I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.
I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.
This bundle of twenty questions are designed for use with students on the AQA A-Level English Literature B course, in particular Paper 2A (Elements of Crime Writing) - SECTION C: comparison of 2 texts. The questions are formatted in the style of an AQA question (see image) and are written in ‘AQA language’, focusing on a wide variety of topics based on study of specimen papers/revision guides. AQA does not make specific reference to individual texts in this question and thus this bundle can be used regardless of set text choices.
This resource can be used in conjunction with the EXAM PAPER TEMPLATE (sold separately) which is included and questions can be copy and pasted into the relevant sections to generate exam papers. In this sense, it can be combined with other bundles (Section A and B) to generate full exam papers for mock papers/internal examinations.
Included with this file: ready-to-print PDF versions of exam questions and feedback/reflection grid and editable versions of both of these along with the template for indicative content.
** Please note these exam questions are not provided with indicative content since they are designed to be adaptable to all set text choices however a complimentary Indicative Content template and a teacher feedback/student self-evaluation sheet is included to enable you to individualise and differentiate the marking process according to the needs of learners.**
This Literacy Quiz is designed as a fun way for teachers to audit/revise key literacy and language techniques with KS3 students. The file contains a slideshow of questions and answers and a grid sheet for students to fill in (which is designed to then be used by teachers to audit their skills, if required).
Rounds: (1-3 are literacy audit)
Spellings x 12 (of key linguistic/language terms)
Punctuation (punctuating sentences using . ?! and ,)
Language techniques (word classes and literary techniques)
Books/author quiz (just for fun!)
Also included in this file is a STUDENT DIRT feedback sheet where students fill in and reflect on their answers for each round on a grid sheet that can then be read by teachers to audit their attainment and level of complexity in each skill area (teacher notes + example included). Files are contained are both in a ready-to-use PDF format and an editable Powerpoint/Publisher document. Please note than some of the animations and GIFs may not work in the PDF version.
This pack contains three quizzes aimed at AS/A-Level Students. It was designed originally to teach on the AQA English Literature and Language A-Level course, however the material is very skills-based so it would appropriate for a range of courses/exam boards.
Each quiz is a self-contained lesson that can be delivered to help students revise key linguistic/literary terminology and key concepts/theories in a fun way.
This 36 page revision covers all of the material required for the new spec. AQA English Literature and Language AS course. The first half covers each of the AOs separately with tasks for students to complete throughout, and the second half focuses on each of the questions across both exam papers with tasks to revise knowledge of key texts. There is also a list of practice questions and mark schemes attached.
**IMPORTANT: this booklet is designed for students that have studied The Lovely Bones / Carol Ann Duffy Poetry / Paris Anthology).**
There are also versions available for:
The Handmaid's Tale / Carol Ann Duffy Poetry / Paris Anthology
AO Skills / Paris Anthology (no set texts included - this is reflected in the price)
This mini scheme of learning is designed to enable students to begin analysing poetry, and also to practise basic literacy skills. It was originally designed for mid-ability year 7 students, however could be easily adapted to suit older/younger classes. The SOL uses famous nonsense poetry to explore language features, rhyme/rhyme schemes, word classes, sentence types, with opportunities for students to practise their comprehension and writing skills.
The scheme will last about 5-6 lessons and is ideal for the first few English lessons of the year, or for groups during their allocated literacy/reading lessons.
Texts covered:
How Doth the Little Crocodile/Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat/The Jabberwocky from Alice in Wonderland
The Cat in the Hat
Nursery Rhymes
This is bundle is designed for AS and A-Level students studying the AQA English Literature and Language course. Included is:
a student revision booklet for use alongside study of the Paris anthology component (A-level)
a student revision book aimed more generally at the exam (AS level)
A bundle of quizzes (slideshows and resources) for use in class to revise key terms and components of exam (can be used for both)
Everything you need to end the term on a high-note without letting standards slip! This file contains a fully resourced lesson that students can complete either in groups or independently that is FUN, CHRISTMAS-THEME and EMBEDS LITERACY throughout. Included is a powerpoint slideshow (which can be displayed on an interactive whiteboard) and Bonus Round answer grids (ready-to-print PDF version and editable Publisher document). Each round gets progressively harder and focuses on both key authors/characters from GCSE texts and on SPAG skills.
