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I am currently teaching in a state secondary school although I have also taught in primary, independent and international schools. I really hope you find my resources useful!
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I am currently teaching in a state secondary school although I have also taught in primary, independent and international schools. I really hope you find my resources useful!
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Supernatural in 'Macbeth':revision + full answer Edexcel/Eduqas/OCR
A super clear, colourful 39 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of the supernatural in ‘Macbeth’.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
There are guided writing tasks as well to support students.
There is a full sample answer at the end. Please note: this essay and the activities cover AO2 and AO3. Depending on whether you are teaching Edexcel or Eduqas, you would want to play up or down the AO2 or AO3. None of it is irrelevant- although context is not assessed in Eduqas, good use of it can enhance students’ points. Similarly, AO2 is assessed in the extract question for Edexcel which means the practice of the skills here for the essay question can help students improve these important skills.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
If you find it useful, please do leave a review and have a look at other lessons and activities in my shop.
Poetry Lesson: Playgrounds
A super clear, colourful 36 slide powerpoint that explores the poem ‘Playgrounds’ by Berlie Doherty
I have delivered this lesson to KS3 and KS4 students very successfully, and I think it is accessible for KS2 as well.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for most tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
Manipulation in 'Macbeth': exploration + essay (GCSE)
An engaging, super clear 28 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of manipulation in ‘Macbeth’.
There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Act 2 scene 2, with two separate detailed plans showing how to tackle a GCSE essay.
This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.
Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet': revision lesson and full essay Eduqas/Edexcel/OCR
A super clear, colourful 40 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
There is an essay question (suitable for Eduqas/Edexcel/AQA) at the end with structured guidance to help the students annotate an extract and plan an answer. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students.
There is a full sample answer at the end.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
If you find it useful, please do leave a review and have a look at other lessons and activities in my shop.
Gerald: 'An Inspector Calls' Revision and full model answer
This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 52 slides that guides the class through the character of Gerald Croft in ‘An Inspector Calls’.
There are lots of activities for the students which can be completed as a class, in groups/ pairs or individually. There are answers on separate slides to all questions/activities.
Use of short key quotations allow plenty of opportunities for students to closely analyse language.
Additionally, there are also some ideas for top-level context and exploring the text in different ways which helps students reach the highest grades.
The lesson finishes with two essay questions so teachers can choose the one they need to teach according to their exam board.
One is an essay question which follows the format of AQA and Edexcel. There is a full top level answer as well for students to read.
One is with an extract-based exam paper suitable for Eduqas students. This includes detailed slides showing how to annotate, how to plan and, really usefully, an example of a top level answer.
My students found this really helpful- I hope yours do too!
If you like this resource, please do leave a review and have a look at my TES shop MsLarkinsResources.
Thank you!
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Themes + Characters for 'An Inspector Calls': revision + sample essays
This is a bundle of 12 powerpoints which thoroughly cover the characters and themes in ‘An Inspector Calls.’
Each powerpoint covers a theme or a character. They are all super clear and colourful, each one consisting of at least 40 slides that guides the class through the characters and themes from the start to the end of the play.
There are lots of activities for the students which can be completed as a class, in groups/ pairs or individually. There are answers on separate slides to all questions/activities.
Use of short key quotations allow plenty of opportunities for students to closely analyse language.
Additionally, there are also some ideas for top-level context and exploring the text in different ways which helps students reach the highest grades.
Each lesson finishes with two essay questions so teachers can choose the one they need to teach according to their exam board.
One is an essay question which follows the format of AQA and Edexcel. There is a full top level answer as well for students to read.
One is with an extract-based exam paper suitable for Eduqas students. This includes detailed slides showing how to annotate, how to plan and, really usefully, an example of a top level answer.
So in total, there are 12 lessons and 12 sample essays. Depending on how much you want students to write, these 12 powerpoints will take 12-24 hours in the classroom
My students found these really helpful- I hope yours do too!
If you like this resource, please do leave a review and have a look at my TES shop MsLarkinsResources.
Thank you!
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Theme of Change in 'A Christmas Carol' Extract Question: Eduqas/AQA GCSE
A super clear 24 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an exploding extract question for ‘A Christmas Carol’ using the theme of change.
The extract is from Stave 2 after Fezziwig’s party. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the student, including an exercise which helps students analyse a quotation closely for AO1, AO2 and AO3.
It finishes with a complete model answer.
This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can be adapted for other exam boards.
I hope your students find it useful. If they do, please do leave a review and check out other resources in my shop. Thank you!
Violence in 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde': exploration and GCSE essay
An engaging, super clear 29 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of violence in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’.
There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Chapter 10 with two separate detailed plans showing how to tackle a GCSE essay.
This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.
Edexcel English Language Paper 2- Schools
A super clear 44 slide powerpoint that takes students through the skills need for Eduqas English Language Paper 2.
Includes: colourful 1 hour powerpoint that centres around covering and answering a mock exam-style paper based on GCSE English Language Paper 2. There are sample answers or part answers for every question.
The powerpoint could be extended over 2 lessons if need be if students write their own answers in timed conditions to help with exam practice.
The questions focus on two engaging sources: a modern piece with a schools inspector looking round a perfect school and a lively diary of a Victorian teacher in a ragged school.
I’ve used this many times with my students and it works really well.
Romeo and Juliet Extract Question: Eduqas GCSE
A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question.
The extract is from Act 3 scene 1 when Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer.
This is suitable for the Eduqas exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.
