I have abridged the whole novella of A Christmas Carol into 28 very short extracts to help struggling readers to access the text on one A3 sheet. I have had to use font size 8 to fit it all onto one sheet. For students who require a larger font, I also have included a second version in font size 12 and comic sans. Each extract comes with a question to check for understanding.

A ‘because, but, so’ paragraph can act as a useful tool for starting off an exam response on a character to demonstrate the depth of a students’ thinking. Here are 6 ‘because, but, so’ sample paragraphs on the 6 main characters in the novel: Ralph, Jack, Simon, Piggy, Roger, The Beast. Also includes a template for students to practise their own introductions. For my Lord of the Flies resources, check out my bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12072617

A 45 slide lesson that teaches students how to identify and comment on the effect of semantic fields in the short extract that is used for AQA Paper 1 Question 2 and Paper 2 Question 3. There are 6 extracts to work through as students develop the skill to identify a pattern of words within each extract. Commenting on a semantic field allows students to make a more sophisticated comment about the effect of language than merely commenting on individual words in isolation.

A 76 slide lesson aimed at lower ability students which guides them through 30 key quotations from Macbeth. Each quotation is introduced with a prompt question. The next slide then explains the quotation. This process continues for all 30 quotations. There is a knowledge retention test worksheet attached to check how much knowledge students have retained.

Here are two articles. One is criticising Peppa Pig and one is defending it. I know both of these texts are 21st century but I find these 2 articles are useful for teaching students the Paper 2 Question 4 skills of comparing authorial feelings and perspectives before moving on to looking at a more challenging 19th century comparison text.

Free Macbeth plot card sort activity to help students consolidate their knowledge of the basic plot. For a huge range of further Macbeth resources, try my bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-full-unit-12584291

A list of 120 analytical verbs to help students sharpen their expression to support their critical thinking. There are 20 alternatives for this shows, this demonstrates, this suggests, this reinforces, this motivates and this highlights.

Free 20 question multiple choice quiz on To Kill a Mockingbird. Includes the answers.

20 question printable multiple choice quiz on Of Mice and Men. Includes answers.

A list of ambitious synonyms for a range of common words and emotions.

Students often struggle with starting off their creative writing to describe a setting. Here is a list of prepositional fronted adverbials to help students to describe different settings.

A context sheet to support the teaching of Lord of the Flies. It looks at 8 contextual factors to deepen students’ understanding of the novel: Golding’s life WWII Cold War British Imperialism Coral Island Religion Existentialism Thomas Hobbes

A free, simple and basic plot summary cloze exercise on Lord of the Flies. Answers on page 2.

A simple plot summary cloze activity and card sort to help students become familiar with the basics of the plot. 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 Other popular Macbeth resources include: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revise-20-extracts-11868136 Revision cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-theme-revision-cards-ambition-supernatural-guilt-violence-deceit-courage-11868831 Grade 9 model ansers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-6-grade-7-9-model-responses-12187985 Knowledge organisers https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-character-revision-sheet-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-is-lady-macbeth-presented-in-act-5-scene-1-worksheets-and-a-model-response-11422450

A range of resources to support the teaching of how Macbeth’s character changes across the play. Includes a timeline to complete to track Macbeth’s changes. Includes a revision sheet with high level analysis of 13 key quotations linked to the AOs. Includes a simple writing frame for a low ability to help them write about Macbeth as a character who changes to grade 4 or grade 5 level. Include a list of key quotations (with brief explanations) to pick from to help them write about Macbeth at different points of the text. Includes a high-level direct knowledge statement which I explain and regularly encourage them to keep referring back to when it comes to discussing Shakespeare’s authorial message in the play at the end of each analytical paragraph.

Gap-fulling cloze activity to help summarise the plot to Romeo and Juliet. Includes a bank of suggested answers and the answer sheet on page 2. Ideal for introducing the plot to students in KS2 or KS3 in preparation for GCSE. This is a free resource that offers a small glimpse into the large number of resources in my shop. Here are links to some of the best-selling resources in my shop. Lord of the Flies: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-character-revision-12854559 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-40-page-study-booklet-12841597 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-theme-revision-cards-2023-12827767 Macbeth: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-and-top-100-quotations-explained-12088304 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-resources-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-2023-12768948 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-timelines-12715015 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-on-6-themes-12852726 Romeo and Juliet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-2018-bundle-11881390 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-9-1-exam-bundle-11833024 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589 An Inspector Calls: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-character-revision-sheets-12862156 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-sheets-11573775 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-43-page-gcse-revision-workbook-12626676 Animal Farm: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-40-page-revision-booklet-12846365 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747 A Christmas Carol: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-character-revision-sheets-12853860 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-cards-and-sheets-12852711 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-12829089 Power and Conflict: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-poetry-revision-grid-extended-version-11530298 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-booklet-2023-12827207 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-structure-a-comparative-paragraph-for-aqa-poetry-power-and-conflict-11387714 Eduqas Poems: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-anthology-poetry-4-revision-lessons-11888938

7 character revision sheets which explore and make thoughtful comments about 10 key quotations for each of the primary characters in the novel: Mrs Birling Mr Birling Gerald Croft Eric Birling Sheila Birling Eva Smith Inspector Goole An excellent revision resource to prepare for whatever may come up in an exam.

Revision page containing thoughtful analysis of 10 key quotations for Gerald Croft in An Inspector Calls.

A revision sheet containing explanations for 10 key quotations about Eric Birling in An Inspector Calls. Also contains a blank version for students to have a go at explaining the quotations themselves first.

Visual aid/revision sheet containing thoughtful comments on 10 key quotations for Mr Birling linking to both A02 and A03. Also contains a thesis-style introduction. Also includes a blank version that I get students to fill in first before going through my answers. Includes both a pdf and an editable word version.