English literature and language resources from KS3-5. I have a real passion for teaching and learning and take great pleasure in creating and updating resources for students. The KS4 resources are based on the AQA specification. The KS5 resources are based on AQA English Literature B. Most resources are transferable and can easily be used regardless of this.
English literature and language resources from KS3-5. I have a real passion for teaching and learning and take great pleasure in creating and updating resources for students. The KS4 resources are based on the AQA specification. The KS5 resources are based on AQA English Literature B. Most resources are transferable and can easily be used regardless of this.
An introduction written in response to the question:
'Primarily, this play presents a clash between two cultures, not two individuals.’
Examine this view of A Streetcar Named Desire.
This was modelled to the class, before they wrote the remainder of the essay.
An excellent exemplar paragraph with a particular focus on using judicious pieces of evidence form across the text that can be used in guiding pupils in writing their own impressive analysis.
A comprehensive lesson which guides pupils through writing a comparison of he two poems. An exemplar paragraph is included on the last slide for the pupils to assess their own work against.
A level six exemplar essay in response to the question: Explore the presentation of Mr Birling in the opening of ‘An Inspector Calls’.
A table with pupil-friendly success criteria can be found at the top, enabling pupils to assess the piece in order to support them in employing the same success criteria in their own work.
This is a comprehensive set of resources for use alongside ‘Of Mice and Men’. Students are asked to learn a set of quotations, a piece of context and one to three key words for homework. This is cumulative. The corresponding tests require the students to retain and revise the information they have learnt in previous weeks.
With this bank of knowledge, they have the tools they need to produce high quality essays.
A teacher booklet is included with all relevant resources.
A two-sided A4 knowledge organiser for A-Level students studying ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. It contains a bank of key information that relates to each of the assessment objectives. My students have found it extremely useful as a quick reference point when constructing essay plans, particularly to ensure they are hitting all the assessment objectives. It is also an excellent revision tool. This was printed off and laminated for each student.
This is a comprehensive and carefully planned set of resources that requires students to learn quotations, contextual information and key words each week in a student booklet. This is then tested in the corresponding booklet. The tests are cumulative, so students must remember previous week’s knowledge in order to be successful. All the information for each week’s test is included in the accompanying teacher booklet.
Seven GCSE style essay questions which cover a range of themes and characters. Each includes a short extract and is followed by a question which begins: ‘Starting with this extract…’
This is an extremely useful resource to be used alongside the study of J.B.Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’. There are three booklets included that cover seven weeks of homework.
The first booklet contains weekly comprehensive homework tasks that requires pupils to learn key quotations, a short piece of contextual information and three pieces of vocabulary.
The second booklet contains weekly tests to check their learning. These tests are cumulative, so require pupils to retain knowledge from previous weeks.
The final booklet contains the answers to all weekly tests to enable teachers to quickly and accurately mark pupils’ work. This could alternatively be distributed to pupils in order for them to self or peer mark.
These booklets have proved to be invaluable in preparing our pupils for the demands of GCSE English Literature. Their ability to retain quotations and discuss the text confidently has greatly improved, and the pupils can see their learning is very clearly structured.
This is a comprehensive set of resources for use at GCSE. Students are asked to learn a set of quotations, a piece of context and one to three key words for homework. This is cumulative. The corresponding tests require the students to retain and revise the information they have learnt in previous weeks.
With this bank of knowledge, they have the tools they need to produce high quality essays.
A teacher booklet is included with all relevant resources.
A set of 35 questions designed to test the students’ understanding of the play, based on the required assessment objectives. The questions increase in difficulty, and many require extended responses.
Thirteen questions with allotted space to answer which tests the pupils’ ability to answer questions based on the required A-Level assessment objectives.
A lesson which focuses on Romeo and Juliet’s language and includes an activity which requires the pupils to act out part of the scene to support their understanding. The lesson culminates in an analytical paragraph with writing guide.
An introduction and first paragraph modelled for the pupils in response to the question:
‘Starting with this extract, explore the significance of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s reactions to Duncan’s murder.’
The pupils were then asked to complete the second part of the essay.
Twenty-five questions, which become increasingly difficult, and are designed to test understanding of the text and the context surrounding it. If students are able to confidently answer all the questions in this resource, I would consider them to be well-prepared for their GCSE examination.
A comprehensive lesson which provides students with detailed context on the play, before asking them to make links with key moments and quotations from across the text. There is a top grade exemplar for the students to assess their work against.
A comprehensive lesson which provided students with a differentiated task that involves them picking apart a top grade answer based on Eric, before scaffolding their own response.