Love/Relationships in 'An Inspector Calls': revision + full essay
This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 43 slides that guides the class through the theme of love and relationships in ‘An Inspector Calls’.
There are lots of activities for the students which can be completed as a class, in groups/ pairs or individually. There are answers on separate slides to all questions/activities.
Use of short key quotations allow plenty of opportunities for students to closely analyse language.
Additionally, there are also some ideas for top-level context and exploring the text in different ways which helps students reach the highest grades.
The lesson finishes with two essay questions so teachers can choose the one they need to teach according to their exam board.
One is an essay question which follows the format of AQA and Edexcel. There is a full top level answer as well for students to read.
One is with an extract-based exam paper suitable for Eduqas students. This includes detailed slides showing how to annotate, how to plan and, really usefully, an example of a top level answer.
My students found this really helpful- I hope yours do too!
If you like this resource, please do leave a review and have a look at my TES shop MsLarkinsResources for more material that will help your GCSE students achieve their best.
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Thank you!
Guilt in 'Macbeth': revision lesson with full answer (Eduqas/Edexcel/OCR)
A super clear, colourful 38 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of guilt in ‘Macbeth’.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
There are guided writing tasks as well to support students.
There is a full sample answer at the end. Please note: this essay and the activities cover AO2 and AO3. Depending on whether you are teaching Edexcel or Eduqas, you would want to play up or down the AO2 or AO3. None of it is irrelevant- although context is not explicitly assessed in Eduqas, good use of it can enhance and develop students’ points. Similarly, AO2 is assessed in the extract question for Edexcel which means the practice of the skills here for the essay question can help students improve these important skills.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
If you find it useful, please do leave a review and have a look at other lessons and activities in my shop.
Power in 'Macbeth': revision lesson and sample essay Eduqas/Edexcel/OCR
A super clear, colourful 50 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of power in ‘Macbeth’.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
There are guided writing tasks as well to support students.
There is a full sample answer at the end. Please note: this essay and the activities cover AO2 and AO3. Depending on whether you are teaching Edexcel or Eduqas, you would want to play up or down the AO2 or AO3. None of it is irrelevant- although context is not assessed in Eduqas, good use of it can enhance students’ points. Similarly, AO2 is assessed in the extract question for Edexcel which means the practice of the skills here for the essay question can help students improve these important skills.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
If you find it useful, please do leave a review and have a look at other lessons and activities in my shop.
Poetry: Exploring and comparing ballads
A super clear, colourful 40 slide powerpoint that explores the poems ‘The Ballad of Hillsborough’ and ‘The Gresford Disaster’.
I have delivered this lesson to KS3 and KS4 students very successfully.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for most tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
Tes paid licence
Youth and Age in 'Romeo and Juliet': revision lesson with Edexcel/Eduqas essay and model answer
A super clear, colourful 41 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of youth and age in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills.
There is an Eduqas/Edexcel style thematic essay question at the end with structured guidance to help the students plan an answer. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students.
There is a full sample answer at the end.
This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete.
My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!
Edexcel GCSE: Extract question on respectability and appearance in ‘Dr Jekyll and Hyde’
A super clear powerpoint (20 slides) which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question.
The extract is from chapter 10 and the question is based on the theme of respectability and appearances. There are opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language and structure closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard.
This is written for the Edexcel exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.
Romeo and Juliet: GCSE Extract Eduqas
A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question.
The extract is from Act 4 scene 1 when Juliet turns to Friar Laurence for help. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer.
This is suitable for the Eduqas exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.
Off with their heads! Argumentative writing: debate on whether to keep the monarchy KS2/KS3
This is a colourful, detailed powerpoint (41 slides) that takes a class through preparing and then writing a speech to either keep or abolish the British monarchy. If all the activities (2 games, a quiz, watching videos, structured pre-writing tasks) are used, the whole powerpoint including the writing takes 2-3 hours.
There is a game of punctuation bingo included on a word document that needs to be printed off for the class to play. There are also slides with statement and evidence cards that can either be printed off or used by the class from the slides if photocopying isn’t easy.
The work is differentiated throughout with writing frames and there are worksheets for early EAL learners/ students with SEN.
It is suitable for years 6-9.
My classes have produced fabulous pieces of writing from these lessons and some of the students enjoyed reading them out at the end with background music of the National Anthem or Les Miserables, depending on their stance!
Please leave a review if you find this useful :-)
Romeo and Juliet: fun revision game
This is a game that is easy to set up and fun to play. It’s very similar to ‘Articulate’ or ‘Don’t Say a Word’ so it’s interactive and entertaining.
All you need to do is print off the cards and cut them up (a 5 minute job) and then it’s ready to play. Once this is done, the cards can be reused for other classes and lessons.
My students really enjoy this game. We play with other texts as well and it’s a good break from mind maps and timed essays etc.
Rules and how to play all on the document.
If you like it, please do leave a review and check out my other resources in my MsLarkinsResources shop.
Have fun!
A Christmas Carol: revision game
This is a game that is easy to set up and fun to play. It’s very similar to ‘Articulate’ or ‘Don’t Say a Word’ so it’s interactive and entertaining.
All you need to do is print off the cards and cut them up (a 5 minute job) and then it’s ready to play. Once this is done, the cards can be reused for other classes and lessons.
My students really enjoy this game. We play with other texts as well and it’s a good break from mind maps and timed essays etc.
Rules and how to play all on the document.
If you like it, please do leave a review and check out my other resources in my MsLarkinsResources shop.
Have fun!