This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 55 slides that guides the class through the theme of responsibilty 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. Ms Larkin’s Resources Thank you!

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 73 slides that guides the class through the theme of social class 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. MsLarkinsResources

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 52 slides that guides the class through the character of Mr Birling 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!

A super clear, colourful 46 slide powerpoint that covers a comparison of ‘Extract from The Prelude’ with ‘Storm on the Island’. 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 also two planning exercises where the students use the same points for ‘Extract from The Prelude’ to compare to ‘Exposure’ and ‘Ozymandias’. Students find this very useful. 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!

A super clear 47 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the transformation of Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the student, including exercises which help students analyse quotations closely for AO1, AO2 and AO3. The activities lead neatly into an essay question based on an extract from Stave 5, with step-by-step guidance about how to successfully write a response. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can easily 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!

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 43 slides that guides the class through the character of Eric Birling 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. MsLarkinsTesShop Thank you!

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 55 slides that guides the class through the character of Sheila Birling 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!

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 52 slides that guides the class through the character of Mrs Birling 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!

A super clear, colourful 44 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of the power in ‘Macbeth’. This works best as a lesson after the class has read the whole play. 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 an AQA/OCR style essay question 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.

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!

A super clear, colourful 46 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Romeo as a tragic hero 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 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. It is suitable, with a little adaption for the assessment objective requirements, for Eduqas, Edexcel and OCR. 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.

A super clear, colourful 50 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Romeo as a tragic hero 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 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.

A super clear, colourful 31 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Macbeth as a tragic hero. 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 an AQA style essay question 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.

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.

A super clear, colourful 44 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of the supernatural in ‘Macbeth’. This works best as a lesson after the class has read the whole play. 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 an AQA/OCR style essay question 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.

A super clear, colourful 50 slide powerpoint that covers the presentation of women 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.

A super clear, colourful 50 slide powerpoint that covers the character of Lady 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.

Really useful practice question paper for Eduqas English Language GCSE Component 1. Based on an exciting extract about the sinking of the Titanic, this resource includes: question paper 25 slide powerpoint The powerpoint clearly and throughly covers each question. There are sample answers or indicative content for each question with ‘do now’ tasks to help students improve their skills. Really useful for KS4 students learning or revising the skills for the exam.

This resource is a question paper covering the reading section of English Language Paper 1 plus a 21 slide powerpoint that takes students through answering the five questions. Timings, examiner tips, sample answers and indicative content are all included in the clear, colourful powerpoint. The unseen text is about a visit to a care home for the elderly. There is enough here to cover 1-2 lessons, depending on how much writing you need your students to complete. Tried and tested on my own students!

An engaging, super clear 41 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, using key quotations which are then used to tackle an exploding extract question. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students with slides giving answers for all activities. The lesson finishes with an exam question and guided activities to help students plan and then write their answers. A full model answer is also included. The lesson works best as revision. It takes between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how much writing the students complete. This is suitable for the AQA and OCR exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.