A quick idea to help students plan their answer to question 25 on English literature Paper 2.

Four mock exam questions for Lord of the Flies.

A useful revision resource. A revision clock focusing on Scrooge’s character development as he is redeemed in the text. I’ve used this for cover, in revision lessons and for home study revision.

A collection of ‘Othello’ mock exam questions for the AQA English literature A-Level paper 1 exam.

A revision clock for The Wipers Times. Ideal for revision for the play in preparation for the AQA A-level English Literature WW1 and Its Aftermath exam.

An exemplar question, structure grid and model answer for a description for English language, question 5 paper 1. There is also a PowerPoint. This has been developed from a student’s work. It has been updated due to the feedback given.

A quick revision activity for English language paper 2. This is a recall grid that is useful for students to complete in class, in revision sessions in their other subjects that are now completed (such as art or photography) or for home study. This recall grid is specific to 2022 and the pre-released information that question 5 is an article.

A last minute revision quiz for English language paper 2. There are ten rounds including a general knowledge round for the entire exam, a spot the difference round for the front page of the exam paper and a definitions round for interesting vocabulary to use in question 5. There is also a round dedicated to each individual question, 1 to 5.

Focusing on the various types of love in Othello. A quick and basic revision activity to get students thinking.

A revision checklist for question 3.

A quick and easy idea to promote after school revision to your students.

Nine ideas to show progress in your lessons.

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 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.

A PowerPoint presentation based on Robert Service’s poem ‘Tipperary Days’ from the Up the Line to Death anthology. It is relevant to the AQA A-level English literature paper WW1 and Its Aftermath. The the poem is annotated in detail and there is an outline of the war, and where several of the poems from the anthology fit into the timeline of the war.

A handy revision revision resource for the theme of ambition in the play, ‘Macbeth’.

A useful revision resource focusing on the ghosts in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Useful for a lesson, a cover activity or home study/home revision.

A single sheet revision resource with 12 exam questions focusing on various topics in Act 3 Scene 3 that could come up in the final exam. Ideal revision for the holidays.