A simple help sheet giving pupils advice and suggested comments for the effect and key language and structural devices. Designed to be stuck into books and referred to when discussing effect.

Mix and match key persuasive devices and their definitions. Including: Facts Statistics Emotive language Opinions Rule of three/triple Repetition Personal pronouns Imperative verbs Rhetorical questions Quotations Alliteration Hyperbole

This resource is a comprehensive revision and teaching tool for AQA focused on boosting grades for English language paper 1: active reading strategies + question 4 and paper 2: question 4. It also covers English Lit paper 1 section A (Macbeth) and paper 2 section B (conflict and power poems) as a bonus. This PPT is 42 slides and is designed to help pupils move from grade 3 to 4, or grade 4 to 5 through specific, careful tailoring of the key skills required to make the jump. All resources and examples are included. The PPT works through the following aspects: active reading strategies mark scheme tips annotation skills exam strategy tips planning advice short, sharp tasks being selective with evidence methods and what they are a way to structure responses exemplar paragraphs methods for comparing Linking scaffolds what can go wrong suggested revision resources for literature quote learning advice and strategies play structure Ao3 suggestions using quotes effectively how to improve responses grouping poems analysing a student response

This resource includes a 42 slide PPT (updated Jan 2022) and 2 text extracts (one by Dickens) focused on the ENTIRE reading section of the AQA English language non-fiction paper 2. This sequence of lessons uses 2 texts about traffic collisions (included) and guides pupils through each question with a variety of in lesson activities and strategies to tackle this challenging paper. It covers questions 1 to 4. This resource was written originally for a high ability year 9 group, but is suitable for years 10 and 11. ‘The Crossing’ extract in particular is quite a challenging and lengthy read so is not as suited to lower ability pupils without some differentiation. The second extract is an account from Dickens about a train wreck he was involved in and is suitable for all abilities. The 42 slide PPT guides pupils through the following: inference and retrieval skills Q1 summary and synthesis Q2 An example of a summary for Q2 based on the Dickens text Comparing the 2 texts in terms of feelings Q2 Use of the acronym PEI (comparative point, evidence, inference) Mark schemes How to approach language analysis Q3 How to structure a Q3 response, using the acronym PEEZL (point, evidence, explain effect, zoom, link) Examples of a band 4 vs a band 2 response for Q3 How to compare writers’ POVs Q4 An examplar Q4 response A really great way to prepare pupils for the non-fiction English Language AQA GCSE paper 2.

This resource is for GCSE Business Studies, written by a subject specialist with advice sought from an English teacher on how to best structure this evaluate question to achieve higher marks. 17 slide PPT (around 2-3 lessons worth), focused on the following: exam key words (evaluate) A business case study (Shirtz Limited) exam style evaluate question peer and self assessment opportunities using mark scheme varied range of exemplar responses with marks awarded advice on planning through a table advice on linking ideas for a stronger, more cohesive response key connectives to help with linking ideas a structured response handout extension activity linked to the lesson topic (online quiz)

This resource includes a massive 140 slide PPT, updated in 2022, of lessons designed for the teaching of An Inspector Calls for GCSE students. The PPT is suitable for all abilities, with challenge and stretch elements that can easily be omitted for weaker pupils. It has been written for AQA, but could be adapted for other examination boards with a few tweaks. The PPT contains around 20-25 lessons depending on how you choose to divide the activities up. There are a range of task styles and information collated across 10 years of teaching this play. The PPT covers the following aspects: Social/ historical context - research activity and image interrogation notes on socialism, capitalism, Priestley and Churchill Non-fiction cross-over lesson, writing an article about the Titanic. Also includes a real article published for analysis Props and setting - illustrating and labelling task First impressions of characters Morality exercise (linking the play to modern day) Attitude and language - analysing language used by characters Focus on Sheila, including a model exam response dramatic devices in act 1 Review of act 1, including timeline of events, purpose and intent of author, key plot points theme discussion - social responsibility and contrasts, linked to London riots and the contrast between the younger and older generations comparing Mr Birling and Inspector, with 2x modelled paragraphs reference to exam mark schemes comparing Sheila and Eva - plotting their attitudes Key themes and info on each (group task) Ouspensky and Dunne theories for challenge and stretch Entrances and exits (specifically in act 2) Exam skills and exam practice (with scaffolded method for responses, model paragraphs and reference to mark schemes) Context - women in 1912, Suffrage, power balances etc Revision of plot Now including a bonus extra introductory lesson - a CSI style discussion of the play!

