Two articles- one personal/anecdotal and one on contentious issue- for use for revision. I have written these but they can be shown to students as examples of top band writing for both content/organisation and technical accuracy. Students could use mark schemes to assess these and annotate with why/how they are top band.

Poetry Anthology model response for the The Prelude and Afternoons- theme of time. Only the comparison section but written by a Head of Department under timed conditions as a model for a top set.

This is an essay about Banquo and how he is presented at different points in Macbeth written by a Head of Department as a model for a top set.

Three practice papers for Macbeth (extract and essay). All three contain questions that haven’t yet been on the exam.

This is a lesson I created for use with all students in Year 11 at my current school. You will also need the Aberfan and London Earthquake paper from the AQA website for this lesson. The lesson takes approximately 90 minutes-2 hours making it ideal for a one-off after school revision session close to the exams or for use in class as a recap of Paper 2. It is mostly focused on Section A of the exam. The sample answers are NOT written by students; I have written the answers based on my previous experience of marking examinations. The main aim of the lesson is to ensure that students understand the difference between the levels on the mark scheme- particularly the differences between a level 2 and level 3 response.

A grid with the key quotations from Act Two of Macbeth linked to themes and characters. The grid contains analysis for every quotation, context where relevant and the methods used by Shakespeare. This can be given to students for revision purposes and to help them to write essays on the play or could be used by teachers to help to deliver detailed annotations. The quotations are taken from every ‘moment’ in Act Two to ensure coverage of the extracts.

This is a top marks article giving opinions about travelling. It is a good example of twisting expectations and strong, sardonic tone. Give this to your higher ability students as a model of how to use ‘voice’ to create a convincing and compelling argument; it is the more controversial side too.

A grid with the key quotations from Act Four of Macbeth linked to themes and characters. The grid contains analysis for every quotation, context where relevant and the methods used by Shakespeare. This can be given to students for revision purposes and to help them to write essays on the play or could be used by teachers to help to deliver detailed annotations. The quotations are taken from every ‘moment’ in Act Four to ensure coverage of the extracts.

A grid with the key quotations from Act Three of Macbeth linked to themes and characters. The grid contains analysis for every quotation, context where relevant and the methods used by Shakespeare. This can be given to students for revision purposes and to help them to write essays on the play or could be used by teachers to help to deliver detailed annotations. The quotations are taken from every ‘moment’ in Act Three to ensure coverage of the extracts.

Grade 9 essay on family love with Eden Rock as the named poem. I have chosen Before You Were Mine as the comparison. I did this timed, from memory,

This resource took hours to make but is well worth it for a fantastic revision resource for those taking an examination based on A Christmas Carol. The grids are for each Stave and, in total, contains over 150 quotations with analysis, links to context, devices used by Dickens and the key characters or themes. Students can be given these for remote learning or teachers can use these to deliver annotations to their classes. The grid can be used to make excellent essays and they are flexible as they cover all of the characters and themes in the book.

A grid with quotations in from throughout Act Five. It contains themes, characters, techniques, analysis and context for each quotation (where relevant). This can be given to students for revision/exam prep or to help them to write essays about the play. Teachers could use this to deliver detailed annotations, with all key moments covered. The grid contains over 30 quotations.

An essay written by a head of department about ‘relationships’ in Letters from Yorkshire and Follower. This is for the AQA GCSE English Literature syllabus, with the Love and Relationships section of the anthology. Show the essay to your classes as a model: often Letters from Yorkshire is viewed as a difficult one for comparison but Follower lends itself nicely to some strong links.

A pack of 10 exam style questions for AQA English Literature Paper 1 Section B on A Christmas Carol.

A full marks response to the theme of ambition in Macbeth.

12 practice papers about Macbeth and the various themes/characters for use with the AQA English Literature GCSE specification.

This is a formal letter written in response to a task from the 2018 Eduqas English Language paper 2. However, it has been adapted to suit the requirements for AQA too (written by me- a Head of English, who has taught both specs). Pupils could be shown this as a model answer- tone, style, language, structure etc all things that they can replicate themselves.

An essay written in response to the question 'Explain how Shakespeare explores ideas about gender, firstly in the extract from Act One Scene Five and then in the play as a whole. ’ Extract given would be the section in act one scene five from after Lady Macbeth receives the letter up to the end of the come you spirits speech. This response was made for an AQA style response but could easily be adapted for other exam boards (e.g. take out the references to Act One Scene Five being an extract for Eduqas).

This is a question and response to Lady Macbeth presented as an evil character. The response has been written by a teacher but is indicative of a top level student response in terms of length/time allowed etc. The response could be used for top set revision purposes; students can ‘mark’ the response using the mark scheme (AQA website) and annotate with why it would be deserving of a high mark.

This is a small bundle of resources to help you to teach students how to tackle questions 7.1 and 7.2 of the question in the exam (referred to as ‘a’ and ‘b’ in the powerpoint). The bundle includes a powerpoint with all instructions, a sample question and a model Grade 9 response. The lesson is aimed at high achieving students but could be modified for weaker pupils. It is firmly geared towards Eduqas GCSE English Lit specification.

These resources are designed to complement Macbeth for the Eduqas/WJEC syllabus for GCSE but certain slides could easily be deleted for general revision of Lady Macbeth. The resource pack includes a ppt about Lady Macbeth with activities for students to complete and a key quotes booklet for Lady Macbeth which contains key quotes from all of her scenes with techniques and analysis. The lesson fits nicely into an hour slot or could be stretched to longer if you also ask students to write an essay on Lady Macbeth. This lesson can be used for virtual learning too as the tasks are easy for students to follow.