A chapter by chapter summary, clear and concise. Includes comprehension style questions for every chapter. Ideal for the busy teacher as a recap of the novel and the questions could be your starters/plenaries.

Suitable for KS3 or lower ability KS4, this resource uses an extract from Pan’s Labyrinth to take students through Q1, Q4 and Q5 of English Langauge Paper 1 (AQA). I used it as revision, but you could easily adapt it as an introduction to the paper/ skills. The extract is included. The PowerPoint covers Q1, includes some general questions on the text and then focuses on Q4 - Evaluation. There are also some slides to prompt descriptive and narrative writing. This resource promotes independent learning, group work, pair work and discussion. It is not a PowerPoint of set answers or information.

Just a few possible practice exam questions for A Level English Literature AQA 7711/7712 Paper 2B. Option 1 Questions 5 and 6. (Comparing Drama and Prose) Could be tweaked for the other options on the paper.

A worksheet which gives a plot overview of 2.2 in a storyboard format for students to draw the images and include their own quotes from the play.

Several lessons focused upon the setting in 'The Help' and the theme of isolation. Created with the new AQA A Level English Literature Specification in mind. Opportunities for group work, class discussion and individual analysis.

Four rounds, each including 10 questions on Macbeth. Assumes knowledge of the play. Rounds include: Plot Who said that line? Complete the line Context There's also a PowerPoint included with the answers and a summary task. I'm using as a carousel in small groups, but could just as easily be used as an individual quiz/test.

A worksheet style resource, which includes a table with detailed comparative analysis of Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ with Blake’s ‘The Garden of Love’ and Keats’s ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’. The table is followed up with a task which prompts students to do the same thing with the remaining poems. (I’ve not included the two Hardy poems as I don’t think they’re great together, but you could differentiate by getting weaker students to just compare with one Hardy poem at a time in a similar fashion. Or, could be a homework/follow up task). The main detail is on Blake, Keats and the novel. References to AOs are specifically tailored to AQA A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE A (7712/1) Paper 1: Love through the Ages

Created with the new AQA English Specification in mind, these resources should give you a number lessons of student research, group discussion and debate. Includes: Comparison with Othello, Character study activity, Analysis activities for the opening and ending and a plot overview, detailed exploration of chapters 16 and 17, Pre-reading activity, narrative perspective task and a comparative lessons which compares the novel with the AQA Poetry Anthology. Several hours of teaching material here!

Designed specifically for AQA A Level English Literature, Modern times: Literature from 1945 to the present day, this resource offers four short extracts from unseen modern texts followed by tasks based on critical views of Walker’s The Color Purple and Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire . Four practice questions included. Could be used as a discussion PowerPoint or as a group activity, using the slides as worksheets. I’m using it with my Year 13s as a revision activity, leading up to them writing responses to the questions included.

A unit of work overview for Philip Pullman's 'The Ruby in the Smoke', aimed at year 9 with links to GCSE English Language and Literature (AQA new specs). Includes teacher notes for themes and wider reading links, an activity sheet for evaluation the ending (GCSE Paper 1 style) and an exam style question 2 (Eng Lan). The other resources can be found in my shop, or alternatively, you could buy the bundle, which includes these resources and more.

Created for A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE A (7712/2B) Paper 2B: Texts in Shared Contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day , Option 1, this is an example modern unseen extract taken from Ralph Ellison’s 'Invisible Man’ and includes a question on the extract itself, and the follow up question where students need to compare prose and drama.

Introductory lesson focused on the first four chapters of Stockett's 'The Help'. Group activity to explore first impressions of the key characters, followed by group discussion tasks. Used with A Level English Literature class as an introduction, could also use at GCSE.

A worksheet taking students through this scene. Includes summary, analysis, contextual links and activities for students to complete independently. Update to this resource - I’ve included a suggested answer sheet. Could be helpful for remote teaching.

Created for the new English Literature, AQA A Level Specification A, this PowerPoint includes a range of discussion questions and activities, guiding students to compare Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ with the pre-1900 section of poems from the AQA Anthology. Could cover a couple of lessons and includes homework task in the style of exam questions.

An in depth PowerPoint leading students to explore the opening six chapters of the novel with a focus on character and theme. Designed with the new AQA English Literature A Level Specification in mind. Enough material for several lessons here.

Designed as practice for AQA - Texts in Shared Contexts: Modern Literature from 1945 to the present day (A Level English Literature Paper 2B) Unseen Prose Question. This resource includes a worksheet including the extract from ‘I Am Charlotte’ from the June 2017 paper with prompt questions. The PowerPoint takes students through a possible plan.

An activity where students create a Mandala for 'The Ruby in the Smoke'

A very visual activity which takes students through comparing the imagery of the two poems. Focused on student discussion and interpretation and leading to a short writing task. An hour long lesson. Created for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2