A revision sheet on ‘What were they like?’ for the conflict section of the Edexcel or the OCR anthology. Contains a question sheet with 10 questions about the poem and an answer sheet with 10 high level answers to the questions. Also contains a model response comparing how powerful images are presented in War Photographer and What were they like? My most popular resource on Edexcel conflict poetry, which puts together all my resources into one booklet, is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-conflict-poetry-revision-booklet-12955594

A handy one page A3 sheet with a quick but precise overview of every poem in the conflict section of the Edexcel poetry anthology. Ideal to stick in your exercise book or on your wall for revision to act as a quick knowledge recall to help support making the right choices for comparisons. My most popular resource on Edexcel conflict poetry, which puts together all my resources into one booklet, is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-conflict-poetry-revision-booklet-12955594

High level model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the following 3 exam series: Summer 2022 - The Pearl November 2022 - The Old Man and the Sea June 2023 - Life of Pi Ideal revision for Paper 1 in 2024. Extracts are available on the AQA website.

A revision exercise on big ideas and moral lessons in A Christmas Carol Includes a blank template for students to attempt explaining the moral message. Students then look at the model answers to help improve the quality of their ideas. Also includes a worksheet and answer sheet tracing the motif of fire in the novel. Also contains a lesson and takeaway revision resource looking at how to explore multiple interpretations of each of the main characters.

A lesson revising the big ideas in each poem and the 2 key quotations in each poem. Ideal as a final revision lesson or lessons before the exam. For each poem, students are presented with 3 thesis statements about the authorial message in each poem. Students discuss and rank order the most valid interpretations. Then students move on analyse the 2 key quotations in every poem before comparing their ideas against the model answers. Also contains a 15 page revision booklet on the poems with detailed analysis on every poem and knowledge organisers.

A timeline looking at important life lessons Scrooge learns across the novella featuring detailed analysis of 13 key quotations that help trace his transformational journey.

Free worksheet to revise advanced punctuation. Ideal as a starter activity. Includes an answer sheet.

Quick and simple 20 question multiple choice quiz on A Streetcar Named Desire. Answers included.

A lesson that teaches students how to identify and comment on the impact of semantic fields within the short extract in AQA Paper 1 Question 2 and Paper 2 Question 3. Students will be familiar with zooming in to analyse the key word choices but they can make a more sophisticated point if they can discuss the combined effect of a range of words which are linked semantically. This lesson gives students lots of opportunities to practice developing this skill using 6 different extracts.

A simple cloze exercise for reinforcing knowledge of the basic plot to Macbeth. Answers are on page 2.

A straight-forward plot summary cloze exercise to reinforce knowledge of the plot to Jekyll and Hyde. Includes the answers on page 2.

A simple plot summary cloze activity on Romeo and Juliet. Answer sheet included on page 2.

Students study the list of 40 common symbols in literature alongside their common meanings. They then move on to complete a multiple choice quiz based on matching the symbols to the meaning. Ideal for introducing KS2 or KS3 students to the power of symbolism to help make their creative writing more sophisticated.

A collection of 60 similes. 15 for each of the four seasons to support creative writing.

Two multiple choice quizzes on similes. Exercise 1 asks students to complete each simile by picking the most apt simile from a choice of 4. Exercise 2 asks students to identify the feelings evoked by similes.

A worksheet activity to help students become more confident with identiying the impact of similes. Each question starts with 'Which simile evokes a sense of …?. Students look at the 4 possible answers and pick the simile that best answers the question. There are 16 questions in total. Answers are on page 2.

I created this word bank to support my students in their creative writing by providing them with some ambitious words to help describe different weather settings in a sophisticated way. I hope you also find this useful.

Lesson which gives a detailed overview of this key poem from The Feminine Gospels collection. Includes detailed annotations, exploratory questions and encourages students to make conceptual links to other poems in the collection.

A useful introductory lesson to the final poem in the Feminine Gospels collection. Includes an overview of the poem followed by detailed line by line analysis, exploratory questions, further discussion questions and an extension task looking at the presentation of grief in the poem.