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Engaging and accessible resources for GCSE and A-Level English and Drama. Powerpoints, worksheets, quizzes and exam practice developed by a teacher with over 20 years teaching experience. You can feel confident that the resources are classroom tested and up to date. If you liked one of your purchases and want one for free, leave a 5* review and email ravenresources@yahoo.com. Include your TES username and your preferred resource. Before you know it, you'll have a second resource absolutely free.
A bundle of 10 William Blake and 10 The Importance of Being Earnest practice examination questions that follow the structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section B (specification number H474).
The 10 The Importance of Being Earnest practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with an extract of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions include an extract from the play which is currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of an extract from the play before discussing other sections of the play. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the extract included as well as other sections of The Importance of Being Earnest. This is a closed text exam and students are expected to recall the rest of the play from their study.
The 10 William Blake practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with a William Blake poem. The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of 10 William Blake’s poems from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These are the 10 poems currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of a different poems followed by a comparison to other poems by William Blake. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the poem included as well as other William Blake poems that they are expected to recall from their study of his poetry.
The Importance of Being Earnest 10 A Level Practice Extract Exam Questions
A pack of 10 practice examination questions that follow the extract and theme structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section B (specification number H474).
The practice exam question consist of a theme focused question with an extract of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The questions include an extract from the play which is currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of an extract from the play before discussing other sections of the play. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the extract included as well as other sections of The Importance of Being Earnest. This is a closed text exam and students are expected to recall the rest of the play from their study.
A pack of 10 practice examination papers that follow the poem and theme structure of the OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 (The Language of Poetry and Plays) Section A (specification number H474).
The practice exam questions consist of a theme focused question with a William Blake poem.
The questions focus on issues relevant to the study of a range of 10 William Blake’s poems from Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. These are the 10 poems currently being examined on the 2022 OCR English Language and Literature A Level Paper 2 exam.
Each question provides a different theme and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of a different poems followed by a comparison to other poems by William Blake. Students are required to engage with the theme and apply it to their analysis of the poem included as well as other William Blake poems that they are expected to recall from their study of his poetry.
A pack of 10 practice examination questions that follow the proposition structure of the AQA A Level Paper 1 (Love Through the Ages) Section A (specification number 7712).
In the style of AQA A Level English Literature specification A.
The materials consist of ten proposition questions each with a two-page extract from Act 3 of Othello and different love focused proposition and question.
The questions focus on various issues on the topic of love and the characters in Othello.
The questions provide a specific point of view and then asks students to complete a detailed analysis of the extract followed by a discussion of the rest of the play. Students are required to engage with the statement (proposition) and apply it to their analysis of the extract and discussion of the rest of the play.
Packs of resources for ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin and ‘The Oval Portrait’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Each pack provides a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching. Both stories is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
Each pack includes:
• A copy of story in the format of a Word document with an optional glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities. Each PowerPoint is over 25 slides.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
Both resource packs encourage close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
A pack of resources for a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Oval Portrait’ by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
The pack includes:
• A copy of ‘The Oval Portrait’ in the format of a Word document with an optional glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A 35 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
Also available: ‘The Story of an Hour’
Also available the Short Story Bundle which includes ‘The Oval Portrait’ and ‘The Story of an Hour’
A pack of resources for teaching A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
The pack includes:
• A series of 11 worksheets covering each scene of the play. Each worksheet includes two pages of questions for each scene, an extract from the scene with a number of writer’s methods for the student to find, a research task and three or more essay questions based on the scene, but also enabling students to discuss the rest of the play.
• A key quotations worksheet.
• A conflict and tension worksheet that identifies specific oppositions and themes for students to study.
• A character evolution worksheet with space to identify key scenes and well as directing students towards how the characters start the play and how they are changed by the end of the play.
• A scene summary worksheet that prompts students to write short summaries for all of the scenes.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to upper GCSE students and A Level students of English.
Also Available:
A Streetcar Named Desire Mega Quiz (great for end of unit fun or start of revision)
A pack of resources for a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of teaching on ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin. The story is a public domain story that is freely available for use. All the images used in the pack are available for commercial use.
The pack includes:
• A copy of ‘The Story of an Hour’ in the format of a Word document with a glossary.
• A two page student worksheet with a selection of activities and questions.
• A student worksheet with answers to guide the teacher.
• A 28 slide PowerPoint reflecting all activities on the worksheet which some extra explanation and contains useful links and reference to the creative activities.
• A ten question PowerPoint comprehension quiz that can be shown on a whiteboard and students can mark their own answers.
• Four creative writing prompt sheets that encourage students to continue to think about the themes and approaches of the story.
• A lesson plan guide with the task split into three 30 minute sections. Work can, of course, be extended for longer sessions or 30 minute sessions can be put together for an hour lesson.
This resource encourages close reading, critical writing and creative responses. Students can be set the work independently or the work can be presented in a more collaborative class atmosphere.
Appropriate to GCSE students and A Level students of English.
A 15 question multiple choice comprehension quiz in PowerPoint with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers).
The quiz covers 15 question from across the novel including locations, character and quotations.
Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals.
The Quiz is controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 5 minutes to 15 minutes to complete in class.
Check out the complete series of quizzes with quizzes on all 9 chapters (totalling 135 questions) and quizzes on locations, chapter knowledge and the car motif.
