Question created for A Christmas Carol. Not past paper.

A practice paper one a question and extract that hasn’t come up yet.

An extract from Stave 3. Question on the importance of family. Differentiated. Suitable for all abilities.

This resource makes a great homework or revision resource to get the students thinking about wider concepts explored in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. In addition to the reading is tasks and questions to complete to check students’ understanding.

A full mark example of a persuasive speech relating to social media and key ideas in ‘Lord of the Flies’. This example contains a range of persuasive devices, sentence structures and structural features for effect and punctuation. There is a clear awareness of form and audience. Attached is a highlighted version of the techniques used which can be used as support for low ability students or visual aid. You can use this example to demonstrate the mark scheme being executed or as inspiration for a debate/speech. Students can highlight and annotate what devices are being used and why they are effective. They can then use this example to help structure/guide their own writing.

This planning sheet encourages students to plan their structure, devices and vocabulary to ensure they are meeting the mark scheme. Also, questions at the top encourage students to create a more original and well-thought-out speech e.g. writing from a different perspective, as well as, matching the tone, style and register to purpose and audience. This structure also ensures students follow the conventions of a speech to ensure they are awarded marks. A great resource for any ability as the plan will become their writing support. Great for Language Paper 2 and Speaking and Listening Endorsement. Good preparation for practicing oracy.

This resource contains practice exam questions for Language Paper 1 provides guidance to ensure they are focusing on the question and not writing about elsewhere or writing too much. Extension tasks are included to stretch and challenge their understanding of question 1 and even give them a chance to be creative.

A “fun” project for students to revise the plot of Macbeth. Tasks are differentiated with support, challenges and extension tasks. This encourages students’ independent learning on a very teacher-led topic.

Each scene, summary, characters that appear in that scene, important quotations and relevant themes. Quotations in bold are those that you can write a lot about in terms of methods.

Lesson(s) exploring the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake. Can be explored as part of the GCSE or A Level syllabus or as practice for Unseen Poetry. Includes pre-reading activities, exploration and analysis, prompts and plenaries.

Task encouraging students to note what theme they could link to these points about context - literary, society and Dickens’ life.

Poetry comparison response and activities. Including exam question, poem and mark scheme (AQA).

This is a revision activity for animal farm which is topical and engaging for the students. It follows the latest television show ‘The Masked Singer’ where students are given hints which reveal the masked character such as key quotations, descriptions, allegorical links, Orwell’s views etc. Students can also ask for a hint which tells them a bit more about the character or their link to the text and context. The quotations and hints are more cryptic than the obvious to broaden students’ knowledge of the key characters and the text and thus allow them to make developed personal responses. Answers and teacher guidance in the notes of each slide.

All of the information (and more) students need to understand the context and plot of Animal Farm and the character Napoleon. The starter highlights the importance of context in Animal Farm and addresses some misconceptions and common exam mistakes. This lesson covers: Overthrow of the Tsar (revolution) The Bolsheviks General Secretary Totalitarian state Use of the secret police Five year plan Collectivisation Purges and praises Orwell’s views These slides can be made into revision cards or notes. Students should make links between the context points and the novella.

This double-sided worksheet makes reference to the mark scheme for achieving higher grades and explains the skill of embedding evidence. The resource contains three activities: correcting answers, filling in the blanks, and skill practice answering questions. These tasks are clearly explained with supporting examples, challenges and extensions to meet all abilities. It is also differentiated by outcome and so can be used with all ages and abilities. This resource can be peer/self/teacher assessed. This worksheet was used as feedback from a DNA essay to intervene and develop this skill of embedding references and using subject terminology to develop answers.

Gap fill activity to recall the student’s memory and synthesis of Stave 3 in ‘A Christmas Carol’.

This template can be used for plays, novels, creative writing etc. 6 SECTIONS PER PAGE. Can print again for longer plays.

Students solve the riddle to find a word in the dictionary and answer the question about it. The first section, students will find the answers in the dictionary, the second the thesaurus and the third in the classroom. You can edit questions or add. This took one lesson for my year 7s to solve. I had them working in pairs and gave the winning pair small easter eggs. Students found it challenging but competitive and fun!

This workbook contains a range of activities on each scene in the play ‘Macbeth’ (28 scenes). The activities range from plot sorts, summaries, quotations, cloze activities, mind-maps, creative writing tasks, annotating an extract, character tables and many more!! This workbook once completed will be a revision resource covering plot, characters, themes, quotations and exam practice! This resource is already differentiated to make it accessible for all sets and created for self or peer-assessment. This resource can be used as a homework booklet, lockdown/self-isolation work, revision or class work. This is a scanned copy ready to print!

This essay is a poetry comparison answering the question: Compare how poets present a sense of longing in ‘Love’s Philosophy’ and in one other poem from the ‘Love and Relationships’ [30 marks] AQA Mark scheme Love and Relationships cluster- full marks.