KS4 Macbeth revision - a lesson that aims to encourage students to choose quotes that can be analysed for different themes. Includes a selection of quotes that can be used to form a response to a question based on the supernatural/ambition/power and a model answer based on the supernatural. Students can be encouraged to use the same quotes to produce an argument in response to a question on ambition/power. They could then choose three different themes and select quotes that are worthy of analysis for all of them.

A lesson that encourages comparison of meanings and effects within the poems. Encourages a personal response to the poems through exploration and modelling. Includes example paragraph.

Planning sheet covering narrative voice/perspective and the five stages of Freytag’s pyramid.

A question based on the presentation of evil in Act 1, Scene 3 and the wider play. Includes two essay responses for student marking - one low/mid ability and one higher.

Poetic devices match up task covering form, structure and language

Feedback sheet on the theme of Gender in An Inspector Calls. Contains model paragraphs for comparison of skills, learning questions and self assessment tasks.

A KS4 revision lesson on the theme of masculinity in Macbeth. Includes visual aids, extract, feedback ideas for paired discussion, planning grids for debate and scaffolding for written responses.

A revision resource that encourages students to find evidence of Shakespeare’s methods and provide analytical notes.

A KS4 revision lesson based on the theme of Poverty in A Christmas Carol. Encourages exploration of the theme within an extract and the novel and sample answers for student marking.

Includes cards for interactive starter, scope for paired and group activities, punctuation exercise, feedback answers, written activity and plenary.

A range of quotes from the play that students analyse and link to context.

A homework booklet for years 10/11 designed to help students revise the key skills for English Language, Paper 1. Includes a front cover overview of the paper, an extract from Ian Mc’Ewan’s Enduring Love, detailed tops tips for all five questions and space for student responses.

A selection of quotes for each of the characters in An Inspector Calls taken from throughout the play. Quotes can be used as the basis of flashcards for revision.

A booklet for students to understand the theme of Evil in Macbeth which builds towards an essay response. Key features: Starter thinking/discussion task about the concept of evil Video link with questions to test comprehension An extract based question (AQA style) with mini tasks to ensure understanding Quotes and annotation activity to ensure understanding of the prsentation of evil in the rest of the play Success Criteria for an essay response with a word bank for writing support

A model based on the task ‘Write a story about a time you felt lost’. Written using ideas from the film ‘Lion’ in which a five year old boy finds himself lost at a train station and eventually finds a new family and identity via adoption in Australia. Uses the five part narrative arc and demonstrates clarity for mid - low ability students.

Feedback sheet containing model paragraphs, learning questions and self assessment exercises.

Includes: A planning grid for the question ‘How does Priestley present ideas about Gender?’ An example for the opening of the essay

Includes: An extract on the theme of love An model answer exploring ideas about love in the extract and the rest of the novella

A revision lesson designed to improve students’ understanding/engagement with their least favourite poem. Created originally for power and conflict but can be easily adapted for another cluster.

A six week reading project to help improve students’ understanding of 19th Century literature. Includes an introductory research task, six extracts from the novel Jane Eyre and differentiated activities ranging from vocabulary, comprehension, analytical and creative tasks.

A revision lesson that covers six key themes with quotes pupils can use to self assess. Plus the opportunity for paired verbal testing of analytical skills.