My top 50 Macbeth quotations on one sheet with some analysis about why each quotation is important in the play as well as the scene each quotation has been taken from. Also now updated to contain the top 100 quotations too. Also includes a blank version with space to add the explanations in to test yourself. A good way to use the sheet to revise is to group the quotations into themes to help prepare for the possible exam questions that might come up. a) ambition b) appearance versus reality c) guilt d) animal imagery e) supernatural Also includes an additional sheet matching the 50 quotations to 50 brief explanations. Also contains a Macbeth quotation random generator quiz and a sheet to revise 6 motifs in Macbeth.

Use for a final revision lesson on Macbeth. Present students with the 6 big ideas about the play. Give students the attached top 50 quotations revision sheet. Ask them to make notes on each big idea using the sheet. Then go through the model answers on the PowerPoint. Each answer appears on a mouse click so you can talk through each answer one by one. Also includes 6 exam questions to plan on one printer-friendly planning sheet. Also includes a 100 question quiz on the play with accompanying answer sheet that is useful to use throughout Year 11 to assist with knowledge retention. Also contains the top 100 quotations with a brief explanation to help students get started with developing their inferences on each quotation. Alternatively, ask students to use a code to link each quotation to one or more themes such as a for ambition, g for guilt, s for supernatural. Also includes theme and character revision cards. The 50 quotation quiz comes in two forms. One will take a full lesson while one is ideal as a repeatable recap activity (spaced learning).

Full lesson which pairs 6 quotations from Stave 1 with 6 quotations and Stave 5 and asks students to make inferences looking for similarities and differences to highlight Scrooge’s transformation and redemption. The PowerPoint then goes through 3 inferences for each of the 12 quotations. The lesson also Includes a grade 9 model response and a writing frame for lower ability students. There is also a helpsheet to support an exam question which is also attached. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

I have carefully selected 20 brief key extracts from the play. They are the 20 extracts I consider to be most likely to come up in the exam. To complete the revision activity, students must work out what is happening in each extract, analyse two key quotations and make links to context, themes and ideas. This booklet is helping my students revise for the closed book examination. There are 4 A3 sheets covering Acts 1-5. Of the hundreds Romeo and Juliet resources I have created, this is probably the most effective. Also includes a PowerPoint with suggested answers for each extract. Includes an AQA version (with context) and an Eduqas version (without context).

22 key quotations briefly explained for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on a visually engaging poster. There is an editable word version and a pdf version. Also contains a more detailed analysis of quotations for each character. For more Macbeth resources try the following links: grade 9 model responses: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985 Revision Cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-12173097 Full bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-bundle-2019-12115685

GCSE Revision sheet containing key quotations linked to main characters and themes. Includes an answer sheet for the test on key quotations for each character. Also includes the play divided into scenes using page numbers with an activity asking students to find key quotations from each scene.

10 Sample exam questions for the GCSE 9-1 Eduqas Poetry Anthology. Includes the 15 mark a) question and the 25 mark b) question. Also includes 14 sample comparative b) questions for a carousel revision lesson. In pairs, students will respond to all 14 questions over the course of the lesson. Also includes 6 unseen poems with questions. Links to other Eduqas poetry resources: Revision Cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-wjec-poetry-revision-cards-gcse-12107545 Lessons on all poems https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-anthology-bundle-2-lesson-on-each-poem-11896591 Revision resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065

Full lesson PowerPoint with 3 differentiated worksheets for exploring the 4 ghosts in A Christmas Carol. Includes carefully selected extracts and a table for students to plan their analytical responses. Also including some example high level analytical paragraphs about the 4 ghosts and how they help to transform Scrooge.

EDUQAS/WJEC revision grid containing precise, bite-sized chunks of information about all 18 of the anthology poems under the following categories: main ideas, language, structure, context, themes. An adaptable resource that can be used in lots of different ways to suit different styles of teaching and learning. Also available as part of my Eduqas poetry bundle. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-bundle-gcse-9-1-11815065 Alternatively try my lessons on all 18 poems: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-anthology-revising-all-poems-11894072 Or maybe you’d prefer the information in the form of revision cards: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-poetry-revision-cards-for-anthology-poems-gcse-9-1-11807604 Or maybe a quick poetry quiz: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eduqas-9-1-gcse-poetry-anthology-quiz-11803192 The 18 poems: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 Cozy Apologia The Soldier London Ozymandias A Wife in London Afternoons Hawk Roosting Valentine She walks in beauty As imperceptibly as grief To Autumn Dulce et Decorum Est Death of a Naturalist Mametz Wood Extract from The Prelude Living Space

A revision timeline that explores Lady Macbeth’s journey through the play. Also contains a high grade model exam answer exploring how Lady Macbeth’s character changes during the play. Also included as a cut and stick activity where students cut out the boxes and place them in the correct order. Also includes a Lady Macbeth quotation revision sheet and 2 quizzes on Lady Macbeth,