This resource is a full scheme of work on Lord of the Flies for GCSE AQA Literature, but could be used for other examination boards with a few tweaks. It includes a mammoth 142 slide PPT, all of which has been tried and tested with students. The unit was originally written for higher ability GCSE pupils, aiming for grade 5 and above; thus includes a lot of challenge and stretch for obtaining top grades. Updated Feb 2022 The PPT covers a vast range of elements needed for teaching the novel, including the following: the setting and background to the novel work on key characters (including use of video links) philosophical quotes on society for discussion background on William Golding links to ‘The Coral Island’ Symbolism (the conch) Biblical allegory, including relevant bible extracts Chapter by chapter investigations - chapter 1: utopia/ dystopia, Piggy v Ralph chapter 2: the island, names, foreshadowing, further symbolism order and leadership - Jack v Ralph Simon and his role The theme of power and Roger’s significance Discussion around power and quotes/ images to stimulate ideas Group/ paired analysis of extracts about Roger Chapter 4: independent summary and key questions; the first slaughter and discussion of blood in literature; analysing Jack’s savagery Comparison between Ralph at different points Chapter 5: independent summary (with video link), annotation of the opening, tracking changes in Ralph’s character (+ possible HW task) Chapter 6: reflection on the parachutist, extract analysis, link to puppets and Icarus; discussion of an idyllic island and comparing to the LOTF island Chapter 7: savagery, Golding’s reasons for writing, island symbolism, discussion of civilisation, Berengaria and wounds Exam prep lesson - extract and question with guidance on a response and a practice paragraph exploration of the themes of duality and paradox Exploration of the relevance of psychoanalysis mini HW project extract analysis of jack and the choir Chapter 8: Jack and Simon, comparing Ralph and Jack as chiefs, discussion of the theme of evil and what makes a person evil; symbolism of the sow The pig head - group work and inference on an extract Further exam practice with an exemplar response and direction for including AO3; reference to mark scheme and peer assessment Chapter 9: religious symbolism, allegory, Simon’s death and the mountain Chapter 10: the structural split, the leadership values of Jack and Ralph Chapter 11: structural parallels Chapter names Chapter 12: the ending, deus ex machina, Golding’s goals, links to the Stanford prison experiment Please note, this was originally written with the students having undergone a blind reading of the novel over the holidays. It can however be taught with no previous understanding or reading, with a little tweaking.

2 fairly short non-fiction texts on the subject/theme of warehouses. The first text is taken from Dickens’ biographer and recounts his experience of working in a blacking warehouse. The second text is taken from a newspaper in 2017 and is written by a journalist who experienced working in an Amazon warehouse. Both extracts are relatively short and therefore usable in both KS3 and 4 for non-fiction comparison or as context for Victorian text study.

A handout for students running through AQA’s English Language paper 1 - timings, marks and methods for answering. Designed to be a revision checklist to give out to pupils.

This resource contains 12 examination questions for Inspector Calls. They have all featured on past AQA papers and so are suitable for revision and for seeing what sort of question might be asked.

This resource is a revision PPT for English Language paper 2, AQA It includes every question on the paper: advice for timings, exam strategy and marks awarded. There are 2 short texts included for practice opportunities - one written by Seigfried Sassoon and one by Willy Russell, providing overlap with poetry, on the topic of war. There are example questions for each question. Each question covered includes a mix of pointers/tasks, some of which include example responses, planning grids, mark schemes and reference to texts.

This resource includes a full lesson on Amitage’s poem ‘Clown Punk’. It originally formed part of a scheme for year 9 looking at a wide variety of poetry in preparation for their GCSE study, but would be suitable for any GCSE group as practice. The lesson approaches the poem as an unseen text, helping pupils develop poetic analysis skills (for AQA, but would work for any exam board). The PPT includes: Introduction to the punk movement through images A task comparing clowns and punks A gap fill exercise encouraging pupils to consider the poet’s vocabulary choices guided light touch annotation (including focus questions to help pupils) Debate/ oracy cross over (where pupils plan and complete a Harkness style discussion)

This resource includes 1-2 lessons on Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, for AQA English lit from the power and conflict poetry cluster. Lesson covers: Crimean war imagination task Crimean war context Key vocab matching task Links to William Howard Russell’s article on the Charge (extract provided and non-fiction cross-over task) Guided annotation Focus questions on rhyme and rhythm Key themes task and discussion question Created March 2022

This resource is a contextual handout on the presentation of witches taken from the British Library to assist with the teaching of Macbeth for GCSE English literature. The handout is formatted as 2 per A4 page ready for printing

This resource is a template for planning a formal letter, designed for lower ability pupils. The template separates each element of the letter out into a series of simple questions to assist with planning writing. It can be adjusted to fit any task.

This resource compiles 3 Christmas themed drama games into a word document, clearly explained. Can take up to around 40 minutes of lesson time to complete

This resource is a document listing various past exam questions on LOTFs for AQA literature

20 key quotes selected from A Christmas Carol to assist with revision of the text. Quotes chosen to be reflective of key themes and characters. Formatted as a Word doc

This resource includes 3 contextual articles for the teaching of Christmas CArol (or other Victorian texts relevant). Article 1 - the relevance of ghost stories to the Victorians Article 2 - what Christmas means to us as we grow older (written by Dickens for Household Words) Article 3 - before welfare - info on workhouses (Daily Express), including excerpts from workhouse diaries All articles have been formatted into Microsoft Word and are available freely on the internet

This is an article taken from a newspaper in 1846 publishing Dickens’ views on Ragged Schools. Useful for teaching context on Christmas Carol or other relevant Victorian texts