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A Level English Language Paper 2 World Englishes SoL

A scheme of work based upon World Englishes and English as a global language. Useful for A Level English Language Paper 2. VIEW

Level: Key Stage 5

Course: A level lang

Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change

Topics: Language diversity and change

Exam/Board: AQA

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Unseen Prose - Modern Times practice extracts

Collection of 14 extracts from novels post-1945. Designed for AQA spec.  VIEW

Course: A level lit (A)

Unit: Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts

Topics: Option 2: Modern times lit from 1945-present

Paper 2, Section C: Elements of Crime Potential Questions

An A3 sheet with possible questions for Elements of Crime for AQA English Literature A Level B Paper 2 Section C, along with space for students to plan. VIEW

Course: A level Lit (B)

Unit: Paper 2: Texts and genres

Topics: Option 2A: Elements of crime writing

Paper 2, Section B: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Potential Questions

An A3 sheet with possible questions for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner for AQA English Literature A Level B Paper 2 Section B, along with space for students to plan. VIEW

Paper 2, Section B: Atonement Potential Questions

An A3 sheet with possible questions for Atonement for AQA English Literature A Level B Paper 2 Section B, along with space for students to plan. VIEW

Paper 2, Section B: Brighton Rock Potential Questions

An A3 sheet with possible questions for Brighton Rock for AQA English Literature A Level B Paper 2 Section B, along with space for students to plan. VIEW

June 2018 Discourses Walking Talking Style Lesson

My students needed a lesson with a full walk through of a paper. We annotated the extracts together using the mark scheme/ examiner report. They then completed the plan and answered the question.Some... VIEW

Topics: Language discourses

HW/Research Task on Blake and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

When studying the poems in Songs of Innocence and Experience I've found that it helps students to have a working knowledge of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell too as this more clearly displays the cont... VIEW

Topics: Option 2B: Elements of political & social protest writing

Language Analysis: White Wine in the Sun

A one-off Christmas lesson I did with my A Level Literature class, using Tim Minchin's White Wine in the Sun as a stimulus for discussion and language analysis. VIEW

Unit: Additional resources

Exam/Board: EDEXCEL

Template for Notes AQA Paris Anthology

Course: A Level Lang & Lit

Unit: Paper 1 - telling stories

Topics: Remembered Places

Myths and Storytelling in The Kite Runner

I couldn't find many resources on this so have created my own by researching some of the stories mentioned, mainly in Ch4-5 and then again at the end.  This is for Lang Lit but can be adapted for... VIEW

Unit: Paper 2 - exploring conflict

Topics: Writing about Society

Brief political historical events

A brief overview of historical political and social developments from the Reformation to now.  This is not my specialist area so apologies if there are mistakes.  I'm using it in conjunction... VIEW

Love in 'Jane Eyre' Test

A test I set after reading 'Jane Eyre' and preparing for A Level Lit A Section C before we covered the poetry. VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Love through the ages

Topics: Prose text

Poetic Voices Revision Grid

A blank copy of a revision grid for Poetic Voices containing sections for a brief summary, poetic voice, form and structure and quotations/patterns. Works well for a quick revision task for Year 13.&n... VIEW

Topics: Poetic Voices

The Handmaid's Tale Extract Revision Booklet

The Handmaid's Tale booklet containing some key extracts for most characters and themes. I have used this to help when setting exam questions for A-Level English Language + Literature. VIEW

Topics: Imagined Worlds

AQA A Level English Language - Paper 1 Question 4 - CLD - Nov 21 - AO1 11 + AO2 13 = 24 Marks MODEL

AQA A Level English Language Model AnswerNovember 2021AO1-11 marksAO2-13 marks24 Marks VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society

Topics: Children’s language development

Essay question Act 3 Othello

Course: AS level Lit (A)

Unit: Paper 1: Love through the ages, Exam practice & revision

Act 3 Questions

A booklet of potential Othello Love and Relationships extract questions for Act 3 (for the 2022 exams) VIEW

Topics: Shakespeare

A Level English Language - Frameworks Glossary

A glossary for students.When working on them, I deleted all definitions and gave students the sheets to complete as a working document. VIEW

A Level English Language Structure Strips

Two structure strips to help students in structuring their extended responses. VIEW

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 8 - Worksheet

Following a discussion about structure, the end of chapter 8 is the falling action where the tone of the novel changes. Students explore methods and meaning related to the passing of time and Gat... VIEW

Mark Scheme on one page: paper 2 q4

AQA English Language A Level Paper 2 Question 4 mark scheme on one page: 'Write an article about ... in which you assess the ideas and issues raised in text A and text B and argue your own views'. VIEW

Topics: Writing skills

Mark Scheme on one page: paper 2 Q3

AQA English Language A Level AOs and levels on one sheet for paper 2 question 3 'Analyse how language is used in text A and text B to present views about ...'.  VIEW

OCR A level Literature Paper 1 Part B student feedback mark scheme

The sheet has each AO organised by level. Students can see what level they are achieving according to each skill and saves  marking time. VIEW

Unit: Exam practice & revision

Exam/Board: OCR

Language and representation

Topics: Textual variations

language and representation

Language and representation.

I have created a few resources for paper 1. Please feel free to use. VIEW

Hardy: 'The Convergence of the Twain'

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Hardy’s 'The Convergence of the Twain’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook... VIEW

The Great Gatsby: Nick Carraway

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Nick Carraway in 'The Great Gatsby'. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook wit... VIEW

The Great Gatsby: Daisy Buchanan

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Daisy Buchanan in 'The Great Gatsby'. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook wi... VIEW

The Ghost in Hamlet

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitem... VIEW

Hamlet: Claudius in the Chapel

King lear: the dover cliff scene.

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'King Lear’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the exci... VIEW

SoW for Language and Occupation

This is a scheme created from a range of resources - some knabbed ideas, some text book stuffs, some language and power from days gone by.  There are also some bits from a booklet we have at the... VIEW

Commentary and writing planning sheet A Level Lang Lit Recreative

I give this planning sheet for students to complete as they plan and write their recreative task for the Unit 2 text.  I do The Kite Runner but this can be used for all.Students can easily transf... VIEW

Leaflet for open evening Lang Lit A Level AQA

Leaflet I made to hand out at 6th form open evening for students considering the combined Language and Literature A Level for AQA.  Please, obviously, take off all identifiers VIEW

'Doctor Faustus' study questions booklet

Useful for teaching or revision of the text, which I covered at KS5 a while ago. VIEW

AQA Language A Level Mock Coversheet

A coversheet for the full mock for A Level AQA Language.  I normally mark each question with a different colour so the students can compare how they have done across each exam paper.  It doe... VIEW

AQA Language and Literature A Lev Mock Coversheet

A coversheet for the full mock for A Level AQA Language and Literature.  I normally mark each question with a different colour so the students can compare how they have done across each exam pape... VIEW

Serena Joy Ch3 The Handmaid's Tale

A lesson with contextual links on Serena Joy and Ch3 of The Handmaid's Tale.  For Lang Lit but can easily be used for Lit.  With thanks to Railene Barker for the contribution.   VIEW

Othello: The Willow Song

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our Brillder content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'Othello’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excite... VIEW

Wide Sargasso Sea Lecture

Lecture notes and accompanying ppt/notes/weblinks.   Designed for U3A adult group lecture.  Will need some adaption/checks before using. VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale Planning and answer to Ch2

This lesson takes students through the processes of answering a question on The Handmaid's Tale Ch2, for Lang Lit A Level.  I borrowed the idea of 'planotating' from some other lessons on this we... VIEW

Introduction to Love Through the Ages

An introductory lesson looking at the theme of love through the ages using the History of ideas video and accompanying text before beginning to apply the central ideas about how love is a transcendent... VIEW

King Lear: The Bastard Revolts

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'King Lear’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitement of... VIEW

Course: AS level lit (B)

Macbeth: The Spectre at the Feast

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'Macbeth’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitement of a... VIEW

King Lear: The Fool

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our content catalogue on Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitement of... VIEW

King Lear: The Blinding of Gloucester

Othello's handkerchief.

