Edexcel GCSE English Literature Post-1914 Literature – Lord of the Flies - Exam Revision – How to Answer Exam Questions on Lord of the Flies
This resource is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on the theme of Human Nature in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. It is NOT intended to teach students the novel – students should already be familiar with Lord of the Flies. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the novel has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use their knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.
There are five elements included:
1. 'Answering Edexcel Questions on Golding’s Lord of the Flies’: this 43-slide PDF presentation has been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. It includes each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, it features many extracts from a sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology and judicious quotes.
2. Human Nature Sample Answers – this 1000-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting.
3. Human Nature Sample Planning Grid – shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
4. Planning Grid Template – blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
5. Post-1914 Literature AOs – explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand.
Alternatively, you can purchase the Worksheets separately here or the Presentation here.
I hope you find this resource helpful for you and instructive for your students - I’d be delighted to hear any feedback or comments you may have. I’ll be adding lots more exam guides like this to my shop, so please check back regularly
This is a one page alphabet quiz game for John Boyne's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. I have used it as an in-class activity with pairs or groups competing against each other and/or the clock. It would also be ideal as a homework activity or a stand-alone assignment for a cover class.
This is resource contains NINE sample exam questions for revising the minor characters of ‘Macbeth’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Other Macbeth Edexcel resources in my shop include:
Character of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
Character of Lady Macbeth – 7 sample Edexcel questions
Macbeth Themes and Characters – 24 sample Edexcel questions
Themes of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
Characters of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
Alternatively, you can buy the a resource containing the 12 character questions AND the twelve theme questions at a substantial discount.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
AQA GCSE English Literature Modern Texts – Lord of the Flies - Exam Revision – How to Answer Exam Questions on Lord of the Flies
This resource is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on the theme of Human Nature in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. It is NOT intended to teach students the novel – students should already be familiar with Lord of the Flies. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the novel has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use their knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.
The presentation is entitled 'Answering AQA Questions on Golding’s Lord of the Flies’: this 42-slide Powerpoint presentation has been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. It includes each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, it features many extracts from a sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology, precise and judicious quotes and references to the writer’s craft.
This resource also includes a student-friendly copy of the Modern Texts AOs, which explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand.
You can also purchase the accompanying worksheets here.
Alternatively, save money by buying the combined Presentation AND Worksheets here.
I hope you find this resource helpful for you and instructive for your students - I'd be delighted to hear any feedback or comments you may have. I'll be adding lots more exam guides like this to my shop, so please check back regularly!
This quiz has been created for you by an experienced teacher and examiner. It is designed for the Leaving Cert English Ordinary Level course, but can be used by any class or student studying this poem.
It features two pages of questions, challenging students’ knowledge in areas like comprehension, vocabulary, themes, techniques and inference. Questions are either multiple-choice, true/false or require simple one-word answers, making this ideal for less advanced students.
Questions are designed to be accessible to a range of students: they vary from simple factual tasks to more sophisticated language analysis.
It consists of two easily-photocopiable A4 pages, with 25 questions in total, making it accessible for students to complete, check their answers and work out their percentage.
Ideal for end-of-unit testing, homework or as a cover activity if teacher is absent.
This is a sample answer for the AQA Power and Conflict Poetry section with several supporting worksheets.
The contents are:
1. Power and Conflict Sample Answer – this 800-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.
2. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – this is a one-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
3. Planning Grid Template – this is a one-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
4. Power and Conflict AOs – this is a one-page A4 handout which explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand. It eliminates any confusion about the Mark Scheme and shows students exactly what elements need to be included to gain maximum marks.
Teacher’s Instructions
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
12 Sample Exam Questions
This ‘Fun Pack’ consists of a range of fun activities designed to entertain your students while reinforcing their knowledge of the poets and poetry of the AQA ‘Love and Relationships’ cluster.
The contents are:
1. Table Quiz – this consists of four 15-question rounds, focusing on the opening lines, closing lines, subject matter and titles of the fifteen poems. The table quiz can be run in two ways – you can either call out the questions and have the students fill in the blank answer grids I’ve provided, or you can distribute the handouts I’ve created for each round. For your convenience, I’ve included full answer sheets for each round. These are also on the presentation so that students can correct their own work if necessary. These sheets can also be used as in-class or homework activities as they facilitate a really close re-reading of the poems.
2. PDF Presentation – includes answers to the sixty questions so that students can correct their own work.
3. Anagrams – this is an A4 handout of anagrams using the poets’ full names. Answers included.
4. Wordsearch – using the poets’ names.
5. Wordsearch – using the poem titles.
6. Crossword – using the poem titles.
7. Teacher’s Instructions.
I’ll be adding lots more GCSE poetry resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
I hope this is useful for you and instructive for your students - as always, I’d love to hear any feedback you may have.
