Revision sheet that explores 10 key Ralph quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to make thoughtful comments about how Golding utiliises the character as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction.

Revision sheet analysing and exploring 10 key Piggy quotations from Lord of the Flies. Each explanation strives to explore how Golding uses the character of Piggy of Piggy as a conduit to explore bigger ideas. Also includes a thesis-style introduction. Perfect revision for preparing for the possibility for a character question on Piggy in 2024.

This resource contains high level analysis of what I consider to be the 10 most important words to zoom in on in the novella. Zooming in to these 10 words will also pave the way for zooming out to explore Dickens’ authorial message for various themes such as poverty, family, redemption. Through analysing these 10 key words in detail it can negate the need to memorise a list of longer quotations. This can be a revision resource or a lesson. For the lesson, give students the blank template and ask them to think about why each word is vital in communicating Dickens’ authorial purpose. For the second part of the lesson, go over the high level sample answers.

A 23 page booklet containing detailed analysis and annotations for all 18 poems alongside knowledge organisers covering the main ideas, context and structure in each poem.

Notes on main ideas, context, language and structure for each poem from the Eduqas poetry anthology. An ideal resource to add to your revision.

Plot storyboard to help students gain a basic understanding of the plot to Othello.

Simple plot storyboard to help students learn the basics of the plot to Frankenstein.

An exercise which asks students to think deeply about the reasons why Golding uses 15 specific words in the novel. Students are encouraged to come up with 3 different reasons why that specific word was used. They can zoom in to the word connotations and then zoom out to think about Golding’s authorial messages. The answer sheet with examples of thoughtful and perceptive inferences for each word choice is included for students to compare their answers to at the end of the lesson.

7 attractive and informative literature revision booklets covering the following 7 popular texts. I have compiled my most popular resources for each set text into 7 easy to print pdfs. There are also word versions if you wish to edit and add to the booklets yourself. The 7 texts that are covered should hopefully cover the 4 set texts you will be studying or teaching: Macbeth Romeo and Juliet A Christmas Carol Power and Conflict An Inspector Calls Lord of the Flies Animal Farm All the booklets contain knowledge organisers, revision cards, plot/knowledge tests, high grade model exemplars, writing frames, support with planning and much more. Please look at the previews to sample the wide range of resources on offer.

A worksheet that encourages students to develop their A03 analysis in A Christmas Carol. Students are provided with partially completed high grade analysis of 14 key quotations from the text. The A02 analysis of methods is already present. Students must then complete the table by adding in the A03 analysis. The following prompts are provided to help students come out of the text to explore A03. A03 – Zoom out of the text. What is Dickens’ authorial message/big idea for his 19th century reader? What are the relevant 19th century contextual factors? A03+ What makes the ideas in this text relevant to human beings NOW? What key concepts or universal truths about being human, or part of society, or a part of a relationship, or alive in the world, are being presented in this text? Also contains a revision sheet on the 12 moral lessons in the book. Answer sheet included. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

An A3 revision sheet containing what I consider to be the 100 most important quotations in A Christmas Carol alongside a brief explanation of the quotation to help contextualise it. There are many ways students and teachers can use the revision sheet. Below are four recommended ways. TASK 1: Read through the 100 quotations and RAG rate them in terms of how confident you would be including each quotation in an exam-style response. TASK 2: Add letters to link quotations to the following themes: C = Christmas, F = Family, G = Greed, I = Isolation. P = Poverty, R = Responsibility, S = Settings T = Transformation. TASK 3: Work in pairs to test each other on the quotation explanations. TASK 4: Choose 5-10 quotations to develop with further inferences into full analytical paragraphs which explore Dickens’ meaning, methods and motives in depth. Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

A differentiated learning journey exploring Scrooge in Stave 1 and 2 with accompanying resources. Contains instructions to follow at tough, tougher and toughest level to encourage students to explore the character independently. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations. R

A timeline revision activity where students track and explain Romeo key quotations across the play to help understand how his character develops across the play. Includes an answer sheet. I give this out at the end of the lesson for students to compare their answers to. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May exam.

A lesson to guide students on how to write a film review of Stone Cold by Robert Swindells. The writing frame on the PowerPoint is differentiated which works well as a carousel activity so that students can write up the review first in a group before working independently. There is also a graphic organiser to help students plan their film review. As I am sure you are aware, the film is available on youtube.

Lesson looking at the two poems that featured in the May 2017 AQA exam ‘Autumn’ and ‘Today’. Includes a planning sheet for students to plan their responses followed by exemplar responses to both questions.

Ideal as a cover worksheet, this worksheet gets students to choose from a range of learning journey tasks to help them compare how a parallel universe is presented in two popular fiction extracts from Hunger Games and The Wizard of Oz.

100 Key Quotations from Lord of the Flies (with brief explanation) arranged in chronological order, by chapter, through the novel. This can be used for revision in many ways. I have included a range of exam questions so students can select 6 numbered quotations (from the 100) to help answer each question. For example: Narrow down the list to the top 10/20 most important quotations. Find 5 quotations for each of the main characters. Find 5 quotations for each of the main themes. Alternatively look at exam questions and ask students to select 5 quotations they would use to help answer each question.

Theme and Character Quotation Revision Cards/Posters on the 6 key themes and the 4 key characters in Lord of the Flies.