A lesson focusing on reading and exploring Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. The lesson contains the whole poem, a summary activity and comprehension questions. All resources attached. Taught to mixed ability KS3.

A simplistic but informative CPD resource outlining a variety of descriptive and narrative techniques in order to guide English teachers and support their students with extended creative writing tasks. The resource outlines how to implement these strategies and what impact they may have. Designed in part to help KS4 students excel at AQA Language Paper 1, Question 5. Contains research notes from a variety of academic authors.

A selection of two lessons designed for home learning and focusing on Thomas Hood’s I Remember, I Remember. One lesson focuses on the exploration of the poem and developing comprehension of the poem. The second lesson is designed to create an extended response to the question “How does the poet present his childhood” using a point, evidence, explain and analyse structure.

A collection of quizzes on a variety of AQA Literature texts. The quizzes include questions on Macbeth, Power and Conflict Poetry, An Inspector Calls and Sign of Four. Useful for starters and recap activities with KS4/Y11/Y10.

A model Lady Macbeth essay. Suitable for KS4 as part of an AQA English Literature scheme. Aimed at Mixed ability.

A lesson focusing on the character of Macbeth and his role as a tragic hero in the GCSE literature text Macbeth. This lesson focuses on two quotations; one from act 1 and one from act 5 designed to show the change the character throughout. Aimed at and successfully taught to low ability year 11.

A lower level model response designed to showcase how to approach and answer a GCSE literature question focusing on the character of The Inspector in An Inspector Calls. The essay comments on the Priestley’s viewpoints, character interactions and contextual connections. This could be used as an example essay for students to use as a jumping point or as class resource to review and edit.

A resource designed to help students recap or develop their knowledge of the character of Sherlock Holmes from the AQA Literature text The Sign of Four. This task could be the basis of a lesson or an independent task.

A quiz designed to help students recap and revise some of the key contextual information connecting to An Inspector Calls. The quiz helps revise key dates and key themes. This could be used as revision homework or as a lesson starter. Successfully used with a low ability year 11 group.

A resource comparing the power of nature in the poems: Exposure by Wilfred Owen and Storm On The Island by Seamus Heaney both taken from the AQA Literature Power and Conflict Anthology. Aimed at and used successfully with mixed ability Y11. Resource could be used in a teacher led activity or given as an independent revision resource.

A lesson created to practice research skills and use of technology in the classroom. Access to laptops, desktops or iPads will be needed to complete this political research lesson that examines both the Conservative party and the Labour party. Extension task is attached to further understanding. Lesson could be used as a one off/PSCHE or as part of an extended project.

A poetry comparison worksheet focusing on comparing the effects of power in the two poems; Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley and My Last Duchess by Robert Browning. Both poems are featured in the AQA Literature Power and Conflict poetry cluster from Literature Paper 2. This resource is created for mixed ability Y11.

A 20 quiz recapping key ideas/concepts/terminology/quotes from four areas of AQA literature paper 1 and paper 2 focus: J B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, Conan Doyle’s The Sign Of The Four, Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Power and Conflict Poetry. These are quick simple questions designed to boost and strengthen the knowledge of KS4 students studying the four texts. Created for and successfully delivered to mixed ability KS4.

A lesson introducing some simple contextual factors linking with John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The lesson looks at 5 key pieces of context ranging from The Great Depression to The Dust Bowl. The lesson is straightforward and easy to use. It is aimed at lower ability KS3/KS4 and could be used to develop students’ AO3 skills. All resources are attached.

A lesson designed to focus on the connotations of a range of book covers from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The lesson discusses the definition of the term connotations and is a simple and effective way to introduce analysis and consideration of themes/context/wider ideas. Aimed at and successfully taught to lower ability KS3 but could be used with lower ability KS4 as a starting point for AQA literature.

A simple homework sheet designed to recap the literature AOs and then attempt analysis of one key quote from Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 2 Scene 1. A useful piece of revision work for KS4 studying Macbeth at GCSE.

A lower level model response designed to showcase how to approach and answer a GCSE literature question focusing on the character of Gerald Croft and the theme of responsibility in An Inspector Calls. The essay comments on the Priestley’s viewpoints, character interactions and contextual connections. This could be used as an example essay for students to use as a jumping point or as class resource to review and edit.

A lesson exploring William Wordsworth’s poem The Prelude, taken from the AQA Literature Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson includes a discussion around the concept of power, a copy of the poem, some structured analysis provided for the first stanza, exploration of the context about William Wordsworth’s life and a relevant exam style question with sentence starters and assessment framework (relevant AQA mark scheme) included. Designed and delivered for mixed-ability KS4 ready for their AQA Literature examinations. All resources attached.

A collection of comprehension questions relating to the opening of J.B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. The worksheet contains questions with a range of difficulties including a point, evidence, analysis question that could be turned into an extended response. Simple and effective worksheet that is easy to use alongside the opening few pages of Act One.