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I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.

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I am an English teacher who designs resources for KS3, 4 and 5 students with particular focus on AQA GCSE and A-level courses (both literature and language). My resources range from revision booklets to full schemes of learning, and I pride myself on high-quality resources which are engaging and accessible to a range of learners.
Keats Poetry Quotations Flash Cards (AQA A-Level Literature Anthology)
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Keats Poetry Quotations Flash Cards (AQA A-Level Literature Anthology)

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This resource is designed to enable students to analyse key quotations and memorise them for the closed book exam (AQA Lit Paper 1). This booklet contains 21 key quotations from the Keats Poetry cluster and covers all four poems (Lamia, Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame Sans Merci and Isabella). Each card is double sided: the front side contains the quotations, some sign-posted key themes/analysis ideas and ample space for students annotate and the back side encourages students to consider the significance of this particular quotation to the text as a whole (a key requirement of this paper). This resource also contains 2 slideshow for teachers to use to revise knowledge of the key quotations. The first has every quotation as it appears in the flashcards and the second is a revision quiz with words missing from the quotations to allow students to practise their retention of key vocabulary for the closed book exam. Included in this file: ready-to-print PDF version of the flashcards booklet and editable Publisher version, and Powerpoint slideshows for the teacher-version and revision quiz.
AN INSPECTOR CALLS Quotations Puzzles 1 (Anagrams)
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AN INSPECTOR CALLS Quotations Puzzles 1 (Anagrams)

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This bundle of six worksheets helps students to revise key quotations for all main characters in An Inspector Calls (Arthur, Sybil, Sheila, Gerald, Eric and Inspector Goole). It is ideal for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students studying the play for GCSE or A-Level. The worksheets are not exam board specific so are relevant for AQA, Edexcel, and OCR. Each sheet chooses 3 key quotations and encourages students to recall key vocabulary using anagram puzzles, and explain the relevance of the quotations to the play overall. The worksheets also contain an ‘essay-style’ CHALLENGE prompt. This resource includes: 6 worksheets with CHALLENGE activities - PDF versions and editable Publisher documents 6 answer sheets I hope you find this resource useful :)
5 A DAY: Romeo & Juliet - Revision Booklet
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5 A DAY: Romeo & Juliet - Revision Booklet

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This booklet consists of 10 ‘5-A-DAY’ worksheets designed to encourage your GCSE students to revise their knowledge of A Christmas Carol Each worksheet encourages students to RECALL important characters and events, REMEMBER key quotations, REDRAFT an example sentence to practise their SPAG skills, REVISE how to plan for an essay question and REACT to a critical statement using their knowledge of the text to justify their opinions. These sheets can be completed in 10-15 minutes and make a great starter activity or homework task. The booklet also comes with an answer page for every worksheet making them also ideal for cover lessons (by encouraging students to write their response to the example essay question they planned in the REVISE section of the worksheet).
A-Level (AQA) Literature Paper One Revision Booklet
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A-Level (AQA) Literature Paper One Revision Booklet

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This 43 page revision booklet is designed for A-Level students studying AQA English Literature B (Aspects of Tragedy). It walks them through how to revise for, plan and approach answers to all three sections and is aimed at students who have studied OTHELLO, KEATS POETRY and DEATH OF A SALESMAN The booklet sections are structured around each of the five AOs and encourage students to build specific skills for each to prepare for the exam. Each section has a mix of information and tasks that students can complete either in class or independently as part of their revision. Sections include: AO1 - terminology glossaries (literary, poetry, dramatic terms, Shakespeare, essay vocabulary) AO2 - tragic terms glossary AO3 - Wider context worksheets / useful resources list / authors’ lives worksheet AO4 - Analysis grids for 6 other tragic plays (wider reading) AO5 - Guided practice for essay structure/analysis paragraph/breakdown of exam paper +++ knowledge organiser templates, exam info, revision tips and tracker+++ Included in the file is a PDF version which is ready-to-use and an editable Publisher version which can be easily adapted to suit the needs of students.
AQA (A-Level) English Literature B Practice Question Bundle (Section B - Atonement)
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AQA (A-Level) English Literature B Practice Question Bundle (Section B - Atonement)

