A take away menu for The Tempest aimed at KS3

A sheet supporting students in revising the key themes and elements of Williams Blake's London. Ideal for KS4 in preparation for the Power and Conflict unit of Literature Paper 1

A lesson introducing students to the language of Shakepeare. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 who need an introduction to the language techniques. Updated May 2018

A series of lessons that can take 5+ hours introducing KS3 to the Dystopian Genre. Includes explicit references to the AQA assessment objectives for Language Paper One Section A and B Perfect for reluctant readers as extracts are short and accompanied with film clips. Ideal for a KS3-4 transition

A collection of resources and comprehensive lesson activities guiding students and teachers through the language paper one paper using the prologue of Jurassic Park as a basis. An exciting and gruesome extract. Ideal for KS4 as a new approach or refresher of techniques, or for high ability KS3 looking for a new challenge. Includes plenty of opportunities for modeling, references to the AQA mark scheme, and some indicitive standards of work so students can see what level they are working at. These resources should take 3-4 hours to complete under guidance, or simply set the paper as a stand alone task.

A series of resources and materials designed to help KS4 revise elements of An Inspector Calls; specifically Mr Birling in act one. Includes focus on language analysis and essay skills. Ideal as recap and includes reference to the AQA marking criteria

A series of lessons and resources guiding students through Q2, 3 and 5 of language paper one. Engaging activities that stretch the critical thinking of students while giving them an accessible text. this boots confidence and ultimately exam performance.

A 5 page quiz checking the understanding of events, characters, themes and language features for The Sign of Four as preparation for the AQA GCSE exam

A lesson guiding students through the nursery chapter of the woman in black. It looks explicitly at skills needed for language paper 1. Q1 & 2. An ideal lesson for KS3 transitioning to GCSE work. Activities include writing skills and speaking and listening tasks which promote descriptive abilities

A GCSE lesson for A Christmas Carol look at analysis of the pathetic fallacy and language (AO1 & AO2). Includes extension questions for higher ability and to evoke conversation. Essay style questions will assist in exam technique and lesson includes work sheet to revise language features

This lesson is designed to support KS3 students in writing their own Greek mythological stories. It can be conducted over 2-3 lessons depending on depth and ability. Full resources with model work to promote excellence from students.

A comprehensive set of resources guiding students through the preface and the first part of Stave One. These resources encourage students to recall key quotes as well as develop their own personal responses. This would ideally be taught over the course of 3-4 lessons to allow for reading time and full class discussion and engagement. Includes example GCSE responses to model outstanding work to students and expose them to analytical writing Lesson includes discrete references to the AQA AOs. Ideal of GCSE/KS4 classes

A KS3 lesson that focuses on skills required for the new AQA language papers including; vocab, comprehension and grammar. Can be spread over 2-3 lessons using film extracts, quotes from John le Carre's novels, articles and images to evoke conversation and work, fully differentiated with extension tasks.

A series of lessons guiding students through language paper one using Enduring Love as the extract. Features the use of the AQA mark scheme to support writing and familiarization with the specification and AOs Also has a writing to describe activity as question 5.

This fully differentiated lesson guides student through the ending of Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol. It focuses on both the contextual information and language analysis required by the AQA specification. Ideal for students who are building their analytical skills and independence.

A mock paper using Col. Tim Collin’s Iraq speech and Henry V’s Harfleur speech designed to test students on AQA’s language paper 2. Students must compare perspectives of war and motivational language. Lesson slides include redrafting opportunities so students can reflect on what they have done will in question 5 and look at how to improve in the future. Ideal for KS4 or high ability KS3

These resources are designed for KS3 and use the AQA assessment objectives. Ideally this is taught over 2-3 hours pre assessment. It was aimed at a mid-low ability set however can easily be differentiated upwards. There are plenty of opportunities to practice analytical writing and identify strengths and targets. Ideal as preparation for GCSE level work.

A detailed set of lessons guiding students through revision of Lady Macbeth's character and her sleep walking episode in A5S1. Includes student lead activities, revision support and essay style questions. Essay style question includes differentiated work sheet designed to support students in AO1, 2 & 3 and support them in reaching the higher grades. Ideal for mid-high ability KS4 classes