Before the exam boards have got their acts together, here is a complete scheme of work designed for the new GCSE literature courses. Specifically aimed at AQA (although suitable for all courses), this engaging and challenging scheme guides the students not only thought the literature aspect of the course but also uses the text as a platform to also revise literature. Why spend time re-writing your SOW when all the grade 9 examples and exam methods can already be found here. Enjoy!

Before the exam boards have got their act together, here is a complete SOW designed specifically for the new GCSE literature exams. Full of engaging and challenging lessons, this SOW is perfect for anyone who wishes their students to achieve perfect marks in their all important exams. This unit has been designed with the AQA spec in mind, although this is easily adapted for any of the specs. You're welcome!

Why waste time spending hours producing full mark examples of narrative and descriptive writing when it's already been done for you? Here are ten examples of full mark narrative and descriptive writing which are perfect for AFL, lesson starters or simply inspiration in order to model the style you are looking for. The document also enables you to edit the work as you wish to help you craft tasks which lead up to the students producing their own writing. Enjoy!

Why spend hours creating them for yourself when they have already been done for you? Here is a collection of essays, based on the character Macbeth and his wife, for you to use with your classes as you wish. Although written mainly for AQA, the structure of the essays mean they achieve full marks across all exam boards. Perfect for revision and AFL this work will save you hours.

Designed specifically for grade 9 for the new GCSE literature examinations, this detailed SOW prepares students perfectly for new EDEXCEL GCSE papers (although this unit of work works pretty much seamlessly with all other specifications). The lessons are designed to be engaging (through numerous drama activities) but also with grade nine very much the target with various A-level style analytical tasks. There is no other Shakespeare SOW which comes close to the level of detail and sophistication that this has to offer.

Fancy killing two birds with one stone? Here is a Language paper 1 question 2 task which uses A Christmas Carol as an extract. Why waste time making your own when someone else has already done it for you. Enjoy

This is a nice resource to use as a starter with your exam classes. The checklist lists all of the exam questions for AQA language and literature and asks students to note down how secure they are regarding the method for each. This process is then applied to the Conflict section of the anthology. A useful task for you and the students which can then quickly help to inform your planning for future revision lessons.

Here is exactly what you have been looking for; perfect mark exemplar responses for all paper 2 questions for the new AQA GCSE language paper 2 exams. Use this resource to inform your teaching, train staff, use for AFL, lessons, exam revision and more.

Perfect for helping your lower ability students. This scaffold for writing letters can be easily adapted to fit any number of writing formats. Enjoy

Here is a time-saving document which outlines the main features students need to explore when analysing the language, form and structure of a poem. Why waste time creating it when it has already been done for you? Enjoy

Here is a great reference resources which can be used in lessons as well as for revision for regular quizzing. This will save you hours of careful thinking.

Save yourself time and ensure your students are prepared. Attached is not only an AQA style question to test the knowledge of your students based on the theme of wealth, but the full mark response which accompanies it will be a useful AFL . Enjoy.

Looking for perfect mark exam responses to the fiction writing aspects of your GCSEs? Then look no further. With a myriad of examples, you will save plenty of time for yourself by downloading these carefully crafted resources. Great for AFL, stimulus for a lesson or simply used as a way to engage students in further reading to develop their understanding, this resources is one you’ll be happy you have. In addition, I have also linked in the two revision videos I have created to which explores in detail two of the texts in this pack. Enjoy!

Balloon debate resources and instructions

Complete with example and detailed outline of the task, this activity will ask students to review the novel from the perspective of the character Maria. A lovely creative task which allows students to revise key plot aspects.

A selection of resources to study prefixes

A selection of resources you’ll require for an excellent poetry lesson

A selection of quotations from the character Pavel from The Boy in Striped Pyjamas

Here is a super resource which will enable you to explore more complicated narrative styles with your classes.

An interesting way to explore the metaphoric impact of different fences