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This bundle of twenty questions are designed for use with students on the AQA A-Level English Literature B course, in particular Paper 2A (Elements of Crime Writing) - SECTION B: Atonement. The questions are formatted in the style of an AQA question (see image) and are written in ‘AQA language’, focusing on a wide variety of topics based on study of specimen papers/revision guides. This resource can be used in conjunction with the EXAM PAPER TEMPLATE (sold separately) which is included and questions can be copy and pasted into the relevant sections to generate exam papers. In this sense, it can be combined with other bundles (Section A and C) to generate full exam papers for mock papers/internal examinations. Included with this file: ready-to-print PDF versions of exam questions and feedback/reflection grid and editable versions of both of these along with the template for indicative content. ** Please note these exam questions are not provided with indicative content however a complimentary Indicative Content template (with content for the first 2 questions provided) and a teacher feedback/student self-evaluation sheet is included to enable you to individualise and differentiate the marking process according to the needs of learners.**
Word Classes Bingo
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Word Classes Bingo

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This resource is designed to be used with KS3 and 4 students (though the nature of the activity means it can easily be adapted for younger and older students) to practise their knowledge of word classes. The file contains thirty bingo grids containing 9 clues (e.g a noun beginning with b) that students must allocate words by filling in the gaps as the teacher shouts them out. The design of this resource means that it can be used over and over again with the same classes without getting repetitive as new combinations of words can be used each time. This resource includes thirty different bingo grids (which can be reallocated and re-used) and a list of words (sorted into the four classes). Included in this file: editable Publisher versions of both grids and word list, and a ready-to-print PDF version. TOP TIP: the blank grids can be enlarged, printed onto card and laminated in order to create ‘whiteboard’ versions which can be used over and over again with dry-wipe marker pens.
AQA A-Level Key Quotations Flash Cards Bundle (Keats AND Death of a Salesman)
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AQA A-Level Key Quotations Flash Cards Bundle (Keats AND Death of a Salesman)

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This bundle is ideal for students on the AQA A Level Literature course for Paper 1B (Aspects of Tragedy). It contains flashcard templates for key quotations from both DEATH OF A SALESMAN and the KEATS POETRY CLUSTER to aid students in memorising them before their closed-book exam. Cards are double-sided and allow ample space for students to annotate quotations and discuss significance to the text as a whole. Each card has some key ideas to sign-post important interpretations and a list of key themes in each of the texts is included also. Also included are some slideshows useful for teachers: an ‘interactive whiteboard version’ of all the flash cards (to model annotations etc.) and a revision quiz version with some key words missing from each quotation to help test learners’ retention. Included in this file: 4 x slideshows (2 whiteboard versions/2 revision quizzes) and 2 full sets of flash cards (ready-to-use- PDF version and an editable Publsiher file). Please note there is also a free resource (Keats/ DOAS model answers and writing frame) available in my TES shop to support these resources.
ULTIMATE QUIZ: A Christmas Carol
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ULTIMATE QUIZ: A Christmas Carol

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This quiz contains 47 questions, and is ideal for revising students’ knowledge of A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) and is appropriate for KS3, 4 and 5. It is designed to cover key aspects of the text in a way that is fun and engaging. It is packed with key quotations and the slideshow is complete with onscreen timers. The quiz contains 4 rounds: 1-Story Puzzle (key events from the text) 2- TRUE or FALSE (focused on Stave 1) 3- Name that ghost (key quotations from the ghosts) 4- Who said what? (key quotations from other characters) This file includes everything you need for this quiz: a fully resourced slideshow of questions with onscreen timers a student answer sheet (PDF version and editable Publisher version) I hope you find this resource useful :)
AQA English Language and Literature AS Revision Book (The Handmaid's Tale / Carol Ann Duffy / Paris)
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AQA English Language and Literature AS Revision Book (The Handmaid's Tale / Carol Ann Duffy / Paris)

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This 36 page revision covers all of the material required for the new spec. AQA English Literature and Language AS course. The first half covers each of the AOs separately with tasks for students to complete throughout, and the second half focuses on each of the questions across both exam papers with tasks to revise knowledge of key texts. There is also a list of practice questions and mark schemes attached. **IMPORTANT: this booklet is designed for students that have studied The Handmaid's Tale / Carol Ann Duffy Poetry / Paris Anthology.** There are also versions available for: The Lovely Bones / Carol Ann Duffy Poetry / Paris Anthology AO Skills / Paris Anthology (no set texts included - this is reflected in the price)
Producing Different Text Types
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Producing Different Text Types

