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I am a secondary school English teacher with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in English Literature with a speciality in poetry. I create classroom display resources, English teaching tools and revision material.
Thank you for visiting my shop!
I am a secondary school English teacher with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in English Literature with a speciality in poetry. I create classroom display resources, English teaching tools and revision material.
I taught this lesson as a double, so there is plenty of material in here for a lively discussion about the importance of the themes and characters in 'Blood Brothers'. This lesson focuses on the question: who is responsible for the deaths of Mickey and Eddie? Students are asked to:
-Rank characters in order of responsibility, and discuss their opinionS
-Evaluate the importance of thematic and contextual factors, including: poverty, class, fate, superstition, nature and nurture.
- Consolidate their knowledge on a worksheet and reflect on their final opinion.
20 important quotations from 'Blood Brothers' on my custom-painted watercolour background. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Macebth', 'A Christmas Carol', and AQA 'Power and Conflict' poetry if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
A full set of materials to create a display in your classroom showcasing the progression of literature through the ages. I created this for my GCSE students but it would fit in any English classroomm. Simply print and arrange in a way that fits your bulletin board/ wall.
Includes:
- Full size picture of the display
- Descriptions of each time period
- Photographs of key authors, colour-coded by text-type
- Key texts and dates published, colour-coded by text-type
- Glossary and key
- An A4 version of the display that can be given to pupils as an accompanying hand out (please note: this is also sold separately in my TES store).
An A4, alphabetical list of key categorised key terms and what they mean. Originally used for AQA English Literature revision, this is an editable document that can be adapted for your requirements. Works as a great revision tool or a quick check list to help sturggling students.
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This is a creative lesson which gives pupils the opportunity to imagine they are producing their own version of Blood Brothers. From casting, lighting and scenery to story boarding pivotal moments, this was a really enjoyable lesson that helped students to visualise the play. I taught it after we had finished the whole text, and it was very well received by students!
Printable bunting for your classroom! Print onto coloured paper, hole punch and hang your display.
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A fully editable knowledge organiser on Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', suitable for AQA English Literature revision. A4 and A3 size included in the download. Resource contains:
- Plot summary by act with key moments in bold
- Character list
- Contextual information
- Key techniques used by the author
- Key Quotations
- High-level vocabulary that can be used to describe the main characters/ act as topic sentence starters
If you like this then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole.
A fully editable knowledge organiser on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', suitable for AQA English Literature revision. A4 size. Resource contains:
- Plot summary by act with key moments in bold
- Character list
- Contextual information
- Key techniques used by the author
- Key Quotations
- High-level vocabulary that can be used to describe the main characters/ act as topic sentence starters
If you like this then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole
A fully editable knowledge organiser on Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers', suitable for AQA English Literature revision. A4 and A3 versions of the resource are included in the download for your convenience. Resource contatins:
- Plot summary by act and song
- Character list
- Contextual information
- Key techniques used by the author
- Key Quotations by character
- High-level vocabulary that can be used to describe the main characters/ act as topic sentence starters
If you like this then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole.
An editable version of my AQA English Literature paper 1 and paper 2 writing mats. If you would prefer a free, uneditable version you can find one here: http://tinyurl.com/gp3soy6
These writing mats provide a quick guide for pupils to help them write effective answers for AQA English Literature paper 1 and paper 2 with poetry on one side and fiction on the other. Keep them on your classroom desks, or give them to students to revise from. Each one features:
-A breakdown of each question, and suggestions of how to plan for each one,
- sentence starters,
- discourse markers,
- analysis prompts,
- poetic, structural and language technique lists.
- PREMIUM BONUS FEATURE: adverbial phrases
A3 size. Print on both sides to make them flippable!
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This resource is a handout for students that details the steps of writing an excellent Engish Lierature essay. The handout is provided in word and JPG format for your convenience. The word document will print at A5 size.
PLEASE NOTE - this handout also appears in my 'How to Write an English Essay - Classroom Display' resource, where it is accompanied by a full set of classroom display signage: http://tinyurl.com/z98s6bn
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A complete, editable, A3 knowledge organiser for all 15 poems in the AQA English Literature Power and Conflict cluster. Each section contains:
- Name of the poem
- Name of the poet
- Key Context
- Structural features
- 5 key quotations from the poem
- Language features in each of the 5 key quotes
- Connections to themes of power and conflict
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I use this TEACH framework as an alternative to PEE paragraphs or other writing structures, as I find that it can be adapted for all ability levels and is more attuned to the new AQA GCSE literature mark scheme. Rather than being restrictive, it allows students to build to a more detailed analysis.
A simple worksheet that encourages students to track key imagery and motifs across the text as a whole. Can be used to consolidate knowledge in a lesson or for homework. Prints A3.
A revision worksheet designed to be used after students have finished studying the whole play. Ecourages students to consolidate their knowledge of:
Each character in the play: their responsibility for Eva Smith’s death, what they do in the play and key quotes, relevant context, writer’s intentions, connections to themes
Major themes: ideas about the most significant moments and characters linked to the theme, and a question prediction/mini planning space.
Fully editable - easy to change the themes if you have focussed on different ones during your teaching.
Prints A3. Set printer to print on both sides for a 1 page sheet.
This fully editable revision worksheets invite students to consolidate their knowledge on:
Each character in the text: what they do in every chapter they appear in, relevant context, and key quotations
The setting: includes references to specific pages in the text for ease (EMC version), but these can of course be removed if you prefer.
Key themes
Key methods
They make a great activity within a lesson, or for homework revision.
Prints A3 - set to print on both sides to get a double-sided document.