LO: How do I read, understand and respond to an unseen poem? A complete lesson including starter, unseen poem, exam question, model responses, plenary that explores a Paper 2-style AQA English Literature unseen poetry question based on the following poem: William Blake:* A Poison Tree*. These resources can be adapted for use with different poems and questions by other exam boards. Powerpoint: 13 slides. AQA English Lit Paper 2 Section C Unseen Poetry Purpose of unit of work: To master questions 27.1 and 27.2 Form: Exam paper responses Assessment Objectives: AO1 - Read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style and developing an informed personal response, using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations (12 marks). AO2 - Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (12 marks). AO2 - Comparison of AO2 (8 marks) STIMULATE AND GENERATE Focus on engagement, discussion and building cultural capital CAPTURE, SIFT AND SORT Sifting the outcomes from the first phase to fit where we are heading. What skills do pupils need to learn in order to be successful in the next phase? Focus on teaching, modelling and developing key skills and processes linked to success criteria CREATE, REFINE AND EVALUATE More independent application of skills learnt. This is the stage that needs most differentiation and allows/enables writers to work at different rates and pitches. Self, peer and teacher review happens throughout this phrase. Write extended responses to exam questions, provide feedback and refine work Starter: How many links can you make between these two images? (Anger/Tree) Key question: What might happen if you dwell on a negative emotion rather than dealing with it? Unseen poem: William Blake: A Poison Tree. Glossary Exam question: In A Poison Tree, how does the poet present the speaker’s feelings about anger? – 7 steps to understanding an unseen poem AO1 and AO2. How do I structure my unseen poetry essay?: Go through steps 1-5 The Introduction: 3 sentence model. I DO: Model introduction YOU DO: Use this model to help you write an introduction focusing on A Poison Tree. SELF-ASSESSMENT: Use this model to help you improve your own introduction. How do I write an analytical paragraph?: WHAT WHERE HOW WHY model. Model paragraph analysing language YOU DO: Use this model to help you write your own paragraph analysing language. Plenary: Peer Assessment - Read through your partner’s response. Highlight and annotate their response to show where they have demonstrated WHAT WHERE HOW WHY. Write a brief commentary below their work in which you explain the following: What went well (WWW). What do they need to do in order to improve? (EBI). Use your peer’s feedback to help you improve your response.

A Christmas Carol Stave 5 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 5. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 13 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

A Christmas Carol Stave 2 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 2. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 15 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

Macbeth Act 2 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 2. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 12 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Q1 - Q5 question formats, marks, timings, suggested response structures and suggested sentence openers Printable colour A4 sheet on two sides including Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5 (full page on reverse side) Q1 – comprehension Q2 – language analysis Q3 – structure analysis Q4 – evaluation Q5 – creative writing Compact sheet which pupils can use in lessons to support writing exam responses. Also useful handout for pupils to use as quick revision tool leading up to exam.

Writing Practice Homework: Sentence Demarcation - 6 Weeks 6 weeks’ worth of homework tasks including one page of learning and one page of related activities Easy and quick to self-assess in class . Tasks focus on the following: Homework 1 – What is a sentence? Types of sentences The parts of a sentence Complete the activities: Find the sentences Distinguish the clause elements Homework 2 – How simple and compound sentences are structured Simple sentence Compound sentence Complete the activities: Simple or compound? Compound out of simple Homework 3 – How complex sentences are structured Complex sentence Complex sentence with embedded clause Complete the activities: Simple, compound, or complex? Complex out of simple Homework 4 – Punctuation to demarcate sentences The full stop [ . ] The question mark [ ? ] The exclamation mark [ ! ] The semi-colon [ ; ] The colon [ : ] Speech marks [“ ”] Complete the activities: Add punctuation to demarcate the sentences Homework 5 – Comma Splice and Run-On Sentences Comma splice Run-on sentence How to correct comma splices and run-on sentences Complete the activities: Correct the punctuation Homework 6 – Colons and semi-colons The colon and its functions The semicolon and its functions Complete the activities: Put a colon in each of the following sentences Replace the commas with semicolons

Q2 - Q5 question formats, marks, timings, suggested response structures and suggested sentence openers Printable colour A4 sheet on two sides including Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5 (full page on reverse side) Q2 – summary and inference Q3 – language analysis Q4 – comparison of views and perspectives Q5 – non-fiction writing Compact sheet which pupils can use in lessons to support writing exam responses. Also useful handout for pupils to use as quick revision tool leading up to exam.