This is a fantastic student workbook which can be used from the beginning of Y10 GCSE English Literature. Completing the activities in their own workbook allows students to take ownership of the poems they are studying and increases their familiarity and comfort with each poem. Please note that this doesn’t contain any notes or analysis of the poems: instead, it’s a workbook created for students to complete.
The workbook consists of a series of unnumbered pages, so that you can choose the order that best suits your class.
The contents are as follows:
1. Front Cover – this page allows space for the student’s name/class details.
2. Assessment Objectives and Exam Information – this page gives a clear, concise explanation of exactly how the AOs are rewarded in the Mark Scheme, showing your students exactly what they need to do to gain marks. It also explains the format, layout and mark structure of the poetry section.
3. Previous Questions - the poems and questions that have featured on the exam papers since 2017.
4. Poems and Poets – a full list of all the poems in your selection.
5. Sound Effects and Visual Effects – a superb examination of eight of the most common language techniques used by poets. Each section explains clearly what the technique is and gives a variety of quotations to illustrate this to the students. This is an excellent revision aid that students can use at any point in the year.
6. Your Sound Effects and Visual Effects – these two pages feature grids for students to fill in as the year progresses, allowing them to note and thus memorise examples of the various language techniques from their poems.
7. Poetry Profiles – these two pages are where the students will record essential information about each poem, thus building up a full set of their own notes as their study progresses. The first page prompts them to add information under the headings Poem, Poet, Context, Subject Matter, Themes and, most importantly, Links to Other Poems. The second page uses the headings Form/Structure, Sound Effects, Visual Imagery, Tone, Vital Quotes and Favourite Lines. The PDF includes one copy of these pages, so you will need to print one pair of pages for each poem on your selection.
I’ll be adding lots more GCSE poetry resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
I hope this is useful for you and instructive for your students - as always, I’d love to hear any feedback you may have.
AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry – Exam Preparation - A Comparative Answer on Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ and Simon Armitage’s ‘Remains’.
This resource is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the poetry has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use this knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.
There are five elements included:
1. Answering AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Questions: this 32-slide Powerpoint presentation is the core of this group of resources and has been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. It examines each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, it features many extracts from the sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology, precise and judicious quotes and comparative links.
2. Power and Conflict Sample Answers – this 800-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.
3. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – one-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.
4. Planning Grid Template – one-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays for any part of the GCSE English course.
5. Power and Conflict AOs – one-page A4 handout which explains the AOs to students in a manner that is accessible and easy to understand. It eliminates any confusion about the Mark Scheme and shows students exactly what elements need to be included to gain maximum marks.
Also available bundled with 12 Sample Exam Questions
This is a fantastic resource containing TWELVE sample exam questions for revising ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
This resource focuses solely on THEMES but I am also selling a resource examining CHARACTERS – alternatively, you can buy both together for a substantial discount!
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features a special focus on the character of Portia from Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’. It includes four exam questions on Portia’s character and four on the various themes that relate to her.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Check out my other AQA Merchant of Venice resources:
Character of Antonio - 6 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Shylock - 8 sample AQA exam questions
Characters - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes and Characters - all 24 sample AQA exam questions
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
Just what you need for this time of year – work AND play! This resource features a set of TWELVE sample exam questions for ‘Power and Conflict’ poetry and ALSO a ‘Fun Pack’ containing a range of activities designed to entertain your students while reinforcing their knowledge of the poets and poetry of the ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster.
Sample Questions:
The questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Fun Pack:
1. Table Quiz – this consists of four 15-question rounds, focusing on the opening lines, closing lines, subject matter and titles of the fifteen poems. The table quiz can be run in two ways – you can either call out the questions and have the students fill in the blank answer grids I’ve provided, or you can distribute the handouts I’ve created for each round. For your convenience, I’ve included full answer sheets. These are also on the presentation so that students can correct their own work if necessary. These sheets can also be used as in-class or homework activities as they facilitate a really close re-reading of the poems.
2. Powerpoint Presentation – includes answers so that students can correct their own work.
3. Anagrams – this is an A4 handout of anagrams using the poets’ full names. Answers included.
4. Wordsearch – poets’ names.
5. Wordsearch – poem titles.
6. Crossword A – poem titles.
7. Crossword B – poets’ names.
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentation and Worksheets Comparing ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘Remains’
Presentation and Worksheets Comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’/strong>
Just what you need for this time of year – work AND play! This resource features a set of TWELVE sample exam questions for ‘Love and Relationships’ poetry and ALSO a ‘Fun Pack’ containing a range of fun activities designed to entertain your students while reinforcing their knowledge of the poets and poetry of the ‘Love and Relationships’ cluster.
