4 ‘Quotation Drills’ with activities to encourage close analysis (AO2) and wider understanding of the text (AO1). I use these as a revision lesson (1 hour), or starter activites (4 lessons worth of 15 minute each) or homework activities. Students find incredibly useful.

English Language full guide, including how to structure responses, section specific notes that are tailored to the OCR exam board but applicable to others. Section A: Exam Overview & Paper Content Assessment objectives and paper structure Paper 1: Section A: Language Under the Microscope Section B: Topical Language Issue Section C: Comparing and Contrasting Texts Paper 2: Section A: Child Language Acquisition Section B: Language in the Media Section C: Language Change Section B: Year 12 Content (Written and Spoken Language) Language levels and terminology Language and Power Language and Gender Rhetoric and Representation Section C: Year 13 Content Language and Technology Language in the Media (advanced) Language Change Child Language Acquisition (theories and stages) Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) guidance Appendices Key theorists by topic Genre conventions (e.g. blogs, editorials, podcasts) Child language acquisition stages and theories Spoken language transcription conventions

This bundle includes: A 13 page revision document containing all the necessary information for the characters. This is organised in a highly useful table. The characters in the document include; King Hamlet/the Ghost, Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius, Laertes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Osric. The table is colour-coded to highlight different performances of the play and critical interpretations which are essential for the part b question. A essay plan for a part b question on Claudius A part b 15/15 model essay on Hamlet’s delay A part b 15/15 model essay on Hamlet and Claudius A table on the theme of masculinity These notes were created for my own revision for OCR English Literature A-Level in which I got an A*.

A complete guide to approaching and answering Section A, Paper 2 of A Level English Literature (‘The Gothic’). Includes: Unseen Gothic One-Stop Shop (Mark scheme; Exam rubric; Luckhurst’s Gothic Waves; Gothic concerns, character archetypes and key conventions; Setting as character; Decay and language in the Gothic; Metonymy; Movements within the Gothic) Gothic Textual Survey (11 key Gothic texts across the periods of Early Gothic (1765-1788), High Gothic (1789-1813), Late Gothic (1814-1838), Post-Gothic (1839-1898), Postmodern (1960-) and the Female/Cosmic Gothic) Coverage for each text mentioned: Title, year, Author Key context Tropes Narration (1st, 2nd or 3rd person) Key characters, setting and language Resource from a student who achieved A* at A-Level in the 2022 series. Please leave a review if choosing to download, and credit if/when reusing! Thanks.

10 extracts with accompanying PowerPoints to help students prepare for the OCR English Literature Paper 2 Women in Literature Unseen Passage: Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston Lady Chatterley’s lover by D.H. Lawrence Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Bell Jar by Slyvia Plath The Handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Plus, 5 extracts for practice: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Atonement by Ian McEwan Brick Lane by Monica Ali Emma by Jane Austen The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn

Complete OCR A Level scheme on The Great Gatsby; context, chapter-by-chapter analysis, AO-focused tasks, and critical perspectives. A fully resourced scheme of work for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, tailored to the OCR A-Level English Literature specification, but adaptable to other A-Level exam boards. This unit blends detailed textual analysis with rich contextual study, critical perspectives, and exam-focused tasks. What’s included: Introductory lessons on the Jazz Age, Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, organised crime, and Fitzgerald’s biography Chapter-by-chapter PowerPoints for the entire novel (Acts 1–9 equivalent) with guided discussion, close analysis, and AO1–AO5 coverage Thematic explorations of The American Dream, wealth, class, gender, morality, and symbolism Detailed contextual studies including women in the 1920s, the Midwest, old money vs new money, realism and modernism, and key historical references Symbol analysis: the green light, cars, the Valley of Ashes, and the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg Standalone resources such as Cars in Gatsby, Fitzgerald biography and thematic seminar notes, and a complete critical essay on the perils and possibilities of the American Dream. Critical interpretations from key scholars woven into lesson materials AO2-focused close reading activities and model responses OCR Section B exam guidance, including example questions and essay planning Ideal for: OCR A Level English Literature (Component 2: American Literature 1880–1940) First teaching of The Great Gatsby Revision and exam preparation Stretch and challenge for high-attaining students Why it works: Designed with OCR assessment objectives in mind, this scheme provides the knowledge, skills, and confidence students need for top-band responses. It balances historical and literary context with opportunities for independent critical thinking, ensuring students can engage with both the novel’s artistry and its social critique. TES Search Tags: The Great Gatsby OCR A Level | A Level English Literature Scheme | American Literature | Fitzgerald Context | The American Dream | Critical Perspectives

includes: chapter by chapter summary key theme breakdown including analysed quotes linked to literary and historical contextual references to be directly embedded into essays detailed notes summarising literary context and criticism including the life and work of stoker and fin de siècle literature these notes hit all the AOs and are guaranteed to get you an A*! for more ocr a level english lit notes (exam technique, gothic wider reading and the bloody chamber notes) see my page!

Here is a collection of resources that have been created in the teaching of The Tempest. When Year 13 Revision gets difficult or when students are in need of a fresh look at a text, look no further. This pack comes with ready made resources, lessons that I have taught multiple times over the years and generally, there had been considerable success in the outcomes.

Very detailed lesson focusing on OCR English Literature A Level Paper 2: Gothic Literature, Comparative, includes: Social and literary contexts of Dracula and The Bloody Chamber Fin de siècle and postmodern conventions Examiner’s advice Gothic tropes Extracts from Dracula and ‘The Werewolf’

Lessons preparing students for the OCR English Language A Level Paper 2, Question 2 ‘Language in the Media’ question. All lessons linked to AOs and include model answers.

English Language, Communicating Information and Ideas, OCR Paper 1 style exam. Includes two extracts: a review of Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' and an extract from a biography of Bronte. Complete with Section A questions and two non-fiction writing tasks for Section B.

This is a paper 2 OCR GCSE Business revison/retreival booklet.

A selection of OCR extracts which have not appeared on past papers from Act 1, Act 4 and Act 5, ideal for revision, including: Section A unseen extracts linked (b) theme/character questions 1 model answer included Word doc and PDF formats

High quality revision resource for OCR 9-1 GCSE English Literature. There are very few resources to support this course, and this provides detailed explanations of the themes, language techniques and stuctural devices used in the poems. Written by a recent Oxford graduate.

Whole mock Section A (Modern Literature) for OCR spec Part A - Comparison between DNA and White Boy Part B - Where else in the play is leadership challenged?

A first week’s introduction to the themes and societal context of the play DNA by Dennis Kelly. Resource adapted by me from another.

Powerpoint providing background to Milton's Paradise Lost. Taught on OCR F663 in year 13 as comparative text with Doctor Faustus... see other resources! (only Book I) could be adapted though