A grade 9 essay (a way past the mark scheme) which explores Eric’s development/ change in ‘An Inspector Calls’.

A level 6 (grade 9) answer on 'Bayonet Charge' and 'Exposure' which addresses the effects of conflict.

AQA trained (Literature paper 2) An essay (top band) which explores how gender is presented in the play. Sample from introduction: Priestley uses the characters of Gerald and Sheila to explore the pronounced differences between men and women in Edwardian England, particularly in the middle and upper echelons. As a keen advocate of women’s rights, Priestley uses Sheila to underscore female vulnerability across society and the urgent need for personal and collective change. In contrast, Gerald...

A grade 9 essay which answers the question: How is Mr Birling presented? Focus is on the whole play with context/ author's ideas woven into paragraphs/ introduction.

All 15 poems in the cluster have been annotated in detail with discussion of key themes/ ideas, context, meanings and language and structure.

A literature essay comparing Youth V Age in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Grade 9 - used with the GCSE AQA specification. Compares the characters of Sheila and Mrs Birling.

A grade 9 answer which explores the foolishness of Mr Birling.

A response which answers the question: How is the Inspector used to show how society could be improved?

A grade 9 response which answers the question: Starting with this speech (Act One Scene Five), explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman.

A grade 9 essay which answers the question: How do writers present individual experiences in ‘War Photographer’ and one other poem from the Power and Conflict cluster? The other poem explored is 'Poppies'

An essay which explores the question: Compare the ways poets explore ideas about Power in ‘Exposure’ and one other poem from the Power and Conflict Cluster. The essay compares 'Exposure' with 'Ozymandias'.

Three pages of key quotations to help students better understand the character of Scrooge and chart his transformation and redemption.

Differentiated LO, vocab sort task with Gerald key quotes, Reading followed by class discussion and differentiated questions. Plenary = write down the statement about Gerald which you think is most true.

A ten-question multiple choice quiz (a, b, c or d) on the events in Chapter 5. Great as a homework follow-up task. Used with a mixed-ability DP class.

A grade 9 response to the question: “Some say that reality TV is original, entertaining and refreshingly honest; others say it is dull, dumbed down and a fake version of reality.” Write an article for a broadsheet newspaper that argues for or against the merits of Reality TV.

A top band answer which explores the question: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as an outsider to society? The document contains the relevant extract from the novella and the answer is just over two sides of A4. Great for use as a model or post-assessment.

A fun lesson involving Kagan activities, key sources and a quiz. Originally made for top set year 9.

A lesson which explores the Banquet Scene as well as some key quotes to explore the theme of appearance V Reality. Entry task: think-pair-share (interleaving task) on Mrs Birling and Lady Macbeth with quotes considering why each character hides reality with false appearance. LO: Can I explore the theme of appearance versus reality? (Differentiated with ‘all’, ‘most’ and ‘some’ designations). Starter on symbols followed by a reading of the key scene (A3 S4) with key questions about what the banquet and Banquo’s ghost might symbolise for students to discuss. Notes follow which address these points. For the main activity students must explode a quote (model explosion provided) and write a paragraph about the theme (model provided) with mild, medium and hot challenges to differentiate for mixed ability groups. The plenary is guided self-assessment (with the statements that students must use). The lesson was devised with mixed ability year 10 groups in mind but would definitely suit year 11 and possibly year 9 sets also.

A 50-minute PSHE lesson for Grade 9/ year 10 mixed ability pupils that covers discussion of what the term ‘home’ means, information about homelessness versus rough sleeping, causes of homelessness (with answers), discussion of images of the homeless and society’s responses to homelessness and plenary questions to tie up the learning/ evidence that the objectives have been met.

For AQA exam board. Two poems (crime theme) set out like section C of AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam with a model answer for part 1.

Useful for revision of this key character in 'An Inspector Calls'.