Sample Questions:
The questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Fun Pack:
This consists of a range of fun activities designed to entertain your students while reinforcing their knowledge of the poets and poetry of the AQA ‘Love and Relationships’ cluster.
The contents are:
1. Table Quiz – this consists of four 15-question rounds, focusing on the opening lines, closing lines, subject matter and titles of the fifteen poems. The table quiz can be run in two ways – you can either call out the questions and have the students fill in the blank answer grids I’ve provided, or you can distribute the handouts I’ve created for each round. For your convenience, I’ve included full answer sheets for each round. These are also on the presentation so that students can correct their own work if necessary. These sheets can also be used as in-class or homework activities as they facilitate a really close re-reading of the poems.
2. Powerpoint Presentation – includes answers to the sixty questions so that students can correct their own work.
3. Anagrams – this is an A4 handout of anagrams using the poets’ full names. Answers included.
4. Wordsearch – using the poets’ names.
5. Wordsearch – using the poem titles.
6. Crossword – using the poem titles.
I’m currently adding lots of GCSE poetry resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
I hope this is useful for you and instructive for your students - as always, I’d love to hear any feedback you may have.
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question requiring GCSE students to write an article for various media.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the Eduqas GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve questions feature four tasks on broadsheet newspapers, four on local newspapers and four on school magazines.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Other Transactional Writing Resources for Eduqas:
40 Sample Eduqas Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
12 Sample Eduqas Questions on Speeches
16 Sample Eduqas Questions on Letters
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource is a 50-question ‘Macbeth’ quiz, divided into five rounds. The rounds are: Family Ties, Places, Animals, Scotland and ‘Who said it?’. The questions range from straightforward to difficult and will be ideal for helping students to revise characters, setting, imagery, context and memorable quotes.
The resource consists of:
1. Macbeth Quiz – this consists of five 10-question rounds. The quiz can be run in two ways – you can either call out the questions and have the students fill in the blank answer grids I’ve provided, or you can distribute the handouts I’ve created for each round. For your convenience, I’ve included full answer sheets for each round. These are also on the presentation so that students can correct their own work if necessary. These sheets can also be used as in-class or homework activities.
2. Powerpoint Presentation – includes answers to the fifty questions so that students can correct their own work.
Please check out my range of AQA Macbeth resources:
Macbeth bundle – 20 sample exam questions on the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth PLUS Presentation and Worksheets showing how to write a sample answer
Themes and Characters of Macbeth – all 24 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Macbeth – a Presentation and series of Worksheets showing students exactly how to answer an exam question
Characters of Macbeth – 12 sample AQA exam questions
My shop also features several Edexcel Macbeth resources:
Character of Macbeth – 12 sample Edexcel questions
Character of Lady Macbeth – 7 sample Edexcel questions
Macbeth Themes and Characters – 24 sample Edexcel questions
This superb resource contains THIRTY sample exam questions for revising THEMES (12), CHARACTERS (12) and TECHNIQUES (6) of ‘An Inspector Calls’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Also included is concise information on the AOs and a student-friendly version of the Mark Scheme.
Please check out my range of ‘An Inspector Calls’ resources:
AQA 12 Sample Questions on Themes
AQA 12 Sample Questions on Characters
AQA 6 Sample Questions on Techniques
Edexcel 15 Sample Questions on Themes
Edexcel 15 Sample Questions on Characters
Edexcel 30 Sample Questions on Themes and Characters
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question requiring GCSE students to write an article for various media.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the AQA GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve questions feature four tasks on broadsheet newspapers, four on local newspapers and four on school magazines.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Check out my other Transactional Writing resources for AQA:
40 Sample AQA Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
12 Sample AQA Questions on Speeches
16 Sample AQA Questions on Letters
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question which may require GCSE students to write a speech.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the OCR GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve tasks featured ask students to write speeches to be delivered to a variety of audiences, allowing them to practise using the appropriate style and register for each context.
Other Transactional Writing Resources for OCR:
40 Sample OCR Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
16 Sample OCR Questions on Letters
12 Sample OCR Questions on Articles
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features a set of TWELVE exam questions for AQA English Lit B Aspects of Tragedy: Othello.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA English Lit B exam paper.
They can be used both as class activities and as homework assignments. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these questions are helpful for you and instructive for your students. As always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have. I’ll be adding lots more AS and A level resources to my shop so please ‘follow’ me or check back regularly!
This resource contains TWO sample exam questions for revising 'The Merchant of Venice' for AQA English Literature. The topics examined are Antonio's character and the theme of love.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Please check out my other AQA 'The Merchant of Venice' Resources:
6 Exam Questions on Antonio: 3 on his character and 3 on relevant themes
8 Exam Questions on Shylock: 3 on his character and 5 on relevant themes
Character of Portia - 8 sample AQA exam questions
Characters - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes and Characters - all 24 sample AQA exam questions
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.