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This slideshow was originally made for A-Level students to revise some key quotations from DOAS in a revision session. It looks at four quotations in detai (two from Keats and two from DOAS)l and unpicks the language used, linking this to overall significance and tragic features. There is also an example paragraph on each slide to show how students might write this information up into an exam-style response. There are black template writing frames at the end for students to work through an answer together on the board or have a go at writing their own.
This resource works particularly well with the DOAS / KEATS key quotations flashcards (for sale in my TES shop) as this resource uses quotations and key themes found in those resources.
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 resource is designed for A-Level students on the AQA English Literature B course to practise AO1 skills for the Paper 2 exam (Elements of Crime Writing). The resource includes a literary glossary for students to define key terms and keep as a handy revision guide, and a key theories tasks for students to use alongside information sheets about Sigmund Freud’s ‘Theory of the Unconscious’ and Jacques Lacan’s ‘Objet A’ (both of which are useful for band 4/5 students to apply, especially in Section A - Unseen extract). These theories are challenging and will really boost marks if understood by learners, and these information sheets break down the theories in ways that are accessible to those just beginning to look at critical theory.
Hope you find it helpful :)
Attached is a PDF ready-to-print version and an editable Publisher version (please note some elements of formatting may change in the editable version).
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 Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement. The document consists of 40 revision cards (8 per A4 sheet on each character) 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 about each of the main characters (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.
Characters covered:
Briony Tallis - 8 cards
Cecilia Tallis - 8 cards
Robbie Turner - 8 cards
Emily Tallis / Leon Tallis - 4 cards each
Paul Mason / Lola Quincey - 4 cards each
Files included: a ready-to-print PDF version and editable Publisher document
Hope you find it useful :)
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 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 :)
Designed to support GCSE students when analysing different types of literature texts, these colourful A4 glossaries are perfect for laminating as classroom tools or for sticking into exercise books as a revision resource. You will receive an editable Publisher version as well as a ready-to-print PDF version.
These are a great way to scaffold students’ knowledge and provide them with support with their independent writing. These resources are particularly useful to close gaps after absence and support SEN needs.
You will receive:
Shakespeare glossary (Shakespearean language, dramatic devices, useful vocabulary)
Poetry glossary (Parts of a poem, words to describe mood/tone, poetry techniques)
Novel analysis glossary (Parts of a novel, Words to describe a setting / object, words to describe a character
Modern text glossary (Parts of a play, words to describe the effect on the audience, other useful vocabulary)
This bundle of six worksheets helps students to revise key quotations for all main characters in An Inspector Calls (Arthur, Sybil, Sheila, Gerald, Eric and Inspector Goole). 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, and OCR.
Each sheet 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:
6 worksheets with CHALLENGE activities - PDF versions and editable Publisher documents
6 answer sheets
I hope you find this resource useful :)
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 plug-and-play quiz is ideal for the end of term. It contains 6 rounds covering a range of topics.
Round 1: Animals
Round 2: The World
Round 3: What’s the link?
Round 4: Literary Emojis (book quiz)
Round 5: Movies
Bonus Round: Who’s closest?
With no printing required, this resource contains everything you need for engaging end-of-term lessons that promote cultural capital. The cross-curricular content makes this perfect for tutor sessions as well as for subject teachers.
This bundle contains twenty different starter activities designed to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet at GCSE. They explore key quotations, wider context, literary methods, aspects of the plot and more.
Each activity is designed to be completed and reviewed in ten minutes using the comprehensive feedback slides. These activities require only a projector/printer (to display the activities), a pen and paper so they are great for Entry Actitivies/Starter Tasks.
Each is professionally presented and designed to be ‘plug and play’. They are ideal for GCSE classes studying the text for the first time and also for Year 11 revision activities and end of term quizzes. The 10-minute design means they can be easily slotted into existing schemes of learning.
This resource is designed to be used with KS3 and 4 students (though the nature of the activity means it can easily be adapted for younger and older students) to practise their knowledge of word classes. The file contains thirty bingo grids containing 9 clues (e.g a noun beginning with b) that students must allocate words by filling in the gaps as the teacher shouts them out. The design of this resource means that it can be used over and over again with the same classes without getting repetitive as new combinations of words can be used each time. This resource includes thirty different bingo grids (which can be reallocated and re-used) and a list of words (sorted into the four classes).
Included in this file: editable Publisher versions of both grids and word list, and a ready-to-print PDF version.
TOP TIP: the blank grids can be enlarged, printed onto card and laminated in order to create ‘whiteboard’ versions which can be used over and over again with dry-wipe marker pens.
This set of three stand-alone learning sequences focus on enabling pupils to identifying key features of common text types (letter/newspaper article/instructional writing) and then producing their texts according to these features.
Each text type begins by first exploring the common structure/language used and then guide learners through the process of producing their own texts. It is useful for encouraging pupils to produce their own pieces of extended writing according to a particular brief.
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 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 resource is designed to help students learn and analyse key quotations from the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology in a way that is fun and engaging. Students must allocate words by filling in the gaps as the teacher shouts them out. The design of this resource means that it can be used over and over again with the same classes without getting repetitive as new combinations of words can be used each time. It contains a bundle of thirty different bingo grids (two about each of the 15 poems) that are filled with key quotations and a list of suggested ‘bingo calls’ for teachers (literary terms, key themes, motifs/emotions). It is ideal for KS4 students as a revision resource and for KS3 as an introduction to the texts.
File includes: ready-to-print PDF versions of the documents and an editable Publisher version.
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 quiz contains 60 questions, and is ideal for revising students’ knowledge ofthe Edexcel Relationships Poetry Anthology. It is designed to cover key aspects of the poems in a way that is fun and engaging and includes questions relating to all 15 poems in the cluster. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers.
The quiz contains 4 rounds:
1- Poems and Poets (matching poets to poems)
2- Missing Words (key quotations)
3- First or last line (key quotations)
4- Time Tunnel (linked to historical context)
This plug-and-play file includes everything you need for this quiz:
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 quiz contains 60 questions, and is ideal for revising students’ knowledge ofthe Edexcel Conflict Poetry Anthology. It is designed to cover key aspects of the poems in a way that is fun and engaging and includes questions relating to all 15 poems in the cluster. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers.
The quiz contains 4 rounds:
1- Poems and Poets (matching poets to poems)
2- Missing Words (key quotations)
3- First or last line (key quotations)
4- Time Tunnel (linked to historical context)
This plug-and-play file includes everything you need for this quiz:
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 quiz contains 60 questions, and is ideal for revising students’ knowledge of ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestley. It is designed to cover key aspects of the poems in a way that is fun and engaging and includes questions relating to all 15 poems in the cluster. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers.
This is a great resource for cover lessons, GCSE revision and recall, supporting KS3 literature study, and end of unit/end of term quizzes.
The quiz contains 5 rounds and a bonus round:
1- Characters
2- Missing Words (key quotations)
3- Context
4- True or False?
5 - Dramatic Devices
Bonus - The Inspector
This plug-and-play file includes everything you need for this quiz:
a fully resourced slideshow of questions and animated answers
You will simply need to hand out paper and pens and keep score :)