A slide that breaks down the course content for the new AQA English Literature exam.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a forest. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.

A quick and easy GCSE writing skills revision lesson which prompts students to describe a beach. The lesson focuses on students revising how to apply different sentence structures and ambitious vocabulary whilst also focusing on a developing a clear structure which they could apply to any exam prompt.

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Past in Stave Two. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of thirteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A 27 slide lesson presentation taking students through a sample paper for the GCSE AQA English Language, Paper 2, Section A exam. The lesson uses a non-fiction text by Dickens and a recent Guardian article. The presentation includes clear learning objectives, a number of learning activities and opportunities for self and peer assessment. Clear guidance is given for each question and model answers are also provided. Differentiation to extend and support students is also incorporated into the lesson presentation. Clear links are made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout. Could be used to walk students through the paper or as a follow up and feedback lesson once students have completed the paper. Sample exam paper and extracts included.

A revision lesson focusing on the journey of Eric throughout the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. The presentation includes key quotations for each act as well as exemplar paragraphs. Also included is a full exemplar essay - Grade 9 standard.

A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in Stave Four. The lesson follows a clear format and structure in order to embed new knowledge and consolidate student understanding. Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide. You can buy this lesson as part of a bundle of fourteen lessons here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380

A revision lesson focusing on the journey of Sheila throughout the play ‘An Inspector Calls’. The presentation includes key quotations for each act as well as range of teaching and learning activities. Also included is a full exemplar essay - Grade 9 standard.

A 25 slide presentation preparing students for the Paper 1, Section A of the AQA GCSE English Language exam. The presentation takes students through each question on Section A with a detailed focus on preparing students for questions 2 and 4. The text used is the opening from ‘Therese Raquin’ by Emile Zola. Whilst this is a 19th century text it still works very well on this section of the exam in order to prepapre students in case an early 20th century text comes up on the actual exam. Model answers provided and opportunities for peer and self assessment throughout.

A 30 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Exposure' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.

A 26 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Exposure' in detail. Annotations for the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem.

A 30 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Bayonet Charge' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.

A handy poster summarising the new changes to the grading system (1 - 9).

Classroom posters clearly displaying the new reading and writing Assessment Objectives for the 2017 English Language GCSE.

A 33 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Poppies' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for key stanzas of the poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.

A 29 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'Poppies' in detail. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs. The lessons feature a range of individual and collaborative tasks to develop students' understanding of the poem.

A 32 slide, two lesson presentation covering the poem 'London' in detail. The lessons are linked to the new assessment criteria for the 2015 AQA English Literature GCSE. Annotations for the entire poem as well as example analytical paragraphs.

A lesson based around the final chapter of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' to introduce and familiarise students with Paper 1, Section A (Explorations in Creative Reading) of the new AQA English Language GCSE. The aim is to introduce students to the format of the exam and teach them the skills needed to analyse unseen prose extracts. 20 slides and with all of the question formats covered and exemplar responses included. Engaging tasks and activities including independent and group work. 20 slide PowerPoint included plus the extract from 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.

A lesson focused on developing students' exam skills in relation to Question 1 on the IGCSE Extended Paper. The lesson looks at the specific requirements of the question and how to plan a response. Includes a sample response to discuss with students and marking criteria.

A selection of resources to consolidate students' basic literacy skills focusing in particular on apostrophes and the key homophones of: 'their/there/they're', 'too/two/to' and 'where/we're/were'. The bundle includes: A 13 slide presentation with slides that can be dropped into any lesson presentation to use as lesson starters or as distinct activities within the lesson. Worksheets recapping key homophones and apostrophes. A 30 slide presentation with commonly misspellings which could be used for digital signage around the school or as lesson starter slides.