This lesson explores the background for H is for Hawk, before reading and asking questions designed to support student analysis of the IGCSE anthology extract.

A model essay for GCSE (grade 9), exploring Mr Birling’s importance in An Inspector Calls. It includes detailed analysis and contextual discussion.

Practice exam paper on violence in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

A lesson exploring what free verse poetry is, with examples and brief analytical tasks identifying free verse features. The lesson concludes with students writing their own free verse poems.

This lesson explores Cordelia’s return to Britain in Act 4 of the play. It includes contextual discussion relating to Queen Elizabeth and Boudica, as well as analytical tasks focusing on Shakespeare’s presentation of Cordelia.

Practice exam paper on kingship in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

This resource is an essay, explaining how Priestley uses genre and structure to communicate his views about social responsibility. It is written in an academic style and contains a wide range of analytical and contextual ideas, although it is not intended as a model GCSE essay.

An extensive list of possible questions that Edexcel could ask for King Lear in the A level exam.

This is a detailed essay on Eric Birling for An Inspector Calls. It discusses how he is presented throughout the whole play, considering how his character develops and why he is presented in such a way. Although it is not a model GCSE response, it will be useful for students (and teachers) looking to broaden their ideas about Eric.

Practice exam paper on fate in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

This lesson explores the features of a sonnet, before providing a step-by-step guide for students to write their own. it was initially designed for a GCSE class in preparation for teaching sonnets from the poetry anthology, but could be used across key stages.

Practice exam paper on guilt in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on ambition in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on Macbeth and Banquo’s relationship, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Practice exam paper on heroism in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.

Lesson guiding students through comprehension and analysis skills suitable for KS3 tests. This resource includes model paragraphs to demonstrate the higher level skills required for top answers.

26 A level essay questions, designed for the Edexcel A level specification.

A lesson offering some approaches for analysing structure in King Lear, with some group activities which prompt students to do this. As well as considering structure, there are good opportunities in this lesson for students to consider the impact of the whole text on its audience.

A lesson designed to help students to make thematic links between poems from the AQA GCSE anthology. It starts with a bingo-style game, before introducing shared planning tasks.

Practice exam paper on the presentation of women and society in Macbeth, produced in the style that AQA used. There is an indicative content sheet included with this, covering some ideas that students could write about.