Macbeth: Enter Three Witches
This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'Macbeth’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitement of a live, scoring game. They’re collectable too – once played, each brick becomes a virtual bo...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
King Lear: The Dover Cliff Scene
This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'King Lear’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitement of a live, scoring game. They’re collectable too – once played, each brick becomes a virtual...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Course: A level Lit (B)
Unit: Additional resources
Lang P1 Q5 Feedback Sheet
Hopefully useful to reduce workload. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Writing
Exam/Board: AQA
An Inspector Calls Social Responsibility
Scaffolded 'what how why' task for the theme of Social Responsibility once Capitalism / Socialism has been covered and the entire play has been read. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
SoW for Language and Occupation
This is a scheme created from a range of resources - some knabbed ideas, some text book stuffs, some language and power from days gone by. There are also some bits from a booklet we have at the college but you can adapt to suit the resources you have!} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Course: A level lang
Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Poetry terminology table
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Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
'Mother Any Distance' and 'Before You Were Mine' comparison slides
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Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Kamikaze annotated poem
Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland, annotated as a class - stanza by stanza} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry Anthologies
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Rhetoric Devices in Marcus Rashford's open letter
Useful for y8/9 looking at DAFOREST techniques and dissecting Rashford's letter. There is a what - how - why model that can also be used for other extracts. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Whole School Literacy
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Culpability in An Inspector Calls
A mock trial task for pupils to discuss who is most responsible for Eva Smith's death. Useful once the entire play has been read and individual characters have been explored. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Language diversity and change
Commentary and writing planning sheet A Level Lang Lit Recreative
I give this planning sheet for students to complete as they plan and write their recreative task for the Unit 2 text. I do The Kite Runner but this can be used for all.Students can easily transfer this to a quick plan in the exam} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 5
Course: A Level Lang & Lit
Unit: Paper 2 - exploring conflict
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Writing about Society
AQA Language Paper 1 (Part A) - The Time Machine
AQA Language Paper 1, Part A (Questions 1-4) using an extract from The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 1
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Writing about Society
AQA Language Paper 2 - Air Pollution
Language Paper 2 practice paper using extract from Flora Tristan's London Journal (19th century travel writer) and 2015 newspaper article about New Delhi air pollution. Question 5 is a timely one on Cop26.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Language
Unit: Paper 2
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Writing about Society
Jekyll and Hyde Extract Analysis (Chapter 5)
In the style of @spryke2 (thank you for format and inspiration!), key extracts with targeted questions for annotation.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: EDEXCEL
Topics: Writing about Society
Remembrance Day Reading Booklet
A selection of extracts based on ideas on disciplinary literacy. Each section has three extracts and the extracts get increasingly more challenging. Students then plan and write a response based on the images.Section 1 - links to the pastSection 2 - on the front lineSection 3 - at home} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Reading
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Writing about Society
Mr Birling Exemplar (not a full response)
A Mr Birling model that I wrote for a feedback lesson.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Exemplar Material
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Writing about Society
Macbeth
Quantum Theatre performs a full production of the Shakespeare text which runs for 1hr 25mins. This is a very heightened, theatrical production that moves at pace using a set, lights, music and projection to create a full theatrical experience. The story is clearly told using only the Sha...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Shakespeare
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Topics: Writing about Society
A Christmas Carol
An hour long play taken directly from the Dickens text, combining narrative passages and short scenes to tell the story, and using the original dialogue and descriptions to do this. It follows exactly the 'Stave' structure of the book, whilst intertwining the action with Christmas carols, and...} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 4
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: 19th Century Literature
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Topics: Writing about Society
Lady of Shalott
A unit on The Lady of Shalott which I did with a low ability yr8 group. Complete set of resources. Some are based on things I found, so I can't claim complete credit for it all.} VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Poetry
Exam/Board: Eduqas
Topics: Writing about Society
Animal Farm -structure lesson
This is a structure lesson which was based on year 8 pupils (ignore the title I was having a funny five) who were reading Animal Farm but would work for pupils that haven't been reading it as it is based on short extracts and the opening of Animal Farm only. } VIEW
Level: Key Stage 3
Course: GCSE Literature
Unit: Novels
Exam/Board: AQA
Topics: Writing about Society