This booklet is designed to support revision for the AQA GCSE English Literature mock examinations in Macbeth. It includes retrieval practice, quotation recall, analysis tasks and exam-style planning activities to help students revise key characters, themes, plot and context, while building confidence for the examination.

This booklet is designed to support revision for the AQA GCSE English Literature mock examinations in A Christmas Carol. It includes retrieval practice, quotation recall, analysis tasks and exam-style planning activities to help students revise key characters, themes, plot and context, while building confidence for the examination.

A comprehensive and fully resourced scheme of work for AQA A Level English Language Paper 1: Meanings and Representations. Designed to develop students’ confidence in analysing how language creates meanings and constructs representations across a wide range of texts and contexts. This scheme provides structured preparation for all Paper 1 questions, with a particular focus on developing the analytical and evaluative skills required for success in the exam. Topics and skills covered include: Audience, purpose, mode and genre Constructing and analysing representations Language and ideology Contextual influences on meaning Comparing texts and viewpoints Examining lexical, grammatical and discourse features Evaluating how writers and speakers shape perceptions Applying relevant language theories and concepts Developing sophisticated AO1 and AO3 responses Resources include: Detailed lesson PowerPoints Guided analysis activities Collaborative and independent tasks Exam-style questions and practice papers Model responses and annotation activities Retrieval practice and revision tasks Opportunities for discussion and critical thinking Support for both short-answer and extended-response questions Suitable for Year 12 and Year 13 students following the AQA specification. Created by an experienced AQA A Level English Language teacher, these classroom-tested lessons provide a clear progression from foundational analysis skills to high-level exam responses.

A comprehensive and fully resourced scheme of work for AQA A Level English Language Paper 2: Language Change, designed to take students from foundational knowledge to confident exam responses. Inludes over 40 resources. This scheme covers key theories, concepts and debates surrounding language change, including: The history of English (Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and Present Day English) Semantic, lexical, grammatical and phonological change The Great Vowel Shift Prescriptivism and descriptivism Standardisation and standard English Language change theories and models Technological influences on language Language attitudes and contemporary debates Key linguists and theorists including Aitchison, Crystal, Milroy, Hockett, Halliday and Labov The lessons are designed to build both subject knowledge and analytical skills, preparing students for Section A (Language Change) and supporting wider understanding across Paper 2.

A series of lessons teaching theory and vocubaulary needed for AQA A Level English Language Child Language acquisition including examples, exam questions and extracts. Covers child development stages, main theories (Chomsky, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, Aitchison etc), child directed speech, phonology and phonological mistakes, virtuous errors, feral children and case studied e.g. Genie, Jim etc.

Includes how children learn to read and write, typically progressing through stages: the pre-phonemic stage (scribbling, letter-like shapes), phonemic stage (understanding that letters represent sounds), transitional stage (starting to write words phonetically and read simple texts), and the conventional stage (fluent reading and accurate spelling). Theorists include Jeanne Chall, who outlined stages from pre-reading to advanced reading, and Goodman, who viewed reading as a “psycholinguistic guessing game” using context and prediction. Approaches to teaching include the phonics approach (focus on decoding sounds), whole language (emphasis on meaning and context), and a balanced approach combining both. Key terms include phonemic awareness, decoding, encoding, grapheme–phoneme correspondence, and the importance of exposure to print and modelling by adults.

A series of lessons on A Level English grammar with activities (AQA). Covers word classes and sub classes as well as sentence types and functions.

SOW based on AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5. Includes practise in writing a persuasive or argumentative text, such as a letter, article, speech, or essay. Focus on clearly understanding the purpose, audience, and form, and adapting tone and structure accordingly. Teaches students how to present a clear viewpoint, develop their ideas logically, and use persuasive techniques like rhetorical questions, emotive language, and direct address.

Aimed at year 11 interested in taking A Level English Language. This lesson introduces ‘The Wug Test’ and encourages lots of thinking and discussion and a fun design task at the end. Introductory/Taster session.

Animal Farm Lessons chapter by chapter with extra lessons on context, anthopomorphism and non fiction writing

A SOW for Y7 on AMSND - could be adapted for slightly older/younger students. Works on key extracts and focuses on language analysis and oracy/debate skills

Aimed at KS3

Key quotations and themes for AQA English Literature texts Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict Poetry (Ozymandias, London, Extract from The Prelude, My Last Duchess, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Exposure, Storm on the Island, Bayonet Charge, Remains, Poppies, War Photographer, Tissue, The Emigree, Checking Out Me History and Kamikaze. Perfect for GCSE revision or mock exam revision.

Based on prisons and prisoners - this resource works through each question and has tasks and examples for each.

Focusing on using ‘what, how’ why’ as a way to write a detailed paragraph. aimed at higher ability students

Aimed at Y7 class based on Myths and Legends SOW

Observation lesson based on chapter 3 of Alice in Wonderland and on homophones

An A3 resource for revising Macbeth and A Christmas Carol based on the AQA exam AOs