The quiz consists of five rounds:
Literary Xmas Lists (literary characters/plots and themes)
Finish the poem/song (spelling)
Guess the present (spelling / literature knowledge)
Book Reviews from Santa (characters/key events, punctuation)
Advent Calendar (language techniques)
This quiz is ideal for KS3 and KS4 students.
This file includes everything you’ll need for the ultimate END OF YEAR QUIZ; it contains a slideshow of questions and answers, an answer sheet (for students) and sheets for the bonus round. The quiz was originally designed for KS3 and 4 pupils, but could easily be used/adapted for younger and older students. It has a mix of literacy/literature based rounds and some just for fun!
Rounds:
Sort the word classes
Name that author
Shakespeare or Stormzy?
Youngest to Oldest (useful for revising historical context)
Correct that Tweet
BONUS ROUND: World Cup teams
Both ready-to-use PDFs and editable Publisher files are included in this document (please note the GIF animations and slide transisitions will not work in PDF slideshow).
This 18 page revision covers material required for the new spec. AQA English Literature and Language AS course. It begins by focusing on the Assessment Objectives, with tasks to revise key skills, and the second half focuses on the Paris Anthology questions (comparative/re-creative).
**IMPORTANT:the cheaper price of this booklet reflects the fact that it does not have sections relating to any of the text options and only deals with compulsory components for all students (e.g. Paris / AOs)**
There are also versions available for:
The Handmaid's Tale / Carol Ann Duffy Poetry / Paris Anthology
The Lovely Bones / Carol Ann Duffy Poetry / Paris Anthology
This scheme of learning was designed for Year Seven students and focuses on the genre of crime writing and also embeds inference skills throughout. It contains approx 7 weeks of lessons (with all required resources) if teaching one text, or more if two are being taught (see below). Teachers may wish to support the learning with recent TV adaptations of both texts.
It begins by giving an outline of genre (unit 1 - history, influences, structure etc.) and then moves on to the study of either Hound of the Baskervilles (higher ability) or Murder on the Orient Express (lower ability) (units 2a/b). NOTE - this part of the SOL is fully adaptable and both texts can be taught if desired. The differentiated nature of the SOL also makes it easily adaptable for other KS3 year groups.
A mini scheme of learning designed to help KS3/4 students to practise their creative writing skills (ideal preparation/revision for GCSE Language Paper writing questions). The learning enables students to identify and use a range of language features to create complex, layered descriptions.
The scheme should last 1-2 weeks and ends with an assessment point (based around London during The Blitz). All required resources are included.
This bundle contains 12 crosswords, designed to enable students to learn/revise key quotations from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Included are resources focusing on all of the key characters (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, King Duncan, Macduff, the Witches) and six key themes (power, supernatural, violence, guilt, gender roles, ambition). This resources is ideal for GCSE students to revise key quotations for their exams and also to introduce the text to KS3 and 4 students. Each one is ideal for use as a lesson starter and also for students to create a bank of over 50 key quotations from the text.
This file contains a ready-to-use PDF document and an editable Publisher version. Included are the crossword grids and an answer page.
This bundle of five worksheets helps students to revise key quotations for all main characters in Macbeth (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Witches, Macduff and Minor Characters). It is ideal for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students studying the play for GCSE or A-Level. The worksheets are not exam board specific so are relevant for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduquas.
Each chooses 3 key quotations and encourages students to recall key vocabulary using anagram puzzles, and explain the relevance of the quotations to the play overall. The worksheets also contain an ‘essay-style’ CHALLENGE prompt.
This resource includes:
5 worksheets with CHALLENGE activities - PDF versions and editable Publisher documents
5 answer sheets
I hope you find this resource useful :)
This bundle includes 9 complete Paper 1 exam papers (both question paper and insert booklet) that are fully formatted to ‘AQA-style’ (see cover image). Each contains both the reading and writing sections and provides space for students to write their answers onto the resource. They can be used in-class as exam practice or as summative in-school assessments to track progress. The papers incldue a wide variety of literature from the 20th century (both novels and short stories) and as such, are also ideal for use with KS3 and 4 students to introduce them to relevant wider reading sources (see full list of sources below). Also included are templates for both the exam paper and insert booklet for you to create your own resources, a feedback/reflection grid to aid with marking and a template for creating indicative content sheets.
