Once a very popular text, Of Mice and Men is rapidly disappearing from English curricula across the world. This worksheet is aimed at encouraging debate about the book. Students read two essays: one arguing it should be taught in schools; one arguing it should not be taught. Students then discuss the merits of each argument and decide which viewpoint they most agree with. Also includes a model script for a 4 person discussion about whether the book should be taught to guide students on how they should make points and respond to each other.

Line by line annotations for Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes for the Eduqas poetry anthology. Aimed at helping students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the poem’s main ideas and message to help reach grades 7-9.

A knowledge organiser focused on the significance of flowers in The Handmaid’s Tale.

A handy printable revision sheet containing detailed high-level analysis of 10 key quotations from Dulce et Decorum Est. The explanations are aimed at fulfilling the mark scheme criteria for A01, A02 and A03.

A revision sheet for Blake’s London. It contains a thematic overview alongside detailed analysis of 7 key quotations. It is aimed at supporting students at grades 7-9.

Printable revision sheet for The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. Includes detailed analysis of 10 quotations from the poem.

Grade 8 response exploring how Shakespeare presents the relationships between adults and children in Romeo and Juliet.

A collection of character revision sheets covering the main characters in Romeo and Juliet. Suitable for all exam boards.

A revision sheet containing detailed high-end analysis of 13 quotations focused on the character of Macbeth from across the play to help chart his descent. Each explanation covers A01, A02 and A03 of the mark scheme. Also includes 42 cards for a game of taboo.

Students often find it difficult to find interesting things to say about the structure of each poem. This resource collates relevant comments about the structure of each poem onto one handy printable sheet to assist with revision for the Eduqas poetry exam.

I have collated my annotations for all 18 Eduqas poems onto one PowerPoint. Each slide is animated with the annotations appearing with each mouse click to work through each poem chronologically. Naturally, teachers will want to adapt the annotations to suit the abilities of their students but this PowerPoint acts as a great starting point. The annotations were aimed at lower ability sets working towards grades 4 and 5. For higher ability classes looking for more in depth annotations, try my grade 9 revision sheets which are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12958233

This resource contains 3 different responses to the following question: ‘Mitch is presented as a one-dimensional character who contributes little to the tragic impact of the play’. There is a band 3 response, a band 4 response and a band 5 response. This is useful for helping students to clearly see the difference between the attainment bands on the mark scheme. Also contains a revision sheet on Mitch’s character.

Detailed analysis of 8 quotations from Scene 9. Quotation analysis for all scenes in the play can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12899413

Character revision sheets for Romeo and Juliet. Check out the previews.

Lesson on Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 with accompanying question sheet and answer sheet.

Character revision cards containing brief analysis of 5 key quotations for each of the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing. Also has a blank version so students can have a go at explaining the quotations themselves.

Theme revision cards for Much Ado About Nothing with overview and analysis of 3 key quotations linking to 6 main themes in the play. Also has a blank version for students to attempt to explain the quotations themselves.

A worksheet with answer sheet that asks students to explore how key characters and themes are developed across the novella Animal Farm. There are 3 quotations for each character and theme for students to attempt to explain. They can then compare their ideas against the model answers later in the lesson. The answer sheet acts as a useful takeaway revision resource.

30 slide lesson that analyses the section with the Japanese tourists in Chapter 5 based around the theme of freedom to freedom from.

Detailed lesson closely analysing Offred’s quiet rebellion in Chapters 17 and 18.