5 context information sheets to help students to understand factors that influenced The Handmaid’s Tale. Margaret Atwood 4 waves of feminism The New Conservative Right Literary Influences What The Handmaid’s Tale teaches us about the human condition Also includes a 10 question knowledge quiz with detailed answer sheet. How I teach it: Flipped learning: Get students to research the context to the novel. Test the quality of the research through the knowledge test. Go over the answer sheet and get students to highlight points they missed.

3 Grade 9 responses to the 2023 Language Paper 2 Question 5 question which involved writing a speech in which students had to give their opinion on a statement related to cars. Speech 1: Written in the powerful and emotional style with environmental concerns at the forefront Speech 2 Written in a slightly humorous/satirical style Speech 3: Begins and ends with an anecdote. All 3 speeches should achieve grade 9 due to the sustained use of ambitious vocabulary, a full range of punctuation and sentence structures used for effect alongside the use of cohesive devices to assist whole text structure and organisation.

Revision notes for 50 carefully selected key quotations from Romeo and Juliet suitable to be used in a wide range of potential exam questions. Analysis is in 3 parts: method analysis, authorial message and Elizabethan context. Also contains a blank version of the table so students can attempt to analyse the quotations themselves.

High level model answers to both questions from the Unseen section of the June 2024 AQA Literature Paper 2. The 24 mark question was about a poem called ‘The washing never gets done’ by Estonian poet Jaan Kaplinski. The 8 mark question involved comparing ‘The washing never gets done’ with ‘A day in autumn’ by the Welsh poet R.S. Thomas. In both answers I have put all references to authorial methods in bold because A02 is an vital aspect of the mark scheme in both questions. Please note that this only contains model answers. For the poems themselves and the specific questions, use the AQA website.

Revision flashcards for 6 key themes in Romeo and Juliet: love, violence, fate, family honour, individual versus society and duality.

A high level consistently thorough model response that tracks Juliet’s difficulties across the play. It starts with a thesis-style introduction to help establish a conceptualised approach to the task. The essay then tracks through the text analysing difficulties that Juliet faces which are supported by judicious textual references and insightful comments on methods. To meet the criteria for A03, the response focuses on how universal big ideas are explored in the text.

10 multiple choice comprehension questions on each poem from the Eduqas/WJEC GCSE poetry anthology. Set out over 6 pages with 3 per page for ease of printing. Includes a separate answer sheet.

A revision sheet exploring the difficulties Juliet faces across the play Romeo and Juliet. I have picked out 10 key quotations to analyse that track Juliet’s various difficulties across the play. Also includes a thesis-style introduction and a conclusion which examines Shakespeare’s authorial message.

42 taboo cards linked to themes, characters and key quotations in A Christmas Carol. Ideal for a starter or plenary. I recommend printing in A3 not A4 before cutting them out.

10 multiple choice questions on every poem from the Power and Conflict anthology with answer sheet. A resource for students to help revise once they have studied all 15 poems.

A 48 question multiple choice knowledge quiz on Macbeth with answer sheet. There 6 questions on each of the main themes: guilt, ambition, appearance versus reality, supernatural, violence, fate versus freewill, deception, kingship. Also includes a 50 question multiple choice quiz with 10 questions on each Act. Once again, answers are included.

50 question quiz on Macbeth. 10 questions on each Act. Formatted to fit onto an A3 sheet. Includes answers.

A simple and straightforward multiple choice quiz on An Inspector Calls to check or consolidate knowledge. Includes 6 questions on each of the main characters and also questions on key themes. Answer sheet is included on page 4.

A fairly easy and straight-forward knowledge retention quiz on the poems from the Eduqas GCSE poetry anthology. 60 questions over 5 rounds. Answer sheet included. Also includes a second quiz with 10 questions on every poem spread out across 6 pages with 3 per page for ease of printing. Once again, answers are included.

50 question quiz based on the Worlds and Lives AQA anthology. Comes with an answer sheet.

Power and Conflict easy knowledge quiz. 6 rounds. 90 questions. Includes an answer sheet. Also includes a second quiz with 10 multiple choice questions on every poem.

Theme revision cards for 6 thenes in Macbeth: ambition, fate, supernatural, kingship, appearances versus reality and guilt. Each card explains 3 key moments in the play which demonstrate the theme along with 3 keu quotations, Shakespeare’s message and Jacobean context. A handy knowledge organiser for consolidating understanding of the play in an easy to print form.

2 high level model answers for the AQA Language Paper 2 June 2022 paper. The question was about holidays. Response A primarily agrees with the statement while response B ostensibly disagrees with it. Both answers have been written in a deliberate attempt to meet the criteria for the top band of the markscheme.

Theme revision cards for 6 themes in An Inspector Calls. For each theme there are 3 key moments and quotations alongside ideas about Priestley’s message and relevant context.

2 high level model example responses to the AQA Language Paper 2 Question 5 June 2024 paper. One response primarily agrees with the statement and argues young people should choose a career that benefits society. The second response offers a more nuanced argument that primarily disagrees with the statement in the question. Both follow a 6 paragraph structure which start with a personal anecdote to hook the reader. Both explore the issue from ethical, moral and financial perspectives. Both contain an element of counter argument. Both use a cyclical structure at the end to return to the ideas expressed in the opening.