A useful set of activities that promote engagement with and memorisation of the Shelley’s poem. Obviously this is beneficial for GCSE Literature students, but this could be a tutor time enrichment activity for pupils of any age…

A detailed knowledge organiser for A Level students studying ‘King Lear’ by William Shakespeare. It contains information relevant to every AO. It includes: Scene by scene summary, with key quotations AO5 quotations + references to stage productions/film adaptations A character summary Reference to all deaths in the play Detailed section on context (AO3).

Ideas of Kingship are integral in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. This resource puts forward a series of points (and accompanying evidence) for students to discuss and explore. It could even be used as the basis for an essay about Shakespeare’s Presentation of Kingship in ‘Macbeth’. It’s uploaded as a Word document, in case you need to edit it for your students.

A teacher written response to the question: How does Shakespeare present the supernatural as an important theme in ‘Macbeth’? Deliberately designed to cover the Witches, this response also touches upon the floating dagger, Banquo’s ghost, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth’s tragic fall. Ideal for a middle-high attaining GCSE class.

A worksheet supporting and guiding students studying ‘Macbeth’ for GCSE English Literature. The focus here is on brutality and violence in the play, encouraging students to make thoughtful AO1 and AO2 points.

A useful resource for KS3 students being introduced to the work of Dickens. Also beneficial context for GCSE Literature groups.

An editable checklist of what to cover when teaching ‘Macbeth’ at GCSE. It covers key themes and ideas, textual analysis and, if applicable, context. You could use it as the starting point for a new scheme of work, or even give it to some of your high attaining students as a revision checklist.

An analysis of Ozymandias, written with the Eduqas Anthology section in mind. It’s possibly too long for an exam response, but it hits AO1, AO2 and AO3 throughout and could be used and adapted in a variety of ways.

Although aimed at the Eduqas curriculum, this response would be of value to all students studying Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ at GCSE. It’s includes a lot of context, so is a good illustration of AO3. But it also hits AO1 and AO2 throughout. It could be used in a variety of ways. I hope it’s useful.

Two lessons + a homework with Tennyson’s poem ‘The Eagle’ as its main subject matter. Created for Y7 students, these tasks could easily be adapted to suit any KS3 and even some KS4 students. The lessons promote: memorisation of a poem; vocabulary expansion; analysis of the effects of language; creative/poetic writing.

Although originally aimed at students working towards the Eduqas GCSE in English Literature, this resource is pretty transferable. It guides students through the multiple points they could explore when analysing the role of the Witches in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. Students could use this resource to complete an essay about the Witches. They could use it to make notes. It could also be used by the teacher in a whole class discussion about the significance of the Witches in ‘Macbeth’.

A two lesson Powerpoint, which should be printed off as a booklet for Y12 or Y13 English Literature students. It covers the role and significance of Albany throughout ‘King Lear’: his words, his actions, his inactions. It also offers useful information and activities relating to context (AO3) and secondary reading (AO5). For students to benefit, they must have their own copies.

A single side of notes exploring the presentation of money in A Christmas Carol. Although it’s not the most obvious of exam questions, it’s a really useful lens through which to examine the novella. It links to a host of other themes and will support students when preparing for their exam.

A lesson designed to teach Y12 A Level Language students about transitive and non-transitive verbs. Basic in parts, but hopefully of value.

A A3 size resource that focuses on Stanley’s physical and sexual power. It’s good preparation for any essay on Stanley or masculinity. The best way to use it is to read through it with students and then ask them to annotate the quotations (perhaps in groups) with language analysis points.

This activity sheet works best if: The teacher / students read through Stave 5 together, aloud; The students then skim read it silently, identifying moments in which Dickens uses language to make Scrooge and the overall mood seem positive and uplifting; The students then record their findings in the table at the bottom of the document.

A series of questions (complete with references to the text) about Inspector Goole’s use of language in ‘An Inspector Calls’. The questions can be cut out and glued into students’ exercise books, with their answers written beneath each question. Highlighter pens and annotations could be used on the text itself. Useful preparation for an essay on the Inspector, as well as AO2 in general.

A resource that requires students to read key information about context and then respond by linking it to moments / quotations / characters / themes within the play.

A grade 8/9 response to Hardy’s ‘A Wife in London’.

A basic but useful knowledge organiser - created for a Y8 English class - outlining key texts and principles associated with Gothic Fiction.

Using three poems, each with WW1 as their subject matter, this resource challenges students to write their own poetry. Poems referenced are: The Soldier Dulce et Decorum est Mametz Wood