Three lessons guiding students through English Language Paper 2, Section A, using the June 2018 paper (Surfing). Lessons include: Photocopiable activities Exemplar responses Assessment Criteria Guided Practice

A series of 5 lessons designed to help students plan and write exam responses for the AQA GCSE Romeo and Juliet question on English Literature Paper 1. Includes: Writing templates and essay planning sheets Past Paper questions Guidance on how to write thesis statements Successful sample responses

A worksheet analysing the final lines of the play spoken by the Prince and their significance.

Two lessons studying the poem ‘Limbo’ by Edward Kamu Brathwaite. Lesson 1 focuses on context and studies an account of life aboard an African slave ship Lesson 2 focuses on a close reading of the poem and language analysis

A series of lessons guiding students through English Language Paper 2, Sections A and B, using the November 2021 paper. Lessons include: Practice tasks and planning Insert and Questions Model Responses for Qs 1-4 Strategies and Success Criteria for each question Timings

A lesson exploring the theme of inequality in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.

A lesson exploring the character of Romeo, in particular how far Romeo can be classified as a ‘tragic hero’. Photocopiable resources included.

15 lessons in total covering The Landlady, Lamb to the Slaughter and The Hitch-hiker by Roald Dahl. Accompanying resources for each lesson, exploring character, language, theme and structure. Appropriate for use with Years 7 and 8.

Four lessons to launch and help prepare students for the AQA GCSE Spoken Language component of their exam. Lesson 1 focuses on exam guidelines and reviewing persuasive techniques Lesson 2 studies a speech and how these techniques are used effectively Lesson 3 focuses on rhetoric, using Ethos, Logos and Pathos Lesson 4 goes through how to structure a speech

Two lessons inviting pupils to draw comparisons between Ozymandias and My Last Duchess from the AQA Power and Conflict cluster and write their own comparative responses, with worksheets provided.

A full series of 20 lessons covering Macbeth scene by scene, focusing on character, plot, theme, context and close language analysis with the opportunity to practice writing skills and drama. Photocopiable worksheets included for every lesson. Suitable for use with Years 7-8 and low ability Year 9

Two lessons exploring My Last Duchess by Robert Browning from the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict poetry cluster. Provides context, revision of poetic techniques, analysis and a writing task focusing on the character of the Duke.

Two lessons exploring the significance of the thieves and the presentation of the Cratchit family after Tiny Tim’s death in Stave 4 of A Christmas Carol.

A lesson exploring the differences between the older and younger generation in An Inspector Calls, focusing on key quotations and language analysis. Useful as a revision lesson or review of the key themes in the text.

12 lessons in total covering The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death and The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe. Accompanying resources for each lesson, exploring character, language, theme and structure. Used with high ability Year 7, but could also be used with Year 8 groups.

A lesson exploring how the character of Paris is presented in Act 5 Scene 3 and in the play as a whole.

A lesson exploring the language Dickens uses to present the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and how Scrooge reacts to this final Ghost. Photocopiable activities included.

A worksheet aimed at developing students’ vocabulary, exploring some of the word choices used to describe Fezziwig. Ideal as a homework/supplementary resource.

A worksheet guiding students to considering the imagery in the poem Climbing My Grandfather from the Love and Relationships poetry cluster.

A worksheet exploring how the characters of Benvolio and Tybalt are presented in Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, particularly their attitudes towards violence, with focus on AO2 language analysis.