This is a 48 page document to aid students’ revision for the CCEA AS Poetry exam on Frost and Heaney. It includes: Revision ideas Past questions (including a clear list of poems which have not appeared on previous exams up to May 2023.) Possible connections between poems A list of all the poems and the collection of poetry which they were originally published in. Essay writing tips A sample essay exploring landscapes in ‘Bogland’ and ‘Desert Places.’ 6 essay plans for students to complete as part of their independent revision.

The PowerPoint is designed with the CCEA AS Literature component in mind and includes: The Seamus Heaney poem ‘Had I Not Been Awake’ fully annotated. Detailed/line by line analysis of the poem (AO2) Contextual information interspersed throughout the annotations (A03) Specific connections with Robert Frost’s ‘Had I Not Been Awake’ including a recall starter and a planning page for a comparative essay question on both poems exploring the theme of self-discovery. (AO4)

Essay Plan for a question exploring attitudes to rural work in ‘After Apple Picking’ and ‘The Wife’s Tale.’ Activity included to help students make clear connections between each poem.

A clear resource to help students identify which questions and poems have come up before on the CCEA A Level Literature specification up to Summer 2023. Additional resource included listing the anthology/collection of poetry each of the 24 poems was originally published.

A Powerpoint with the poem fully annotated and questions to encourage class discussion. Clips embedded to help students understand the context of the poem.

This PowerPoint is designed with the CCEA AS Literature component in mind and includes: Embedded link to a reading of the poem. Detailed/line by line analysis of the poem (AO2) Contextual information interspersed throughout the annotations (A03) Connections with Robert Frost poetry (AO4)

This resource was designed to support Key Stage 4 English Literature students following the CCEA specification and studying the novella ‘Of Mice and Men.’ There are 20 weeks of activities in which students use the booklet to complete cloze exercises to recall and retain key quotations for each character and theme. There are also 10 essay questions with key vocabulary included to help students develop their ideas and argument. The PowerPoint contains all the answers to the quotation retrieval so can be used to support students’ self/peer assessment. As such this is a resource which can be used as a weekly homework/lesson and encourages students’ early revision ahead of their exam; fosters their independent study skills and requires no marking from their teacher.

This resource was designed to support GCSE English Language students develop their vocabulary when writing persuasively. As an experienced examiner, I noted down 20 ambitious words which helped students argue effectively and precisely. In this booklet, students learn these words by completing various tasks such as: learning the etymology of the words, practising phonetic pronunciation, drawing the word into a memorable image and using the word in a sentence. This proved effective for my learners as it developed both their curiosity about language but also their oracy and written work. There is a vocabulary recall test at the end of this 26 page booklet. This would work for AQA and Edexcel English Language Paper 2 and CCEA English Language Unit 1.

This resource was designed to support Key Stage 3 students (Year 10 N. Ireland and Year 9 England) develop their vocabulary in both their writing and oracy skills. It is designed to be a ‘stepping stone’ towards GCSE studies and for my particular cohort built upon their skills from using the Bedrock programme. In this booklet, students become secure in 50 ambitious words by completing various tasks such as learning the etymology of the words, practising phonetic pronunciation, drawing the word into a memorable image and using the word in a sentence. This proved effective for my learners as it developed both their curiosity about language but also their oracy and written work. There is a vocabulary recall test at regular points throughout this 71 page booklet. This could be completed in lessons or as homework.