8-page document aimed at borderline-pass and beyond student

Summary guide for novices

Starts off with ‘What is a Poem?’ which lays out the elements of poetry from two major perspectives. Then offers a comparison/analysis grid for the two poems, ‘War Photographer’ and ‘Exposure’. Annotated poems of each follow, before finishing with the beginnings of an essay to provide students with a model to use alongside the grid.

A historicist overview of love in Romeo and Juliet (for AQA English)

Edexcel English Language Help! Question 8 or 9 Component 2 - Non-fiction and Transactional writing Includes annotated beginning to answer the question: Write an article for a magazine about an interesting hobby or activity. In your article, you could include: • what the interesting hobby or activity is and who it appeals to • facts or information about the hobby or activity • what the positives and negatives of your chosen hobby or activity are as well as any other ideas you might have. (40 marks) Includes Revision Quiz at the end.

Revision on the importance of using the active tense plus exercises aimed at improving the borderline pass-rate student for GCSE English student.

Contextualised introduction to ‘Look We Have Coming to Dover!’ and ‘The Deliverer’ with annotated poems too. Attempts to analyse both with reference to different ideas and theoretical perspectives on inequality. For A-level English syllabus.

Contextualised introduction to both poems, annotated poems and brief plan for comparing them.

Full lesson of revision material here for the June 2017 Edexcel English Language Paper. Great value. Please preview, thank you!

Designed for GCSE AQA and Edexcel specification

Detailed breakdown and ways of beginning a Question 5, Section B answer (in this case the November 2017 Paper 2). This is a question which asks students to imagine that they are writing a speech to their peers about what makes a good education.

A brief and accessible walk-through Aristotle’s thoughts on tragedy. Designed with a GCSE audience in mind.

A fairly complete revision booklet developed within schools for A Christmas Carol.

Whole lesson worksheet – can be used for online lessons too.

Short but essential revision exercise on A Christmas Carol, Lord of the Flies etc.

Short but essential retrieval exercise for AQA English Literature. Consists of two parts: For each quote, fill in the missing gaps and identify who or what the quote is about Analyse Golding’s methods

A Key Quotes and Moments presentation for Macbeth – Stretch and Challenge designed for mixed and high ability classes and AQA syllabus.

Used for a Sociology tutoring lesson to discuss contextualise various issues: social reproduction, BLM…

Free, handy two-page document: Paper 1, Question 5 Creative Writing Question [AQA] ‘Simple Steps to Reach for a Higher Grade’

Clear breakdown and tips for the AQA English Language Paper 1 from November 2018 (creative writing).