Writing frames and essay plans designed to help lower ability GCSE students write about the whole of the text not just the given extract. There are 7 writing frames in total using two different styles. Some with an introduction and conclusion and some without. For each question I have identified 5 points with 5 quotations. Students must then develop each point by adding language analysis, inferences zoom in to language and zoom out to context. 2023 update: Extra 4 essay plans added. Also includes some advice on thesis statements with an easy to follow 3 sentence formula. Also includes advice on how to create a thesis-style introduction. ‘A thesis-style introduction that demonstrates your understanding of the question can be a really helpful way of starting your answer. It shows that you are ‘in charge’ of your essay and that you know what you think. It can provide a strong foundation for the rest of the essay. Keep referring back to the introduction to create a coherent response.’ AQA examiner’s report 2022 Creating a thesis-style introduction is a challenge for many students but is essential in helping students to reach levels 4-6 in the mark scheme. I have produced a simple 3 point structure to help students quickly generate a thesis statement in timed exam conditions. There is an example of the 3 point structure being used and then students attempt to imitate the structure for 4 other exam-style questions.

Quotation Grid of almost 100 quotations Lord of the Flies to aid with revision.

Printer-friendly Revision cards for 6 themes in Romeo and Juliet. Each card has 3 sections: parts of the play where the theme is important key quotations for each theme context notes for each theme Includes a full revision lesson with resources, starter and plenary where students make notes about all the quotations to check understanding using the accompanying worksheet. Answers are provided for all 40+ quotations on the PowerPoint.

I like to revise BIG IDEAS for my final revision lesson. This lesson is student led. Students create a mind map 6 BIG IDEAS about Romeo and Juliet using the 3 knowledge organisers to help them form their ideas. Also includes 6 sample exam questions on one A3 sheet for ease of photocopying. The 6 questions are my predictions for what might come up in 2019.

Two lessons. One lesson aimed at covering the themes and ideas in Act 1 Scene 1 with annotations and comprehension activities. Lesson two is aimed at getting students to produce a powerful piece of descriptive writing based on image from the opening scene of Polanski’s Macbeth. The PowerPoint goes through examples of vocabulary, sentence types, punctuation and literary techniques to help achieve a high level. There is also an A3 graphic organiser to encourage students to plan a piece of descriptive writing inspired by Act 1 Scene 1 of Macbeth. The graphic organiser includes: Act 1 Scene 1 an opening paragraph model to annotate a long list of useful words a paragraph planning table a link to 3 film versions of Act 1 Scene 1 to evaluate a success criteria of descriptive techniques some images to help generate ideas

10+ Resources to teach students methods for comparing poems from the AQA anthology. Includes ideas for discriminating comparisons by both theme and method. The model examples come from the Power and Conflict AQA anthology and include plans for… The Emigree and Kamikaze Exposure and War Photographer. Exposure and Storm on the Island Tissue and Ozymandias Remains and Bayonet Charge Prelude and Ozymandias London and My Last Duchess There is also a blank template for students to practise using the 12 point comparative method on a question comparing Ozymandias and My Last Duchess. There is also a choice over a simple 4 paragraph methods based approach or a more advanced 2 paragraph conceptual approach. There is also a diamond ranking starter activity to get students to engage with the criteria for grade 8 and 9. There is also a resource with 3 tiers of difficulty depending on how confident students are at planning their own comparisons. Tier 1: Students add the analysis of the quotations. The topic sentences and recommended quotations are already filled in for them. Tier 2: Students must pick their own 3 quotations from each poem and analyse the quotations. Tier 3: Students must pick their own topic sentences, quotations and then analsyse the quotations. The questions covered are as follows: 2021 question: Compare how poets present ideas about power and control in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30) Nov 2020 question: Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by difficult experiences in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30) May 2019 question: Compare how poets present the ways that people are affected by war in ‘War Photographer’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30) May 2018 question: Compare how poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’. (30)

A grade 9 model response comparing the impact of war in Exposure and Poppies. Includes examiner annotations (by an AQA examiner) and a summative comment justifying the grade against the mark scheme. Useful reading for all students with the potential for grade 9. For weaker students attempting this question there are planning sheets and a suggested writing frame.

Large 40+ slide PowerPoint covering key quotations with high grade analysis from across the novel linked to 9 themes. There are 3 suggested revision activities to accompany the PowerPoint to ensure students use the resource efficiently and effectively: a. Select the 3 best quotations for each of the 9 themes b. Complete essay plans for 6 exam-style questions c. Create a mindmap to revise big ideas in the Also includes analysis of the top 10 single words to analyse in the novella with high level explanations of how to zoom in and then how to zoom out to explore Dickens’ authorial purpose. Also includes: A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist. A01: What is the meaning of the quotation? A02: What is the impact of words/methods? A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation? Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it. Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.

20 questions to accompany a reading of the short story. The first column are simple retrieval comprehension questions. The second column are more analytical questions.