A collection of resources for each area of study to prepare students for the AQA Music GCSE listening examination. Each area of study has an A3 sheet with all terms and definitions. There is also a pp detailing each key word, examples of them and the style of music this is most commonly found in.
There is an extra activity for texture which includes a card match and there are multiple examples of scores and recordings to listen to with regards to texture.
There are currently 3 areas of study in this bundle with the next 2 to be added in a similar style shortly.
This is a set of 4 lessons to support the advance information for Eduqas Verse and chorus 2 for Africa by Toto.
The series of lessons includes facts required for both sections as well as comparison and contrast to other sections in the piece. There is answers throughout as well as differentiation and colour coded facts depending on target grade.
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.
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.
Use for a final revision lesson on Macbeth.
Present students with the 6 big ideas about the play.
Give students the attached top 50 quotations revision sheet.
Ask them to make notes on each big idea using the sheet.
Then go through the model answers on the PowerPoint. Each answer appears on a mouse click so you can talk through each answer one by one.
Also includes 6 exam questions to plan on one printer-friendly planning sheet.
Also includes a 100 question quiz on the play with accompanying answer sheet that is useful to use throughout Year 11 to assist with knowledge retention.
Also contains the top 100 quotations with a brief explanation to help students get started with developing their inferences on each quotation. Alternatively, ask students to use a code to link each quotation to one or more themes such as a for ambition, g for guilt, s for supernatural.
Also includes theme and character revision cards.
The 50 quotation quiz comes in two forms. One will take a full lesson while one is ideal as a repeatable recap activity (spaced learning).
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 12 lesson scheme of work that focuses on 5 key pieces from the classical genre including Bach, Bizet, Haydn, Bernstein and Wagner.
This leads on from Classical Music SOW and is currently taught to year 9 students but could be suitable to any of KS3 (some lessons can also be simplified for KS2 or some used to kick start ideas with a GCSE class).
A scheme of work outline is also provided with a list of resources for each lesson and details of how to differentiate each section.
All PowerPoints are provided with differentiated tasks and homework ideas embedded.
All music is provided (with and without note names) and Sibelius files are provided for the majority of pieces.
An end of topic listening test is also provided with an answer booklet.
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
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.
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 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.
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
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.
Differentiated resources which aid students in developing the harmony, rhythm, melody and texture of an original idea. Each set of resources was originally used over 3 lessons with a sixth form class but could also be used with GCSE students.
Students must firstly define development methods for each of harmony, rhythm, melody and texture (definitions provided). They must then identify how this looks by using musical examples.
The gold task then asks students to apply at least one method to their own composition.
All worksheets are in word so they can be further adapted in order to differentiate for your students.
An overall list of development methods is also provided to be used either as a quick test or a summary.
8 Revision posters/flashcards which cover all 8 of the set works for the Edexcel Music GCSE:
Bach, Beethovem, Queen, Purcell, Star Wars, Wicked, Afro Celt, Samba
Each poster summarises the key features of melody, instrumentation, structure, texture, harmony/tonality and rhythm and tempo. As well as key features there are also links to context and bar numbers with evidence.
These are ideal for students to use as revision.
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.
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.