I made this resource to support KS4 in both their language paper two skills, but also to build their contextual and cultural knowledge for Literature Paper 2 - An Inspector Calls. This paper uses the exam format, with some slight differentiation to encourage students to plan the Q5 response.

A worksheet ideal for revising the theme of The Power of Nature in the AQA P&C anthology.

A selection of posters made with adobe spark covering key quotations from Conan-Doyles The Sign of Four. Ideal for KS4 memorising elements of the text or print ready for a display board.

An extract and set of questions based around AQA's lang paper one structure. Uses elements of the opening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A simple list of sentence starters ideal for lower ability groups helping them to begin analytical essays on Conan Doyle’s Sign of Four. Ideal for KS4 studyinAQA ENGLISH GCSE

A lesson analysing 'A dream within a dream' Aimed at higher ability students KS3 with some challenging vocab. Complete with poem text, questions and suggestions for essay style questions. Pre-1914 poetry

A simple power point with a number of key quotations from the play. Ideal for a display or for memorising.

A lesson introducing students to the language of Shakepeare. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 who need an introduction to the language techniques. Updated May 2018

A lesson guiding students through chapter 15, includes creative writing skills as a starter and AO3 comprehension activities on life in the trenches

A simple knowledge organiser disigned with KS3 in mind. It looks it form, plot, characters, context.

A tricky word search designed to support students learning new vocab from the semantic field of spies

A work sheet designed to support essay planning based on the Character of Jonathan Small and what is expected from a villain. Sort the quotes into the table. justify choices and use to answer the question in essay style

A set of lessons and resources adapted from other authors and sources, but worked really well for my own KS4 groups. Plenty of engage tasks which suit a variety of abilities.

A series of questions based on the new AQA specification for language paper one; using A Christmas Carol as the extract - brilliant for Lit and Lang integration!

A lesson for lower ability KS3 looking at the character of Dracula and his actions in the first section of the play

A postcard crammed with information about the Weird Sisters in Macbeth. Ideal as a revision aid, for essay writing or for look-cover-recall activities. Complete with two essay style questions. Designed for my KS4 classes in line with the AQA assessment objectives. Why not get these printed on card and post home!

An extract from Frankenstein where the monster is brought to life. This includes the questions 1-4 of AQA’s Language Paper One. Perfect as a tricky extract fro HA students.

A postcard crammed with information about the theme of age in An Inspector Calls. Ideal as a revision aid, for essay writing or for look-cover-recall activities. Complete with an essay question for students to attempt. Designed for my KS4 classes in line with the AQA assessment objectives. Why not get these printed on card and post home!

This challenging lesson is perfect for a discussion about poverty in the 1970s and whether it has changed in the 21st century. Aimed at higher ability KS3

A couple of lessons with reading time included taking students through the concept of hierarchy. Includes homework task KS3 higher ability