Five star rated and 'TES Recommended' authors, we are two Heads of English who are passionate about using and developing quality, engaging resources. We recognise the need for resources that are 'ready to go' and that don't require a huge amount of 'polishing' before they can be used. Every resource that we publish is quality assured and, most importantly, has been tried and tested by us in the classroom! We hope you find our resources useful and we welcome any feedback.
Five star rated and 'TES Recommended' authors, we are two Heads of English who are passionate about using and developing quality, engaging resources. We recognise the need for resources that are 'ready to go' and that don't require a huge amount of 'polishing' before they can be used. Every resource that we publish is quality assured and, most importantly, has been tried and tested by us in the classroom! We hope you find our resources useful and we welcome any feedback.
Six engaging narrative writing lessons using a diverse range of world literature extracts as prompts.
Extracts from:
‘The Patience Stone’
‘Farewell to the Sea’
‘First They Killed My Father’
103 slides plus an extract booklet.
Each lesson contains clear learning objectives, success criteria, modeled answers, opportunities for peer and self assessment.
A key aim of the lessons is to introduce and embed new vocabulary.
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Scrooge’s transformation in Stave Five. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Scrooge’s grave 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the death of Tiny Tim 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 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Ignorance and Want in Stave Three. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Cratchit family in Stave Three. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Present in Stave Three. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Belle and Scrooge’s relationship 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 fourteen lessons here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380
A high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Fezziwig 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 fourteen lessons here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-gcse-revision-pack-12415380
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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Scrooge and Bob’s relationship in Stave One. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the charity collectors in Stave 1. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of the relationship between Fred and Scrooge. 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 high quality, focused lesson exploring the significance of Marley’s ghost. 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 fantastic bundle of high quality, focused lessons exploring 14 key moments from the text. Each lesson follows a consistent format and structure in order to embed new knowledge.
Each lesson has a recall task, key vocabulary, analysis of the scene, opportunities for analytical writing, a model response and self assessment slide.
Marley’s Ghost
Scrooge and Fred Stave One
Scrooge and the Charity Collectors Stave One
Scrooge and Bob Stave One
The First Spirit Stave Two
Fezziwig’s Ball Stave Two
Belle and Scrooge Stave Two
The Second Spirit Stave Three
The Cratchit Family Stave Three
Ignorance and Want Stave Three
The Third Spirit Stave Four
The Death of Tiny Tim Stave Four
Scrooge’s Grave Stave Four
Scrooge in Stave Five
PLUS A printable extract booklet
A 26 slide presentation preparing students for the Paper 1, Section A of the AQA GCSE English Language exam.
The lesson is focused on preparing students for question 2.
Model answers provided and opportunities for peer and self assessment throughout.
Clear reference made to the markscheme and assessment objectives throughout the presentation.
AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A Revision - Detailed Focus on Question 4
A series of six revision ‘masterclass’ lessons designed to improve students’ responses to question 4 on Paper 1. Students often struggle with this part of the paper so I have created this resource specifically to build students’ confidence in tackling this question.
Each lesson includes learning objectives, a starter and review activity, model answers and opportunities for students to self/peer assess and reflect upon their own progress.
I have also created a full exam paper for each of the texts so that students can also practise completing questions 1 - 3.
Included in the resource:
89 slide presentation
74 page student revision and workbook
Question 4 knowledge organiser/revision mat
Question 4 writing bookmark
Markscheme and indicative content for the texts
Texts included:
‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘A Monster Calls’, ‘The Graveyard Book’, ‘Rebecca’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘The Goldfinch’
Feedback greatly appreciated - please leave a review!
A 74 page booklet for students to revise and prepare for Paper 1 of the AQA English Language exam. The booklet includes six extracts and six practice exam papers for students to work through.
Extracts taken from:
‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘A Monster Calls’, ‘The Graveyard Book’, ‘Rebecca’, ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Goldfinch’.
After each paper I have included a student reflection sheet for students to evaluate how well they did on question 4.
Also inlcluded is a revision mat for question 4 as well as some writing prompts.
Hope it is useful! Feedback greatly appreciated - please leave a review.
A detailed knowledge organiser/revision mat for AQA GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4. This question is worth 20 marks and requires students to evaluate a statement in relation to a text. This resource can be used to support students as they write their answers or distributed as a revision resource.
