Hello, I have been teaching for over 20 years in secondary schools. I was a Head of English for 8 years and an examiner at GCSE, A Level and IB for a total of 10 years. My website has lots of free stuff on it, so please explore. It also has details of my new novel, "Larkfall" which I have just published and am very excited about. I hope that you find my resources useful. My review ratings are pretty high and I hope that I have helped people. All the best, Tallybarnett
Hello, I have been teaching for over 20 years in secondary schools. I was a Head of English for 8 years and an examiner at GCSE, A Level and IB for a total of 10 years. My website has lots of free stuff on it, so please explore. It also has details of my new novel, "Larkfall" which I have just published and am very excited about. I hope that you find my resources useful. My review ratings are pretty high and I hope that I have helped people. All the best, Tallybarnett
This bundle pulls together the WWTBGN resources and saves money
Stop Press - Key Moments package added - offers Key Moments on the key texts that go with good News in the exam!
This Powerpoint presents 50 key quotes from the play which are explored and explained in order to support the teaching of A Level english
Please also see also my Big Cat Bundles for Othello which pull together my resources on this text
WWTBGN
This resource offers 11 Essay questions with brainstorm answers for each one. The problem with teaching this text is the lack of assessment material, so this bundle of 11 detailed brainstorm posters attempts to deal with that. Questions include:
1. To what extent does JB satisfy reader’s expectation if detective hero?
2. “Crime fiction is based on formula and stereotypes” .Discuss this statement in relation to WWTBGN
3. “Crime novels are judged on their endings” how effectively does KA end WWTBGN ?
4. “Atkinson never takes crime too seriously – that is a strength and weakness of the novel” Discuss
5. “At the end of the novel, justice triumphs” – discuss
6. “Coincidence is more important in the solving of crimes in WWTBGN” – discuss
7. How does Atkinson subvert the crime genre in WWTBGN ?
8. “Plotting and calculation are central ingredients in crime literature” – explore how important plotting is to KA in WWTBGN
9. “In crime writing there are always victims” Explore the significance of the ways that victims are presented in WWTBGN
10. Explore the significance of places in relation to crime in the WWTBGN etc
11. Explore the significance of justice and injustice in WWTBGN etc
I have also thrown in a WWTBGN Chapter summary poster and some Chapter presentation Powerpoints – these are “free” extras and are not part of the main resource which is the 11 Essay Question and Answer Brainstorm Posters.
Other similar resources are in my Big Cat Bundles in my shop!
Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. I offer big value bundles and large scale resources to cover a complete topic. I provide a range of Big Cat Bundles that offer massive price reductions and offer lots of resources in one place. I also have a range of resources to support A Level teaching, particularly relate to TRAGEDY and CRIME. Many of the resources are handmade in order to provide a more personal, original touch. Many are designed for Interactive White Board presentation, or they can be copied into revision booklets etc. Another option is to download onto a school site, like Sharepoint, and allow students to view on their computers etc. If you like what you find, please offer feedback.
Thank you and good luck with your teaching.
Some quotes and links on a single sheet poster for last minute revision.
Not rocket science but might help some of the weaker students…
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Good luck in the exams everyone!
A PDF with the 5 Acts of the play in detail with key quotes and themes - good for revision with ANY exam board.
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The Great Gatsby
This resource pulls together 21 key moments in “The Great Gatsby” related to Tragedy.
It’s designed to help students revise for the Tragedy element of the AQA Literature exam
I’ve also thrown in some other Gatsby support posters with exam brainstorms etc for free
Other similar resources are in my Big Cat Bundles in my shop!
Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. I offer big value bundles and large scale resources to cover a complete topic. I provide a range of Big Cat Bundles that offer massive price reductions and offer lots of resources in one place. I also have a range of resources to support A Level teaching, particularly relate to TRAGEDY and CRIME. Many of the resources are handmade in order to provide a more personal, original touch. Many are designed for Interactive White Board presentation, or they can be copied into revision booklets etc. Another option is to download onto a school site, like Sharepoint, and allow students to view on their computers etc. If you like what you find, please offer feedback.
Thank you and good luck with your teaching.
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES 10 LESSONS ON TEN DIFFERENT TEXTS, USING THE PAPER 1 FORMAT.
EACH RESOURCE INCLUDES AN EXAMPLE PRACTICE PAPER, PLUS MODEL ANSWERS AND A SUPPORT POWERPOINT. USEFUL IF YOU HAVE USED ALL THE MOCK PAPERS ON -LINE AND NEED EXTRA PRACTICE. ALSO USEFUL TO GET YEAR 9 READY FOR YEAR 10.