This is the synopsis of a “brick” from our content catalogue on Shakespeare’s 'Othello’. Bricks are interactive digital learning units that combine the authority of a textbook with the excitement of a... VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale

The PowerPoint goes through the text chapter by chapter - each chapter has activities that link to the text being an example of Political and Social Protest writing.I haven't finished the end of it ye... VIEW

Revision of Skirrid Hill by Owen Sheers

A powerpoint of questions and activities VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Love through the ages, Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts

At An Inn by Thomas Hardy

A powerpoint of lessons for teaching At An Inn by Thomas Hardy in the AQA A level English Literature Spec A. VIEW

Topics: Poetry anthology pre -1900

Child Language Acquisition Transcript and essay opening

This is a transcribed conversation between my sister and her son, Isaac. I used it alongside the linked video of him with my year 12 class as part of their Spoken Language Acquisition learning. Video... VIEW

More NEA investigations

Three further examples of A grade investigations. Two are on political speeches (one with a gender focus) and one is on Billy Connelly's accent and dialect changes. VIEW

Unit: Language in action (NEA)

'The Wedding' Moniza Alvi

AS Level poetry lesson CIE looking at Alvi's inspirations/ meanings behind the poem. VIEW

Topics: Poetry anthology post - 1900

Exam/Board: IGCSE, Eduqas

'A Complaint' William Wordsworth Poetry Lesson

A short PowerPoint looking at the background of the poem and encouraging A Level, GCSE students to look for poet tecnhiques. VIEW

Exam/Board: IGCSE

Introduction to A-Level English Lit B - The Great Gatsby

Active Viewing mini-worksheet introducing them to The Great Gatsby using the 2013 film version. Context - 2x youtube videos and active viewing question sThe Great Gatsby - each chapter has an ext... VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Literary genres

Topics: Option 1A: Aspects of tragedy

Ae Fond Kiss

Takes students through context and key questions on the poem.  I normally flip learning and get students to annotate before the lesson, prepared to contribute.  I normally direct them to sit... VIEW

Range of texts for Lang and representation Paper 1

I've collected texts together for the Section A AQA A Lev language exam paper.  Some are paired, some need pairing.  One or two have also come from the marvellous @EngLangBlog. VIEW

Meanings and Representations: Kate and Meghan

A really useful pdf with some of the headlines from the Daily Mail about Meghan and Kate. Organised into pairs, with typed details below to facilitate annotation. Worked really well as a M&R lesso... VIEW

A Level English Language Grammar Booklet (A7 size)

A7 size grammar booklet for A Level English Language. Includes word classes, specific word classes, phrases, sentence moods, sentence types, and clauses, with definitions and examples. It's set up to... VIEW

Course: AS level Lang

Meanings and representation practice lesson

One text from 1914 and link to another from 2020 on the representation of women who have committed crimes when drunk! Comparison question included. Used for remote learning but could be easily adapted... VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society, Exam practice & revision

World English reading/discussion task

A recent article about a "deluge" of English terms, many Covid-related, that are entering the Greek language. Followed by five questions which are designed to get students thinking about attitude... VIEW

Literary Criticism The Handmaid's Tale and The Kite Runner

Created for Year 13 AQA Literature B. These are a series of PowerPoints and linked tasks to help students incorporate more literary criticism into their answers. They were created for remote learning... VIEW

Language in Much Ado About Nothing

Detailed PowerPoint about the different types of Language used in Much Ado About Nothing. Used for Year 12 AS Literature.  VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Language & the individual

Topics: Textual variations & representations

Paris: Fine French Food

Produced for remote learning1. Research and comment on five stereotypical french dishes that France is known for. 2. Make notes about wine and how it can be considered part of French culture - you may... VIEW

The Great Gatsby Chapter 8, part 1

Course: AS Level Lang & Lit

Unit: Paper 2 - people and places

Topics: Re-creative writing

A-Level Lit B- Social and Political Protest Blake Revision

I have cobbled together a booklet from several resources to support A-Level students with their independent revision of Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience. Tasks are broken down into weeks to g... VIEW

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 7 part 2

The great gatsby - chapter 7 part 1.

This focuses on the first half of chapter 7.  VIEW

AQA A-level English Language writing frame Paper 2 Question 3

This one refers to language change but I just change the key words and leave the structure intact for different questions.  I print a3 versions and get the students to literally use them as... VIEW

Baby It's Cold Outside (Meanings and Reps; gender)

Powerpoint and handout to accompany a Year 12/13 lesson on gender representations. All texts are contemporary, so suitable for AS (and won't harm A Level either!). Includes powerpoint and handouts.&nb... VIEW

Carols through time (diachronic change)

This is my 'go to' Christmas lesson for Y13 English Language. Please note, it does require some understanding of the key features of Middle and Early Modern English (more so the latter) but could prob... VIEW

Othello - Using Critical Opinion

Extracts from Critics.  Worksheets showing example of how to use and activity to teach students how to engage with the critical opinion.   VIEW

AQA A Level Language Revision Checklist

Metacognition and revision. A checklist for students.  VIEW

Linguistic Podcasts

A selection of hyperlinks to a range of podcast and talk episodes, arranged by (main) topic.  VIEW

PAFFIC Analysis Questions

Accent bias.

A PP on accent bias and identity for A Level Language VIEW

Multiethnolects and urban language

A PP for A Level Language on ethnolects, urban dialects and more.  VIEW

Texting and language learning

A reading handout for A level Language students on texting. VIEW

Language Variations- Labov & Trudgill

A PP used in remote learning/online teaching (so reading/content heavy), mostly on Labov and Trudgill but with others such as Giles, Bernstein etc. Social class/ regional. Sociolinguistics. A Level La... VIEW

Language and Technology- Baron

A handout on Dennis Baron, A Better Pencil (2009) for AQA A level Paper 2 Language Change (technology).  VIEW

Language and Technology- McCulloch

A handout for students on Gretchen McCulloch's (2019) Because Internet for A Level Language. VIEW

Language and Technology- Seargeant

A little PowerPoint summary of Philip Seargeant's The Emoji Revolution (2019).  VIEW

Variations Quiz

A revision quiz for AQA A Level Language Paper 2. Good for a starter.  VIEW

Opinion article question on accent

A Language paper 2 opinion article question using a BBC article on accents as its stimulus. VIEW

Topics: Language discourses, Writing skills

Representations and Variations Q1-2

Two texts both on elephants for Q1-3 on paper 1. One is a WWF advert and the second is from George Orwell in 1936.  VIEW

Types of Language Change

Gives examples of aspects of English which have changed over time. Includes a practice Q3 style task using podcasts as texts.  VIEW

Reasons for Language Change

Runs through lots of reasons for language change including the views of Crystal, Trask, Lerer, Hitchings, Goodman, Fairclough, Lane Greene, Aitchison, McWhorter, Chen, Bailey, Deutscher, Eckert and Ca... VIEW

Attitudes to Language Change

Covers prescriptivism and descriptivism, the role and history of dictionaries of English, Deborah Cameron's Verbal Hygiene and a practice question. VIEW

A Level Language Change: Attitudes, Why, and How.

This has been my pet project since August! Lots of reading went into it. It's a mammoth presentation split into three main sections: 1) attitudes (prescriptivism, descriptivism, dictionaries, verbal h... VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale Student Responses

A short student response for the presentation/significance of Serena Joy. This also includes the mark scheme and WWW/EBI space for students to assess the piece. VIEW

Unseen Prose Practice Questions (Modern times)

Practice unseen prose questions I have made for AQA English Literature A Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts.  VIEW

Genre in The Great Gatsby (Modernism)

Johnson dictionary examples.

A worksheet with a selection of words and definitions from Samuel Johnson's dictionary, and space for A Level students to make notes about patterns, quirks and changes they spot.  VIEW

Middle English Glossary

Middle English word list- a selected range showing change in spellings and meanings.  VIEW

Old English glossary

Select list of Old English lexis showing a range of spelling patterns and letters alongside modern equivalent.  VIEW

CIE English General Paper - Key Ideas for Essay Writing

A brief planning worksheet for CIE AS English General Paper essay-writing. VIEW

Death of A Salesman

Political and social protest writing.

Introduction to what is meant by PSPW and then looks closely at Section A Unseen question.Also has HW tasks based on banned books. VIEW

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd SOW

This SOW includes 12 double 50 minute lessons to introduce the students through the key themes and ideas of the text. The lessons are based on the students reading the text before the lesson (there is... VIEW

Language Change John McWhorter Standard English

A summary of McWhorter's ideas on standard Englishes and language change from his Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of 'Pure' Standard English. Includes some dual coding of his main theory as wel... VIEW

Sentence Stems for A-Level AQA B Tragedy: Tess and Death

Sentence stems to support exploration of tragic conventions in 'Death' and 'Tess' VIEW

Scaffolded Year 12 Language assessment Paper 1 Q1-3

Spoken discourse, written discourse, graphology exam practice, graphology, typography and colour, tragic conventions planning sheet (scaffolding) for comparing the openings of 'death' and 'tess', sample paragraph: 'death of a salesman' and 'tess'.

