Practice exam paper on mental instability in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on ambition in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Originally designed as an A level resource, this lesson includes contextual information about paganism and James I, which is useful when considering the portrayal of Gloucester in the first Act of the play.

Lesson(s) about the Explorer’s Daughter, designed for IGCSE English Language. This resource includes visual resources related to narwals, tasks designed to support analysis of language and structure within the resource and exam style questions for this text.

A creative writing lesson, designed for KS3. The students complete a range of planning tasks, ahead of writing an extended piece. I have often used this to assess the quality of writing students can produce at the start of the year.

This lesson helps students to explore key ideas about Remember by Christina Rossetti. It includes analytical tasks, annotation of the poem and key contextual details. It was designed for the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature specification, but could be delivered o students studying other GCSE syllabuses without the need to change the resource.

A lesson which supports students developing critical ideas when writing A level essays about Othello. It was originally made for the Edexcel specification, but can be used with any exam board expecting use of critical readings in Shakespeare essays.

A PowerPoint containing key quotations for book 9. These are identified by theme. The notes section for the slides contain helpful notes of analytical ideas you could discuss.

A lesson exploring what free verse poetry is, with examples and brief analytical tasks identifying free verse features. The lesson concludes with students writing their own free verse poems.

This is a detailed essay on Eric Birling for An Inspector Calls. It discusses how he is presented throughout the whole play, considering how his character develops and why he is presented in such a way. Although it is not a model GCSE response, it will be useful for students (and teachers) looking to broaden their ideas about Eric.

A sequence of 2 lessons, focusing on improving descriptive writing. The first part supports students planning and writing about a perfect situation where something goes wrong, exploring the importance of contrast in writing. The second part looks at redrafting the student’s work, focusing on how effectively they are using literary techniques.

A lesson which explores masculinity in both modern and 19th century contexts, before exploring the poem analytically and concluding with two options of exam style essay tasks.

A creative writing lesson, originally designed for a low ability year 10 group. The lesson revises what metaphor and personification are, including clear visual examples, before exploring methods students can use to create their own examples.

Practice exam paper on Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on heroism in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on manipulation in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

A lesson contemplating what poetry is and how we as readers should experience it. This lesson was originally designed as a starting point for studying The History Boys, but could be used in a range of contexts.

A brief description of the features of each of these styles of writing, with some explanation as to why Shakespeare uses prose.

This lesson supports students in understanding, identifying and using personification. It was designed for KS3, but could also be used with KS2 classes. You will need a copy of Judith Nicholls poem “Winter” to accompany this lesson.