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Power and Conflict Revision Workbook
A free student workbook version of my 15 page power and conflict revision booklet. There are spaces underneath all of the key quotations from each poem so that students can write down their ideas about each quotation.
The full resource with detailed analysis of key quotations from each poem is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12886246
Romeo and Juliet Plot Summary Cloze Activity
A simple plot summary cloze activity on Romeo and Juliet. Answer sheet included on page 2.
Free punctuation worksheet
Free worksheet to revise advanced punctuation. Ideal as a starter activity.
Includes an answer sheet.
Mrs Birling Across the Play
A one page summary of everything Mrs Birling says across the play. Can be used in a lot of ways.
Similes about the Seasons
A collection of 60 similes. 15 for each of the four seasons to support creative writing.
AQA 2017 Rosabel Walkthrough
Walkthrough for the AQA Paper 1 2017 Rosabel extract.
Jekyll and Hyde Plot Summary Cloze Exercise
A straight-forward plot summary cloze exercise to reinforce knowledge of the plot to Jekyll and Hyde. Includes the answers on page 2.
Literature revision fantasy football
A fun end of term spaced learning activity for the end of Year 10 (that could tie in with the Euros) which asks students to select an English literature starting 11.
Depending on the combination of texts they have already studied, they might put Scrooge in goal because he doesn’t give anything away or perhaps Lady Macbeth in central midfield because of her ability to dictate play. Students have to justify their positional selections based on their knowledge of the characters.
It is a useful activity for promoting conversations between the students about the texts and poems they have studied.
Quiz on The Handmaid's Tale
Ideal for spaced learning, here is a 20 question multiple choice test on The Handmaid’s Tale with answers included.
A Streetcar Named Desire Quiz
Quick and simple 20 question multiple choice quiz on A Streetcar Named Desire. Answers included.
Feminine Gospels Low Band 5 response
Low Band 5 response 21/25 Feminine Gospels response.
Handmaid's Tale and Feminine Gospels: comparison planning grids
Free basic but effective template for planning responses comparing Handmaid’s Tale and Feminine Gospels. There are 8 questions that try to predict the theme that might come up in the AQA 2B modern times exam.
Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird - mid level response
A mid-level response analysing the theme of prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird.
A Streetcar Named Desire 'Because, But, So' Character introductions
‘Because, But, So’ is a tool to help students demonstrate the depth of their understanding.
This free resource collates 6 ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on 6 characters from A Streetcar Named Desire to model how to structure the ‘because, but, so’ method.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Notes on Scene 9
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
Symbols in literature
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.
Macbeth Plot Summary Cloze exercise
A simple cloze exercise for reinforcing knowledge of the basic plot to Macbeth. Answers are on page 2.
Othello Quiz
A 20 question multiple choice quiz on Othello with answers. Ideal as a spaced learning revision task.
Literacy techniques card match up activity
A useful activity for introducing students to literacy techniques. Cut out the coloured cards and ask students to match the technique to the correct definition and example.
Onomatopoeia Wordlist
Students often use cliched onomatopoeic sounds in their creative writing, so I have created this list to help offer students more choice in their use of onomatopoeia.