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I am a secondary school English teacher with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in English Literature with a speciality in poetry. I create classroom display resources, English teaching tools and revision material.
Thank you for visiting my shop!
I am a secondary school English teacher with a BA in English Language and Literature, and an MA in English Literature with a speciality in poetry. I create classroom display resources, English teaching tools and revision material.
Handy checklists for students taking GCSE English Literature with AQA. Can be used for flashcards, tests or as a handout - these cheat sheets provide information on how to answer the anthology question and the two unseen questions.
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A simple worksheet that encourages students to track key imagery and motifs across the text as a whole. Can be used to consolidate knowledge in a lesson or for homework. Prints A3.
20 important quotations from 'A Christmas Carol' on my custom-painted watercolour background. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Blood Brothers', AQA 'Power and Conflict' poetry and 'Macbeth', if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
Everything you need to recap the play!
This bundle contains all of my Macbeth revision lessons, worksheets and my bestselling knowledge organiser and plot sequencing activity.
Buy as part of this bundle and save 64% !
This resource is an anthology of 180 unseen poetry questions for AQA GCSE English Literature (2017).
There are 120 poems in the collection, organised by theme and with contents pages. There are 120 unseen question 1 tasks and 60 unseen question 2 tasks in the pack. The poetry is grouped into themes of:
Love (20 poems)
Family (10 poems)
Friendship (10 poems)
Nature (10 poems)
Animals (10 poems)
Childhood and Growing up (10 poems)
School (10 poems)
Characters (10 poems)
Different Cultures and Traditions (10 poems)
Loss (10 poems)
Conflict and Disaster (10 poems)
In powerpoint format for easy display and printing, or PDF if you prefer.
This resource could also be adapted for KS3 anthologies.
A PowerPoint presentation and Word worksheet that recaps key moments in Act 3 of Macbeth. The lesson includes:
- Summarising task and comprehension tasks for key moments.
- Key moments that are condensed, sequenced and extracted (can easily be printed for pupils).
- Tasks asking students to link to themes, evaluate the importance of themes, depict the act and explain key quotations.
- Consolidation worksheet for students to complete in class or as homework revision.
I have used this resource with my KS4 students to revise for AQA English Literature, Paper 1. We spent several lessons going through this presentation in detail, but it can also be skimmed through at a quicker pace if you have less time.
I used this lesson to revise with my GCSE pupils in preparation for the exam. It includes:
- Discussion of the role of these characters in the play
- List of key moments for each character and related activities
- Key vocab words to describe character relationships
- Opportunities for pupils to plan and predict questions featuring these characters
This full size display shows students the steps they need to take in order to write an effective English Literature essay at GCSE level. Simply print onto coloured paper and arrange in your classroom.
The resource includes:
- All signage for the display, including titles and the steps for writing an essay
- 'Top tips' sheets which can be filled out by students or the teacher
- A5 printable version of the display that can be given to students to refer to (can also be bought separately - see my store for details).
- A photograph of the completed display that can be used to help with arrangement or inspiration
Please take a look at my other resources if you like this, and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole
A fully editable knowledge organiser on Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', suitable for AQA English Literature revision. A4 and A3 size included in the download. Resource contains:
- Plot summary by act with key moments in bold
- Character list
- Contextual information
- Key techniques used by the author
- Key Quotations
- High-level vocabulary that can be used to describe the main characters/ act as topic sentence starters
If you like this then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole.
A fully editable knowledge organiser on Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers', suitable for AQA English Literature revision. A4 and A3 versions of the resource are included in the download for your convenience. Resource contatins:
- Plot summary by act and song
- Character list
- Contextual information
- Key techniques used by the author
- Key Quotations by character
- High-level vocabulary that can be used to describe the main characters/ act as topic sentence starters
If you like this then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter @MissGOToole.
This fully editable revision worksheets invite students to consolidate their knowledge on:
Each character in the text: what they do in every chapter they appear in, relevant context, and key quotations
The setting: includes references to specific pages in the text for ease (EMC version), but these can of course be removed if you prefer.
Key themes
Key methods
They make a great activity within a lesson, or for homework revision.
Prints A3 - set to print on both sides to get a double-sided document.
Included in this bundle are three fully editable resources:
- My best selling Blood Brothers knowledge/organiser, revision mat, which consolidates quotes, plot summary, key vocabulary, context, themes, and more into an A3 or A4 document (your choice!). Originally created with AQA in mind, this will work for other exam reports.
- Two A3 revision worksheets that allow pupils to demonstrate their knowledge of characters, songs, quotes and plot moments from the play.
- An A4 double-sided document that shows the each of the main characters’ key moments in the play and their associated songs (includes Sammy and Linda)
-Plot sequence in chronological order and mixed up to be used as a sort activity
All of these resources are available separately in my shop, but buy them together in this bundle and you will save 50%!
A list of the key events in 'Blood Brothers', organised by song. I have also included a simplified, mixed up version of the plot which I used with my class for revision in case this is helpful to anyone.
20 important quotations from Macbeth on my custom-painted watercolour background. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Blood Brothers' and 'A Christmas Carol', if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
20 important quotations from 'Blood Brothers' on my custom-painted watercolour background. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Macebth', 'A Christmas Carol', and AQA 'Power and Conflict' poetry if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
15 posters on my custom-painted watercolour background. Each poster contains the title of the poem from the AQA 'Power and Conflict' anthology, the poet, and a selection of key quotes from that poem. File is PDF format for your convenience: adjust your printer settings to '2 pages per sheet' to get these posters in postcard size.
-Please note: there are similar prints like this available in my store for 'Macebth', 'Blood Brothers' and 'A Christmas Carol', if you happen to be teaching these texts like me!
Key quotes for a variety of important characters in 'Macbeth', on my custom watercolour background. These posters aim to show the development of characters throughout the play, and act as a quick guide for students to refer to when writing and revising.
Key quotes for a variety of important characters in 'Blood Brothers', on my custom watercolour background. These posters aim to show the development of characters throughout the play, and act as a quick guide for students to refer to when writing and revising.
Key quotes for a variety of important characters in 'A Christmas Carol', on my custom watercolour background. These posters aim to show the development of characters throughout the novel, and act as a quick guide for students to refer to when writing and revising.
A handy guide to help pupils use WET RATS to analyse quotations and incorporate this into paragraphs. Example paragraph included. WET RATS stands for:
Words
Effects
Techniques
Reader response
Authorial intent
Themes/ Time
Structure
If you like this resource then please take a look at my other TES resources and follow me on twitter, @MissGOToole.