7 weeks’ worth of reading homework tasks based on extracts from classic Gothic texts. Easy and quick to self-assess in class as responses are chosen from multiple choices. Tasks focus on comprehension, inference, vocabulary, sentence structures and punctuation. Extracts from: 1 - The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (1765) 2 - The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (1794) 3 - Caleb Williams by William Godwin (1794) 4 - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (1803) 5 - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1838) 6 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) 7 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847)

A Christmas Carol Stave 4 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 4. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 13 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

5 weeks’ worth of homework activities in an A4 Powerpoint editable and printable booklet. Easy and quick to peer or self-assess in class. Tasks focus on the following: Homework 1 – Identifying verbs Complete the clauses Underline the verbs Homework 2 – Present and past tense Turn to the past tense Turn present to past Homework 3 – Correcting tenses Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb tenses Homework 4 – Correcting tenses Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb tenses Homework 5 – Correcting tenses Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb tenses

Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). This powerpoint lists all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties and offers easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers would more readily understand. Just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.

LO: How do I develop an informed, personal interpretation supported by textual references? A complete lesson including starter, unseen poem, exam question, model responses, plenary that explores a Paper 2-style AQA English Literature unseen poetry question based on the following poem: Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken. These resources can be adapted for use with different poems and questions by other exam boards. Powerpoint: 13 slides. AQA English Lit Paper 2 Section C Unseen Poetry Purpose of unit of work: To master questions 27.1 and 27.2 Form: Exam paper responses Assessment Objectives: AO1 - Read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style and developing an informed personal response, using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations (12 marks). AO2 - Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (12 marks). AO2 - Comparison of AO2 (8 marks) STIMULATE AND GENERATE Focus on engagement, discussion and building cultural capital CAPTURE, SIFT AND SORT Sifting the outcomes from the first phase to fit where we are heading. What skills do pupils need to learn in order to be successful in the next phase? Focus on teaching, modelling and developing key skills and processes linked to success criteria CREATE, REFINE AND EVALUATE More independent application of skills learnt. This is the stage that needs most differentiation and allows/enables writers to work at different rates and pitches. Self, peer and teacher review happens throughout this phrase. Write extended responses to exam questions, provide feedback and refine work Starter: ‘two roads diverging’ Which road would you take? Why? How important is the choice you make? Key question: who is ‘in charge’ of the meaning of a poem? Unseen poem: Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken. Glossary Comprehension check: Show summary of meaning of the poem Interpretation check: Focus on the feelings and the overall message of the poem. What do you think the point being made might be? Exam question: In The Road Not Taken, how does the poet present ideas about making choices? Steps to understanding an unseen poem: AO1 4 steps. Task: Show 3 different interpretations of the poem. Which do you agree with most and why? Discuss: Are there any comments that you disagree with? Why? Do you have your own interpretation of the poem which is different? Plenary: Key question: who is ‘in charge’ of the meaning of a poem?

Macbeth Act 3 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 3. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 15 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). This powerpoint lists all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties and offers easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers would more readily understand. Just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.

A Christmas Carol Stave 3 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Stave 3. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 10 multiple choice questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Also included, the answers worksheet where correct answers are highlighted in red.

Macbeth Act 4 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 4. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 12 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Macbeth Act 5 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 5. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 12 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Macbeth Act 1 Quiz and Answers worksheet A post-reading resource or revision activity to check understanding of Act 1. Pupils can peer or self-assess using the answers sheet which can be read out by teacher, projected or printed. Worksheet includes: 15 questions on 2 A4 pages - pupils to select options a) b) c) d) or write the answers in the space provided. Questions cover a range of topics from basic comprehension, to inference, to grammar, quotation recall, and contextual understanding. Answers are included on a separate page.

Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). This powerpoint lists all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties and offers easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers would more readily understand. Just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.