Featured resources
'An Inspector Calls' - The Inspector
This resource contains detailed analysis of key quotations, with sophisticated subject terminologies, relating to the Inspector. It also contains a detailed and conceptualised grade 9 model paragraph on the Inspector written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner, to help students to prepare to answer a question on this character.
'An Inspector Calls' - Mrs Birling Question
This ‘An Inspector Calls’ resource helps students to create a response to a question on the character of Mrs Birling. The resource guides students through the process of answering a question, encouraging them to use conceptualised topic sentences, and contextual links. It also includes a Grade 9 model paragraph, written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner.
AQA Conflict Poetry Unit - London
This resource has been planned to teach in a mixed ability group work setting. The resource is differentiated through the use of colour coded questions (green, blue and red), which increases the level of challenge. It also includes visual prompts, so that weaker ability students can access the poem and produce clear analysis. The more able students are pushed to produce more sophisticated and perceptive analytical commentary through the use of the more challenging ‘red’ questions. I have also included detailed anlaysis of key quotaions from the poem to model the expectations for able students, which is written by an experienced GCSE Literature examiner.
AQA Language Paper 1 lessons: The Great Gatsby extract
This resource contains a series of lesson for an extract for GCSE Language Paper 1. It includes a gradual approach to each question, with some model paragraphs to serve as examples. It aims to build your students’ skills and improve their approach to the paper.
AQA Poetry comparison - comparing 'London' to 'My Last Duchess'
This resource contains a Grade 9 essay, comparing Blake’s London, to Browning’s My Last Duchess. The resource contains subject terminologies, contextual links and conceptualised ideas, and is written by an experienced Literature Examiner.
'An Inspector Calls' - Mr Birling
This resource contains a lesson that helps students build a thorough understanding of Mr Birling’s character as presented by Priestley. The resource requires students to analyze quotations, but also includes detailed analysis of these key quotations, with subject terminologies and contextual links which can be given to students at the end of the lesson to add to their own ideas, and to model level 9 GCSE style analysis, and is written by a GCSE Literature Examiner.
AQA Poetry Comparison: Bayonet Charge compared to Charge of the Light Brigade
This lesson breaks down the approach to the Poetry Comparison question (AQA's Literature Paper 2, 30 marker) into simple chunks. It starts off by explaining the assessment objectives and then moves on to a sample question. This resource is particualrly uselful for those students who struggle to think of conceptualised points, as it includes topic sentences and model paragraphs which will help students create a detailed and sophiticated comparative response to poetry.
'An Inspector Calls' - Mrs Birling
This resource contains detailed analysis of key quotations on the character of Mrs Birling. The analysis contains subject terminologies, contextual information, and conceptualised links, and is written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner.
Unseen Poetry Portrait of A Deaf Man 24 marker and 8 mark comparison
In this resource I have planned a series of lessons that help students complete the 24 mark question on the poem: ‘On A Portrait for A Deaf Man’. I have also included a lesson on the unseen comparative poetry section, comparing ‘On A Portrait of Aa Deaf Man’ to ‘Praise Song For My Mother’. The resource contains a sample question, high quality model answers and an answer template to help support students approach this section of the exam, all written by an experienced GCSE Literature examiner. Additionally, I have added a version of the slide for students to add their notes, which allows them to complete the tasks without the preplanned answers.
'An Inspector Calls' - Eva
This resource contains detailed analysis of key quotations on the character of Eva. The analysis contains subject terminologies, contextual information, and conceptualised link, and is written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner.
'An Inspector Calls' - Mrs Birling Question
This ‘An Inspector Calls’ resource helps students to create a response to a question on the character of Mrs Birling. The resource guides students through the process of answering a question, encouraging them to use conceptualised topic sentences, and contextual links. It also includes a Grade 9 model paragraph, written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner.
'An Inspector Calls' - Sheila
This resource is a lesson that helps students build their understanding of the character of Sheila Birling. It contains detailed analysis of key quotations, which contains subject terminologies, contextual information, and conceptualised link, and it is written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner.
'My Last Duchess'
This resource contains a sample question and model answer on ‘My Last Duchess’. The model contains links to the GCSE assessment objectives, except the comparative element. It is designed to ease students in to the Comparative Poetry Unit, is written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner.
'An Inspector Calls' - The Inspector
This resource contains detailed analysis of key quotations, with sophisticated subject terminologies, relating to the Inspector. It also contains a detailed and conceptualised grade 9 model paragraph on the Inspector written by a GCSE English Literature Examiner, to help students to prepare to answer a question on this character.
Annotated Quotations for Lady Macbeth
This respource offers a condensed analysis with specific subject terminologies of key quoations of the character of Lady Macbeth. It will serve as a handy revision resource for GSCE Literature students.
AQA Conflict Poetry Unit - London
This resource has been planned to teach in a mixed ability group work setting. The resource is differentiated through the use of colour coded questions (green, blue and red), which increases the level of challenge. It also includes visual prompts, so that weaker ability students can access the poem and produce clear analysis. The more able students are pushed to produce more sophisticated and perceptive analytical commentary through the use of the more challenging ‘red’ questions. I have also included detailed anlaysis of key quotaions from the poem to model the expectations for able students, which is written by an experienced GCSE Literature examiner.
Annotated Quotations on Macbeth
This respource offers a condensed analysis with specific subject terminologies of key quoations of the character of Macbeth. It will serve as a handy revision resource for GSCE Literature students.
Preparation for the Poetry Unit for AQA
This resource is designed to help students revise for the Poetry Exam. It gets them to focus on the assessment objectives, to practise topic sentences for sample questions and to plan essays.