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I'm a Head of English who has produced outstanding results throughout my career. I specialise in helping students achieve the very best marks in exams throughout their time in school. The resources provided are designed to engage, intrigue students but ultimately help students achieve the very best results- enjoy!

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I'm a Head of English who has produced outstanding results throughout my career. I specialise in helping students achieve the very best marks in exams throughout their time in school. The resources provided are designed to engage, intrigue students but ultimately help students achieve the very best results- enjoy!
Analysis of Futility by Owen
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Analysis of Futility by Owen

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Here is everything you and your students will need in order to analyse the poem "Futility" by Wilfred Owen. The resource explores in depth how form, structure and language contribute to the overall meaning of the poem. Why spend the time doing this when it has already been done for you?
AQA revision checklist
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AQA revision checklist

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This is a nice resource to use as a starter with your exam classes. The checklist lists all of the exam questions for AQA language and literature and asks students to note down how secure they are regarding the method for each. This process is then applied to the Conflict section of the anthology. A useful task for you and the students which can then quickly help to inform your planning for future revision lessons.
Perfect mark examples: Descriptive and Narrative pieces
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Perfect mark examples: Descriptive and Narrative pieces

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Looking for perfect mark exam responses to the fiction writing aspects of your GCSEs? Then look no further. With a myriad of examples, you will save plenty of time for yourself by downloading these carefully crafted resources. Great for AFL, stimulus for a lesson or simply used as a way to engage students in further reading to develop their understanding, this resources is one you’ll be happy you have. In addition, I have also linked in the two revision videos I have created to which explores in detail two of the texts in this pack. Enjoy!
Heroes: Essay Structure and Examples
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Heroes: Essay Structure and Examples

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Using Robert Cormier’s excellent “Heroes” this power point remind students of the components of an essay structure they require as well as three examples (grade 2/3, grade 6 and grade 9). Why waste time when it’s already been done for you.
Poetry Analysis Cheat Sheet
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Poetry Analysis Cheat Sheet

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Getting bored of reminding students of the generic poetry analysis they can include in their anthology and unseen work? This helpful sheet indicates most of the form and structure analysis students will need to secure the very highest grade. It can also be edited to suit the needs of your learners. Enjoy
EDEXCEL AS Literature: Full mark revision resources
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EDEXCEL AS Literature: Full mark revision resources

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Want to avoid wasting time trying to create your own examples to show the students? Do you want to be able to take something and then adapt it to support the methods you have been teaching? Look no further. These useful ppts go through the mark scheme, planning and exemplar responses so that students are left in no doubt how they should replicate the process in their exams. Enjoy.
Writing Scaffold
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Writing Scaffold

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Perfect for helping your lower ability students. This scaffold for writing letters can be easily adapted to fit any number of writing formats. Enjoy
BITSP: Maria diary entry task
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BITSP: Maria diary entry task

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Complete with example and detailed outline of the task, this activity will ask students to review the novel from the perspective of the character Maria. A lovely creative task which allows students to revise key plot aspects.
Persuasive Writing Analysis using Henry V
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Persuasive Writing Analysis using Henry V

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Here is a lesson plan and resource you will truly enjoy using. Based on Henry V as the main task (“once more…”) this lesson will help students analyse how writer’s are able to persuade their listeners. Feel free to adapt to suit the needs of your students. Enjoy
BITSP comparison lesson
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BITSP comparison lesson

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Using Jane Eyre as a comparison, students are asked to compare The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas to this classic novel using a comparison chart and finally the example to help support their writing.
AQA Lang Paper 1 Reading Q revision
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AQA Lang Paper 1 Reading Q revision

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Here is a lesson which should prove useful. This covers all four reading questions for the AQA language paper 1, including method and example answers. There is also suggestions as to what should be the next steps for your students (and you) as a teacher to ensure pupils are ready for the exams. Enjoy
Full mark responses: Macbeth and An Inspector Calls
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Full mark responses: Macbeth and An Inspector Calls

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Want full mark GCSE example essays for An Inspector Calls and Macbeth? Well, look no further. Feel free to use these two example essays to work with your classes as they march towards their exams. I have also attached a link to my revision channel which has hundreds of GCSE and A-level revision videos . These resources are aimed primarily at AQA but are easily adapted to fit other courses.