A Christmas Carol 2024 revision for English Literature Paper 1 revision lesson on characters and themes. We explore all of the major characters in Charles Dickens’ novel and consider how they tie in to key themes, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2024 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, incredibly detailed revision sheets that can be shared with students and more.
A really useful way of revising this novel in time for the Paper 1 exam in May 2024.
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A walkthrough pack for the June 2023 paper.
Includes:
Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.
Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided
Success criteria
Exam walkthrough tasks
Timings
Exam tips and advice
Please note that the extracts from the paper are NOT not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will be available to download via the secure e-AQA website or through other sources. We cannot provide copies of these extracts on request due to copyright restrictions.
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Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
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AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A walkthrough pack for the June 2023 paper.
Includes:
Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.
Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided
Success criteria
Exam walkthrough tasks
Timings
Exam tips and advice
Please note that the extract from Life of Pi by Yann Martel is not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will shortly be available to download via the AQA website.
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AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers
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AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package
AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package
AQA English Language and English Literature revision package
An Inspector Calls whole scheme package
An Inspector Calls revision package
Macbeth whole scheme package
Macbeth revision package
A Christmas Carol whole scheme package
A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
Power and Conflict Poetry 2024 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on comparing two anthology poems and exploring how their messages are similar and different and WHY.
We explore London by William Blake and My Last Duchess by Robert Browning, around the theme of anger, analysing how the key messages and attitudes on this theme are similar or different, working as a template for students to compare messages around key themes for other poems, in turn helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2024 summer.
Additionally, we also explore the messages of Checking Out Me History by John Agard and Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes.
The lesson includes differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising poetry in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2024.
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Student-friendly, double-sided revision cards to cover 6 themes in Macbeth:
ambition
supernatural
deceit
violence
courage
*guilt
Each revision card has 3 sections:
key parts of the play that link to the theme
key quotations linked to each theme
ideas about context/Shakespeare’s purpose for each theme.
The back of the card has space for students to make analytical notes on quotations.
I have now added revision cards for the 6 main characters and 9 revision cards to cover the character of Macbeth.
I have also added a sheet to revise quotations for 6 motifs in the play.
Several helpful and printable revision sheets and activity sheets covering key quotations for characters, themes and stage directions with links to examination questions and context.
The themes covered include:
Responsibility
Class
Age
Gender
Wealth, Power and Influence.
HUGE A Christmas Carol GCSE revision guide for English Literature that includes:
Plot summary
Revision activities
Key quotation pack
Character notes and key quotes
Key context information and links
Exam practice question
Exam answers
Jargon-free mark scheme
Model paragraph
Self-reflection sheet
Perfect revision for Year 10 or Year 11 students for both mocks and the final exams.
A really useful lesson for students preparing for AQA English Literature Paper 1 and other exam boards like EDUQAS, WJEC, Edexcel, OCR and more as we study Charles Dickens’ novel.
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This popular revision sheet that I created back in 2016 but updated in subsequent years contains concise notes for all 15 poems under the following headings:
Power
Conflict
5 Key quotations
Structure
Context
In addition to the main resource, there are various differentiated suggestions and resources to ensure students use the revision grid effectively.
I have added an enhanced version for 2023 which includes explanations of the top 5 quotations for each poem and a PowerPoint full of ideas about how to use the knowledge organiser to revise.
There are 3 differentiated accompanying worksheets that direct students towards effective use of the revision grid by writing the opening to a range of questions with different levels of prompting.
Includes 15 sample AQA style questions (one per poem) and PowerPoint containing some annotations for every poem.
You may wish purchase this as part of a power and conflict bundle which also includes lots of other revision resources on the poems along with several writing frames.
An Inspector Calls 2024 revision for English Literature Paper 2 revision lesson on characters and themes. We explore all of the major characters in JB Priestley’s play and consider how they tie in to key themes, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2024 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, incredibly detailed revision sheets that can be shared with students and more.
We explore Arthur Birling, Sybil, Sheila, Eric, Gerald, the Inspector, Edna the maid.
A really useful way of revising this novel in time for the Paper 2 exam in May 2024.
A collection of quotes from across the play which should prove useful when revising for ‘whole play’ exam coverage.
Simple, intuitive design which captures a key quote from the play and identifies who said it, why (a brief explanation of its meaning), any language devices of note and themes the quote points to. The latter are colour coded so students can identify them more easily. Included as a Word doc for editing and a PDF.
Revise AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 or Section B with this mammoth 34 slide revision and exam practice pack!
Contains:
Revision guide for students
Resources that could be used for revision lessons for teachers
Modelled examples of both descriptive writing and narrative writing
Step-by-step guides to writing both descriptive writing and narrative writing
Self-reflection sheets for students to reflect on their own writing
The perfect exam practice questions and revision pack for AQA English Language Question 5, but easily adaptable for other exam boards such as Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas and so on.
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A Christmas Carol revision package
Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package
Jekyll and Hyde revision package
Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package
Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package
Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package
Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package
Unseen Poetry whole scheme package
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Macbeth 2024 revision for English Literature Paper 1, revision lesson on themes, characters and messages. We explore some of the key themes in the five acts of William Shakespeare’s play and consider how they tie in to the messages Shakespeare wanted to convey to his audiences, helping students to prepare for the exam in the 2024 summer.
