I am an experienced teacher and currently Head of English and Media in a large secondary school. I am also an examiner for EDUQAS English Language GCSE. I have a range of resources available on TES. Some of my resources are quite old, from when I first started out, and I am currently working in my spare time to update my resources. There are a range of resources from displays, schemes of work, revision booklets, mock exam papers and lessons available.
I am an experienced teacher and currently Head of English and Media in a large secondary school. I am also an examiner for EDUQAS English Language GCSE. I have a range of resources available on TES. Some of my resources are quite old, from when I first started out, and I am currently working in my spare time to update my resources. There are a range of resources from displays, schemes of work, revision booklets, mock exam papers and lessons available.
This workbook has been created for A and AS Level students to guide them through the text whilst remotely learning.
The booklet consists of:
A transcript of an interview with Ray Bradbury
A summary of the novel, and some questions to answer
Social and historical context + knowledge checker
Information about the Atomic bomb + a research task
A timeline of events in the book
Plot Summary of The Hearth and the Salamander + questions
Multiple choice quiz on that section
Plot Summary of The Sieve and the Sand + questions
Multiple choice quiz on that section
Plot Summary of Burning Bright + questions
Multiple choice quiz on that section
A plot diagram
Symbols grid work task
Themes grid work task
Fun facts / things you didn’t know about the novel
Suggested further reading
A bundle of 11 OCR style mock exam papers for the dystopian unit for the Comparative and Contextual Study section of the English Literature A Level. For this question, they are asked to read an unseen extract of dystopian fiction and write a critical appreciation. In the bundle you will have:
Fahrenheit 451
I Am Legend
Lord of the Flies
Never Let Me Go
The Chrysalids
The Hunger Games
The Long Walk
The Mazerunner
The Road
Uglies
Unwind
As it stands, there are very few critical appreciation mock papers on the OCR website that haven’t had the extract redacted, so this is a useful bundles of sources for A Level teachers who don’t have the time to plan their own.
Disclaimer: I have not included indicative content for each paper.
A selection of 21 ready to print resources that can be used as Do Now or Plenary activities for your classes. These can also be used online if you convert to a google doc.
The do now selection covers:
capital letters
full stops
commas in a list
commas to separate clauses
apostrophes
discourse markers
verbs and adverbs
adjectives and nouns
prefixes and suffixes
ellipses to shorten quotations
there, they’re and their
where, wear and were
the verb to be
past V present tense
superlatives
colons
semi-colons
synonyms
antonyms
prepositions
A set of revision cards that cover the entire play scene by scene with key quotes, key terminology and the major themes. Each slide is cut into 4 pocket sized cards that can be hole punched and put on a key ring to make a set of flip cards helping students with every aspect of the play. The last 3 cards cover the context, about the author and the key characters in the play. An incredibly useful revision resource for students needing to 'get to grips' with Blood Brothers ready for their English Litearture exams.
A complete lesson with all resources, learning objectives, success criteria and poem breakdown. This lesson talks through the context, content, structure, form, language, imagery and tone. With a step by step analysis for the poem, including key questions, students can expand understanding and knowledge. This can be used as a complete lesson, but it can equally be used as a revision aide for students either in or outside of the classroom.
A complete mock paper for the Eduqas English Language Component 2- non fiction 19th and 21st century. A powerpoint and mock paper for the English Language GCSE. Powerpoint goes through each reading question in detail, helping students understand the question and what is expected of them. The powerpoint does not cover the transactional writing, however two transactional writing questions are included in the mock paper. A good way of instilling confidence in students before the exam.
A lesson with a range of tasks to help students write a lively, engaging and fit for purpose article. This is a potential question for the Eduqas English GCSE. The lesson comprises of a BINGO game identifying persuasive language techniques (with link to interactive game), as well as an exam style question, a range of tasks and embedded timers within the PowerPoint. All Success Criteria, Learning Objectives and a 'real world link' are included.
Following the structure, format and wording of the WJEC/EDUQAS literature exam paper, I have created a mock paper using Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney for students to practice exam responses. Included in the resource is an essay planning sheet to help students consider their answer and time their writing.
A very detailed workbook or revision book for William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The workbook includes: all the key scenes broken down with key questions throughout, all key soliloquys with key questions, a range of essay questions, short language questions, analysis of theme, character and purpose. A wide range of activities to help students revise Macbeth and succeed in their exams. 36 pages of tasks and analysis opportunities. Students could use this in conjunction with the Macbeth and Lady Macbeth quote revision cards also available through my shop.
