5 main characters and the island setting.
A large collection of my post popular revision cards and sheets for A Christmas Carol collated into one bundle.
Includes:
Top 20 quotations
Top 50 quotations
Top 100 quotations
Effects of greed - top 6 quotations
Poverty - top 6 quotations
Supernatural - top 6 quotations
Joy and happiness - top 6 quotations
Isolation - top 6 quotations
100 comprehension questions (with answer sheet)
Comprehension questions on all staves.
Check out the previews.
9 High level Macbeth responses to a range of GCSE style questions.
Includes essays on guilt, Macbeth, Banquo, women, Lady Macbeth, witches.
All responses have been designed to reflect the realistic achievements of the highest achieving students in Year 11.
Some responses are clearly grade 9. Others you may feel could be grade 8 depending on the grade boundaries in any particular year but all have moments of critical exploration required for the top band.
Resources used to introduce rhythm to GCSE students (could be used with year 9 key stage 3).
This includes performance, composition and listening all based around rhythm skills only - with a short introduction to structure and texture. This can then be extended to look at melody.
All resources are differentiated with set tasks for different levels of students and begins with writing rhythms, developing them using specific development methods, performing a rhythmic piece as an ensemble and then composing a similar piece in groups.
Homework individual composition is also attached as well as a feedback lesson.
This can take up to 5 hour long lessons (includes performance, analysis, homework tasks and extended essay).
A pp detailing all analysis for the Afro Celt set work. Includes differentiated success criteria and questions that encourage students to be more independent with analysis (and answers) *more difficult questions are in pink. Analysed in sections and broken down by musical elements - all annotations to be added directly to the score. Performance tasks are included (and differentiated) and students would use the score to complete it.
A summary grid is also included and links to the fusion genre. Possible listening questions are on the bottom of the pp.
An extended answer pp is also included where links are made to another fusion piece. Possible answers are given for both pieces for each musical element and it walks the students through completing sections of the essay.
Included in this bundle is everything required to teach the analysis for Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (set work for Eduqas Music GCSE). Instrumental parts and tab are included along with differentiated worksheets which ensure students have a fully annotated copy of
All tasks are differentiated with success criteria and stretch and challenge activities.
This is a set of 4 lessons and an extra summary (homework or classwork) to support the advance information for Eduqas Section B of Bach’s Badinerie.
The series of lessons includes facts required for section B as well as comparison and contrast to section A. There is answers throughout as well as differentiation and colour coded facts depending on target grade.