Check out The Great Gatsby Mega Quiz with nine rounds and 75 interactive questions, great for revision or an end of unit quiz.
A series of multiple choice comprehension quizzes in PowerPoint. Each quiz has 10 to 15 questions with an answer section. Perfect for students to write down their answers and then mark their own (or each other’s answers).
The pack of quizzes include:
9 separate chapter specific quizzes each with 15 questions (135 questions in total)
What happens when quiz: testing students on what happens in what chapters across the novel
Which party quiz: testing students on what happens in the parties in the first three chapters
Car motif quiz: testing students on how effectively they noticed references to cars across the novel
PowerPoints are separate and can be run one after another or individually depending on your students’ progress through the novel.
Answers are included in the second half of the quiz with teacher controlled animated answer reveals.
Quizzes are controlled by the teacher and can take anything from 10 minutes to 20 minutes to complete in class.
Try out a free The Great Gatsby Quiz
A series of seven PowerPoints breaking The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood into sections. The sections are:
Chapter 1 to 6
Chapter 7 to 12
Chapter 13 to 17
Chapter 18 to 23
Chapter 24 to 29
Chapter 30 to 40
Chapter 41 to 46 with Historical Notes
Each section has its own PowerPoint with three to ten slides containing questions on the novel. Questions cover characters, events, narrative perspective and specific quotations. Activities are appropriate for an upper GCSE, A Level or college level student.
In total, the PowerPoints contain 32 pages of slides with questions for students to answer.
A summary sheet is included to provide students with a way of remembering what happens in each chapter.
A powerpoint with a series of 20 engaging creative writing prompts. Provides a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing.
In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework.
This is the second series of creative writing prompts available. The first series is available:
Creative Writing Fiction Prompts Powerpoint and Worksheets
Creative writing fiction prompt with a differentiated set of worksheets.
A creative writing prompt providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing.
A set of worksheets provide support for a creative writing prompt. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability:
Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line.
Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions.
Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing.
A series of 3 worksheets at the three levels of Expert, Advanced and Foundation are available with a Powerpoint of 20 Creative Writing Fiction Prompts.
Creative Writing Fiction Prompts: Series 1 Worksheets and Powerpoint
Creative Writing Fiction Prompts: Series 2 Powerpoint
A series of engaging creative writing prompts with a differentiated set of worksheets.
A powerpoint with 20 creative writing prompts providing a visual motivation with the guidance of activities and questions to get students started with their creative writing.
A set of worksheets provide support for five of the creative writing prompts. The worksheets act as handouts for students at three levels of ability:
Expert level: students are provided with a picture for inspiration and an opening line.
Advanced: in addition to the picture for inspiration and an opening line, Advanced worksheets also contain idea generating questions.
Foundation: in addition to a picture for inspiration, an opening line and idea generating questions, Foundation worksheets also contain sentences starts to ensure variety of sentences and wow words to add variety to student writing.
In additional to 20 prompt images with questions on the powerpoint to motivate student creative writing, there is a set of reflection questions on the powerpoint. Reflection questions are differentiated between dialogue, description and perspective writing to get students to think about their own writing. A revision slide will allow students to consider way of changing their writing. A final slide with ten opening lines provide a final opportunity for creative writing and a set of work that could be set as homework.
This is the first series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts. A sample worksheet and second series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts are also available:
Free Sample Creative Writing Fiction Prompt Worksheet
Second Series of Creative Writing Fiction Prompts (Powerpoint only)
Nine extract analysis worksheets for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
After a one page extract from the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, the worksheet contains three sections:
Literary and linguistic technique spotting
Three short answer question on the extract
Three essay questions on the play
Nine worksheets are included with three worksheets from each Act of the three acts of The Importance of Being Earnest. The worksheets contain space for annotation of the extract and answers to the short answer questions on the extract. The essay questions can provide an excellent opportunity for further study and homework beyond the extract.
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a detailed set of teaching activities that progress students through an understanding of the poem with a 12 page PowerPoint presentation.
The PowerPoint presentation covers:
1. A starter activity focused on the title that frames the approaches of the students.
2. Links to readings of the poems and a short Kahoot quiz.
3. Brief contextual information about Andrew Marvell and Metaphysical Poets.
4. Notes on the structure of the poem to provide students with a way to approach the poem.
5. Questions that focus on a close reading of the three sections of the poem.
6. Broad questions about Marvell’s use of satire and the role of love in the poem.
7. A creative activity to apply their understanding of the structure and get students to think beyond the poem.
After working through the PowerPoint presentation and the questions, students should have an awareness of the specific literary elements of the poem and broad understanding of the larger concepts, such as love.
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a detailed set of teaching activities that progress students through an understanding of the poem with a 12 page PowerPoint presentation.
The PowerPoint presentation covers:
1. A starter activity focused on the title that frames the approaches of the students.
2. Links to readings of the poems and a short Kahoot quiz.
3. Brief contextual information about Andrew Marvell and Metaphysical Poets.
4. Notes on the structure of the poem to provide students with a way to approach the poem.
5. Questions that focus on a close reading of the three sections of the poem.
6. Broad questions about Marvell’s use of satire and the role of love in the poem.
7. A creative activity to apply their understanding of the structure and get students to think beyond the poem.
After working through the PowerPoint presentation and the questions, students should have an awareness of the specific literary elements of the poem and broad understanding of the larger concepts, such as love.
