Engaging and accessible resources for GCSE and A-Level English and Drama. Powerpoints, worksheets, quizzes and exam practice developed by a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. You can feel confident that the resources are classroom tested and up to date. If you liked one of your purchases and want one for free, leave a 5* review and email ravenresources@yahoo.com. Include your TES username and your preferred resource. Before you know it, you'll have a second resource absolutely free.
Engaging and accessible resources for GCSE and A-Level English and Drama. Powerpoints, worksheets, quizzes and exam practice developed by a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. You can feel confident that the resources are classroom tested and up to date. If you liked one of your purchases and want one for free, leave a 5* review and email ravenresources@yahoo.com. Include your TES username and your preferred resource. Before you know it, you'll have a second resource absolutely free.
A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Tiger by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
This poem is sometimes called ‘The Tyger’.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 25 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘The Tiger. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg:
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
William Blake poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: London
The Garden of Love
Introduction to the Songs of Innocence
The Lamb
The Echoing Green
Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.
A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on the poem ‘Introduction’ to the Songs of Innocence by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
PLEASE NOTE: this is not an introduction to the poetry of William Blake. These are resources for the poem named ‘Introduction’.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 25 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘Introduction’ to the Songs of Innocence. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg:
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
William Blake poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: London
The Garden of Love
The Tiger
The Lamb
The Echoing Green
Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.
The Importance of Being Earnest 10 A Level Practice Extract Exam Questions
A pack of 10 practice examination questions that follow the extract and theme structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section B (specification number H474).
The practice exam question consist of a theme focused question with an extract of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions include an extract from the play which is currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of an extract from the play before discussing other sections of the play. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the extract included as well as other sections of The Importance of Being Earnest. This is a closed text exam and students are expected to recall the rest of the play from their study.
A series of engaging creative writing prompts with a differentiated set of worksheets.
A powerpoint with 20 creative writing prompts providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing.
A set of worksheets provide support for five of the creative writing prompts. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability:
Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line.
Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions.
Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing.
In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework.
This is the first series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. A sample worksheet and second series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts are also available:
Free Sample Creative Writing Fiction Prompt Worksheet
Second Series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts (Powerpoint only)
A series of multiple choice comprehension quizzes in PowerPoint. Each quiz has 10 to 15 questions with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers).
The pack of quizzes include:
9 separate chapter specific quizzes each with 15 questions (135 questions in total)
What happens when quiz: testing students on what happens in what chapters across the novel
Which party quiz: testing students on what happens in the parties in the first three chapters
Car motif quiz: testing students on how effectively they noticed references to cars across the novel
PowerPoints are separate and can be run one after another or individually depending on your students’ progress through the novel.
Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals.
Quizzes are controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 10 minutes to 20 minutes to complete in class.
Try out a free The Great Gatsby Quiz
A great quiz for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of nine rounds of 60 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficult and level of interest). Will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Christmas Song
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: What is that object?
• Round Eight: First and Last
�� Round Nine: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, Name the object and Name the number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It can a good idea to give them about five minutes per anagram in Round Four. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
Easter already and you’ve already used the Christmas and Summer Quiz? Try the Easter Quiz.
Available in an End of Term Quiz Bundle
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Christmas quiz. Ten rounds with 70 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals. An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Who is in disguise?
Round Two: Actor Anagrams
Round Three: Rank and File
Round Four: Name the Christmas Song
Round Five: Multiple Choice
Round Six: What is that object?
Round Seven: Odd One Out
Round Eight: First and Last Christmas Movie
Round Nine: Name the Number
Round Ten: Who am I? Christmas Edition
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, Name the object, Odd One Out, Name the number and Who am I? rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged students.
The ten rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. A one minute time limit is included in the actor anagrams in Round Four, but students can be given more time. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
Packs of resources for ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin and ‘The Oval Portrait’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Each pack provides a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching. Both stories is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Each pack includes:
• A copy of story in the format of a Word document with an optional glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities. Each PowerPoint is over 25 slides.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
Both resource packs encourage close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
A bundle of 10 William Blake and 10 The Importance of Being Earnest practice examination questions that follow the structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section B (specification number H474).
