A narrative technique where the play is broken down into short narrative chunks. Students can sit in a circle and are invited by the teacher to both ‘become’ characters but also settings and props. It is a fun and easy way to get through the narrative. Follow on activities can include giving the students a copy of the Whoosh for them to then create a storyboard or news article in order to familiarise themselves with the story; or they can colour code the writing for themes or tension.

Concentrated notes for key aspects of the poem, using: Expectations; Narrative; Form and Structure; Language; Transformation. Taught with ‘Love through the Ages’ module for AQA A Level Literature A in order to compare with The Great Gatsby.

Whoosh activity containing several quotations using drama to ’ the entire novella. Will cover two lessons. If you are unsure what a whoosh is please read: https://vractivelearning.wixsite.com/activeenglish/single-post/2018/07/03/Do-you-whoosh

Complete lesson looking at extended metaphors and semantic fields. Designed to improve question 5 for AQA paper 1. Several famous examples from literature for students to analyse before attempting their own. Then HW to improve previous creative writing.

Each chapter summary worksheet follows a similar format and asks investigative questions in order for students to: Understand and summarise the action Focus on specific genre, context and structural points Collect information about relevant characters These have worked well as HW tasks but also in preparation for revision.

A3 grid where students can fill in their suggestions for how to connect different issues and characters within the novella to ‘build’ paragraphs for an essay. Has some key quotations and relevant contextual ideas. Teacher copy has spaces filled in!

Designed for students in Year 12 making leap to A Level. The assessment sheets are phrased as questions students should ask themselves before submitting work. There is also the option for them to provide examples from their essays where they have provided evidence of the criteria to enable the teacher to check their understanding of the assessment objective. Comparative and non comparative assessment sheets included.

Close focus on question 4 for AQA English paper 1. This revision lesson should be taught with a copy of the sample paper with the extract from ‘Brighton Rock’. Students should follow guidance to attempt a response and then use the examples of assessed work to peer or self assess. Includes slides from AQA guidance.

This presentation goes through the key elements of punctuation and grammar for the GCSE with ROUGH estimates of what they could cost the student in terms of grade. I have been deliberately harsh in order to emphasise the importance to students - you may want to to adapt according to your class. Following some short activities, there are some wider creative writing tasks with photo stimuli.

A GCSE English literature essay written to standard of grade 8/9 with space for students to annotate skills. Can be used with 'AQA Grade Descriptors - inferred grades missing from DFE grade descriptors’ Essay focuses on how the mystery genre is established in the opening chapters as used for early teaching of the novella, to ensure higher ability students can quickly begin to craft essay responses. This activity was used to prepare them for their own writing: “What is the significance of the gothic genre in the opening chapters of Jekyll and Hyde?” with an extract from chapter 2.

This is a revision power point which guides students through the AQA English GCSE paper one exam question by question. There are top tips to suggest to students how to get the marks. Also, it includes some sentence starters to avoid the ‘panic’! It also supplies clear topics for further revision. This works best when used in conjunction with an actual paper.

A series of lessons (5) designed to help students revisit ‘Macbeth’ having studied it previously. The opening slides look at how to get the most out of quotations, choosing which ones to learn carefully. Following ‘lessons’ include ‘Lady Macbeth’, ‘Power and Ambition’, selecting lesser known quotations or scenes to impress the examiner, mindmapping, and ‘Kingship’ I’ve also included an additional lesson I did using two reviews of Macbeth as a way of revising the story but also to tackle English Language Paper 2, question 4. It is lighthearted and supposed to be a bit of a mental break from the grind of revision.

Complete lesson looking at extended metaphors and semantic fields. Designed to improve question 5 for AQA paper 1. Several famous examples from literature for students to analyse before attempting their own. Then HW to improve previous creative writing.

A condensed study guide to give direction to students who say ‘You can’t revise English language!’

Designed for students who have already studied the play, this resource includes direction for how to break down quotations and explicit consideration of stage directions.

A marking grid which attempts to describe each Literature grade, filling in the gaps between the published grade descriptors from inference from AQA examiner’s reports and course materials. Can use in conjunction with my model essay resource for a solid and successful essay preparation lesson.

A resource to help students to consider the themes present in the CONFLICT anthology for AQA so they can select 7 poems to learn inside out. Pages included to collect and analyse quotations for revision.

Grade descriptors split into a grid to enable fast marking and demonstrate progression for students.