A couple of resources focused on the ending of the novel and on 'The Split'. Opportunity to make links with the trial in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Also looks ahead to 'Knife Edge' and serialisation.

A selection of extracts from the novel, which describe clothing in some way. Could be used as a starting point for exploring the presentation of class in the novel, or of symbolism. The resources are extracts only, use them as you like! I used for the old AQA A Level spec for teaching the Victorians, but could equally be used further down the school.

A worksheet to prompt students at A Level to explore the issues in 'A Doll's House' in the style of a Jeremy Kyle talk show.

Discussion based questions with video links, based on Act 2 Scene 2 of 'Macbeth'

Designed as a starter to go alongside the teaching of Dowd's 'The London Eye Mystery', but could be used as a starter activity for any lesson. Different images of clouds are used as a prompt for the description of thoughts, feelings, physical features. A good build up to the creative writing tasks in the new GCSE, which require descriptive writing from picture stimulus. Could also be printed off and used as a group/carousel task.

Originally designed with 'The London Eye Mystery' in mind, but could be used for any class as a quick starter introduction to idioms. Match the idiom to the meaning.

Just a blank table for them to fill in with notes on the poems. Should get them comparing in terms of theme, tone and language. Might save you a job during a busy stretch!

This is a rework of another resource (can't remember where it's from but am sharing for free). It has a greater focus on British Values, democracy etc, which might tick some boxes for observations/inspections! The resources could form part of a longer activity, where students prepare their evidence when putting George on trial for the murder of Lennie. There are stimulus materials for for the Defense team and the Prosecution.

This is a possible structure/essay plan for students to use in answering the question: Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about infidelity. It is for those comparing ‘Rebecca’ with the first cluster of poems in the Love and Relationships anthology. (AQA A Level) It is intended to be talked through and used to prompt discussion in advance of students writing the essay themselves.

Just a few possible practice exam questions for A Level English Literature AQA 7711/7712 Paper 2B. Option 1 Questions 5 and 6. (Comparing Drama and Prose) Could be tweaked for the other options on the paper.

Overview of the key points in the Nettie Letters Group task for students to prepare to present back on set letters

A worksheet which gives a plot overview of 2.2 in a storyboard format for students to draw the images and include their own quotes from the play.

Lesson activities and discussion points focused on the the first three scenes in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. The resources also identify opportunities to compare with Kathryn Stockett’s ‘The Help’; these would be easily adaptable for your own comparison text, or could be removed entirely for sole study of the play. Created with the new A Level English Literature AQA Specification A, in mind, this presentation is designed to be used alongside the reading of the opening scenes of the play. Page numbers on the notes section refer to the Heinemann edition.

Fun little activities for 1.2

Created for the new English Literature, AQA A Level Specification A, this PowerPoint includes a range of discussion questions and activities, guiding students to compare Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ with the pre-1900 section of poems from the AQA Anthology. Could cover a couple of lessons and includes homework task in the style of exam questions.

Designed with GCSE AQA New Specification in mind, but could be used with key stage 3 or with other specs/exam boards. This lesson gets students to explore the idea of ‘Fan Fiction’ and to create their own example based on their own reading. This worked well with avid readers and higher ability. Could be used as an introduction to writing a narrative and creative writing techniques.