GCSE English literature resources

Booklet includes revision tips and how to use the booklet.

Inside students will find key character quotations and areas for students to make links with themes before picking their top 10 quotations.

There is also space for students to complete paragraphs on their chosen quotations as well as success criteria to mark their own and produce a target.

At the back, there are a couple of example questions for students to complete.

This was created for AQA English literature paper 1 grades 1-9. I’m sure that it could be adapted for other exam boards.

If you are able to, please add a review!

Thanks.

Six extract questions based around the theme of conflict in the play Romeo and Juliet. To be used in preparation for the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1 exam.

An examination question in the style of the new Eduqas GCSE English Literature (1-9) qualification on Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

17 AQA exam-style questions on Macbeth. Extracts are from all Acts. MS at back. I have used these with my classes for the past two years.

Edexcel GCSE English Literature Post-1914 Literature – Lord of the Flies - Exam Revision – How to Answer Exam Questions on Lord of the Flies

This resource is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on the theme of Human Nature in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. It is NOT intended to teach students the novel – students should already be familiar with Lord of the Flies. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the novel has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use their knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.

There are four elements included:

1. Theme of Human Nature Sample Answers – this 1000-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting.

2. Theme of Human Nature Sample Planning Grid – shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.

3. Planning Grid Template – blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.

4. Post-1914 Literature AOs – explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand.

You can also purchase the accompanying 43-slide Presentation here.
Alternatively, save money by buying the combined Presentation AND Worksheets here.

I hope you find this resource helpful for you and instructive for your students - I'd be delighted to hear any feedback or comments you may have. I'll be adding lots more exam guides like this to my shop, so please check back regularly!

A Collection of Mock Assessments for:
-A Christmas Carol
-Romeo and Juliet
-An Inspector Calls
-Power and Conflict Poetry

A 49 page revision booklet with:
- information on Dickens
- information on context
- Key extracts
- tables to complete on themes
- a key quote challenge
- 10 practice questions
- sentence starters for writing responses

Students are provided with differentiated questions on the five Power and Conflict poems they have studied so far: Poppies, Remains, War Photographer, Ozymandias and Kamikaze. Students use the lesson to research the backgrounds and contexts (AO3) of each poem in preparation for writing detailed GCSE-style exam answers. A perfect preparation lesson for KS4 students getting ready for AQA English Literature Paper 2 or suitable for KS3 students as well.

A collection of essay questions either taken from old AQA exam papers or devised in a similar style to the new AQA exams.

Practice comparison question for An Inspector Calls. Useful for exam practice and comparison work. Uses an extract from Hobson's Choice.

sample question on chapter 9

Differentiated picture starters- the questions can target all abilities in the class.
Quick questions with answers on the PPT.
Links to context.
Exam extracts with questions to go with each one of the ghosts and Ignorance and Want.
For AQA English Literature with a blank template to create more if you wish.

This resource features a set of TWELVE exam questions for 'Power and Conflict' poetry.

These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.

I’ve used these questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.

Please check out my other AQA Poetry Resources:
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
Fun Pack of Revision Activities

Comparing ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘Remains’
Presentation and Worksheets

Comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’
Presentation and Worksheets

Comparing ‘Storm on the Island’ and ‘Prelude’
Presentation and Worksheets

Comparing ‘Ozymandias’ and ‘Exposure’
Presentation and Worksheets

A comprehensive revision resource containing 39 video links to the web from various contributors: a fully hyperlinked ppt with a contents slide that makes Jekyll and Hyde revision for students, staff and tutees more accessible; all they have to do is sit back, watch and listen.
Often students are unsure which resources to trust on the web. This resource ensures a range of contributors who approach Jekyll and Hyde revision from a different angle, but ultimately achieving the same goal, thereby offering students a choice of who they learn from.
For my Year 11s, the format was extremely useful as they were able to work their way through the slides and know that they were covering what they needed to know.
As an English teacher and a former librarian, it is part of my remit to source and organise a minefield of resources, that is the web, into a more accessible format that students can trust and have access to at their finger tips. All links have been tried and tested.
Included are:
-audio readings of chapters with annotations and analysis
- 15 extract analyses
-animated video
- silent film
- analysis of characters
- background and context (ideas of duality)
- analysis of setting, structure, narrative structure, sentence length
-understanding the author
-revision notes top 10
-student exemplar
**ALL LINKS WORKING!**