Included with this file: Microsoft Word versions of exam papers and a Publisher and PDF version of feedback/reflection grid
Authors included: Katherine Mansfield, Colin Dexter, D.H. Lawrence, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Joseph Conrad, Winnifred Watson, Richard Bausch and Geoffrey Dutton.
** Please note these exam questions are not provided with indicative content however a complimentary teacher feedback/student self-evaluation sheet is included to enable you to individualise and differentiate the marking process according to the needs of learners.**
This bundle is ideal for teachers following the AQA GCSE syllabus. It contains two quizzes - 1 x A Christmas Carol quiz and 1 x Power and Conflict Poetry quiz.
These quizzes are ideal for revising students’ knowledge of A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) and Power & Conflict Poetry (AQA Anthology) and is appropriate for KS3, 4 and 5. They are designed to cover key aspects of the text in a way that is fun and engaging. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers.
This file includes everything you need for both quizzes:
a fully resourced slideshow of questions with onscreen timers
a student answer sheet (PDF version and editable Publisher version)
I hope you find this resource useful :)
This bundle contains 12 crosswords, designed to enable students to learn/revise key quotations from Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Included are resources focusing on all of the key characters (Arthur, Sybil, Sheila, Gerald, Eric, Inspector) and six key themes (women, work, responsibility/duty, time/the past, social class/society, guilt). This resources is ideal for GCSE students to revise key quotations for their exams and also to introduce the text to KS3 and 4 students. Each one is ideal for use as a lesson starter and also for students to create a bank of over 50 key quotations from the text.
This file contains a ready-to-use PDF document and an editable Publisher version. Included are the crossword grids and an answer page.
This bundle contains 24 crosswords designed to help students revise key quotations from Macbeth and An Inspector Calls. They will needs to recall specific words and phrases from these quotations in order to solve the puzzle which will help to improve their retention accuracy.
Each bundle is focused around each of the key characters and some key themes.
Files contain both a ready-to-print PDF versions and editable Publisher versions.
This rescource is designed to guide students through using ABCDEF structure to structure language analysis paragraphs that zoom in on quotations, link to wider context/genre conventions and discuss the significance of authorial methods. It descibes the process, includes a writing frame and a model answer.
The file includes: a ready-to-print PDF version of the document and an editable Publisher version.
** Please note: the resource was originally designed for AQA Lit B students to analyse Keats’ ‘Eve of St Agnes’, however it can be also used for the Unseen Poetry component of AQA GCSE English Lit. or easily adapted to suit other papers/courses/exam boards.**
This resource was designed for students on the AQA English Literature B course (Paper 2A: Elements of Crime Writing) to use alongside their study of the Browning, Crabbe and Wilde cluster. The document consists of 32 revision cards (8 per A4 sheet on each poem) that can be printed double-sided and then laminated for longer use. The task encourages students to identify and revise their knowledge of key quotations from the texts (full list below) according to various ‘Section B-style’ statements about key interpretations of the text (particularly useful for AO2 and 5). The doument is fully editable so teachers can differentiate the documents by adding in their own key quotations if necessary.
Poems:
Browning - The Laboratory, Porphyria’s Lover, My Last Duchess
Crabbe - Petere Grimes
Wilde - The Ballad of Rading Gaol
Files included: a ready-to-print PDF version and editable Publisher document
Hope you find it useful :)
*** UPDATED VERSION: statements added on Ballad of Reading Gaol page ***
This worksheet is a great way to revise Shakespearean historical context (with KS3, KS4 and KS5) and embed numeracy into English lessons. The worksheet contains an equation with numbers missing. Students must use the clues about Shakespeare’s life (all with numerical answers) to correctly complete the equation.
This is ideal for all GCSE and A-Level specifications including AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduquas.
Included in this resource:
worksheet and answer sheet (PDF version and editable Publisher version)
Hope you find this resource useful :)