Really useful resource for year 11 students to revise the set poems. Worksheets to revise each of the Love and Relationship poems from the AQA spec. I use them for homework mainly and I Have designed it so there should be something for all abilities to be able to answer. I have put all the poems onto one word document for ease of downloading, although it has done something to the question numbers (nothing to do with the actual resource) - I can send the individual sheets if required.

Lesson aimed at year 7 students introducing the idea and difference of comedy and tragedy.

PPT and resources (some adapted and some differentiated). Lesson judged as outstanding previously. Introducing Shakespeare's life.

Lesson on poem structure - acrostic and adjectives.

A revision presentation (took a few lessons to go through) on themes in Hamlet and linked to contexts of production and reception. Great for any board that studies Hamlet, although written specifically for EDUQAS' outgoing A level. Lecture notes on sex and sexuality included too.

A full scheme of work/resources looking at a range of poetry types and devices for year 7 middle-ish ability.

Lesson looking at how a brochure is set out and requiring students to explore their own brochure page (some example brochure pages included in case they don't bring any/have any). leading onto creating their own brochure and look at presentational layout, persuasive and descriptive skills.

A whole walking talking mock revision session for the language paper 2 of AQA new 9-1 GCSE exam. Using the sample assessment materials (festivals and fairs extract) on e-AQA. For all abilities. Really emphasises requirements for each question and timings.

A lesson, with all resources, on the pome 'Stealing' in preparation for the unseen part of the GCSE exam. This lesson includes reference to EDUQAS spec, but is equally relevant to all specs.

Looking at inference using range of text types including Harry Potter. Some grammar/sentence level work too.

Lesson exploring how to summarise an article. Originally from legacy AQA spec but suitable for new requirements.

lesson from the 'place' bank of poetry. Lesson aimed at year 9 poetry lesson. Preparation for GCSE requirements rather than studying current anthology. Looks at devices, structure, themes and links. Worksheet (from AQA website) included.

Lesson looking at argument skills and grouping connectives.

A revision lesson which discusses the requirements of the exam, a brief overview of every poem in the anthology, along with themes and a few quotes from each. There is also a grid which shows which poems each one links to and a revision activity for students. Perfect for last minute year 11 revision - or for learning the poems yourself!

Lesson looking at how a film uses particular conventions to establish genre using the opening from Scream as an example.

Students do the exam AND mark it themselves using this resource. Exam questions were for AQA English lit GCSE and as follows: An Inspector Calls: How does Priestley present Gerald’s relationships with women in An Inspector Calls? How does Priestley use Eva Smith to represent poverty in An Inspector Calls? Love and RElationships poetry: Compare how poets present growing up in ‘Mother, any distance’ and in one other poem from ‘Love and relationships’. Unseen Poetry: In ‘Autumn’ how does the poet present the effects of the season of autumn? In both ‘Today’ and ‘Autumn’ the speakers describe attitudes towards the seasons. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present these attitudes? Self assessment activities inculded - lots of use of highlighters.

Lesson aimed at KS3 English, but also suitable for introduction lessons to Media or KS3 media. Looks at presentational and persuasive features within a TV advert, including a card sort. Leads to students developing analysis skills.

Lesson on Afternoons by Philip Larkin - part of the GCSE WJEC Eduqas spec, but useful for all poetry lessons.

Aimed at KS3 students, this lesson looks at features of a leaflet and persuasive and presentational devices. Students are then encouraged to analyse their own leaflet.

A detailed lesson exploring sones 43. Annotated fully to help guide students through its meaning.

A lesson aimed at high ability KS3 students exploring gothic elements in Hop Frog and and analysis/comprehension skills.