An complete essay comparing the ‘effects of war’ using Duffy’s War Photographer’ and Garland’s ‘Kamikaze’.

An exemplar answer for AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 using a snow globe as stimulus for writing

Over 400 slides of lessons for ‘Wonder’ by R.J.Palacio. Lessons cover a range of reading and writing learning objectives. All models and resources included. Originally aimed at my Y7 mid-high ability set. Plenty of embedded non fiction and lots of references to British values.

A homework task using the AQA Paper 1 Q5 from November 2018. Describe a time 200 years in the future. Includes a grade 9 example for students to use as a guide.

A knowledge organiser for Willy Russell’s modern play 'Blood Brothers’ Designed specifically for students studying it at GCSE level. Contains a variety of information: key quotations for each character; key themes and settings; context (poverty, class, Margaret Thatcher and pop culture); Russell’s ideas and intentions; language; structure and form. Can be printed and laminated for tables, or glued into books.

A revision booklet used for Saturday school focused on Literature Paper 1 (Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde). Booklet contains: Key context notes for both texts. Key quotations from both texts with room to write interpretations. Guidance on how to respond to exam questions. Assessment objectives for Literature. Example essays for Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde. Two Macbeth exam questions. Two Jekyll and Hyde exam questions.

An essay for Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers considering the purpose of the narrator. Used with top set Y11.

An exemplar response for AQA P2 Q5. ‘Gender inequality is everyone’s problem’. Write a letter to the Government arguing for or against this statement. Used for higher ability students to help them reach 7-9.

A booklet that I created for my Y11 more able pupils. Collection of academic non fiction with questions for each source. Ables students to develop understanding of context and leads to more insightful analysis of the text.

A full mark question 5 narrative response for English Language paper 1 in response to the prompt ‘Write a story about a game that has gone badly wrong’.

A modelled response answering the question How does Russell present the theme of childhood and growing up? Meets all level 6 criteria on mark scheme. Roughly level 8.

A PowerPoint to use with Y11 as revision for Literature Paper 1, ACC and Macbeth. Contains key questions for both exams and speed planning templates. Can be completed together with classes which need more support, or as independent revision tasks with those that are more able.

A lesson on producing a piece of creative writing inspired by one of the AQA Power and Conflict poems. Model included for Bayonet Charge.

Level 6 exemplar response for AQA Literature Paper 2 considering how mothers are presented in the play (grade 8/9 overall)

A non fiction task 13 page booklet using 3 war and conflict themed extracts: Statement against war by Siegfried Sassoon Happy to see a heater: at Al Jaleel camp, Syria by Amy Christian ‘The British Army is your Army’ From the British Army website. Contains comprehension and analysis questions for each extract. Provides ‘I do’ model for each extract and room for ‘We do’ and ‘You do’. Ideal for use alongside war/conflict themed novel or poetry study or for use as a cover work booklet.

A grade 9 narrative writing example following use of a sea image prompt.

An example essay for AQA GCSE LIterature style question about Macbeth’s state of mind

Help sheet for writing simple, compound and both types of complex sentences. Useful for printing and laminating for a classroom resource.

A short PPT with key ideas for exploring context in Romeo and Juliet. Includes plague, Renaissance, Great Chain of Being, Humanism and feuds.

An A4 guide for students on how to answer Q 1-4 in Language Paper 2 (non-fiction) Includes print screens of questions to build familiarity with format.