A lesson that takes students through the requirements for AQA Paper 2, Question 2 (Write a summary of the differences between...). It helps students understand the differences between inferring and analysing, and contains a differentiated grid for weaker students. It also contains a sample answer, useful starter activity and links to the marking criteria. PLEASE NOTE: The source material for this is based on the AQA Key Stage 3 Test Pack (Year 7 Pack 1 Paper 2 - Amber and the Watercress girl). This is easily available on the E-AQA website, hence why it's not included here. This is very well suited to middle - lower ability GCSE students.

A resource designed to help students understand some key contextual factors that influence Romeo & Juliet. All of the punctuation has been removed so students must check and correct the passage of text first before answering five comprehension questions. I normally use this as a homework activity.

This bespoke lesson guides students through the Romeo and Juliet AQA exam by helping them to annotate an extract and make clear links to other parts of the play. The lesson has an engaging starter which uses quotes to describe Tybalt, a custom-made AQA exam paper, helpful annotations, language features to find, an example student response to the question and links to the AQA marking criteria. This lesson contains everything you need to guide students through the exam. Perfect for use before a mock or before the exam itself. Could also be used for an observation lesson as it shows clear progression from start to finish. This would easily stretch to 2-3 lessons.

A mock exam assessment in the new AQA style for use in class, as a homework or as a full blown mock exam. The question used is from the party scene and is: Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Tybalt as a character that creates conflict. Write about: • How Shakespeare presents Tybalt in this scene • How Shakespeare presents Tybalt in the play as a whole

A sample mock exam based on Owen's Exposure; also features a handy planning activity on the back with sample sentence starters for less able students. Perfect for a homework or for use in class.

A mock exam assessment for the new AQA spec GCSE exam for The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Stevenson present Dr Jekyll and his lifestyle in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Write about: • How Stevenson presents Dr Jekyll in this extract • How Stevenson presents Dr Jekyll’s lifestyle in the novel as whole Perfect for use in class, as a homework or for a full mock assessment.

A lesson devised for top sets that breaks down the new AQA marking criteria and explores what is meant by 'precise', 'critical' and 'judicious'. It also breaks down the AOs into manageable chunks and provides examples of analysis from different parts of the play. The lesson then moves onto The Witches' Spell and it's use of Trochaic Tetrameter; it also includes a sample answer for students level and grade with the marking criteria.

This lesson helps students to understand the requirements for the main reading question of Paper 2. A lot students struggle with understanding what the writer's opinions and attitudes are; this lesson helps to guide them through the question with a starter, broken down examples, grid activity, example answer and clear links to the new marking criteria. PLEASE NOTE: The source material for this is based on the AQA Key Stage 3 Test Pack (Year 7 Pack 1 Paper 2 - Amber and the Watercress girl). This is easily available on the E-AQA website, hence why it's not included here. This is very well suited to middle - lower ability GCSE students.

A lesson that allows students to plan and write an example response to a new AQA 1-9 poetry question. Includes starter, sample essay response and PEE differentiation tasks for less able. Could easily stretch to 2/3 lessons. The sample compares The Charge of the Light Brigade to Bayonet Charge.

An example essay response to a Romeo and Juliet exam question. Perfect for students to use a revision tool or for use in class for students to level and grade using the new 1-9 marking criteria. The question focuses on Act 2, Scene 2 and then makes links to the play as a whole, with context included. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present love and sexual desire in Act 2, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet and in the play as a whole?

A sample mock exam (based on Banquo's Ghost scene) that is perfect for students to use in class, as a homework or as full blown assessment. It also comes with a full sample answer that analyses the extract as well as making links to other parts of the play and to context. The question used is: Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a brave man. Write about: • How Shakespeare presents Macbeth in this extract • How Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a brave man in the play as a whole

An example mock exam for Macbeth in the new AQA format. Also includes an example answer for students to use as a guide or to mark and grade using the new marking criteria. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? Write about: • How Shakespeare presents their relationship in this extract • How Shakespeare presents their relationship in the play as a whole [30 marks] Perfect for use in class, as a homework or for a full-blown mock.

A mock exam assessment for the new AQA spec GCSE exam for A Christmas Carol. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present social injustices? Write about: • How Dickens presents social injustice in this extract • How Dickens presents social injustice the novel as a whole Perfect for use in class, as a homework or for a full mock assessment.

An example mock exam assessment for the AQA Power and Conflict cluster based on London by William Blake. The question used is: Compare the ways poets present ideas about loss and absence in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’. On the reverse is a handy planning activity to help students and sentence starters for the less-able. Perfect for use in class, as a homework or as a full-blown mock.

A mock exam assessment based on the theme of Christmas for AQA English Literature. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the importance of Christmas? Write about: • How Dickens presents Christmas in this extract • How Dickens presents the importance of Christmas in the novel as a whole Perfect for use in class, as a homework for a full-blown mock exam.

An example mock exam assessment for Romeo and Juliet in the AQA style; perfect for use in class, as a homework or as a full-blown mock exam. The question (based on the prologue) is: Starting with this extract, explain how Shakespeare develops the ideas of love and hatred. • How Shakespeare presents love and hatred in this extract • How Shakespeare presents love and hatred in the play as a whole

An example AQA style mock paper for A Christmas Carol; perfect for use in class, as a homework or even as a formal mock paper. The question from Stave 5 is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as a redeemed man? Write about: • How Dickens presents Scrooge in this extract • How Dickens presents Scrooge’s redemption in the novel as a whole [30 marks]

An example exam essay response to the AQA sample paper based on Lady Macbeth's soliloquy. The sample answer contains links to whole text, contextual references and could be used as a revision tool for students or in class as a worked example. The question answered is: Starting with this speech, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman. Write about: • how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in this speech • how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth in the play as a whole

An AQA style exam question for Yr 11 students; could easily be used in class or for homework / a mock exam.