Sample paragraph exploring tragic features in 'death' and 'tess' for AQA Lit Spec B, Section B of Paper 1 VIEW

Essay Plan: 'Fate Sealed from the Outset' Death of a Salesman and Tess

A detailed plan with AOs for exploring 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Tess' in relation to their fate being sealed from the outset of the texts.  VIEW

Sample Essay: A-Level Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Tragedy

Essay: ‘In tragedy, the hero falls due to a flaw in their character’ How far do you agree or disagree with this statement in light of ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’?  VIEW

Sentence stems to support students in exploring tragedy for AQA Lit Spec B, Section C VIEW

Feedback on passage analysis Othello Spec question

Example of feedback sheet and lesson to feedback on the spec extract question on Othello AQA Lit B. I got the original idea off an amazing resource on Lit Drive and cannot remember for the life of me... VIEW

Dr Faustus Feedback Booklet

Essay plan worksheet - unseen prose.

Essay plan template for the unseen prose question VIEW

Comparative writing - essay plan worksheet

Template for planning a comparative essay. VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Love through the ages, Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts, Independent Critical Study (NEA)

Lessons on canon and lit timeline

As requested.  A couple of lessons on a) poetry across time including an intro to AQA Lit A as a whole and b) on the literary canon that I use when I start to teach unseen poetry, though can easi... VIEW

Dr Faustus - Knowledge Organiser

This is a blank knowledge organiser for students to use when revising Dr Faustus.  VIEW

Pre-1900 Poetry: Non Sum Qualis

Pre-1900 poetry: la belle dame sans merci, pre-1900 poetry: at an inn, pre-1900 poetry: the ruined maid, pre-1900 poetry: remember, pre-1900 poetry: she walks in beauty, pre-1900 poetry: ae fond kiss, pre-1900 poetry: the garden of love, pre-1900 poetry: absent from thee, i languish still, pre-1900 poetry: the scrutiny, pre-1900 poetry: to his coy mistress, pre-1900 poetry: the flea, pre-1900 poetry: sonnet 116, pre-1900 poetry: whoso list to hunt, gatsby & pre 1900 poetry revision.

A simple recall of plot activity for the novel and poems.  VIEW

Topics: Prose text, Poetry anthology pre -1900

Meanings and representations data analysis

A data analysis support sheet which contains several texts taken from Knowsley Safari Park. Can be used to answer the question 'How is langauge used to create meanings and representations?' VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale independent reading booklet

Taken very heavily from https://crossref-it.info/textguide/the-handmaids-tale/31/0.Reading booklet designed for students to read chapters independently at home week by week, taking notes on vario... VIEW

The WInter's Tale - various resources

A folder with various resources I created for a student studying Cambridge International Board.   Quite a few extracts and questions and some focus on characters.    I'm a private... VIEW

Lit B NEA Writing SOW

A scheme to guide A Level students with the writing of the their NEA essays. It has models and planning to support writing. VIEW

Unit: Theory and Independence (NEA)

Streetcar full SofL

A complete SofL for A Streetcar Named Desire on the AQA Lang/Lit A level. Includes SofL lesson by lesson, PPTs and accompanying resources. I have created this using existing resources on this site, al... VIEW

The Kite Runner SofL

A complete SofL, resources and PPTs to teach The Kite Runner for AQA Lang/Lit. I have squirrelled resources from English Dept, colleagues and TES and created some of my own and then amalgamated them i... VIEW

Lexis and Semantics

A-level lang reading list.

A reading list to support students with AQA English Language A-level VIEW

Representation theory

Useful as an introduction or later to contextualise where the theoretical ideas come from for A Level Lang P1 (or even Media Studies, which was where I first taught it!) VIEW

Comparative Lang A Level: This is England

To go with the 'This is England' transcript and the Guardian articleGRAMP = genre + representations + audience + mode + purposeI use this for all Paper 1 section A texts to contextualise and place in... VIEW

Representation of England: Guardian Article

To compare with 'This is England' extract VIEW

This is England transcript for Representation

To go with the lessons on Skins Heads and / or comparative on England VIEW

Representation and women's football

Taken from AQA resources for initial teaching.  I quite like these texts as a good contrasting representation of women in sport.  I taught it looking also at some research into the pay gap o... VIEW

Representation of England: Dover

Texts and the questions for section A of the Paper 1 English Language. One text is pre-1900  VIEW

Duffy Poetry Lang Lit

Duffy Poetry lessons and essays (Lang Lit) VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale Lang Lit

Lesson series on The Handmaid's Tale VIEW

History: Feminine Gospels

PowerPoint to accompany my online YouTube tutorial accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-S7ON707JY VIEW

Paris Anthology Lesson by lesson

A resource for teachers (thank you to all who contributed) which covers each of the Paris texts, lesson by lesson and grouped by theme.  Can be adapted to make a knowledge organiser for the stude... VIEW

Blanche's Birthday: Analysis of Scene 8 Streetcar

The PowerPoint to accompany my YouTube tutorial accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhPptFxuxg This tutorial focuses on modelling how to answer a Lang Lit A Level question for Paper... VIEW

The Diet: Feminine Gospels

PowerPoint to accompany my YouTube online tutorial accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3sDgxVdBdwIncludes some cultural theory on the idea of identity and transformation VIEW

The Woman who Shopped

The Ppt to accompany my YouTube tutorial accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37gI4dgOnbE With thanks to John McRae's Massolit lecture where some of the annotation ideas came from es... VIEW

The Map Woman: Feminine Gospels

PowerPoint which accompanies my online YouTube tutorial accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsE1hvk2xB4 Draws on some ideas from J McRae's Massolit video - with thanks VIEW

Cambridge International Literature Paper4/5Drama

Key descriptors from exam questions for Paper 4 (AS Drama) and Paper 5 (A Level Drama)Useful for students to see the extra depth needed for A Level.Based on Collins Student Guide. VIEW

Drama Characterisation

Prompt sheet for characters in drama.   Designed for Cambridge International board, but could adapted. VIEW

Cambridge International A Level Drama

Drama Paper 5 - Assessment Objective prompt sheet to use with extract question. VIEW

NEA Feedback Sheet

Feedback Sheet for NEA which shows which AO's they are hitting and at what level. By using this we are staying within the strict guidelines on NEA marking set by AQA but also providing clear feedback... VIEW

Unit: Independent Critical Study (NEA)

AQA A Level Eng Lang Paper Two Revision Checklist and questions

A checklist of content and exam questions for 1 and 2, paper two.  VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change, Exam practice & revision

Child Language Development data extract analysis table

A table which can be adapted for any data extract - helpful for students to analyse data by using all of the language levels. VIEW

English Language home learning or revision booklet meanings and representations

A revision booklet on Child Language Development. There are some answers (in red) which would need to be deleted before being given to students. VIEW

Recognising the legacy of Latin in the English language

For teachers of A Level language (OCR, AQA), and the Language Change component. VIEW

Exam/Board: AQA, OCR

Context to the Great Gatsby

Themes in handmaid's tale, carol ann duffy: beautiful.

This is to go with the tutorial on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCF0ihyMCY  It's rather lengthy so I am advising the students complete in two sittings.  If you just want to... VIEW

Narrative Theory Introduction: Narrative and Stories

An introduction to Narrative Theory from the AQA Lit Spec B critical anthology - explores the difference between narrative and story and discusses ideas from Jonathan Culler's book 'Literary Theory: A... VIEW

Stretch and Challenge Reading List for A Level English Language

Stretch and challenge reading list for a level english literature spec b, my boy jack scheme and resources.

