I've used this resource in class recently with Year 9's who are studying MacBeth and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll. The resource applies to any KS4 Year Group. I've found that by delivering the classes, then relating individual classes to this workbook, it has provided them with an opportunity to 'draft' their exam-style responses, whilst drilling down to the types of response required to hit high-level GCSE. I am becoming more aware, as a teacher working between two outstanding schools, that the level of resource, matched to superb teaching, can help raise the aspirations of the students in a quite straightforward manner, i.e. pitching high from the start and working hard to maintain this level of dedication to task (for student and teacher) - Note: this is but a personal view, though the students I am working with are both responding and flying. This resource contains whole exam content (Edexcel) and can be printed as a double-sided A4 booklet of 22-pages, or in individual sections, i.e. per Play, Book or Poem. The resource combines student tasks + key information relating to the texts (Macbeth/An Inspector Calls/Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/Poetry) + technical information relating to the Edexcel Indicative Content and Descriptors. The resource was designed in line with the Edexcel sample assessment materials (First Certification from June 2017). It comprises: COMPONENT 1/SECTION A Shakespeare Part A and B – Extract/Whole 1 hour 45 minutes 80 Marks MACBETH (Control and Conflict) SECTION B Post 1914 Play or Novel Essay question from quote AN INSPECTOR CALLS (Experiential Learning and Exploitation) COMPONENT 2/SECTION A 19th Century Novel Part 1 and Part 2 – Extract/Whole 2 hours 15 minutes 80 Marks THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (Atmosphere and Settings) SECTION B Poetry since 1789 Part 1 – Named poem/Poem of choice Part 2 – Two unseen poems POETRY (Tension and Character Presentation) Ideas, Context, Language, Form and Structure Catrin by Gillian Clarke is used in this resource with option boxes for the additional + UNSEEN POETRY This resource fluidly combines the technical information with guidance tools and student tasks so, in theory, a student can: - Work through the entire content of all parts of a trial exam in a single day/week - Understand the Indicative Content suggestions and gain insight into Exemplar Responses - Gain insight into the Descriptor-language and comprehend the level of dedication to achieve a high grade

A seven-page resource (prints back to back as four) used in class in 2016, leading to students researching a whole range of topics, from Animal Cruelty to Forest Fires to Homelessness to Bullying. The resource includes sections for students to: - Compile internet research into their chosen topic/subject/cause - Create and label the parts of a leaflet they design themselves - Dictionary research, i.e. words such as Compassion, Sympathy, Empathy

Personalised learning sheet.

A Student-Teacher 13-page booklet with a wide variety of questions and tasks relating to the text that really test the student ability to recall and interpret key meanings and terminology. This resource works through the book in order of the chapters and could very much be used across a whole term, or as a revision guide for students to take home. Includes: Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Techniques, Lists, Timelines, On-Line Research. The strength of this tool is that, once completed, it provides the student with a detailed 'visual' map of the entire book, i.e. most useful for GCSE examination 'recall' purposes. It also provides the English Teacher with a 'very' clear understanding of the learner's level of understanding. Resource can be used as a natural progression tool towards students reading or watching the play and responding to AO4, i.e. typical teenage behaviour; how Stephen's presents Christopher in the play; how characters deal with loneliness; how characters are presented. This is SUCH an amazing book on so many levels.

A simple yet effective tool for classroom learning; student-mentoring; counselling; planning. At a personal-level I have had 'fantastic' results from students and individuals I've worked with in a mentoring-counselling capacity, more often leaving them to their own devices to create the detail. A highly-effective revision tool for any student, particularly those preparing for exams, to arrange their thoughts in order and gain that ever-so-important visual perspective of their work.

Used in June 2016 with Year 8's. Three media extracts. Students identify six key facts from each, then write a 50+ word summary of the article. Worked well in line with discussion relating to sentence-structure and connectives and by media article number three the students ability had vastly improved.

A resource developed by Teacher and Documentary Filmmaker Tor Alexander Bruce based on an original film created over a period of four years using a £40 mini-DV camera. The resource includes the original documentary cover with some insightful questions linking to what could be an individual, class or a whole year project, as the subject matter of the film is applicable to a wide audience.

A pack containing combined resources to create a complete study-aid for students which includes: New Word Chart / Quotation Booklet / Timeline / Visual-Mapping / Internet-Research Booklet Can be used effectively alongside any Novel or a Play.

