Series of mini mocks to help students with exam pratice for Macbeth AQA GCSE English Literature. Mini mocks contain contextual ideas to support responses, as well as quotations and evidence that can be referred to from elsewhere in the play. Also included is a mini PLC to help assessment for learning, can be peer or self assessed using these criteria also.

A lesson focusing on the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth. Lesson is engineered around ‘exploding’ quotations that link to the main theme being explored. Lesson is appropriate for the Shakespeare component of GCSE specifications.

Lessons aimed at students studying unseen poetry as a part of their GCSE specification - lesson is exam board neutral. Lessons contains several differentiated tasks to assist in analysing an unseen poem. Tasks can be adapted for any poem.

A lesson aimed at students studying unseen poetry as a part of their GCSE specification - lesson is exam board neutral. Lesson contains several differentiated tasks to assist in analysing an unseen poem. Tasks can be adapted for any poem.

An Inspector Calls revision posters suitable for display or can be incorporated into PPT presentations. Posters include: Key Quotations Iconography Context Themes Useful for GCSE revision and as a visual aid.

Eye catching Macbeth revision posters suitable for display or can be incorporated into PPT presentations. Posters include: imagery associated with quotation icons as a visual aid Contextual links Key words Act and Scene reference Character reference Posters were made with adobe spark using royalty free images. Hope you and your students find useful! Dan

A printable certificate to reward students who display great character in English.

Creative writing planning sheet designed to help students plan and prepare for assessments or pieces of creative writing (fiction). Includes: Vocabulary grid Sensory imagery planning grid ‘5 point plan’ to aid with narrative structuring Preparation prompts https://www.facebook.com/DanielMatthewsEnglishResourcesforSecondary

A Walking Talking Mock based on AQA June 2017 series. Includes videos to support learning here: https://youtu.be/7Xc2xIFQNsk Part 1 https://youtu.be/9TkUGS7SBg8 Part 2

A worksheet designed to help students ‘level up’ their previous work. Question is included. Differentiated for different levels of ability, including alternate writing frames and context to consider.

A lesson focusing on how to analyse and understand unseen poetry, looking at Siegfried Sassoon’s ‘The Hero’. Lesson is differentiated and has an accompanying video to support.

AQA English Langauge Mini Mock Template Can be adapted with any text you see fit. The numbers in the margin should aline with the actual number of lines pasted into the extract section. Ensure your line spacing options are set to single with no space between paragraphs.

A lesson designed to build on inference, summary and comparison skills for AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 2. Please use link for modern copyright protected extract: https://www.theguardian.com/world/1848/jun/28/france.fromthearchive https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/08/london-riots-escalate-police-battle The lesson includes: Bronze / Silver / Gold differentiated tasks Two extracts akin to the specification Visual Task Group Task Paired Task Exam practice Differentiated worksheets / slides to help annotation Writing frame Feedback welcomed. If you have any improvements to suggest I will always look to adapt/implement changes.

A mind map that explores the theme of madness in regards to the character of Macbeth. The mind map includes: Key quotations Hypotheses on three strands of argument A focus on Macbeth, the Witches, Lady Macbeth The resource can be used to assist students with GCSE exam preparation focusing on the theme of madness.

Some simple writing frames for AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A, questions 2-4. Suitable for borderline students and those who need scaffolding. Ideal for posters / display / laminating.

Differentiated Cue Card creation tasks. Perfect for revision lessons, student led.

Independent revision task, perfect as a final preparation for students studying An Inspector Calls.

A short task that can be used as a plenary, creative writing task, revision. Students turn a poem studied into a short story/description.

A mixture of Personal Learning Checklists, useful for self-assessment/peer assessment.

AQA Literature Mini Mock Template Can be adapted for any text / question. Please note: Context section is for students to make notes on context OR for teachers to include contextual notes on behalf of the student, dependent on ability. The same also applies for the ‘elsewhere in the text’ section; this should be used to note quotations / evidence from other sections of the whole text. Teachers can again fill this in on behalf of students.