A lesson by lesson STP, slides and Resources for teaching "My Boy Jack" - an AQA WW1 and it's Aftermath, A-Level Literature set text. VIEW

Topics: Option A: WW1 and its aftermath

Overview A Level English Language

A series of PPTs with a couple articles. Used to teach extension for UV into LVI English Language students (we call it Language and Linguistics in my school to distinguish from the GCSE Language cours... VIEW

Othello Knowledge Organiser A-level

Student Version Knowledge Organiser for Edexcel A-level Literature study of Othello VIEW

Lang/Lit NEA Grid of Evidence

Designed to support planning and writing for weaker students for the NEA component of the combined course. VIEW

Two lessons on Pragmatics

Two PowerPoints with resources on pragmatics: Grice's maxims and scheme; Politeness and Face VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Language diversity and change, Additional resources

Language Levels Revision Quiz

A revision quiz that focuses on phonetics, grammar and pragmatics.  VIEW

English Language Phonetics, Prosodics and Phonology PPT

A small scheme to introduce students to the phonetics, phonology and prosodics part of the language levels.  VIEW

English Language Grammar PPT

A small scheme to introduce students to the grammar section of the language levels.  VIEW

English Language Pragmatics PPT

Small scheme of lessons to students to pragmatics. This will need updating as it was current when I taught it.  VIEW

Spoken Language - definitions and the IPA

Two lessons plus resources on phonetics and the IPA, and prosody and sound iconicity.There are linked videos in the second PowerPoint so you'll need to enable content VIEW

AAVE (distance learning lesson)

This is my distance learning powerpoint on AAVE (I split it into 3 parts then used screencast-o-matic to record over it - so the voice comments are missing here). Included are also the transcript... VIEW

Life Class Student Reading Booklet

Chapter summaries, relevant context and focus questions VIEW

Othello blank revision KO

Shared by a kind soul on Twitter.  Useful for revision - to be completed by students.  Also useful for Lang Lit VIEW

Othello Knowledge Organiser

Shared by someone on Twitter.  Very useful for a quick revision reference.  Useful for Lang Lit A Level too VIEW

Paris Knowledge Grid

Please check before sharing.  This was handed in by one of my students who said I could share VIEW

Handmaid's Knowledge Organiser

Shared by a kind person on Twitter - not my own - from Deyes School.  Also useful for Literature A Level VIEW

Handmaid's Knowledge Organiser Context

From the English Review - was posted as a free resource a while ago.  Very useful for Lang/Lit or Lit A Level VIEW

OCR Literature A Level CPD Notes - for As and A*s

OCR A level Lit CPD - getting A-A* My notes. VIEW

Great Gatsby First Dates resource for use with AQA A level lit

This idea grew out of a lesson with year 12 on Gatsby and Daisy relationship. Out of my fevered brain in lockdown the thought came to mind of using Channel 4's First Dates concept of having Daisy and... VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Love through the ages, Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts

Gatsby & Pre-1900 Exemplars

Two band 5 Gatsby and Pre-1900 essay exemplars.  VIEW

NEA ppt and booklet

NEA booklet and ppt VIEW

Tess of the d'Ubervilles SOW

Tess SOW VIEW

Death of a Salemsan ppt

DOAS SOW VIEW

DOAS Knowledge quiz

DOAS quiz VIEW

Introduction to Original Writing NEA PowerPoint

A short PowerPoint that introduces the original writing NEA. There are some references to text that were accessible via E-AQA but these may have now expired. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the... VIEW

Critical Anthology Workbook

A workbook designed to help students independently engage with the critical anthology. It guides them through each critical way of reading with tasks and references to the NEA.  VIEW

Feminine Gospels and A Streetcar Named Desire Questions.

Poetry Questions VIEW

Feminine Gospels, Duffy's Loud @IramTahir12

Poetry VIEW

Feminine Gospels, Duffy's The Map Woman @IramTahir12

Poetry  VIEW

Feminine Gospels, Duffy's The Woman Who Shopped @IramTahir12

Feminine gospels, duffy's intro and the diet @iramtahir12, the handmaid's tale remote learning chapter 5 @iramtahir12.

Designed for remote learning.  VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale Remote Learning Chapter 4 @IramTahir12

Designed for remote learning. VIEW

The Handmaid's Tale Remote Learning Booklet Part One 1-3 @IramTahir12

Nea examples: c to a grade.

Examples of NEA investigations ranging from C grade to A grade. Marks agreed by exam board. VIEW

Examples of Style Models A Level Lang

For A Lev Lang.  Please check titles with NEA advisor first. VIEW

Idiolect Project: Good Transition task from Yr11 to 12

This Word document takes students through a range of tasks to investigate their own language fingerprint.  I've used this for Transition tasks for those starting Yr12 English Language. VIEW

Brick Lane Updated

For use with Lit A AQA Unseen Prose unit.  Updated VIEW

Revolutionary Road Unseen style analysis

Takes students through how to answer a question on unseen prose in Paper 2b Literature Spec A.  The extract is one AQA have published when the course was set up but I find it quite good to use, e... VIEW

English A-level Prep Pack

A selection of wider reading and watching related to set texts for AQA A-level Literature A. These include tasks around genre, context and similar texts. They are not direct study of our set texts so... VIEW

Literary theory cards

summary of each theory and how it would be applied. VIEW

Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas

LIterary Theory Timeline

Visual image of critical theory timeline  VIEW

Literary Theory Overview

PPT - nicely detailed explanation VIEW

King Lear - bits and bobs

Worksheets & PPTs - will need tweaking VIEW

King Lear Scene summaries

Very useful document -  concise summaries of each scene VIEW

KIng Lear Animal Imagery

Useful PPT with activities - covers all the main themes VIEW

KIng Lear - pack - will need tweaking

Some files I found from a few years ago, so you'll need to update/amend.  The PPT on Animal imagery is good. VIEW

World Englishes Student Booklet - Lessons or Independent

A booklet containing all the information for World Englishes unit. Includes links to videos, online courses and quizzes. Students should be able to completely independently on the whole so a... VIEW

Reading recommendations for HA and prospective A-Level students

Reading resources for interested parties for A Level/Challenge VIEW

Practice essay questions for Language Issues topics

Set of 3 practice exam-style questions for Eduqas' English Language Component 1 Section B Language Issues.  VIEW

Exam/Board: Eduqas

Spoken Language terminology

A powerpoint that features a slide with a term (spoken language terminology for AS / A level English Language), followed by 'answer'. VIEW

Phrases in English & some other grammar level analysis

Slide show to take class through phrases: noun phrase, verb phrase, adjective phrase, adverb phrase, preposition phrase. Pre- & post-modification in noun phrases & sentence types. Then there's... VIEW

Spoken Language practice transcript

A transcript of a customer & staff in high street shop with activities on worksheet. VIEW

Analysing film tag lines

Aimed at the AS English Language Component 2 Section A for Eduqas - but useful revision of language terminology for any A level English Language course using well-known film taglines. Mark scheme incl... VIEW

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Chapters 27-34

This was written for the Edexcel syllabus but could be useful for teaching Tess for another spec. VIEW

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Chapters 35-44

Tess of the d'urbervilles - chapters 16-19, tess of the d'urbervilles - chapters 3 to 8.

This is for the Edexcel syllabus but could be useful if you are teaching Tess for another spec perhaps. VIEW

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Context and Chapters 1 and 2 Questions

Paris anthology.

Slide by slide approach to the poetry anthology. Compiled from a range of sources by myself and students, so may need a few tweak. VIEW

Overview and list of theories

A list of suggested useful theories for revising A-level English Language. VIEW

'Other poets' - Edexcel poetry questions

Adapted from the Edexcel resource - the focus of each question (not early writers as very specific only to that unit). Would be a good overview of themes that have come up before and what keeps being... VIEW

Love through the Ages- Mock Paper 1 (A-level)

A paper one mock for Othello, Unseen, Gatsby and pre- 1900 poetry. It took me ages to create and it'll be great if it also helps another teacher out.  VIEW

Topics: Shakespeare, Unseen poetry, Prose text

Meta-narrative, The Historical Notes and Handmaid's

Lesson exploring narrative and power / powerlessnessPost-modern elements to narrativeThe implications of The Historical Notes on Offred's narrative VIEW

Paper 1 Language and Literature A Level WTM revision session

Planned for a revision session in the half term, lasting three hours.  A Walking, Talking Mock type approach with examiners reports and exemplars.All exemplars have been obtained from the secure... VIEW

Wider Reading List for Literature A Level

Reading list I have just given to my Literature A students in advance of starting their NEA to encourage them to read widely before the unit starts.  The texts on the spec are in bold as prohibit... VIEW

Revision Help Lang Lit A Level

Just a short Ppt which highlights some of the ways students can revise and lists some things to cover, though not exhaustive.  The pictures are from my daughter's GCSE revision just to show a mod... VIEW

Streetcar Updated Lessons 2020

I put some lessons on up to Scene 5, I think.  This is for the rest of the scenes plus themes and spoken language theory.  Useful for Lit as well as LangLit VIEW

Flip questions Taming of the Shrew

Taming of the Shrew preparation questions to be answered by students in advance of the lesson (to check they have read the scene and to act as FLIP learning). 10 questions per scene and a challenge Q... VIEW

Introducing some Critical lenses and using them to explore Desdemona

Lesson powerpoint and resources for introducing students to Feminism, Historicism, Marxism, Psychoanalytical Criticism and Reader Response theory and then applying these to an analysis of Desdemona's... VIEW

Unseen extracts for Social Protest

Unseen extracts for A Level Spec B Literature Paper 2 Option B Social Protest and political writing VIEW

Teacher Copy - Feedback Sheet

Teacher copy of A Level Lit marking sheet to allow you to collate data for the whole group. VIEW

A Level Literature Feedback Sheet

Quick feedback sheet for marking A Level Literature essays.  Teacher copy to collate all feedback also to be uploaded. VIEW

Extracts from Gothic novels - settings

A great selection of extracts from classic gothic novels.  I usually hand out extracts to students/groups and ask them to summarise the key points and lead discussion.   VIEW

GothicContext-You are the expert

Research task for students based on British Library description of gothic origins.  Students have to research a gothic novel and then present findings to the class. VIEW

Great Gatsby - Quotes Activity

Compiled from Lit Charts - quotes for each chapter and question prompts. VIEW

AQA Lit A Paper 1 Jane Eyre

PowerPoint of all my lessons for 'Jane Eyre' over a three month period. Might seem a bit random in places - I don't stick rigidly to it! VIEW

Handmaid's Context and genre notes

As shared by Dominique Harris.  This resource can be found the extra resources for the EngReview Magazine at https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/magazines/magazines-extras/the-english-review-ex... VIEW

Handmaid's Tale Context poster 1

Shared by the fantastic Dominique Harris - thank you VIEW

Gatsby- Independent Revision

One sheet analysis sheet - othello's final monologue.

