A revision clock comparing two of the main characters in Lord of the Flies, Jack and Ralph. Handy revision resource or cover lesson activity.

36 exemplar questions for AQA English language paper 2, question 5. There are a variety of writing styles as determined by the AQA syllabus (speech / letter / article / leaflet / essay). They are very handy for revision, class teaching or home study.

Hi everyone, I’ve updated my resource from last year. This is a recall and retrieval grid for the whole of English language paper 2. This is a handy activity for revision in lessons or for a quick homework activity.

A lesson on the poem ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology and also AQA A-level Up the Line to Death anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A lesson on the poem ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A lesson on the poem ‘London’ by William Blake. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A handy grid of themes for revision on the play Journey’s End. There are ten themes covered.

A lesson on the poem ‘The Prelude’ by William Wordsworth. Useful for the GCSE AQA Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson has a ‘do now’ activity, context section, summary of the poem and then each line and stanza is broken down and analysed in depth. At the end of the lesson there are some review resources and exemplar essay questions.

A quick PowerPoint retrieval activity with 15 quotations from Act 1 of the play. Useful for revision or when you start studying the play with your class.

A quick revision resource for An Inspector Calls. A revision clock looking at the the Inspector’s involvement in the play. Ideal for a lesson or a homework activity.

This is a full lesson based on a comparison between Poppies by Jane Weir and Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland from AQA’s English Literature paper 2, Power and Conflict. There is a quick ‘do now’ activity and two model what/how/why paragraph based on the question. This is very useful for revision, that also looks in depth at the park scheme and indicative comment. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s and they responded really well to the lesson.

A one page sheet for Othello revision before the exam. There are 12 questions and the students have to local an appropriate extract for each question.

This is a full lesson based on two questions from AQA’s English Literature paper 2- one based on Mr Birling and one based on males in the play. There is a quick ‘do now’ activity and two model what/how/why paragraphs based on the questions. This is very useful for revision, that also looks in depth at the park scheme and indicative comment. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s and they responded really well to the lesson.

This is a full lesson based on a question from AQA’s English Literature paper 2- one based on Eric. There is a quick ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based on the question. This is very useful for revision, that also looks in depth at the park scheme and indicative comment. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s and they responded really well to the lesson.

This is a full lesson based on two questions from AQA’s English Literature paper 2- one based on Power and Conflict - Remains by Simon Armitage. There is a quick ‘do now’ activity and a model what/how/why paragraph based on the question. This is very useful for revision, that also looks in depth at the park scheme and indicative comment. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s and they responded really well to the lesson.

Using ‘Lord of the Flies’ as an extract, this is a simple lesson which models how to tackle AQA English language paper 1, question 2. It’s is based on a student’s response and uses the I do/We do/You do principle of modeling how to respond to the question. In addition there is a ‘do now’ activity based on question 1 of English language paper 1 and a peer assessment plenary. It’s handy for English language revision and revision for ‘Lord of the Flies’ if you have taught it.

A revision clock on the play Macbeth - handy for revision, cover or homework. Covers a number of key factors in the play.

A detailed analysis of Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘The Sentry’ on PowerPoint. Each stanza is annotated in depth and their are slides with contextual background. I’ve used this for AQA A-level English literature (Up The Line to Death) but this could easily be adapted for GCSE English literature, especially a more able group.

A PowerPoint presentation based on the Siegfried Sassoon poem ‘To Any Dead Officer’ from the Up the Line to Death WW1 anthology. The presentation has a contextual overview and a stanza by stanza detailed analysis.