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This set of three stand-alone learning sequences focus on enabling pupils to identifying key features of common text types (letter/newspaper article/instructional writing) and then producing their texts according to these features. Each text type begins by first exploring the common structure/language used and then guide learners through the process of producing their own texts. It is useful for encouraging pupils to produce their own pieces of extended writing according to a particular brief.
Death of A Salesman / Keats  - Model answers/writing frames
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Death of A Salesman / Keats - Model answers/writing frames

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This slideshow was originally made for A-Level students to revise some key quotations from DOAS in a revision session. It looks at four quotations in detai (two from Keats and two from DOAS)l and unpicks the language used, linking this to overall significance and tragic features. There is also an example paragraph on each slide to show how students might write this information up into an exam-style response. There are black template writing frames at the end for students to work through an answer together on the board or have a go at writing their own. This resource works particularly well with the DOAS / KEATS key quotations flashcards (for sale in my TES shop) as this resource uses quotations and key themes found in those resources.
AQA (A-Level) English Literature B Practice Question Bundle (Section C) - NO SET TEXTS
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AQA (A-Level) English Literature B Practice Question Bundle (Section C) - NO SET TEXTS

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This bundle of twenty questions are designed for use with students on the AQA A-Level English Literature B course, in particular Paper 2A (Elements of Crime Writing) - SECTION C: comparison of 2 texts. The questions are formatted in the style of an AQA question (see image) and are written in ‘AQA language’, focusing on a wide variety of topics based on study of specimen papers/revision guides. AQA does not make specific reference to individual texts in this question and thus this bundle can be used regardless of set text choices. This resource can be used in conjunction with the EXAM PAPER TEMPLATE (sold separately) which is included and questions can be copy and pasted into the relevant sections to generate exam papers. In this sense, it can be combined with other bundles (Section A and B) to generate full exam papers for mock papers/internal examinations. Included with this file: ready-to-print PDF versions of exam questions and feedback/reflection grid and editable versions of both of these along with the template for indicative content. ** Please note these exam questions are not provided with indicative content since they are designed to be adaptable to all set text choices however a complimentary Indicative Content template and a teacher feedback/student self-evaluation sheet is included to enable you to individualise and differentiate the marking process according to the needs of learners.**
KS3 Literacy Quiz/Audit
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KS3 Literacy Quiz/Audit

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This Literacy Quiz is designed as a fun way for teachers to audit/revise key literacy and language techniques with KS3 students. The file contains a slideshow of questions and answers and a grid sheet for students to fill in (which is designed to then be used by teachers to audit their skills, if required). Rounds: (1-3 are literacy audit) Spellings x 12 (of key linguistic/language terms) Punctuation (punctuating sentences using . ?! and ,) Language techniques (word classes and literary techniques) Books/author quiz (just for fun!) Also included in this file is a STUDENT DIRT feedback sheet where students fill in and reflect on their answers for each round on a grid sheet that can then be read by teachers to audit their attainment and level of complexity in each skill area (teacher notes + example included). Files are contained are both in a ready-to-use PDF format and an editable Powerpoint/Publisher document. Please note than some of the animations and GIFs may not work in the PDF version.
AQA English Language and Literature Paris Anthology Revision Workbook (A Level)
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AQA English Language and Literature Paris Anthology Revision Workbook (A Level)

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This is a revision workbook designed to support the 2017 spec. AQA A-Level English Language and Literature Paris Anthology exam question. It is a twenty-five page booklet, designed to help students engage with and write towards the Assessment Objectives. There are also activities to revise knowledge of the anthology and wider context of Paris. It also contains a practise question generator and information to support students using the mark scheme to evaluate their responses.
Nonsense Poetry - Mini SOL
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Nonsense Poetry - Mini SOL

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This mini scheme of learning is designed to enable students to begin analysing poetry, and also to practise basic literacy skills. It was originally designed for mid-ability year 7 students, however could be easily adapted to suit older/younger classes. The SOL uses famous nonsense poetry to explore language features, rhyme/rhyme schemes, word classes, sentence types, with opportunities for students to practise their comprehension and writing skills. The scheme will last about 5-6 lessons and is ideal for the first few English lessons of the year, or for groups during their allocated literacy/reading lessons. Texts covered: How Doth the Little Crocodile/Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat/The Jabberwocky from Alice in Wonderland The Cat in the Hat Nursery Rhymes
AQA A-Level English Literature B (Paper 2A - Crime) Revision Booklet - Poetry cluster / Atonement
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AQA A-Level English Literature B (Paper 2A - Crime) Revision Booklet - Poetry cluster / Atonement