** CHECK OUT MY OTHER REVISION PLAYLISTS - MORE TO COME!**

**THE HYPERLINKS ARE ON THE SLIDE NOT THE PICTURES**

Disclaimer: I am not claiming authorship of the linked resources, only the extensive effort needed to source the links and create the interactive ppt.

If you have any queries or problems with the resource, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will rectify them.
Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks AT:).

Detailed knowledge organiser for the Power and Conflict cluster of poetry for AQA GCSE English Literature.

Ideally it should be printed double sided on A3 so it is easy to navigate.
Side 1 has a summary of each poem and some relevant contextual information.
Side 2 has key structural points for each poem and short, relevant quotations for each poem. I encourage my students to highlight the quotes they personally think they will be able to recall and make quotation cards from these.
It has AQA assessment objectives on there, subject terminology and key themes for the poems.

41 page revision guide, covering Of Mice and Men, A Christmas Carol and Blood Brothers for Unit 1 and Unit 2b of the Welsh Board Luterature Exam. Includes tasks and activities on characters, setting, themes, social and historical context, extract and text style questions etc.

A revision resource for GCSE students to help them memorise key quotations from Macbeth.
A 5 page document, colour-coded according to character.
Accompanying brief analysis of each quotation: stylistic features, key themes, similar scenes.
Easily adaptable for differentiation.

Ready to go homework activities for A Christmas Carol. Could also be used for lessons - entirely up to you!

A twenty-two page revision guide on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Contains a combination of information and activities for students to work through, taking them back to the text and asking them to think deeply and independently about characters, language, themes and context. Once completed, the activities then act as a further revision resource for students. This was written with the new AQA GCSE specification in mind and has information on the AQA assessment objectives, but beyond that would be useful for revising the text for any exam board.

The booklet includes sections on:

The AQA paper and assessment objectives
Author Biography
Plot
Themes & Context
Character function, traits and quotations
Form and Narrative Structure
Language and Structure
Nineteenth Century Art and the unconscious mind
Setting
Practice extract question

I have found this very useful as a homework pack for a half term/term, which can be reflected on and further discussed and developed in lessons.

Differentiation is inbuilt - for example, a range of quotations is provided for the character activities. Students can analyse and learn a selection of these, or all of them, depending on skill level. A straightforward author biography is provided which will contain sufficient context for some students, but context is returned to in much greater depth in the 'themes and context' section of the booklet to provide stretch and challenge. The section on 19th century art could be used as an optional extension for targeted students or be used to challenge a whole class to develop their contextual knowledge even further.

Any questions, please just ask. Thanks.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.' It contains comprehensive sections on:
- Context;
- Scene by Scene Summary (with quotes);
- Main Characters;
- Themes;
- Dramatic Devices;
- Features of Tragedy.
Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

These knowledge organisers provide a quick guide for pupils to help them write effective answers for AQA English Literature paper 1 and paper 2 with poetry on one side and fiction on the other. Keep them on your classroom desks to use as writing mats, or give them to students to revise from. Each one features:

-A breakdown of each question, and suggestions of how to plan for each one,
- sentence starters,
- discourse markers,
- analysis prompts,
- poetic, structural and language technique lists.

A3 size. Print on both sides to make them flippable!

For more resources like this - including an editable version of these writing mats - please take a look at my other resources and follow me on twitter: @MissGOToole.

