Starting Macbeth can be really tough…not with this awesome resource. This resource is a double lesson that is filled with relevant task, including: Starters, extensions, stretch activities, opportunities for extended and essay writing. It also covers basic and more complex aspects of context and pushes the students to analyse the text in terms of language/structure and form. NB: This is targeted predominantly at AQA GCSE students at a higher ability, but there is enough differntiation that it can work for lower level students. It can also be easily adapted for other exam boards. If you like this resource, why not check out my full SOW for Act 1! IT will save you HOURS on planning and prep! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-act-1-scheme-of-work-12002141

A knowledge organiser I made for my GCSE class on An Inspector Calls. It is designed under the master principle, with a focus on providing key knowledge that students need to target top grades.

This lesson was designed as a revision lesson on Responsibility for An Inspector Calls. The purpose of the lesson was to focus on the core idea of responsibility as it relates to the author’s intention. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/plxdj88

A short revision SOW that I designed for my Year 11s on descriptive writing. It focuses more on different structures for writing and includes some different style models. It can be fairly easily adapted for KS3, though may at times be a little challenging for them. Enjoy.

Knowledge organiser I made for my GCSE class on Unseen Poetry. It is designed under the master principle, with a focus on providing key knowledge that students need to target top grades.

Knowledge organiser I made for my GCSE class on Macbeth. It is designed under the master principle, with a focus on providing key knowledge that students need to target top grades.

A highly streamlined resource that is designed purely for revision purposes. It focuses on the older generation in An Inspector Calls with key quotes and a thesis for helping to address the author’s intention with each character. There are a few activities in the lesson and could quite easily be used for at couple hours worth of teaching.

A revision lesson that focuses on the younger generation in An Inspector Calls. The lesson is designed as a lean revision lesson that focuses on key quotes and a thesis for each of the younger characters. There are several activities within the lesson, but it’s very much more of a direct teaching type of lesson. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/plxdj88

I built this for my mid-ability student but can easily be used for any group. It features - all the writing frameworks, trigger questions and sentence starters for all the reading questions in Language Paper 1 and Paper 2. It is all in one giant A3 grid so that students can have it stuck in their books. It’s really handy as well for ECTs or teachers who are struggling to get their students. If you like it please give it a 5-Star review!

A complete lesson, perfectly suited to a double that goes into a deep analysis of Act 2 Scene 1 of Macbeth. It features loads of different activities as well as extensions. It is suited best to higher level students. There are clear learning objectives/clear starters/peer review opportunities/extention tasks all in one powerpoint!

A brilliant Macbeth intervention lesson that is useful for GSCEs - Years 10 and 11. It is designed to help students focus their writing on the Witches and the supernatural. It has been used in intervention lessons by the entire department and has been particularly useful for the higher ability students, though is easily differentiated.

This is a curated revision booklet for AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 (Reading section). It contains about 35 practice papers. This is the ultimate resource for helping your students push that Language grade that little bit higher. Perfect for Homework/Mocks and in lessons. I have even included a student friendly mark scheme for every question, PLEASE RATE SO THAT WE CAN HELP MORE TEACHERS! Hope you all find it handy.

This is the first lesson in a small series of five that goes over An Inspector Calls. This lesson in an overview lesson that focuses primarily on the purpose of the play and what the characters represent, The lesson can easily be used as a double lesson and features loads of high ability ideas and activities to help the students revise. It can be very easily differentiated downwards and is designed to really get the students thinking. If you like it please give it a review so we can help even more teachers!

This Macbeth revision lesson, focuses on Macbeth as a Tragic hero. The onus is on the students rather than the teachers, forcing students to do their own research.

An awesome resource for teaching Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4. It is perfect for a double and aimed at higher achieving students. Included are: clear learning objectives/starter/loads of tasks/extension activities/opportunities for extended writing.

This is a super detailed lesson on Act 3 Scene 4 of Macbeth (The Banquet scene). I have used this multiple times and have found it perfect for higher ability students. However, it is also very easy to differentiate for mid-level and less-able students. Not only does it include a bunch of activities, it also contains a direct link to a performance of the scene on YouTube to make your lives a little easier. This is the perfect resource for this key scene and is probably best used for a double lesson. Hope it makes all your lives a little easier.

An awesome resource for teaching Macbeth Act 2 Scene 2. It is perfect for a double and aimed at higher achieving students. Included are: clear learning objectives/starter/loads of tasks/extension activities/opportunities for extended writing/and Homework tasks.

Another great lesson to keep your students engaged and occupied. Lots of opportunity here for detailed quote analysis! Enjoy

A great lesson including a starter, main activity and peer-review plenary to help prepare students for Language Paper 1 Question 3 (Structure analysis). An extract has been included, though it can easily work with any extract.

This resource focuses on question 4 of language paper 1 (critical evaluation). I have found it very successful in the past. This great great resource focuses on the first page of 1984. This is ideal as a guided activity and was specifically designed for a mid-level group, though could easily be adapted up or down. it has tons of questions and some really useful activities to help develop students skills. The download contains a complete lesson and resource.