For Eduqaas GCSE years 10 and 11. A homework booklet that covers both contextual tasks, poetry analysis, revision help and tasks. All of the poems are there alongside an analysis and annotation box. Very useful when avoiding sending the anthology home with students.
A fun lesson researching and creating a timeline to explore context of Victorian England before studying A Christmas Carol. Can be used in isolation or as part of a scheme. Very good for low ability Key Stage 4 or Key Stage 3.
Everything your students need to know to pass the Blood Brothers element of Literature Component 2 for Eduqas/WJEC. Also useful for all other exam boards. Students are talked through the question and how to answer. Students have a breakdown and key quotes for every character and theme in the text, as well as note cards on techniques used such as parallels, contrasts, dialogue, the effect of the narrator and much more. A fantastic resource for exam revision.
Full lesson powerpoints created (21 lessons minimum) ideally each poem takes 2 lessons which makes a 42 lessons completed with success criteria and learning objectives. The poems studied include:
A Wife in London
London
She Walks in Beauty
Living Space
As imperceptibly as grief
Cozy Apologia
Valentine
Afternoons
Sonnet 43
Death of a naturalist
Hawk Roosting
To Autumn
The Manhunt
The Soldier
Dulce et Decorum Est
Mametz Wood
Ozymandias
Excerpt from The Prelude
Also included in the pack is a photocopy of roughly half the poems completely annotated for teachers.
When I can, I create mock papers for Eduqas English Language Component 1 and 2 so my students have more practice before their exams.
This paper is a COMPONENT 2 READING PAPER. It does not include the writing section.
For this paper, I selected to sources about feral children, and created an exam paper and indicative content for teachers in my school. All are included in the price. I have also included a complete PowerPoint to walk students through the exam so you need no/very little editing!
In the bundle you will find:
A PPT with some example answers (no full mark answers though, so students can improve upon work - all are around 6-7 mark answers for 10 mark responses)
A range of resources and a lesson on Marxist Criticism and how to apply it to an analysis of A Christmas Carol for GCSE. Students learn the basics of Marxist criticism and use this to improve close analysis of key scenes in A Christmas Carol. Great for top band students looking to boost their performance in essays and exams.
This powerpoint has been created to encourage confidence in unseen poetry, and to teach students how to analyse and plan for the WJEC/EDUQAS unseen poetry question timings. The first five slides are resources for the class.
Slide 1 - a breakdown of each unseen poetry question - colour coded - to explain expectations from examiner, timings, what the question is asking you to do.
Slide 2 - a reminder bookmark to give students to take home to practise with at home. It has 8 key questions students should ask themselves to ensure clear and detailed answers when responding.
Slide 3 - The first poem handout with annotation boxes (colour coded). This is advisable to be printed in A3 so they have a decent amount of space to write notes in.
Slide 4 - The second poem handout - this one has the original poem and the poem they have to compare it with on- with annotation boxes (colour coded). This is advisable to be printed in A3 so they have a decent amount of space to write notes in. I normally print slide 3 and 4 back to back
Slide 5 - an optional print out slide with a breakdown of what to write in each paragraph, as well as possible sentence starters/cloze paragraphs to use.
This masterclass uses the poems ‘Leisure’ by W.H Davies and ‘The Lesson’ by Maya Angelou. Slides 6,7,8 and 9 talk you and the class through how to quickly annotate with timers to keep the pace. The poem analysis is broken down into sections with written prompts to show on the board.
This is the second masterclass, after the students requested to do another.
The format of the slides is really easy to edit, so you can use this repeatedly and just change the poems in the middle.
I have compiled a range of questions for WJEC/EDUQAS in the exam style to cover every theme, relationship or character in the following texts:
Blood Brothers
A Christmas Carol
The Merchant of Venice
The poetry anthology.
In the documents you will find exam style questions.
In the Blood Brothers pack, there are 18 exam style questions, including previous exam questions. All of these include an extract for the springboard essay and cover every theme, character and relationship.
In the A Christmas Carol pack, there are 16 exam style questions, including previous exam questions. All of these include an extract for the springboard essay and cover every theme, character and relationship.
In the The Merchant of Venice pack, there are 17 exam style questions, including previous exam questions. There are both the 15 mark extract, and 25 mark whole play questions and cover every theme, character and relationship.
In the Poetry Anthology pack, there are 9 exam style questions, including previous exam questions. All of these include the poem asked to analyse and compare, as well as both questions.