Ideal for lower ability students or students responding to an AQA exam question on A Christmas Carol for the first time, this writing frame guides students through the process of responding to a question about Scrooge’s lack of humanity. The sentence stems invite students to respond to outside of the extract as well as inside the extract and include opportunities to make links to context.

A timeline that traces the development of the supernatural across the whole play. Also included as a cut and stick kinesthetic activity where students must put the boxes into the correct order. Also contains revision cards containing high level analysis of 6 key quotations linked to the supernatural. Also contains a high grade response to a question on the supernatural in the play. Comprehension revision for this key theme that could come up in the 2023 exam. Also includes a lesson looking at how to structure a response.

4 detailed essay plans on A Christmas Carol to convert into 4 essays. A detailed success criteria is provided for each paragraph. This A Christmas Carol resource offers 3 levels of differentiation to help guide students on how to structure a full length response on the following 4 themes/topics: children, materialism, ghosts, Christmas. Tier 1 difficulty (I do): Big idea, topic sentences and quotations are provided. Students add the analysis of the quotations. Tier 2 difficulty (We do): Students must choose 2 quotations to support each topic sentence and analyse the quotations. Tier 3 difficulty (You do): Students have to generate the big idea, the topic sentences, 2 quotations a paragraph and the quotation analysis.

Analysis of 6 key quotations linked to the theme of supernatural in Macbeth. Also includes a timeline to help trace the development of the supernatural across the whole play. Useful revision for any exam question about the supernatural. Also includes a walkthrough lesson which teaches students every step of writing a successful exam response on the supernatural in the play.

5 Quotation revision posters covering key quotations for 5 characters in Romeo and Juliet: Romeo, Juliet, Capulet, Tybalt, Mercutio. Each quotation is accompanied with explanatory notes to help guide analysis.

A compilation of my most popular Macbeth GCSE revision resources onto one 58 page booklet in word or pdf to make for easy printing. All the resources are aimed at students aiming towards grades 7-9 Includes: Character revision cards Theme revision cards Revision timelines Top 20 and top 100 quotation revision sheets 6 grade 9 exemplar responses Planning sheets Sample exam questions Key Extract analysis sheets Motifs Critical Perspectives And lots more. Can be printed in A3 or simply change your printer settings to print in A4. Also includes 5 essay plans for 5 different Macbeth questions. This PowerPoint guides students through how to plan and structure 5 exam responses. Each plan has click-activated animations to talk through the process of constructing an answer. The plan is written in short hand to help students with note-taking. Each plan guides students to work through the text chronologically. Each question plan includes: Thesis Context 4 topic sentences for 4 content paragraphs Quotations for each paragraph Inferences and methods (A02) Conclusion considering authorial purpose and universal truths (A03) The 5 questions cover the following topics: How is Banquo presented? (2023 prediction) How is Macbeth presented as a violent character? How does Shakespeare present Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage? How do the witches influence the play? How does Shakespeare present hallucinations?

‘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.

A 56 page newly updated for 2024 revision booklet which pulls together my most popular resources over the last 10 years into one document for ease of printing/downloading. Includes theme revision cards, knowledge organisers, theme trackers, top 100 and top 20 quotation sheets, planning sheets, writing frames, 10 high grade exemplar responses, contextual reminders, comprehension questions covering all staves, key extract revision and lots more. Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose.

A range of resources to support the teaching of how Macbeth’s character changes across the play. Includes a timeline to complete to track Macbeth’s changes. Includes a revision sheet with high level analysis of 13 key quotations linked to the AOs. Includes a simple writing frame for a low ability to help them write about Macbeth as a character who changes to grade 4 or grade 5 level. Include a list of key quotations (with brief explanations) to pick from to help them write about Macbeth at different points of the text. Includes a high-level direct knowledge statement which I explain and regularly encourage them to keep referring back to when it comes to discussing Shakespeare’s authorial message in the play at the end of each analytical paragraph.

Free 35 question multiple choice quiz on a Christmas Carol. Answers included. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: 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# https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-11594889

PowerPoint with differentiated Worksheets for 2/3 lessons analysing Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen. Includes annotations for lower ability students. Also includes an additional creative writing lesson based on the poem with full resources.

A lesson which asks students to compare Capulet’s attitude to Juliet in Act 1 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 5. Includes a series planning sheet and PowerPoint with annotations. Also contains a high level model paragraph on Act 3 Scene 5.

Complete lesson analysing language in the opening to Great Expectations with a focus on the skills for English Language Paper 1 Question 2. Contains detailed annotations of the extract along with exemplar responses to the exam-style questions. Plenary asks students to review the features of a successful analytical paragraph.

A worksheet for a 20 minute intervention session aimed at identifying word classes.

Theme revision sheets covering key themes in the play: kingship ambition supernatural motif of blood Fear Guilt Each revision sheet analyses 6 quotations relating to the theme in detail to meet the requirements for A01, A02, A03.

50 carefully selected concise quotations to learn by heart.] The revision activity is differentiated. Bronze: Explain what the quotations reveal. Silver: Identify language features in each quotation Gold: Explore deeper meanings by linking to wider themes, context and Dickens' purposes. I have also included an answer sheet which briefly explains why each quotation is important.

Printer friendly resource for a differentiated carousel group activity in which each group has to teach others a myth and complete the table. The 5 myths in order of difficulty starting with the hardest: Tantalus Icarus Trojan Horse Perseus Orpheus