The 10 The Importance of Being Earnest practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with an extract of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions include an extract from the play which is currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of an extract from the play before discussing other sections of the play. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the extract included as well as other sections of The Importance of Being Earnest. This is a closed text exam and students are expected to recall the rest of the play from their study.
The 10 William Blake practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with a William Blake poem. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of 10 William Blake’s poems from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These are the 10 poems currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of a different poems followed by a comparison to other poems by William Blake. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the poem included as well as other William Blake poems that they are expected to recall from their study of his poetry.
Three quizzes ideal for the end of Autumn, Spring and Summer term with Christmas, Easter and Summer themes. Quizzes are great for any lesson, form term or group. Appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). A range of rounds with 60 to 75 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). Each quiz takes between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. Appropriate for teams or individuals, but more fun with teams.
An answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoints answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagram, What is that object and Name that number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once each quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
Whole quiz time for each quiz: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Christmas Quiz Rounds:
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Christmas Song
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: What is that object?
• Round Eight: First and Last
• Round Nine: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Easter Quiz Rounds:
• Round One: Chocolate Slogans
• Round Two: Bunny Anagrams
• Round Three: Disguised as a Bunny
• Round Four: What is that object?
• Round Five: Rank and File
• Round Six: First and Last
• Round Seven: Multiple Choice
• Round Eight: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Summer Quiz Rounds:
• Round One: Who is in disguise?
• Round Two: Name the Summer Song
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: Multiple Choice
• Round Six: Lost in Translation
• Round Seven: What is that object?
• Round Eight: First and Last
• Round Nine: Name that number
• Tie breakers
Try out the free Summer quiz.
A varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Christmas quiz. Ten rounds with 65 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds). Appropriate for teams or individuals. A response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
Round One: Who is in disguise?
Round Two: Name the Christmas Song
Round Three: Rank and File
Round Four: Actor Anagrams
Round Five: Multiple Choice
Round Six: Lost in Translation
Round Seven: What is that object?
Round Eight: First and Last
Round Nine: Name the Number
Round Ten: What am I? Christmas Dessert Edition
Tie breakers
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round, Actor Anagrams, Name the object and Name the number rounds are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark each other’s answers and work through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
The nine rounds of questions last for between 50 minutes and 1 hour (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Name the Christmas Song) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. You could give students longer than the timer in the Round Four anagrams. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace if you want to cut down the total time. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the free end of term quiz.
A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘This World is not Conclusion’ by Emily Dickinson. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 26 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘This World is not Conclusion’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The first half of the text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg. Further details on Emily Dickinson and some manuscript versions of her poems can be found at Poetry Foundation.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Emily Dickinson poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: There’s a certain Slant of light
[I Like to see it Lap the Miles] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12899529)
He fumbles at your Soul
Going to Heaven!
Also available the Emily Dickinson Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘This World is not Conclusion’, ‘He fumbles at your Soul’, ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ and ‘Going to Heaven!’
A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ by Emily Dickinson. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 22 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg. Further details on Emily Dickinson and some manuscript versions of her poems can be found at Poetry Foundation.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Emily Dickinson poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: There’s a certain Slant of light
This World is not Conclusion
He fumbles at your Soul
Going to Heaven!
Also available the Emily Dickinson Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘This World is not Conclusion’, ‘He fumbles at your Soul’, ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ and ‘Going to Heaven!’
A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘He fumbles at your Soul’ by Emily Dickinson. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 25 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘He fumbles at your Soul’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg under the title ‘He Fumbles at your Spirit’ with the final couplet missing.
Further details on Emily Dickinson and some manuscript versions of her poems can be found at Poetry Foundation.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Emily Dickinson poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: There’s a certain Slant of light
[I Like to see it Lap the Miles] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12899529)
This World is not Conclusion
Going to Heaven!
Also available the Emily Dickinson Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘This World is not Conclusion’, ‘He fumbles at your Soul’, ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ and ‘Going to Heaven!’
