The Midnight Library - 2026 AQA language paper 2 question

Bring exam-worthy literary analysis into focus with this engaging and scaffolded PowerPoint for AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 2, using Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library as the stimulus text.

Designed by a teacher with 10 years of experience across secondary and adult education, this resource explicitly models how to identify language techniques, explode quotations, analyse connotations and evaluate reader effect—helping students write confidently about character emotion, disorientation, and unease.

What’s Included:

Clear lesson objectives and success criteria aligned to AQA AO1

Pre-selected quotable evidence with analytical annotations

Writing frames and sentence stems for 3 high-quality analytical paragraphs

Technique spotting with examples of symbolism, juxtaposition, personification, fragmented syntax, interrogatives and sentence forms

A fully modelled top-band paragraph with mark breakdown

Self-assessment checklist to support metacognition and improve outcomes

Built-in opportunities to highlight quotes and “explode” evidence collaboratively or independently

Perfect for exam classes, revision, literacy intervention or cover lessons. Edits easily for differentiation or remote learning.