A one sheet analysis for Othello's final monologue that is based on @SPryke's concept of One Page Revision. Created to support some HA year 12s with analysis of this scene VIEW

Othello Act 5

Powerpoint to support the exploration of Act 5 with students VIEW

Othello Act 4

Power point to support exploring the events of Act 4 with students VIEW

Othello Act 3

PPT for lessons on Act 3 - exploring plot and character VIEW

Othello Act 2 Scenes 2 and 3

A lesson looking at Act 2 Scenes 2 and 3 VIEW

Paris Anthology Paris for Children

Language, gender and heteronormativity.

An epic PP for Year 12s (A Level Language) about:Simone de BeauvoircodificationperformativityJudith ButlerdiversityDeborah Cameronidentitiessocial binariesRobert Podesvafalsetto and vocal fryPolariPau... VIEW

Pamela Fishman Gendered Language theory

Lesson on Pamela Fishman's theory on gendered language, including:the s**twork/ active maintenancethe art of conversationher dataconversational power and dominancemen more controlling e.g. interruptio... VIEW

Dale Spender Gendered Language theory

Lesson on Dale Spender, including:Man Made Languagewaves of feminismpatriarchal orderpower system/ oppressionminus male/ deviation VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Language, the individual and society, Paper 2: Language diversity and change

Deborah Tannen gendered language theory

Lesson on Tannen's difference ideas for Year 12 A Level Language, including:rapport/reporthyperlink to her talkingsocial conditioningsocial hierarchyareas of gendered language differencecross-cultural... VIEW

Robin Lakoff

Year 12 A Level Language lesson on Robin Lakoff's language and gender theory:social conditioningdeficit marked and unmarkedderogation/deteriorationquotes from her bookrestrictions on language VIEW

AQA A Level Lit B Crime poetry - Porphyria's Lover Revision Worksheet

Aqa a level lit b crime poetry - my last duchess revision worksheet, aqa a level lit b crime poetry - the laboratory revision worksheet.

10 minute knowledge based revision worksheet to remind students of important ideas in Browning's The Laboratory VIEW

Kite Runner Lessons

A selection of lessons adapted from Emma Parker's original resources (also on this site).  Thank you Emma.  Looks random but I taught one lesson out of 4 on this.  I tried to focus on c... VIEW

Romanticism context and unseen poetry comparison

Romanticism context including typicalities and key writers and unseen poetry comparison. Lesson originally designed for a two-hour session. Includes quiz on context learned so far.  VIEW

Topics: Unseen poetry

Victorian poetry context

Victorian poetry context lesson to prepare students for the unseen poetry question. VIEW

Restoration poetry context

Restoration poetry context lesson to prepare students for unseen poetry question. VIEW

A Level English Language - Language Change: lexical and semantic change using Merriam-Webster resource

A lexical and semantic change unit for Language Change in A Level English Language, using the Merriam-Webster dictionary's Time Traveler resource. Good for independent learning. VIEW

KS5 Lamia Analysis lesson using teachit resources

A lesson outlining plot and structure of 'Lamia' and analysis of key elements of the poem using 2 teachit resources. This lesson also encourages students to consider aspects of tragedy. VIEW

A Level LangLit AQA - Paper 1 mock exam

Full A Level Lang/Lit Paper 1 (AQA)Remembered Places (Paris)Imagined Worlds (Handmaid's)Poetic Voices (Duffy) NB only one question VIEW

Glossaries for A-Level LangLit

Glossaries are compiled from the Cambridge text book for AS and A-Level Language and Literature. I give them to students also use them to create self marking tests e.g. Sub-word classes: 1. Copy and p... VIEW

nea ideas and examples

Resources and examples for the NEA VIEW

Streetcar Dramatic reading and Sc 1 starter tasks

Some tasters (literally) on the Scene 1.  Then a dramatic reading (please delete names).  Initial Sc 1 reading to lead to discussion about whether predictions were accurate.I've cued music f... VIEW

Streetcar Pre-reading

I did two sessions to give students a taster of the play before reading with plenty of opportunity to explore music and context.  Most of the music can be found on Youtube, I think there's a Stre... VIEW

Unit: Paper 2 - exploring conflict, Additional resources

2019_The Lovely Bones_Susie's Heaven WAGOLL

Nea booklet for lang/lit.

Taken mainly from the AQA spec but might save others making the same VIEW

Updated NEA Ppts for Lang/Lit A Level

I've uploaded a few other resources but this zipped file is the updated.  Booklet to follow. VIEW

Language Levels Lesson Ppts

I completed these for the Lang/Lit Paris unit, with the help of some kindly shared work.  Though specific to Lang Lit these can be adapted for Language A Level.  Goes with other zipped file... VIEW

Language Levels ppt indicative lists

Not an exhaustive list but some suggestions of what students can cover with the language levels - can be used for Lang/Lit and Language A Level VIEW

Language Levels resources

A range of resources I've built over the years of teaching Language Levels for Language A Level.  Includes:Work on Hockett - what is a human language?Washoe case study - this will also be uploade... VIEW

Howards End - Quote Activity

A revision activity that focuses on themes/characters/symbols.  Student have to read extract from selected chapter and identify where the character/theme/etc.  To consolidate learning get th... VIEW

Paris Anthology Mock Question

Mock Section A Question using extracts from Hemingway 'Wild Night Music of Paris' and Mike and Sophia 'Visiting Paris'. VIEW

A Level Open Evening - display questions (designed for AQA but fairly generic)

I display these as parents / prospective sixth formers are coming into the room - they generate quite a lot of discussion before we get into the 'formal' presentation part. I also have them printed ou... VIEW

Unseen Poetry: Hardy and ee cummings

A lesson which covers (lecture style) some developments in love and how it is written about over the years, some theory on feminism / postmodernism and the two poems for Unseen element.  Goes wit... VIEW

Typicality / Context unseen poetry knowledge organiser

I've produced this for students to start with the following advice of where to research.  Students add to it as we cover different poets from different times.  I set this after my ee cumming... VIEW

Exploring Act 2 Scene i of Othello

Powerpoint to accompany my lesson for Act 2 Scene 1 of Othello wherein we will explore attitudes towards women and the choice of setting as a reflection of the relationship of Othello and Desdemona.&n... VIEW

ee cummings and Neutral Tones: Unseen poetry

The file is my annotated poem of Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy, which I compare to ee cummings 'love is more thicker'Thought it might be useful to anyone doing unseen poetry which compares poems pre a... VIEW

2019_The Lovely Bones_Session 4

Lesson covers sub genres of fantasy (definitions taken from  the Cambridge companion)Also explores the description of heaven in Chapter 2.This does include decluttered analysis taken from @SPyrke... VIEW

2019_The Lovely Bones_Session 4_Decluttered Analysis Worksheet

Based on blog by @SPyrke.List describing Susie's Heaven. VIEW

2019_The Lovely Bones_Session 4_Fantasy worksheet

Worksheet to accompany previously uploaded lesson PPT. VIEW

Short Story Pack 1

A collection of six word stories, mini-sagas and short stories for A Level teaching of narrative style. VIEW

Essay question - The Toymakers

2019_the lovely bones_lesson 2.

Lesson based on Chapter one.Lesson includes:BIG questions inspired by @SPyrkeClose examination of the first two sentences (concepts)An introduction to gendered talk by examining the dialogue between S... VIEW

2018_The Lovely Bones_Lesson 2_Gendered Talk Worksheet

Worksheet to accompany Lesson 2 of The Lovely Bones. VIEW

Othello: Tackling the extract question

Introduction to pre-1900 poetry updated.