A Timeline constructed by Tor Alexander Bruce over several months from research via Books, Websites, Discussions, Library visits and DVD-viewing. The resource is a multi-page Excel-spread sheet, stemming from what we currently regard as the birth of the Universe, through each stage of the evolution of the picture we regard as the natural world, through to educated-views of where our human desire to exhaust all natural resources may lead us and the co-inhabitants of Earth. The document was originally compiled as a War-Chart, to highlight the varying stages of man's inhumanity to man, but the research led to documenting everything from archaeological discoveries resulting in greater knowledge of human development, to detailed information relating to prehistoric-earth; world leadership through the ages and facts relating to the resources that have allowed the human species to develop in the way they have.

Study material originally used to advise/work with parents with children. Compiled by a Qualified Teacher, Tor Alexander Bruce, with a range of experience of having these conditions himself and who has worked extensively over a period of 11 years with young people from disengaged background and the services that represent them. Can be used as part of a Classroom Study project for PSHE or for general insight into Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.

A four page resource where students enter a Crime Scene Investigation and examine the facts leading up to the death of MacBeth. The suggestion is for the students to examine the events of the play in reverse, which may, or may not, lead to a consideration that MacBeth had proven his valour and deserved to inherit the throne (could tie this in with general knowledge that MacBeth, in real life, did rule). The body-outline sheet could be printed A3 so students can label. The resource final page (4 in total) asks the students to provide written response from both the play and their own feelings, relating the how they view MacBeth.

The resource document contains a table of terminology and listed explanations of 20 key performance types including: Abstract; Mantle of the Expert; Narration; Still-Image and Thought-Tracking, breaking down the criteria into manageable chunks/with space for student/teacher notes. Could be used as part of a discussion/team-building exercise or as an addition to a Lesson Plan. Developed working with students studying this subject in 2015. Designed and developed in classroom settings by Tor Alexander Bruce.

William Shakespeare plays in chronological order.

An original poem written in rhyming couplets. Can be used for analysis, breaking down the meaning - Author available for Skype discussion with class on this and other poetry if required by Teacher/Department. Author has written plays, books and a range of poetry.

Poster.

Used with Year 9's this week as a handout in class to show them the literature options at a glance which led to discussion on reasons for departmental choices on each book, play and poetry cluster. Then used to form an interesting group talk based on government dictatorship and freedom of choice, versus what would be the situation in a country with no centralised government. Includes a single lined sheet for student notes.

A simple yet highly effective resource to allow students to develop a visual understanding of their study material. I find that by printing off a couple of hundred of these, A3, prevents time-wasting and student scrawling. This single-page resource creates some form of continuity in student files or exercise books. As a high number of students require some form of a 'visual-assist' in classes, i.e. to get their heads around the study material, mind-maps are a wonderful, complimentary addition to any classroom.

Resource used in training of Teaching Assistants/Teachers to prepare for Ofsted inspections. Created in line with two inspections via a local authority and was very well received by teachers in training and the Ofsted inspector. As a learning tool it assists with overall classroom awareness/knowledge of 'what the teacher prepares for' throughout the course of each working day and leading to an inspection. Resource was supported by the local authorities own paperwork and the student TA's graded their own lessons in accordance to these guidelines. Recommended to create combined awareness of the types of items each Ofsted inspection will cover. See Of(in)ste(a)d resource by same author for a complimentary tool to add to this resource.

A pack containing combined resources to create a complete study-aid for students which includes: New Word Chart / Quotation Booklet / Timeline / Visual-Mapping / Internet-Research Booklet Can be used effectively alongside any Novel or a Play.

This is a 20-page resource, printing as a 10-page double-sided booklet, used in class as a combined resource to examine AQA Paper 1, using MacBeth and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The resource contains the 'full' list (table format) of AQA options for literature and then takes the student through each exam question with the extracts and content broken down. Includes the indicative content notes and AO details. Has proven useful for current Year 9's compiling a complete 'Study Pack', i.e. so they have specified resources to refer to, in different formats. Highly useful for the purpose of memory recall, where the student can 'see' the journey they have made through each text 'in order'. MACBETH How does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a hero in this speech? How does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a hero in the play as a whole? THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE How does Robert Louis Stevenson use the setting to create mystery and fear in this extract? How does Robert Louis Stevenson use settings to create mystery and fear in the novel as a whole?