3 high grade 500-700 word responses to the AQA 2023 Language Paper 1 Question 5. Story 1 features an unnamed creature Story 2 features an eagle Story 3 features a wolf. All have been written in an attempt to try and hit the top band of the mark scheme.

This 11 page booklet contains detailed model answers for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the summer 2022 AQA Paper 1 English language exam which featured an extract from The Pearl by John Steinbeck. I go through each question in detail providing a range of possible ways of approaching the question to meet the marking criteria. For question 5 there are 4 different high level responses based on a life-saving rescue to compare.

A worksheet for exploring the significance of the opening stage directions of A Streetcar Named Desire. It also comes with a suggested answer sheet with high grade responses to the questions. The opening stage directions are so rich in meanings and wider significance that it is worthwhile helping students to become experts in analysing this section because it can be used in a wide range of potential essay questions. Hopefully this worksheet should help. This also contains a sheet closely analysing the significance of the epigraph.

3 grade 9 examples of a life-saving rescue story which was a question 5 on the AQA 2022 Language Paper 1 exam. Story 1 is set at sea Story 2 is set in a desert Story 3 is set on a mountain

A 42 page booklet focused on the Edexcel conflict poetry anthology for GCSE 2024. Includes, printer-friendly revision activity sheets for all 15 poems in the Edexcel Conflict anthology. For each poem there is a question sheet and a detailed answer sheet covering the whole poem. Also includes 3 knowledge organisers looking at big ideas, structure and context in all 15 poems. Also includes 7 high grade model responses to different questions covering multiple themes such as war, powerful images, tension, anger and conflict. The Man he Killed Exposure Poppies No Problem What were they like? Charge of the light brigade Extract from the Prelude The Destruction of Sennacherib A Poison Tree Belfast Confetti Half Caste Cousin Kate Catrin The Class Game War Photographer

Simple storyboard activity to help students gain a basic understanding of the plot to Much Ado About Nothing.

50 multiple choice questions on An Inspector Calls designed to fit snugly onto one A3 sheet. Ideal for testing students’ direct knowledge of the text. Includes the answer sheet on page 2.

A grade 9 750 word model response to the AQA November 2019 Paper 2 Question 5 about animals. Starts with a powerful anecdote before moving to presenting the central argument. It explores and then dismisses the counter argument before adding a conclusion that links back to the opening anecdote to help gain marks for whole text organisation and structure.

Detailed lesson looking how to extend similes to describe the weather by making the comparisons more precise and intricate. Includes a vocabulary sheet to help with creating interesting similes. Includes modelled examples. Includes a test on identifying the tone of similes. Includes examples of similes for each season.

Over 200 slides with detailed notes, questions and annotations for key extracts and chapters across the novel.

A context sheet for Macbeth. It explores the contextual knowledge relevant to the study of Macbeth at GCSE. It covers James I, witchcraft, divine right of kings, chain of being, gunpowder plot and the role of women in the Jacobean era. Also contains revision cards for exploring Macbeth’s character from 8 different critical perspectives.

‘Because, But, So’ a great tool to teach students to help them demonstrate the depth of their understanding of the literature texts. This resource collates 9 sample ‘because, but, so’ thesis-style introductions for the 9 most significant characters in Romeo and Juliet.

A handy A3 context sheet aimed at helping students understand how the Elizabethan context enriches our understanding of the play. Ideal as a starting point for helping students move outside of the text to address A03.

‘Because, But, So’ is a tool to help students demonstrate the depth of their understanding. This free resource collates 6 ‘because, but, so’ paragraphs on 6 characters from A Streetcar Named Desire to model how to structure the ‘because, but, so’ method.

Free basic but effective template for planning responses comparing Handmaid’s Tale and Feminine Gospels. There are 8 questions that try to predict the theme that might come up in the AQA 2B modern times exam.

Students often use cliched onomatopoeic sounds in their creative writing, so I have created this list to help offer students more choice in their use of onomatopoeia.