A Level and GCSE resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘Going to Heaven!’ by Emily Dickinson. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 22 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘Going to Heaven!’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg with the second stanza split in two, making the poem four rather than three stanzas long. Further details on Emily Dickinson and some manuscript versions of her poems can be found at Poetry Foundation.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Emily Dickinson poems also available:
FREE RESOURCE: There’s a certain Slant of light
[I Like to see it Lap the Miles] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12899529)
This World is not Conclusion
He fumbles at your Soul
Also available the Emily Dickinson Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘This World is not Conclusion’, ‘He fumbles at your Soul’, ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ and ‘Going to Heaven!’
A Level and GCSE resources for ‘He fumbles at your Soul’, ‘This World is not Conclusion’, ‘I like to see it lap the Miles’ and ‘Going to Heaven!’.
1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on EACH poem. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
Each poem has:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 22 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional Emily Dickinson poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from the poems. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Check out a FREE RESOURCE: There’s a certain Slant of light by Emily Dickinson
The text of these poems are available at Project Gutenberg (with some slight alterations). Further details on Emily Dickinson and some manuscript versions of her poems can be found at Poetry Foundation.
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
30 pages of blank comic book template pages with speech, thought and action bubbles. Useful for many different activities. Get your students to create comic books stories, or storyboard a play or story. Use the boxes to organize ideas and themes. Create character profiles. Use the central circle and surrounding boxes to brainstorm. Use the directional boxes for developing stages in a process. Write instructions. Create information pages.
The speech bubbles, thought bubbles and action bubbles can be cut out and stuck onto the pages. They can be coloured and used to illustrate the comic books pages. Print onto sticker sheets and peel off the bubbles.
In addition to 30 pages of blank comic book pages, there is a set of pages with narrative boxes to add variety to the pages.
All pages are presented in pdfs with clear lines for easy printing and photocopying.
OCR English Language and Literature A Level resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching Feel Good review from Non-Fiction Anthology. Suggestions answers and paired texts included.
A range of activities for the Feel Good review which will be examined on the Summer 2026 OCR English Language and Literature A-Level.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A teacher’s suggested answers version of the worksheet.
• A 28 slide activity PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet. Includes activities for the paired text.
• A paired text that can used as a comparative activity or timed writing or homework with the Feel Good review.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from the review of Feel Good with a compulsory text for OCR’s EMC English Language and Literature A Level. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available in the OCR English Language and Literature Non-Fiction Anthology which is provided by the examining for the teaching of this resources in the English Language and Literature A-Level.
All the images and texts used in the pack are available for commercial use. Please note, this resources does not reproduce the OCR examination questions as examination questions are the copyright of OCR.
A great 30 minute quiz for any subject lesson, form, class or group. Five different rounds of five questions. Appropriate for teams or individuals. A student answer sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers.
• Round One: Celebrities in Disguise
• Round Two: Song Lyrics
• Round Three: Rank and File
• Round Four: Actor Anagrams
• Round Five: General Knowledge Multiple Choice
• Tie Breaker
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering five questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Rank and File round and Actor Anagrams are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
Once the quiz had been completed, students mark each other’s answers, working through a range of questions that can create further discussion.
Questions are appropriate for a high school/secondary school and college aged students.
The five rounds of questions last for between 25 and 30 minutes (depending on how much time you give students to answer the questions). Round Two (Song Lyrics) and Round Four (Actor Anagrams) can take longer for students to answer. It is a good idea to give them about five minutes per anagram in Round Four. The other questions in the quiz can be moved through at a brisk pace. Working through the answers takes about 10 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Whole quiz time: 30 to 45 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
Try out the Christmas 2023 Quiz
[Or the Easter 2024 Quiz]
Or the Summer 2024 Quiz
[Or the Olympic Games Quiz] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/olympic-games-quiz-2024-13002373)
GCSE and A Level resources for 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘London’ by William Blake. Suggestions for further activities or additional activities are also included.
The pack includes:
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A 26 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation. Essay questions and an additional poem is provided for a comparison activity.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing, discussion and retention of important ideas and quotations from ‘London’. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
The text of this poem is available at Project Gutenberg:
All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
William Blake poems also available:
The Garden of Love
Introduction to the Songs of Innocence
The Tiger
The Lamb
The Echoing Green
Also available William Blake Poetry Bundle which includes: ‘The Garden of Love’, ‘Introduction to the Songs of Innocence’, ‘The Tiger’, ‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Echoing Green’.