An introductory lesson to the Pre-1900 poetry including course overview and some introductory stuff on historicism.  With thanks to the people who answered my request on the FB group and gave me... VIEW

Exploring Act 1 of Othello

Material covering the events of Act 3 with a focus on exploring characterisation especially of Iago and Othello. Some Independent Tasks are linked to our copy of the play: Heinemann's Shakespeare New... VIEW

Notes from Atwood's Testaments book launch Linked to Handmaid's

When we saw Margaret Atwood talk about her books at the cinema, I frantically scribbled notes and have now typed them up as best as I could.  I might have missed/misheard some things but thought... VIEW

Transrealism article taken from The Guardian

The lovely bones lesson 1.

Introductory lesson to The Lovely Bones, modified to suit the transition from Year 11 to 12 and also lay the foundations for teaching the text. Students will explore Sebold's motivations and discuss t... VIEW

Introducing Othello - basic plot, theme and context points

A lesson to introduce students to some of the bigger ideas around context, plot and theme before they begin reading the text in earnest. VIEW

Introducing Shakespearean Love

A lesson to test students' ability to analyse language, form and structure post GCSE and to begin exploring Shakespeare's attitudes towards love as part of the Love Through the Ages unit. This will li... VIEW

Analysis planning Grid Lang/Lit NEA

To accompany the core lesson VIEW

Core lesson on planning the analysis for Lang/Lit NEA

To help students build this section of the NEA VIEW

Literature review planning for Lang/Lit NEA

Ppt to take students through the process of writing the Lit review for the NEA.  Accompanying grid uploaded too VIEW

Lit A Analysis planning grid

With a completed section to model how to build the analysis from planning, annotating to writing a draft VIEW

Building arguments and introduction for Lit A NEA

Some step by step activities to take students through choosing links, arguments and extracts to based their Lit A NEA on. VIEW

Analysis building for the NEA

My students struggled with building their analysis from scratch so I've tried to scaffold some activities for them to help. VIEW

Life Class by Pat Barker

Presentations and worksheets for the novel. VIEW

Intro to Tragedy

Unit: Paper 1: Love through the ages, Paper 1: Love through the ages

Tragedy Notes for Students

Goes with Intro to Tragedy VIEW

Three Tragedies

Language acquisition resource.

Not mine but taken from Teachit over ten years ago so I wasn't sure it would still be there. VIEW

Handmaid's Tale Resources

I have uploaded the work I did on this text from a couple of years ago. Please use as you see fit.  VIEW

Range of Streetcar resources

Contains a variety of ppts, critical works, inter textual links and general discussion materials. Have found them useful with my A level groups over the years.  VIEW

Streetcar Named Desire Student Workbook

Works well either as revision booklet or as you go through the text itself. Can't recall where I got this one from/who shared it with me but just want to keep passing it on! VIEW

Paris: Predictive Text Poetry

This is my transition lesson for potential Yr12 students who want a taster of Lang/Lit but it works just as well for a first lesson to introduce 'schema' and Paris.  A starting point about what w... VIEW

Chapter 4 - The Lovely Bones

Chapter 3 - the lovely bones, revising fantasy in the lovely bones/ exploring the character of buckley.

Students engage with the elements of fantasy and then have to find and embed links to specific moments within the text.For the Buckley task, students are reminded of central and additional narratives... VIEW

Find and Fix worksheet for The Lovely Bones

A follow on task for the June 2018 A-Level Language and Literature paper about the presentation of young perspectives in The Lovely Bones.Students identify the errors in the examples given (could be s... VIEW

AQA A-Level Literature Pre-1900 Poetry

Introduction to othello.

This lesson looks at individual quotes, context and themes as a way in to studying Othello at A Level.  Suitable for all specifications. VIEW

A Level Language Knowledge Organisers

Slightly motley crew of KOs. I should note that the only one I created was the Language Acquisition one.  Thank you to people who have originally shared these with me - much appreciated.  VIEW

My Boy Jack

A starting point for character and theme analysis.Initial ideas on potential links to war poems.   VIEW

Non-Literary Text selection

Popular Non-Literary texts, handy for introducing NEA.Includes:I Have a Dream (MLK)... 3Freedom or Death. 9 (E. Pankhurst)The struggle for Human Rights (E. Roosevelt). 16New Hampshire... VIEW

The Great Gatsby SOW

This SOW has been mostly copied from one I found on the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning (I think).It has been adapted for AS Level Lit B but could do with editing to include critical reception and lit... VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Love through the ages, Paper 2: Literary genres - prose & poetry, Paper 2 - people and places

Topics: Option 2A: Aspects of tragedy

A level Language. Summary of Gender Theories

Summary of Gender Theories. Early ones! VIEW

Descriptive Writing Extracts

Four descriptive pieces with tasks VIEW

Course: GCSE Language

Exam/Board: AQA, EDEXCEL, Eduqas

Paris Anthology #4

Paris lessonsPLEASE NOTE SOME OF THESE RESOURCES HAVE INITIALLY BEEN KINDLY SHARED BY OTHERS AND I HAVE ADAPTED THEM VIEW

Paris Anthology #3

Paris lessons with some integrated work on Language LevelsPLEASE NOTE SOME OF THESE RESOURCES HAVE INITIALLY BEEN KINDLY SHARED BY OTHERS AND I HAVE ADAPTED THEM VIEW

Paris Anthology #1

Paris introduction, and intro to language levelsPLEASE NOTE SOME OF THESE RESOURCES HAVE INITIALLY BEEN KINDLY SHARED BY OTHERS AND I HAVE ADAPTED THEM VIEW

Paris Anthology #2

A level lit a year planning docs.

We started this as AS so please be careful, we have The Awakening on the plans that we just taught for AS. VIEW

Language and Lit A Level Learning routes

Term by term planning - based on a 6 term year.  We switched to just A Level but did AS first so may be some overlap.  Please check to make sure you are following the same route VIEW

Othello Critics handout

Just a handout of relevant critics for studying Othello (Lit B Tragedy), colour coded by character VIEW

Aspects of Political and social Protest Writing

An introductory information sheet rephrasing the aspects AQA list int their spec. VIEW

Unseen Social and Political Protest White Writing Exam

Blake summary and purpose of some poems from songs of innocence and experience, a level aqa literature b blake section b exam questions, setting in revolutionary road.

This resource helps students to explore the history and significance behind the title and setting of the novel, Revolutionary Road‘The Revolutionary Road’: This was the name of a path that American so... VIEW

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. Exploration of themes and characters

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. Exploration of themes and characters through questions.Additional questions exploring links to Streetcar.Themes of imagination and reality; mental illness; isolati... VIEW

Gatsby and poetry comparison revision resource - plot, feature and links

This is a helpful revision resource for students making links between the texts. Instructions: Distill the key moments of each chapter. What theme of love is represented by the moment? Now link the mo... VIEW

Owen Sheers Revision questions and essay plan task

A wide range of challenging Owen Sheers questions on themes of nature, masculinity, inheritance, etc. Ideal for revision. VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts, Exam practice & revision

AQA A level English Lit A Paper 2 Q 3 practice questions

Some practice question 3s for paper 2 Modern Literature option on themes of emptiness, desperation, change, etc. VIEW

Othello SOW AQA Lit B

Full SOW for Othello for AQA Lit B (tragedy).Hope you find it useful! VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Literary genres - drama

A Level Language and Literature 2 year Program of Study overview

A level language and literature paper 2 revision session booklet.

Revision session booklet for Paper 2 of A Level (A2) Language and Literature.  VIEW

Unit: Paper 2 - exploring conflict, Exam practice & revision

Outline plans for AQA A Level Language (linear)

These are the broad outlines we use for Y12 and Y13 for AQA A Level Language (7702 Linear). It changes year on year, depending on staffing / preferences, but the order remains roughly the same. If two... VIEW

A Level Language and Literature Paper 1 revision session and booklet

A 2 hour revision session and booklet for preparing to respond to paper 1. (Paris, Imagined world, Poetic Voices)Questions for Sections B and C are Frankenstein and Browning, but easily changeable. VIEW

Unit: Paper 1 - telling stories, Exam practice & revision, Additional resources

English Literature A-Level A Revision Guide

A-Level vocabulary and  bank of exam-style questions with extracts. Covers paper 1 and paper 2. VIEW

Gatsby and pre 1900 themes and ideas about love revision grid

Language change 3 - processes and world english.

