A thorough step by step breakdown of how to respond to a GCSE extract-based exam question, targeted for the AQA 8702 course, but can be used and adjusted for any extract-based question . The document includes: Section Outlines Sentence by sentence guide within every section Full sentence examples from Shakespeare’s Macbeth

An easy AO1 focus timeline to track the changes in Blanche and Stella’s relationship throughout the play A Streetcar Named Desire. The worksheet gets students to think about the argument by focusing on an adjective, their explanation/justification for their arguments, and asks students to work closely with the text for quotations. Teachers can ask students to reflect on the changes once completed and write a paragraph explaining the change in their relationship from the start to the end of the play.

Three example introductions to the statement: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire is a celebration of Southern life.’ Each introduction has strengths and weaknesses according to the A Level AOs. Can be used to evaluate against students’ own writing.

STUDENT AGE: Ideal for students from KS3 all the way to GCSE. PURPOSE: This worksheet allows students to make their descriptions more creative but giving examples of ineffective writing AND solutions so students are forced to re-evaluate their own writing accordingly. SHOULD BE USED: In a writing lesson focusing on teaching writing descriptively and creatively.

Visual mindmap of places/settings in A Streetcar Named Desire. AO1 focus to name and connect ideas. Teachers can build on this by looking at one place in particular and add in AO2 and/or AO3 by looking at its description in the play.

This excellent resource is to help students understand what they need to do for each Assessment Objective in student friendly terms. Can be used by deleting the right column and asking to students to fill in with their own interpretations. Makes for an ideal first lesson introduction.

AIMED AT: GCSE and AS/A-Level students PURPOSE: This grid should allow students to brainstorm their knowledge or build up their knowledge of the different parts of the Dystopic Genre. Students can work in groups with different texts and share at the end to create a thorough revision worksheet.