All of the AQA English language exam times, key information and marks for paper 1 and paper 2. A handy resource to give to students who might get mixed up.

A simple but effective sheet on which students can analyse their own analysis to enable them to see what points on the mark scheme they are hitting. I have used this successfully in my lessons for a number of years, photocopying the sheet on to A3 and ensuring the students stick their essays in the middle before annotating their own analysis.

A simple but effective sheet on which students can analyse their own analysis to enable them to see what points on the mark scheme they are hitting. I have used this successfully in my lessons for a number of years, photocopying the sheet on to A3 and ensuring the students stick their essays in the middle before annotating their own analysis.

Either a revision activity or an activity in the middle of studying the play, this is a great resource to help students focus on and find for themselves the key aspects of Sheila Birling’s character. I’ve used this many times with my classes over the years and it is an effective resource.

A spelling test with a twist - there are ten words from the play that students have to spell, but they also have to reveal the quotation from which the word has been taken and who said it. This is a good way to revise the language in the text and help students remember key phrases from the play. I have used this a number of times with my classes and they have loved it!

A revision clock focusing on some key factors in the play. Ideal resource for cover, revision or homework.

A World Cup 2018 quiz consisting of five round of ten questions. There is a true or false round, a national flags of competing nations round, a round based on England players in their youth, a round based on the host nation, Russia and a World Cup general knowledge round. This quiz can be used in tutor time and across the curriculum.

A quick idea to help students compare some key themes in An Inspector Calls.

A PowerPoint looking at the structure of the text - how the animals gathering on the knoll in chapter 2 differs to them gathering in the same place in chapter 7. There is also a set of introduction activities, spelling test and quiz.

A PowerPoint focusing on the idea of giving the students three minutes in a pair to discuss a question, concept or idea regarding the poems from the Love and Relationships cluster.

A whole lesson PowerPoint based on the poem ‘Before You Were Mine’. Close analysis of the entire poem looking at the implicit meaning of the ideas in the poem.

A whole lesson PowerPoint focusing on the poem ‘Letters From Yorkshire’. This lesson investigates the implicit meaning in the poem.

A comprehensive booklet for students, offering advice on content for question 5 including linguistic devices, sentence structures and several exemplar questions - I’ve even added one of my own photographs of The Angel of the North! My classes have found this resource extremely useful.

AQA A-level English Literature - Love Through the Ages - The Taming of the Shrew Question

Five new questions for The Taming of the Shrew A-level English Literature paper 1. Includes a PowerPoint for class discussion.

Here are four checklists for the AQA English language paper 1 Reading section of the paper. Each checklist gives guidelines for the four reading questions to help students process what they have to do in the exam. At the top of each resource is an overview of the question and then there is a step by step guide of how to tackle the question.

A quick fire revision activity for ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ with ten quotations and a brief quiz at the end about the play.

A lesson on PowerPoint helping students understand the concept of comparison in poetry.

A checklist of how to write a leaflet, together with a checklist of more general features to include in all creative writing. Also includes three mock exam questions based on leaflets. Aimed at the AQA English language paper 2 exam.

A checklist of how to write a speech, together with a checklist of more general features to include in all creative writing. Also includes three mock exam questions based on speeches. Aimed at the AQA English language paper 2 exam.