With thanks to L. Dyer for the World English stuff - this was awesome.  I've adapted other resources from kind souls who have shared, so not all my own. VIEW

Feminine Gospels Poetry Annotations

Annotations of:The Long QueenBeautifulThe DietThe Woman Who ShoppedHistorySubThe Light GathererColour highlighting has not shown up on the scans.  Annotations drawn from various online aids as we... VIEW

Othello Exam Question

Taken from AQA AS Paper. Analysis of extract to plan a response. Includes mark scheme content.We used as revision but can be edited for AS Level.  VIEW

Dramatic Encounters Mark sheet/feedback coversheet

A cover-sheet that includes mark scheme and tick-sheet feedback. VIEW

Unit: Paper 2 - exploring conflict, Exam practice & revision, Additional resources

Paper 2 Language and Literature combined Course Exam feedback coversheet

Coversheet with tick box feedback for Recast, commentary and dramatic encounters. VIEW

Jennings Vs Donne - signif of loss in following love poems

Another pair of poems: "Compare and contrast the significance of loss in the following love poems". I like John Donne too much perhaps!   VIEW

AQA A Lit Paper 1 - Larkin Vs Donne (unseen poem comparison question)

had a bash at putting two poems together for an unseen. The question is as follows: It has been said that Donne’s poem shows “the pain of rejection” whereas Larkin’s is about “reality failing to liv... VIEW

Language change 2 - control and standardisation

A series of lessons on the sub-topic of control in the language change element of the Paper 2.  Includes a link to an hour long lecture by Peter Trudgill from Leeds Uni (2017). VIEW

Perspectives metaphors good for intro to Lit Crit

2 of 2I did this for Sociology but will work equally well as a taster session of for introducing some of the perspectives on the Critical Anthology for Lit B (or even Media Studies). You might nee... VIEW

1 of 2I did this for Sociology but will work equally well as a taster session of for introducing some of the perspectives on the Critical Anthology for Lit B (or even Media Studies).  Knock out a... VIEW

It's Only a Theory: Taster Session to adapt to any A Lev course

The instructions for adaptation to English are on the notes of the first slide.  This one I did for sociology but I have done the same taster session for Language and Media Studies. VIEW

Pre 1900 poetry and Gatsby comparison chart

A chart for students to complete and make links.  VIEW

DOAS - stage set and tragedy - traditional vs modern VIEW

Language change 1 - The How and Why

The start of the unit.  I start with a look at migration and the influences on the English Language including a discussion on why Latin, German, French have so much influence on our language.&nbs... VIEW

Victorian values - 'impropriety' in Tess phase the third

a powerpoint with questions for discussion to explore how far Tess is a victim of society as much as a victim of Alec VIEW

Tragedy in Tess

Questions to prompt discussion about the tragedy in Tess VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Language & the individual, Paper 2: Language varieties, Paper 1: Literary genres

grade descriptors for aspects of tragedy

a breakdown of what students need to be able to do to achieve bands 3,4 5 VIEW

writing a connections essay

a powerpoint which explores the examiners reports, the example essays which I've previously uploaded and what's expected from section C of unit 1 VIEW

Minor Characters in Tess of the D'Urbervilles

A powerpoint which deals with the significance of the minor characters in the novel VIEW

Example essays for aspects of tragedy section C

Example essays which I've typed up from the examples on the AQA website, along with the examiners feedback VIEW

Aspects of tragedy essay questions

A series of exam questions taken from June 2017 and June 2018 papers, along with some I've created myself. VIEW

Gatsby recast questions from across the novel

A series of different exam questions that can be used as revision, extended learning... VIEW

Keats technical terminology glossary

Glossary of technical features of Keats' poetry. Focusing on structural features in response to Edexcel examiners report. VIEW

Feminine Gospels

Selection of poem resources split into themesPresentations, homework tasks and model answers  VIEW

AC Bradley on Othello

A bit about AC Bradley and some of his key quotes on Othello.  VIEW

Elements of Social and Political Protest unseen anthology

Reading writing spelling language acquisition.

All my Ppts on Reading, Writing, Spelling language acquisition.  Some of these are quite old as you'll see from the dates so will need to updating. VIEW

Language Acquisition Intro, CDS and pragmatics

The start of my spoken acquisition unit for A Level Language, looking at the big theories, environmental factors and pragmatics.  More on other language levels to come.  Folder includes a co... VIEW

Range of lessons on Paris and Grammar L Level

A selection here from my second term teaching the language levels with some of the Paris texts.  I'm not going quickly and I'm teaching essay writing at the same time.  Big shout out to Sara... VIEW

A-level Lit A rough exam feedback notes from 2018 exam

Rough notes from an AQA course I attended today- lit spec A.  VIEW

Unseen Crime Extracts and Lessons

Some materials collated for teaching unseen element. Rue Morgue works particularly well. VIEW

SOW- Atonement- AQA LIT B Elements of Crime

A Level Lit B Scheme of Work- elements of crime. Written as an examiner for this spec- with a mixed ability group D-A. VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Literary genres, Paper 2: Texts and genres

AQA Assessment Objective Posters - A Level Literature A

Posters to display the AQA Literature A Level Spec A Assessment Objectives. VIEW

Statements about love in 'Othello'

Statements about love in 'Othello'- students need to provide evidence for each statement.  VIEW

Comparison French Milk - graphology focus and introduction lesson

research task for students/ graphology as an area of focus/ comparison task VIEW

Comparison The Sweet Life with Eating in Paris

Lesson to guide students through a comparison task. VIEW

Stories are waiting with mile by mile

Comparison lesson with links to advertisement VIEW

Revision of frame of analysis

Power point to outline frame of analysis and how to compare. VIEW

Remembering Places

Revision frames to compare texts. VIEW

Betjeman - Table of themes

Students record the poems into the table to help them to quickly identify overlaps in themes within the poems. VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Literary genres - prose & poetry

Topics: Option 2B: Aspects of comedy

Betjeman - representations of men and women

Sleep app text analysis.

A lesson introducing the linguistic frameworks and allowing students to read and annotate a text (link embedded in Powerpoint) based on a new sleep app VIEW

Sandwiches Text Analysis

A lesson introducing the linguistic frameworks and allowing students to read and annotate a text (link embedded in Powerpoint) on the topic of sandwiches VIEW

Emoji Text Analysis

A lesson introducing the linguistic frameworks and allowing students to read and annotate a text (link embedded in Powerpoint) based on Emojis VIEW

Unit: Paper 1: Language & the individual, Paper 1: Language, the individual and society

Topics: Textual variations & representations, Method of Lang analysis

Face and Politeness and other spoken language theory

Loaded onto the Lang/Lit section for use with Paris Anthology but also useful for spoken language analysis of A Level Language. VIEW

Pragmatics theory for conversation

A resource for teachers for teaching pragmatics and spoken language:Speech Act TheoryExchange Structure theory and classroom talkFrame and Schema VIEW

Range of different transcripts

A range of different transcripts many scanned from text books.  They don't look pretty but they can be used. VIEW

Old Old English Language A Papers on spoken language

These are from the old old spec!  But there are some useful transcripts in here for example: Doctor - patient; students; friends; job interviews.These can be adapted for more relevant specs. VIEW

Topics: Language diversity and change, Language discourses

Paris Anthology - Table of texts

Great for revision - a quick table to be filled in as the students work through the texts. Enables students to quickly identify texts from the same genre and also texts by representation of Paris. VIEW

Paris Anthology - Hemingway PPT

PowerPoint for the lesson - worksheet to accompany also available. VIEW

Paris Anthology - Hemingway

Betjeman - homework questions late flowering lust and senex, betjeman - essay planning comic or serious verse question, betjeman - essay planning love and ageing question, links to youtube posts poem analysis by georgina at st doms.

Links to a series of YouTube videos analysing all the Betjeman poems in the anthology.  VIEW

Betjeman - Subaltern's Love handout

Betjeman - subaltern's love ppt, betjeman - licorice fields lesson ppt, betjeman - executive and advertising pays.

PowerPoint for lesson considering the two poems VIEW

Betjeman Comparison table Executive and Advertising Pays

Critical approaches, handmaids tale context.

Unit: Additional resources, Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts

Handmaids Tale

Comprehensive revision notes for The Handmaid’s Tale VIEW

The Handmaids Tale

The Handmaids Tale feminism and context  VIEW

Planning an A-Level Lit essay using topic sentences. Oliver Twist focus but can be adapted.

This lesson is about getting students to initially engage with the structure of their essay before they begin to pad out their ideas. Students will begin by considering an essay question and creating... VIEW

A Level Language Exam Task Structure Strips

Feel free to use and abuse - I'm not sure I've got it totally right yet.  The PEECTL/PEECL structure is aimed for weaker students who need the structure.  Other students will want to avoid t... VIEW

Lang/Lit Language Level 2: Grammar

Basic Grammar for Language Level 2 - with some exercises using Paris for Children. VIEW

Religious references in 'Hamlet'

Lit/lang a2 paris mock question.