USEFUL FOR YEAR 11 GETTING EXTRA PRACTICE AT HOME - PARENT FRIENDLY!
This resource comprises 11 posters. Each one looks at a key extract from a chapter, looking at themes, possible questions, context, background etc. They can be printed into support booklets or displayed on the IWB.
If you want to save money I have added this resource to my complete Jekyll and Hyde SOW resource which pulls together all my Jekyll and Hyde resources.
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This detailed presentation offers an introduction to teaching Crime for the AQA Crime paper.
It covers the course, looks at Crime history, themes, the pleasures of Crime, Crime Genres and conventions etc and would probably - with discussion and debate - offer two/three lessons worth of materials to get the course started. It could also be used as a revision tool later on.
My resources are designed to be detailed, useful, and offer value for money. They have all been used in the classroom. If you find these resources useful please give feedback.
This resource offers detailed analysis of 7 key extracts from the play to support the teaching at GCSE - Ideal for printing as detailed revision booklets or for student downloads onto pc’s/tablets etc. A surprising amount of detail in a small, compact, accessible space.
These 5 MEMORY MATS summarise key ideas in “Macbeth” in a clear, interesting way. They are hand designed and illustrated, in order to give a more personal touch.
Please have a look at my shop and my web site - details are at the shop site, plus lots of other free resources. I try to offer big value bundles and large scale resources to cover a complete topic. I have a range of Big Cat Bundles that offer massive price reductions and offer lots of resources in one place. I also have a range of resources to support A Level teaching, particularly relate to TRAGEDY and CRIME. Many of the resources are handmade in order to provide a more personal, original touch. Many are designed for Interactive White Board presentation, or they can be copied into revision booklets etc. Another option is to download onto a school site, like Sharepoint, and allow students to view on their computers etc. If you like what you find, please offer feedback.
Thank you and good luck with your teaching.
A selection of detailed. handwritten resources and annotated extracts to support the teaching of the novella. Each extract is analysed in depth as preparation for the exam - AQA GCSE Literature
12 pages of extracts in all covering 12 key moments.
Ideal for printing as detailed revision booklets or for student downloads onto pc’s/tablets etc. A surprising amount of detail in a small, compact, accessible space.
This is a companion resource to the earlier, popular resource “7 Key Extracts from “Macbeth” analysed”.
This resource of 9 posters looks at another 7 extracts in detail as preparation for the Literature exam and to help teaching the play. The extracts are linked to other extracts in the play too as students have to talk about the play as a whole. There is is a final poster on the “Ingredients of the Tragic Hero”,
The posters are designed to be projected onto a whiteboard or shared with students via their lap tops or a student shared area.
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UPDATED 16/04/18
These handmade pdf posters can be copied as student booklets or displayed on Whiteboards to help students revising for AQA A Level Tragedy and Crime. The posters – as the title suggests – highlight, annotate and make notes on key moments in the texts. Many are also personally illustrated to help with visual memory and to make them more cute/interesting! They are designed to support AQA English Literature A Level spec B – Tragedy and Crime. “The Great Gatsby” and “When Will There Be Good News” are to follow soon! There are over 30 posters in total in this resource, also dealing with Romanticism and Crime elements in Ancient Mariner.
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NOW INCLUDES GATSBY AND GOOD NEWS !
Stop Press! Key Moments Posters added 17/03/18
These resources are part of a package of resources that have one philosophy: to give you all you need to teach a text or a topic IN ONE PLACE. These resources include extensive presentation PowerPoints, lots of model answers, annotated answers, mock questions, extensive background research Powerpoints, and A3 helpsheets. They also ensure that Assessment Objectives and Mark Schemes are fully addressed. The idea behind these resources is to offer detailed work that has been tested in the classroom and proven to be successful. Although at first glance they may seem pricey, the resources do offer value for money, and always offer a free taster resource with a detailed contents page, outlining exactly what is on offer, and some free taster resources.
This resource bundle offers approximately 50 detailed resources to support the teaching of Othello and Tragedy in general at A Level resources. The focus is on looking at critical views, analysing extracts in detail, tracing character development, themes, language and lots more. There are lots of annotated helpsheets, model answers, exam revision materials, In fact, there is everything you need here to teach this play in great detail.
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This free resource goes through the AQA City of the Beasts exam paper. It has support Powerpoints, Peer Assessment Activities, a peer assessment mark sheet and support for the structure section.
Please download, and I hope it’s useful - but if you do, please give feedback.
Best of luck with the exam!
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