the theme of love in Much Ado About Nothing
I divide the class into teams. Someone from each team comes up and looks at my theme map for 10 seconds only. The task is for the group to recreate the theme map I have produced as accurately as possible. I usually tally how many times they come up and then we vote on the most similar. The winning t...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA
200 word challenges for Much Ado about Nothing
Interleaved activity to get the students thinking about the characters, themes, and context, whilst honing their Language Paper 2 opinion based writing.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA
Romeo and Juliet key quotes with images
Some key quotes from the play with images for the students to use for revision (or display in classrooms).} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA
Shakespeare's theatre - introduction
A very simple set of slides to use as an introduction to Shakespeare's theatre. I have used this with KS3 and KS4.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA
Settings and themes in chapters 5 and 6 Frankenstein
A couple of slides about how setting reflects themes in chapters 5 and 6 of Frankenstein.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Prometheus and Paradise Lost - Frankenstein
Some background notes on Prometheus and Paradise Lost in relation to Frankenstein.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Mary Shelley Background and influences
Some notes and ideas about Mary Shelley's life and how it may have influenced Frankenstein} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Macbeth practice questions
A range of practice exam essay questions on 'Macbeth' using passages from across the play.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: AQA
Quick Revision Activities Paper 1
Paper 1 - Questions 2,3 and 4 with very short extracts, writing guides and examples. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
Language paper 1 2019 final tips
Just a rough reminder of key tips. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
Language Paper 1 Revision Booklet
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Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
What is the significance of the beast in ‘Lord of the Flies’?
What is the significance of the beast in ‘Lord of the Flies’? This worksheet supports an exploration of major quotations and builds to planning an essay on the theme of the beast.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Set Exam Texts (Novels)
Exam/Board: AQA
Explore the structure of The Emigrée
This resource helps students to explore the structure of Carol Rumens' poem The Emigrée, and helps students to push their ideas to explore alternative readings and connections with other poems.NB: some of these ideas I have taken from teachit and adapted.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Compare ideas about oppression in The Emigrée and London
This resource breaks down how to construct an essay with a focus on ideas about oppression in The Emigrée and London.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Power and Conflict poetry comparison questions, advice and planning sheet
This is a sheet I use with year 11s to sharpen up their poetry comparison essay writing and planning.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Thistles and Nettles unseen poetry comparison scaffold sheet.
This worksheet is a way of scaffolding students' ideas comparing the methods that both poets use.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Unseen Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
GCSE Eng Lit Unseen poetry Nettles and Thistles comparison sheet
2 questions in the AQA GCSE English Lit paper 2 format. One on Ted Hughes Thistles. The other comparing it to Nettles by Vernon Scannell.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Unseen Poetry
Exam/Board: AQA
Last Minute Quick Tips Paper 1 Language
A PowerPoint I created for my final lesson with Year 11 before their exam to remind them how to approach Paper 1 questions, and reminders of how to revise and prepare for the exam.I am planning to use it with the mini Paper One tasks and/or creative writing stimuli material to get them thinking and...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA