Lesson learning challenge: To consider the presentation of Macbeth’s death and the final words of the play. Lesson includes: Brief overview of scenes 6-7 Reading of scene 8 analysis questions on an extract from scene 8 Exploration of Macbeth’s ambition across the play Exploration of the cyclical structure of the play Analysis questions focusing on Malcolm’s final speech at the end of the play Analysis of Shakespeare’s message about kingship/leadership

Lesson learning challenge: To consider the presentation of Macbeth and his attitudes towards his life and fate in Act 5 Scene 5. Lesson includes: Brief overview of Act 5 Scenes 2-4 Reading of Scene 5 Exploration of Macbeth’s soliloquy from Scene 5 Full detailed annotations of this soliloquy Analysis of the structural significance of this scene

This PPT requires students to already have a working knowledge of the text. The lesson aims to prepare students for an exam question on the theme of FAMILY in A Christmas Carol, based on the AQA GCSE specification. Students will consider the importance of the theme and it’s links to Dickens’ overall authorial message. The lesson includes teacher notes, a model introduction and a model main paragraph to demonstrate the skills needed for this paper.

This PPT lesson explores the symbolism and significance of Ignorance and Want, analysing a short extract and considering how Dickens uses language to convey wider purpose and meaning. The resource includes a worksheet analysing the scene with Ignorance and Want at the end of Stave 3.

This model essay can be used to develop student understanding of the 24-mark Unseen Poetry question on AQA English Literature Paper 2. This model essay uses the poem Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker and explores the following exam practice question: In the poem Blessing, how does the poet present experiences of poverty?

Teacher written Band 4 model answers to support student understanding of questions 2-4 of AQA English Lang Paper 1 Section A. These model answers are to be used alongside the AQA sample paper that uses the opening from the novel The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel which can be downloaded for free online.

A Level English Literature: A Thousand Splendid Suns This resource aims to develop A Level students’ ability to conceptualise and structure an exam response to the Prose text A Thousand Splendid Suns. Students chose one of two exam questions: How does Hosseini explore ideas of loss in A Thousand Splendid Suns? OR How does Hosseini present female suffering in A Thousand Splendid Suns? Following individual teacher feedback, students were required to improve their responses with a specific focus on introductions and topic sentences to create a clearer structure to their answers. This resource contains a model introduction and model topic sentences for students to use as a guide.

Example Whole Class Feedback sheet for an essay on the theme of class in An Inspector Calls. Accompanied by a model introduction and main paragraph (teacher written). Can be used to help scaffold student redrafting following an exam response on the question: How does Priestley present the theme of class in An Inspector Calls?

A worksheet that encourages an in-depth analysis of a key extract in Chapter 3 (focusing on Earnshaw and the ghost at the window). The file contains the blank worksheet for students to complete and a second copy that has additional teacher notes that can be used to help develop student analysis. *Activity encourages comparison with A Thousand Splendid Suns as part of the EDEXCEL Prose exam

A high-level model response written to aid the analysis of the following past exam paper: AQA Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (Nov 2018) A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury

A lesson useful following a descriptive writing assessment. Includes a spelling test starter, sentence development task and upscaling vocabulary tasks, a class model activity and individual improvement task. DIRT = Directed Improvement and Reflection Time. Can be adapted to suit any marking and feedback policy.

A lesson that focuses on developing knowledge of sentence types for use with Midsummer Night’s Dream Writing SOW but could be used as a standalone descriptive writing lesson. Includes an overview of minor, simple, compound and complex sentences, a task that gets students to identify the different sentence types in a model paragraph, a writing task that uses an image of Bottom from MSND but could be replaced with any image, and a peer assessment task. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 students.

A lesson that seeks to develop the use of semi-colons in descriptive writing in order to add detail. The lesson includes a punctuation practice starter, an overview of semi-colon use, an upscaling your sentence task and an independent task where students apply what they have learnt.

A detailed lesson that introduces students to descriptive writing. The lesson includes a spelling test, a success criteria activity, a variety of descriptive model paragraphs and a plenary that focuses on upscaling vocabulary. Would be suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students.

A lesson exploring the titles and opening paragraphs of a range of Dystopian novels. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 students.

A lesson that develops original and creative descriptive writing. Uses the idea of a lost toy as a stimulus. Lesson includes variety of vocabulary tasks, a model paragraph and timed response and reflection task.

A lesson introducing AQA English Language Paper 1 overview and question 1. Suitable for KS4 students.

A detailed lesson exploring the use of language and structure in Macbeth’s ‘Is this a dagger…?’ soliloquy. Lesson includes information on blank verse, the use of contrasts, sentence stems, peer assessment task and tension graph. Extract included. Suitable for KS4 students.

A lesson developing language analysis skills for AQA Language Paper 1 Question 2 using an extract from Great Expectations. Suitable for KS4 students.

A lesson introducing each question on Section A Language Paper 1 (AQA) and the skills required. Includes practice for Question 1.