An exemplar essay in response to the summer 2018 AQA question on William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. Starting with this moment in the play, explore how Shakespeare presents the attitudes of Macbeth and Banquo towards the supernatural.

A KS3 vocabulary booklet that is designed to improve students' spelling and vocabulary use. It contains 29 weeks of vocabulary for students to learn, This is set as a weekly homework and they are tested on what they have learnt each week. Students must then write down the correct spelling, along with either a definition or an example of the word in use. The words chosen are taken from the Bedrock Vocabulary lists.

A two-sided A4 knowledge organiser for A-Level students studying 'Tess of the D'urbervilles'. It contains a bank of key information that relates to each of the AQA assessment objectives. My students have found it extremely useful as a quick reference point when constructing essay plans, particularly to ensure they are hitting all the assessment objectives. It is also an excellent revision tool. This was printed off and laminated.

An introduction and first paragraph modelled for the pupils in response to the question: ‘Starting with this extract, explore the significance of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s reactions to Duncan’s murder.’ The pupils were then asked to complete the second part of the essay.

A set of 35 questions designed to test the students’ understanding of the play, based on the required assessment objectives. The questions increase in difficulty, and many require extended responses.

A GCSE lesson focused on developing students' ability to analyse quotations in depth using three layers of meaning. Includes a detailed example.

A lesson focusing on analysing Romeo and Juliet's language. It includes a writing guide and success criteria for self/peer assessment.

A lesson which builds students' understanding of tone and their ability to use it in their own writing. It includes examples and differentiated tasks.

Seven weeks of key quotations and vocabulary for students to learn, accompanied by a weekly essay question and writing guide that relates to what they have learnt.

This resource includes twenty exam style essay questions on ‘An Inspector Calls’, eight exam style essay questions on the Power and Conflict poetry cluster and three unseen poetry and poetry comparison questions. These can all be used for exam practice/revision.

This is a comprehensive set of resources for use alongside ‘Of Mice and Men’. Students are asked to learn a set of quotations, a piece of context and one to three key words for homework. This is cumulative. The corresponding tests require the students to retain and revise the information they have learnt in previous weeks. With this bank of knowledge, they have the tools they need to produce high quality essays. A teacher booklet is included with all relevant resources.

This is a resource that contains eleven weekly blocks of knowledge for pupils to learn and be tested on. Each week includes quotations, contextual information and key vocabulary. The tests are cumulative, so pupils must remember the quotations, context and key terms that they have learned in previous weeks in order to be successful.

This is a 79 page booklet containing a wide variety of tasks for pupils to complete alongside the study of the first two acts of the play. Abridged scenes from the play are included.

This is a comprehensive booklet of tasks to support the reading of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. All work can be completed in the booklet. It is ready to be printed and given to pupils. There is an exemplar essay included in the booklet.

This is a comprehensive workbook on the first three acts of the play. Copies of all scenes (some abridged) are included for pupils to annotate. A wide variety of task types are included, including example paragraphs. It is 93 pages long (the actual play makes up for about half of these pages).

This is a complete top level IGCSE essay on the role of parents in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. It was used as an exemplar with pupils who annotated their copy with success criteria. It was also used with pupils to demonstrate how to plan an essay in exam conditions.

This is a comprehensive two sided knowledge organiser, which addresses Edexcel assessment objectives 1,2,3 and 5. It is extremely useful for A Level pupils when writing essays or revising. It contains key information for understanding.

A homemade mock question for King Lear.

A lesson which follows the individual teaching of the two poems, and includes preparation and guidance to prepare them for writing a comparison.

Eight questions.