A list of ambitious vocabulary and short definitions of words I noticed from reading lots of grade 9 level Lord of the Flies exam responses. Hopefully this is useful for students aiming for the top grades.

Lesson with 2 page activity worksheet exploring Act 3 Scene 2 from Romeo and Juliet.

There are a limited number of topics that are recycled for Paper 2 Question 5. Use this worksheet to anticipate some of the topics that could come up. Typical topics include the environment, school uniform, school trips, voting, internet-related issues.

A list of evaluative adjectives for writing of a review of a film or book.

A grade 7 and grade 6 model answer to an old Edexcel GCSE question involving writing an article describing the greatest modern invention.

Gap-fulling cloze activity to help summarise the plot to Romeo and Juliet. Includes a bank of suggested answers and the answer sheet on page 2. Ideal for introducing the plot to students in KS2 or KS3 in preparation for GCSE. This is a free resource that offers a small glimpse into the large number of resources in my shop. Here are links to some of the best-selling resources in my shop. Lord of the Flies: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-character-revision-12854559 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-40-page-study-booklet-12841597 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-theme-revision-cards-2023-12827767 Macbeth: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-and-top-100-quotations-explained-12088304 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-resources-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-2023-12768948 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-timelines-12715015 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-on-6-themes-12852726 Romeo and Juliet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-2018-bundle-11881390 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-9-1-exam-bundle-11833024 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 An Inspector Calls: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-character-revision-sheets-12862156 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-sheets-11573775 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-43-page-gcse-revision-workbook-12626676 Animal Farm: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-40-page-revision-booklet-12846365 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747 A Christmas Carol: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-character-revision-sheets-12853860 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-cards-and-sheets-12852711 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-12829089 Power and Conflict: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-poetry-revision-grid-extended-version-11530298 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-booklet-2023-12827207 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-structure-a-comparative-paragraph-for-aqa-poetry-power-and-conflict-11387714 Eduqas Poems: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-anthology-poetry-4-revision-lessons-11888938

A differentiated carousel activity based on the Edwardian context to An Inspector Calls. Red (highest ability) make notes on socialism and capitalism Orange (high ability) make notes on 1912 versus 1945 Yellow (middle ability) make notes on the role of women Blue (low ability) makes notes on JB Priestly’s life. Students then carousel to share answers and create a mind map.

A simple list (with definitions) of 30 tier 2 and tier 3 words that I have spotted when reading various grade 9 level responses over the years to help students make perceptive comments about the play.

A simple list of 30 words (with definitions) of words that I have spotted in Grade 9 responses on A Christmas Carol over the years.

List of 100 Macbeth quotations all on one sheet and in chronological order of when they appear in the play. Also contains an activity with a key word missing from each quotation that works well as a revision activity. Also contains a random generator quotation quiz which is useful as a bell activity or to add a competitive element to lessons.

This free resource contains a list of character quotations for the 5 main characters in the novel. Ideal to help with planning responses on characters. For a Lord of the Flies scheme including 20 lessons, high grade model answers, and various revision resources try my bundles: Full Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617 Smaller Bundle: (12 lessons on 12 chapters) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021 I have lots more resources for Lord of the Flies available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12593021 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515512 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619460 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682935 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682934 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12119967

Word search for the main characters.

Free 35 question multiple choice quiz on a Christmas Carol. Answers included. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-aqa-1-9-super-bundle-11532059# https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-11594889

Free 2 page punctuation worksheet to reinforce basic skills in punctuation.

A gentle end of term revision activity for An Inspector Calls. Students colour in the visual representation of 15 key quotations before going on to complete the differentiated extension activity which involves exploring the importance of the quotations in conveying Priestley’s message. I have lots of other ‘An Inspector Calls’ resources on the site too. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-cards-gerald-sheila-eric-mr-birling-mrs-birling-inspector-goole-12106020

Themes in An Inspector Calls: One page revision sheet on 4 themes: responsibility, age, gender and class. Adapted from an existing website into a printer-friendly single A3 page. to download for free. This is a free taster from my An Inspector Calls bundle which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310 I have other resources available for An Inspector Calls: Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-aqa-1-9-differentiated-birling-sheila-11412310 Revision Cards: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/theme-revision-cards-for-an-inspector-calls-12124143 Knowledge Organisers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-4-ultimate-revision-sheets-themes-character-stage-directions-cards-11574057 Revision quotations: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-test-on-10-quotations-per-character-9-1-revision-12138293

Free comprehension questions on Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. Other popular Romeo and Juliet resources include: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-grade-9-and-grade-7-model-responses-to-aqa-gcse-questions-11580421 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-theme-revision-cards-violence-love-family-honour-fate-death-isolation-11869598 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-6-exam-questions-on-one-a3-page-2019-predictions-12119104 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-analyse-20-key-short-extracts-with-answers-11601152

Writing an obituary writing frame

Lesson with annotations and questions on the poem from the EDUQAS GCSE Anthology. Links to other Eduqas poetry resources: Revision Cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545 Lessons on all poems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591 Revision resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065

Lesson designed for home learning gives detailed annotations of the scene followed by comprehension questions to test understanding.