The lesson includes worksheets (printer symbol), differentiated and adaptive learning approaches, detailed theme notes and more.
A really useful way of revising this novel in time for the Paper 1 exam in May 2024.
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A top band, Grade 9 essay on the question of: “Starting with this speech (Act 4 Scene 3), explore how Shakespeare presents the theme of Kingship in Macbeth”.
Full mark model to be used for revision, notes, or lesson examples.
AQA and Edexcel suited, and written specifically for the AQA GCSE English Literature mark scheme. Key quotes, thesis statement, top tier context, and multiple supporting quotes are included.
An Inspector Calls **TES AWARD NOMINATED** - Over 20 hours worth of fully differentiated lessons (powerpoints, worksheets and exam practice / prep) + a GCSE revision guide AND a knowledge organiser. A bundle of very highly rated lessons, projects and revision sessions for the study of An Inspector Calls.
It basically covers everything you need to teach 'An Inspector Calls' and get successful results (I do). If you think there's anything missing, let me know.
Hope you find this useful, as a Head of English I have given this to my whole department to use and they are very pleased about how much time they've saved.
Here is the order of lessons:
1 - Introduction
2 - Act One Introduction
3 - Arthur Birling
4 - The Inspector
5 - Responsibility
6 - Sheila Birling
7 - Gerald Croft
8 - Sheila Birling and Historical Context
9 - Gerald and Daisy
10 - Mrs Birling
11- Eric Birling
12 - Eric and Eva
13 - The Inspector Leaves
14 - Young and Old
15 - The End
16 - Revision Guide
17 - Knowledge Organiser
18 - Exam Practice Pack
19 - Revision Session
20 - Scheme of Work document
A series of scaffolded writing frames to help students develop a structured approach to answering questions in the AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1.
This includes sentence starters for questions 2-4, along with two separate story-writing word-mats to help develop students’ vocabulary in Q5 (descriptive writing/ story).
These are aimed at EAL/ SEN/ reluctant writers to help build confidence through a highly scaffolded approach to writing.
They may also be useful for KS3 students in preparation for GCSE content.
Files:
Q2 Analysing Language (word-mat)
Q3 Analysing Structure (word-mat)
Q4 Agreeing/ disagreeing with a statement
Q5 Writing your own story
Q5 Describing a character’s appearance
Here are my model answers to questions 1 to 5 of the AQA Language Paper 1 exam where the exam was based on an extract from Life of Pi. They may be useful for students who want to know how they could have improved on their mock.
The extract and questions are available on the AQA website.
Each answer has been written to try and aim for the top band of the mark scheme.
For Q5, I chose to do the story rather than the description.
For model responses to the November 2022 paper on The Old Man and the Sea use this link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934137
Model responses for June 2022 on The Pearl can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13031986
A Christmas Carol - AWARD NOMINATED: EVERY LESSON for Charles Dickens' text. 20x fully differentiated and resourced lessons to prepare KS3 and KS4 students for AQA GCSE English Literature questions on Charles Dickens' classic novella. All created by a Tes Bev Evans Award nominated author 2017.
Includes the following lessons:
1) Introduction to the text
2) Historical context
3) Stave one language analysis
4) Fred and Scrooge character analysis (Stave One)
5) Marley's Ghost - language analysis (Stave One)
6) Marley's message (Stave One)
7) The Ghost of Christmas Past (Stave Two)
8) Fezziwig (Stave Two)
9) Fan and Belle (Stave Two)
10) The Ghost of Christmas Present (Stave Three)
11) The Cratchits (Stave Three)
12) The Next Visits (Stave Three)
13) Stave Four - Part One
14) Tiny Tim and Scrooge - Stave Four
15) Stave Five - The End
16) SCHEME OF WORK - NEW!
17) Exam practice pack (10 questions)
18) Exam question review
19) Key quotes
20) Knowledge organiser for revision
Please note: When downloading a bundle each resource must be downloaded separately. If you have any issues downloading the resources please email me at info@englishgcse.co.uk and I will help you.
The resource includes 20 key quotes linked to the themes of: fear, appearance vs reality, violence and ambition. Students need to explode the key quotations using two layers of meaning, links to context, writer’s intentions and references to subject terminology.
2023 Unseen Poetry model answer for BOTH questions on Scaffolding by Seamus Heaney and Yours by Daniel Hoffman.
This model essay is designed to hit the requirements for Grade 9 for AQA English Literature Paper 2 (2023 onwards) or Paper 1 (2022 and before). Includes two answers that weaves together language and structure analysis, relevant comparisons how and why the two writers present their poems in relation to caring for others.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions, the actual poems are not included in this resource, but are available from the AQA website or online.
Extract worksheets on:
Act 1, Mr Birling’s speech
Act 1, Mr Birling and Eva Smith
Act 2, Gerald and Daisy
Act 2, Mrs Birling and Eva
Act 3, The Inspector’s speech
Act 3, Sheila stands up to Mr Birling