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This 20 page revision booklet is designed for A-Level students studying the AQA English Literature B Paper 2 (Elements of Crime Writing), in particular the Browning, Crabbe and Wilde cluster and Atonement. It focuses on each of the three sections independently and contains an explanatory page for each which walks students through how to approach the response, a selection of practice questions and a breakdown of the mark-scheme in student friendly language. In total there are over 30 practice questions, written in AQA-style language that would be appropriate for mock exams as well as revision/practice tasks. There is also a ‘Critical Theory’ section which encourages students to engage with wider perceptions of crime (from a variety of critical and theoretical sources) in order provide a range of interpretations (AO5), discuss the genre as a whole (AO4) and place texts into their wider context (AO3). Included in this file is a PDF copy of the booklet (fully assembled and ready to print), an editable Publisher version and PDF copies of the extracts for Section A Practice Questions and Critical Theory section. In this way, teachers can either issue booklets right away or adapt it to suit the needs of their course.
AQA AS/A-Level English Language and Literature bundle
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AQA AS/A-Level English Language and Literature bundle

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This is bundle is designed for AS and A-Level students studying the AQA English Literature and Language course. Included is: a student revision booklet for use alongside study of the Paris anthology component (A-level) a student revision book aimed more generally at the exam (AS level) A bundle of quizzes (slideshows and resources) for use in class to revise key terms and components of exam (can be used for both)
GCSE (AQA) Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology: Key Quotations Bingo Bundle
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GCSE (AQA) Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology: Key Quotations Bingo Bundle

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This resource is designed to help students learn and analyse key quotations from the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology in a way that is fun and engaging. Students must allocate words by filling in the gaps as the teacher shouts them out. The design of this resource means that it can be used over and over again with the same classes without getting repetitive as new combinations of words can be used each time. It contains a bundle of thirty different bingo grids (two about each of the 15 poems) that are filled with key quotations and a list of suggested ‘bingo calls’ for teachers (literary terms, key themes, motifs/emotions). It is ideal for KS4 students as a revision resource and for KS3 as an introduction to the texts. File includes: ready-to-print PDF versions of the documents and an editable Publisher version.
Atonement (Ian McEwan) Key Quotations Flashcards
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Atonement (Ian McEwan) Key Quotations Flashcards

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This resource was designed for students on the AQA English Literature B course (Paper 2A: Elements of Crime Writing) to use alongside their study of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement. The document consists of 40 revision cards (8 per A4 sheet on each character) that can be printed double-sided and then laminated for longer use. The task encourages students to identify and revise their knowledge of key quotations about each of the main characters (full list below) according to various ‘Section B-style’ statements about key interpretations of the text (particularly useful for AO2 and 5). The doument is fully editable so teachers can differentiate the documents by adding in their own key quotations if necessary. Characters covered: Briony Tallis - 8 cards Cecilia Tallis - 8 cards Robbie Turner - 8 cards Emily Tallis / Leon Tallis - 4 cards each Paul Mason / Lola Quincey - 4 cards each Files included: a ready-to-print PDF version and editable Publisher document Hope you find it useful :)
AQA A Level English Literature B Paper 2 (crime): Literary Glossary/Key Concepts (Lacan and Freud)
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AQA A Level English Literature B Paper 2 (crime): Literary Glossary/Key Concepts (Lacan and Freud)

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This resource is designed for A-Level students on the AQA English Literature B course to practise AO1 skills for the Paper 2 exam (Elements of Crime Writing). The resource includes a literary glossary for students to define key terms and keep as a handy revision guide, and a key theories tasks for students to use alongside information sheets about Sigmund Freud’s ‘Theory of the Unconscious’ and Jacques Lacan’s ‘Objet A’ (both of which are useful for band 4/5 students to apply, especially in Section A - Unseen extract). These theories are challenging and will really boost marks if understood by learners, and these information sheets break down the theories in ways that are accessible to those just beginning to look at critical theory. Hope you find it helpful :) Attached is a PDF ready-to-print version and an editable Publisher version (please note some elements of formatting may change in the editable version).