Hero image

Curious Before Breakfast

Average Rating3.63
(based on 11 reviews)

I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.

45Uploads

26k+Views

12k+Downloads

I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.
5 A DAY: Blood Brothers
kristyjkkristyjk

5 A DAY: Blood Brothers

(0)
This booklet consists of 10 ‘5-A-DAY’ worksheets designed to encourage your GCSE students to revise their knowledge of Blood Brothers. Each worksheet encourages students to RECALL important characters and events, REMEMBER key quotations, REDRAFT an example sentence to practise their SPAG skills, REVISE how to plan for an essay question and REACT to a critical statement using their knowledge of the text to justify their opinions. These sheets can be completed in 10-15 minutes and make a great starter activity or homework task. The booklet also comes with an answer page for every worksheet making them also ideal for cover lessons (by encouraging students to write their response to the example essay question they planned in the REVISE section of the worksheet).
ULTIMATE QUIZ: Power & Conflict Poetry (AQA)
kristyjkkristyjk

ULTIMATE QUIZ: Power & Conflict Poetry (AQA)

(0)
This quiz contains 60 questions, and is ideal for revising students’ knowledge ofthe AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology and is appropriate for KS3, 4 and 5. It is designed to cover key aspects of the poems in a way that is fun and engaging and includes questions relating to all 15 poems in the cluster. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers. The quiz contains 4 rounds: 1- Poems and Poets (matching poets to poems) 2- Missing Words (key quotations) 3- First or last line (key quotations) 4- Time Tunnel (linked to historical context) This file includes everything you need for this quiz: a fully resourced slideshow of questions with onscreen timers a student answer sheet (PDF version and editable Publisher version) I hope you find this resource useful :)
GCSE Romeo and Juliet Starter Activity Bundle
kristyjkkristyjk

GCSE Romeo and Juliet Starter Activity Bundle

(0)
This bundle contains twenty different starter activities designed to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet at GCSE. They explore key quotations, wider context, literary methods, aspects of the plot and more. Each activity is designed to be completed and reviewed in ten minutes using the comprehensive feedback slides. These activities require only a projector/printer (to display the activities), a pen and paper so they are great for Entry Actitivies/Starter Tasks. Each is professionally presented and designed to be ‘plug and play’. They are ideal for GCSE classes studying the text for the first time and also for Year 11 revision activities and end of term quizzes. The 10-minute design means they can be easily slotted into existing schemes of learning.
GCSE English Literature Glossary Mats
kristyjkkristyjk

GCSE English Literature Glossary Mats

(0)
Designed to support GCSE students when analysing different types of literature texts, these colourful A4 glossaries are perfect for laminating as classroom tools or for sticking into exercise books as a revision resource. You will receive an editable Publisher version as well as a ready-to-print PDF version. These are a great way to scaffold students’ knowledge and provide them with support with their independent writing. These resources are particularly useful to close gaps after absence and support SEN needs. You will receive: Shakespeare glossary (Shakespearean language, dramatic devices, useful vocabulary) Poetry glossary (Parts of a poem, words to describe mood/tone, poetry techniques) Novel analysis glossary (Parts of a novel, Words to describe a setting / object, words to describe a character Modern text glossary (Parts of a play, words to describe the effect on the audience, other useful vocabulary)
An Introduction to An Inspector Calls
kristyjkkristyjk

An Introduction to An Inspector Calls

(0)
This SOL should last approximately seven weeks, and is designed to introduce students to the GCSE text 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B Priestley. Each lesson comes with a PowerPoint slideshow and any required resources. It is designed to be supported by the 2015 BBC adaptation of the play. It is comprised of seven mini units (see image) that are somewhat interchangeable and can also be used as standalone mini-units for revision. It was originally designed to scaffold GCSE skills for a high ability Year 9 group, however has worked successfully with KS4 groups as an introduction to the text.