A model A level essay, which focuses on developing argument effectively, whilst also including perceptive contextual, critical and analytical ideas.

This is a model essay about inter-generational conflict in An Inspector Calls. It develops a detailed argument, using a range of contextual and analytical ideas to develop important points. It has been written with the AQA English Literature exam in mind, but could be used to help any GCSE student who will write about this text.

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.

This is an English Language Paper 1 exam, using an extract from Mrs Dalloway by VIrginia Woolf. The extract deals with Septimus, who is suffering from shell-shock, and has been chosen partly to support students’ understanding of the psychological issues caused by PTSD (relevant for students of Remains from the Power and Conflict unit of poetry).

This is a resource designed for A level literature students who are studying King Lear. It is designed as a lesson, which takes the hypothesis that Lear's character is changeable near the start of the play, to the extent that we can identify each of the 7 ages of a man Shakespeare himself identifies in As You Like It. It is a tool for analysing character development.

Lesson activities focusing on SIr Toby Belch. Students are introduced to key critical and contextual ideas about this character, before analysing Sir Toby’s portrayal in key moments from the play.

KS3 comprehension focused lesson, based on the moment in Great Expectations when Pip meets Miss Havisham. A mark scheme and model writing is included within the PowerPoint.

This lesson was originally designed for a lower set KS4 class. It would be suitable at both KS3 and KS4. This lesson begins with activities revising similes, before using visual prompts to support students to describe a scene in detail.

This is a model exam paper for English Language Paper 1 Section A. It includes a story written specifically with this exam in mind, as well as questions that are written in the standard format for this paper.

A lesson intended to make students consider the purposes of education philosophically, before linking their ideas to the play as a whole.

A lesson in which students discuss ideas implied by the title of the play, as well as the concept of history. They then read and analyse the opening scene of the play, considering how Irwin is presented.

A Level lesson, designed for the OCR syllabus. This lesson explores the context of the poem, including Rossetti’s relationships and the inspiration of the poem. It then provides prompts to discuss key elements and themes of the poem, some critical discussion and an exam style essay task.

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 designed to support students struggling with unseen poetry essays, providing strategies for tackling unseen poems, model analytical writing and an exam style task. Although originally designed for the IGCSE English Literature course, this resource is suitable for teaching and revising unseen poetry at GCSE level.

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 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 which explores concepts of language and bilingualism, before analysing how ideas in the poem are presented. Annotation is included in this PowerPoint, which concludes with options for exam style tasks.

A whole lesson, exploring Iago’s presentation, considering how his portrayal is linked to the devil. It also includes some key critical details to discuss, an essay question with some guidance intended to prompt initial ideas of a response. This lesson was designed for the Edexcel A level English Literature syllabus, but can be applied to all studies of Othello involving contextual, critical and analytical work.

Whole lesson, with exam style questions guiding IGCSE students through this text. The worksheet is a notes page with details about the text and its author, as well as details about how it has been structured and some key analysis from the extract. This can be used either for first teaching or revision.

This resource is designed as a model for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language coursework task for Poetry and Prose. It consists of a clear introduction and conclusion, as well as analytical paragraphs about Still I Rise and The Necklace.