Revision activities for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702 paper 2
"An Inspector Calls"

A simple worksheet designed to help students revise key quotations and allow them to independently match to themes of the novella.
Ideal for KS4 students studying A Christmas Carol in preparation for the AQA GCSE exam.

A 22 page activity workbook that can be used either as a revision tool, or a resource that a unit of work could be based around. The workbook has tasks and questions that scaffold learners interpretations and learning of the characters, themes, contexts and settings of the play- so students are essentially constructing their own revision guide as they complete it. Tasks are heavily based on key lines (quotes and stage directions)from the text.

My students' mock revealed that they were not planning their answers - and that they hadn't got to grips with the need to compare. This ppt was planned to address both of those weaknesses, asking them to think about the most effective choice of poem for the comparison and trying to encourage them to use a double bubble map as part of their planning.

This is an interactive random question generator for GCSE English students. Ideal for a starter or plenary activity, it develops students' recall skills in preparation for their Literature exams. Simply click to generate 5 questions of any of the 4 topics and then click to reveal the answers. In this sample version there are 20 revision questions for each of the following: Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, Jekyll & Hyde and Conflict Poetry. A full editable version with 100 questions for each topic is available to purchase. Questions cover key quotations, plot details and general knowledge relevant to each topic.

A lesson plan and resources for a persuasive writing revision lesson - year 10 or 11. Includes fun starter activity and could be developed as to include writing a longer piece. Lots of fun and can be adapted to suit different abilities. The support sheet includes writing prompts. Taught this several times, also with a year 9 high ability. works a treat.

This worksheet has multiple purposes. The first is for students to remind themselves about the literary devices. The second is that they may for any given text identify an example so that while revising, the can jog their memory on both the device and the quote. (This is mostly for texts for which they are required to memorise quotes and cite them in their essays)

Useful in particular for GCSE English Literature AQA

UPDATE: Fixed Typo 14/05/18

Used with top set before the English Literature GCSE - we got 27 level 9s :)
Includes a worksheet

A fully differentiated 1 hour revision lesson to prepare students for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Includes a mock exam question and a model analytical paragraph to help supports before their first English exam.

This is a booklet with every poem in the AQA Conflict and Power Cluster (the new one exams from 2017), each poem has detailed exemplar annotations, information on context, themes and structure.

The booklets also contain guides to teaching these poems and sample questions based on sub themes and links between poems.

All ideas welcome as this will be enhanced and developed through time.

An Inspector Calls 2x hours. A fully differentiated 2 hour lesson to prepare students for the AQA Literature Paper 2 exam. Could be used as an overview lesson or a revision session. Includes resources on historical context, character and themes to get your students ready!

Resources that can be used as to create a revision display for the new English Literature GCSE. They could also be used as starters to revise poems.

A DETAILED POWER POINT, CAN BE USED FOR REVISION, TO MAKE REVISION CARDS OR FOR A SERIES OF REVISION LESSONS LINKING KEY THEMES IN THE NOVEL WITH THE PRE-1900 POEMS FROM THE AQA ANTHOLOGY (plus The Passionate Shepherd).
CLEAR OUTLINE OF CONTEXTUAL COMPARISONS AND CONTRASTS. SOME LINKS TO CRITICAL OPINION AND RESEARCH. SOME CONSIDERATION OF FORM AND STRUCTURE.
THIS IS A STUDENT FRIENDLY RESOURCE THAT CAN STAND ALONE FOR COVER OR INDEPENDENT REVISION

A good formative or summative revision tool. This quiz is included in my "Literary Devices" pack (22 lessons covering all different language techniques geared at KS3-4) but am posting it for free as it can be used separately. Enjoy :)

A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that looks at the final few scenes of the play, where Macbeth discovers the death of his wife, reflects philosophically on life itself, and comes to terms with the witches lying and ‘trolling’ him. Includes video clips, differentiated activities and translated extracts. Ideal preparation for KS4 students moving towards AQA English Literature Paper 1 or easily adaptable for KS3 students.