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Poems of the Decade
Detailed analysis of all poems on the Poems of the Decade Edexcel A-Level English Literature specification (as of 2018), with the exception of ‘Out of the Bag’ (omitted for exam strategy).
Eat Me Patience Agbabi 3
Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass Simon Armitage 6
Material Ros Barber 10
History John Burnside 25
An Easy Passage Julia Copus 37
The Deliverer Tishani Doshi 43
The Lammas Hireling Ian Duhig 51
To My Nine-Year-Old Self Helen Dunmore 52
A Minor Role U A Fanthorpe 57
The Gun Vicki Feaver 62
The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled Leontia Flynn 64
Giuseppe Roderick Ford 66
Effects Alan Jenkins 92
Genetics Sinéad Morrissey 125
From the Journal of a Disappointed Man Andrew Motion 127
Look We Have Coming to Dover! Daljit Nagra 129
Please Hold Ciaran O’Driscoll 132
On Her Blindness Adam Thorpe 170
Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn Tim Turnbull 172
On Her Blindness (Adam Thorpe): Poem Analysis
4 pages analysing ‘On Her Blindness’ by Adam Thorpe. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Context notes
Powerpoint containing detailed notes on context for A Streetcar Named Desire (this includes historical background, biographical details of Tennessee Williams, setting and music, gender attitudes, literary allusions, key film and stage performances, and useful secondary source quotes).
Designed for the Edexcel English A-Level.
The Supernatural in Macbeth: Planning an essay
Notes and model essay plan looking at essay technique and using context in essays through a focus on the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth. (3 pages, used for 1hr of tutoring)
Designed for GCSE AQA English.
Effects (Alan Jenkins): Poem Analysis
Over 4 pages of analysis of ‘Effects’ by Alan Jenkins. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
To My Nine Year Old Self (Helen Dunmore)
4 pages analysing ‘To My Nine Year Old Self’ by Helen Dunmore. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Detailed notes on context (historical background, biographical details of Tennessee Williams, setting and music, gender attitudes, literary allusions, key film and stage performances, and useful secondary source quotes).
Detailed notes on analysis and symbolism (includes the play’s structure, genre/style, characterisation, diction, significance of characters’ names, key symbols and motifs (including further detail about light, the streetcars, colours, animal symbols), setting of the apartment, music and sound, interactions in the street.
A more in-depth biography of Tennessee Williams
Designed for the Edexcel English A-Level.
AQA GCSE Physics: Electricity (P4)
18 slide powerpoint on electricity (circuit equations, resistance, filament lamps, diodes, thermistors, LDRs, series and parallel circuits, energy and power, bulb efficiency, AC and DC, plugs, electricity costs, safety devices). Designed to cover P4 of the AQA GCSE Dual Award Physics specification.
A Christmas Carol Comprehension: Christmas Dinner with the Cratchit Family
A festive themed past-paper style passage followed by comprehension questions, and a choice of two creative writing prompts.
Questions are a mixture of short-answer (testing understanding of the passage), vocabulary,
Passage taken from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Would be suitable for 13+ entrance practice, or high-level 11+ entrance/scholarship practice.
Genetics (Sinéad Morrissey): Poem Analysis
Analysis of the poem ‘Genetics’ by Sinéad Morrissey. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for Edexcel A-Level English Literature.
The Deliverer (Tishani Doshi): Analysis
3 pages of analysis of the poem ‘The Deliverer’ by Tishani Doshi. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the Edexcel A-Level English Literature syllabus.
A Valediction of Weeping (John Donne): Analysis
2.5 pages of notes analysing ‘A Valediction of Weeping’ by John Donne (summary, technical terms, title, structure, five important quotes, context).
Designed for A-Level English Edexcel Metaphysical Poetry.
Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass (Armitage): Analysis
3.5 pages of notes analysing ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’ (Simon Armitage), from ‘Poems of the Decade’ for the A-Level Edexcel English Literature syllabus.
Essay Plan: Theme of Language in Animal Farm
Essay plan on the theme of language in Animal Farm (designed to be used for the AQA GCSE syllabus).
Points also applicable to rhetoric, propaganda and manipulation.
Creative Writing: Adjectives and Adverbs
Resource helping students to use adjectives and adverbs effectively and strategically, and to find alternative ways of describing.
Includes both notes and activities.
Aimed for 11+ and KS3, but many of the ideas could also be suitable for older students.
Subtlety in Creative Writing
A resource with guided activities (inspired by Anne of Green Gables) and tips on how to help your students ‘show, not tell’ in their creative writing.
Designed for 11+, but relevant for 13+/KS3.
Creative Writing: EDINGLY
Resource with notes and activities on different ways of starting a sentence, suggesting -ed, -ing and -ly words.
Aimed primarily at students going for the 11+, but could be relevant to KS3 students as well.
Latin Crossword
A Latin crossword, inspired by the style in the The Times on Saturdays.
Clues are a mixture of literature, vocab, history and Harry Potter (some mildly cryptic, others straightforward translation).
Volver: collection of free resources
A collation of various free resources for Spanish A Level on the film Volver found online - not my own but sharing what’s out there in one place in case this is useful for others!
Latin: Adverbs, Comparatives, Superlatives
1 page document outlining how to form adverbs, comparatives and superlatives in Latin. Useful for 13+ or GCSE.