Text A: 18 Months laterText B: Extracts from Rough Guides: Paris For ChildrenQ: How is Paris presented as a city to be experienced. VIEW

Unit: Paper 1 - telling stories, Exam practice & revision

Abstract metaphor and 'Stories are waiting'

Working my way through the language levels.  The focus is on semantics and metaphor.  The theory can be easily applied to any Anthology text but works particularly well with some of the earl... VIEW

Word classes

For any Language or Lang/Lit A Level course, but can also be used for GCSE. VIEW

A Streetcar Named Desire

Lessons for teaching Streetcar for paper 2 - works through the play and revises/introduces relevant linguistic terms. VIEW

Range of Streetcar resources and lessons

A range of resources.  Some I've developed myself, others I've squirrelled from colleagues and online.  Useful for both Literature A and Lang Lit.  References to AOs will be for the Lan... VIEW

Revision for Love through the Ages Paper

A few lessons about essay planning with some sample answers.Please remove all identifiers. VIEW

Skirrid Hill Lessons

Not all the poems but a number including some lessons on context and thematic approach.Please remove all identifiers. VIEW

Paris Anthology Marking Feedback sheet

A quick marking coversheet with the mark scheme (A Level) (to highlight) and tick boxes with common feedback/EBI phrases VIEW

NEA for Language and Literature A Level

Some set up Ppts and some others that picked up on key concepts students had chosen for their NEA to give them a taster of what they could include in terms of secondary research.  Most of the wor... VIEW

NEA for English Language A Level - Investigation

I mostly teach this so students work independently but so some set-up core sessions which are included here.  Please change name/school identifiers VIEW

NEA for Lit A

Just a few Ppts as a transition to A Level study from AS.  This introduces the idea of wider reading to students in preparation for the NEA and we taught two additional pre-1900 texts for student... VIEW

Unseen Poetry Lit A

Includes some modelling of answers and other bits.Please remove all school/name identifiers VIEW

'The Help' Powerpoints

Just a few Ppts on some of the key learning points in the novel.Please change school/name identifiers when using. VIEW

Introduction to Recreative Writing - Gatsby as base text

Aspects of tragedy essay feedback sheets.

I use these as cover sheets for students when they write an essay.  I tick whichever AO they meet and give written feedback.  There is then space for them to make their corrections and write... VIEW

Tess's journey

A handy map which details the places Tess travels to in the novel.  I'm going to get my students to highlight places as she travels so they can keep track of her journey.   VIEW

Introduction to Language Levels - first lessons

Lessons to accompany the start of teaching the introduction to language levels booklet (also available).Covers: Context, Audience, Purpose, Mode, Genre and Literariness. VIEW

Paris Anthology - Paris City Guide

Workbook referenced is Introduction to Language Levels booklet (also available) VIEW

Paris Anthology - Stories are waiting

workbook/booklet referenced is Introduction to language levels (also available for download) VIEW

Tess of the d'Urbervilles Phase Bookmarks

Students stick these bookmarks in to help divide up the novel. The questions help guide their independent reading. I haven't done one for the First Phase as we go through that in class. This is the fi... VIEW

Othello text- with modern day translation

A Spark notes version of the text I found online.  VIEW

All Pre 1900 poetry

From my lessons on Pre 1900 Anthology - Please delete student/school identifiers before use VIEW

Unseen Prose for A Lit - second year

A few lessons to convert students from AS to A Level unseen prose analysis.  P2b A Level. VIEW

Unseen Prose for A Level Lit

A range of resources I used with the old 'love through the ages' unit for A Level Lit and adapted for the new AS Paper 2.  Some - not my lessons - you can find elsewhere on the internet.Please de... VIEW

Unit: Paper 2: Love through the ages, Paper 1: Love through the ages

'Aliens have taken the place of angels' - Guardian article by Margaret Atwood

Topics: Imagined Worlds, Writing about Society

Intro to Dystopian Fiction/Handmaid's Tale

'Aliens have taken the place of angels' article mentioned in PPT has been uploaded separately. VIEW

Context Intro to A Streetcar Named Desire

Lesson, if done as written, will take two one hour lessons. 'Unease in the Big Easy' article mentioned in PPT was uploaded separately. VIEW

Unease in the Big Easy - EMag article

This article can be paired with my 'Context Intro to A Streetcar Named Desire' lesson. VIEW

Unit: Paper 2 - people and places, Paper 2 - exploring conflict

Finite and non-finite verbs

A teacher's sheet with answers to the mini activities.  Take off the text box for a student copy. This issue came up in the A Level Lang Lit exam this year.  How do we label verbs that appea... VIEW

The Kite Runner ch 3 'In their shoes' sheet

The kite runner chapter 25, the kite runner chapter 24, the kite runner chapter 23, the kite runner chapter 22, the kite runner chapter 21, the kite runner chapter 20, the kite runner ch 19 extract to go with ppt, the kite runner chapter 19, the kite runner chapter 18, the kite runner chapter 17, the kite runner chapter 16, the kite runner chapter 15, the kite runner chapter 14, the kite runner chapter 13, the kite runner chapter 12, the kite runner chapter 11, the kite runner ch 10 thematic links table, the kite runner chapter 10, the kite runner chapter 9, the kite runner ch 8 baba and amir quotation table, the kite runner chapter 8, the kite runner chapter 7, the kite runner ch 6 extracts to go with ppt, the kite runner chapter 6, the kite runner chapter 5, the kite runner chapter 4, the kite runner chapter 3, the kite runner chapter 2, the kite runner chapter 1.

An introduction to narrative perspective and the task for writing about society VIEW

Context - Othello

A brief look at context for 'Othello' at A level. I've classified it as Lit B - but it's more general than that. Please ask if you need any clarification. VIEW

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

An intro to crime (key elements + extract - speciman, responses can be found on the AQA website).Full copy of poem with space to annotate.Space to make notes at the end.  VIEW

Introduction to the Paris context

This sets up a research project and allows students to present ideas as teacher.  The focus is on setting the contextual scene and on AO3.  AOs are introduced. VIEW

Frankenstein Revision Booklet (A Level Lit/Lang)

Browning revision booklet, browning comparison table, mock exam reflection lesson.

A guided reflection lesson, post mock exams. VIEW

Paper 1 Exam Feedback Coversheet

A feedback cover sheet useful in mock marking for Paper 1. VIEW

Porphyria's Lover - Crimnal Minds investigation Jigsaw

Lit/lang introduction to language levels workbook.

A workbook style introduction to the 6 language levels for the A Level Literature and Language Course.Some activities use extracts from the Paris Anthology. VIEW

AQA Language Paper 1 Children's Language Acquisition Resources & PPTs

Hi Everyone,I hope this helps anyone using the AQA English Language A-level Spec. I have uploaded all of my resources and ppts - they are in ppt order with the resources in a separate folder. These re... VIEW

Language and Technology and Tripadvisor text

Guided analysis of breathless, introduction to mode, compares paris city guide with anna's discourse.

Links to mode and discourse VIEW

Linking metaphor with emotional journeys

Links nicely to the AQA lesson on their resources about metaphor and travel VIEW

Around the World in 80 Dates after AS style mock question

Unit: Paper 1 - views and voices, Exam practice & revision

Focus on AO4 for Anthology

Compares two Paris textsPlease delete names and school VIEW

Core on syntax which I applied to a short section of the text VIEW

Genre and audience intro to Anthology

Please delete school identifiers VIEW

Micro analysis Bill Bryson

Focused on a very small section of the text with a model answer, tagged by an examiner to see what is credited.Please delete school identifiers VIEW

TS Eliot text for use with Language Levels Ppt

Based on Paris but not in the Anthology.  Some nice representations of Paris though and good for an introduction to language levels VIEW

Language Levels Intro

I used a letter written by TS Eliot for the text which isn't included in the Anthology but any will work.Please make sure you GAP the text and get the bigger picture before using the Lang LevelsPlease... VIEW

Raleigh Letter #3

1 of 4 docs VIEW

Raleigh Letter #2

Raleigh letter text.

Useful for the representation question - an interesting comment on death in Raleigh's time, but also for the language change element of P2.  I've used this text to rehearse analysis using linguis... VIEW

Raleigh Letter #1

1 of docsPlease delete school identifiers VIEW

Timeline of Language Change

A good initial activity or a revision one.  I got students to create a timeline based on a time period they were given (see slides).  They had time to research and I put it up as a wall disp... VIEW

Addition to previous upload with Johnson text included

Please delete school identifiers.Some additional research from Milroy VIEW

Standardisation and Samuel Johnson

Will need the extracts from the preface to the 1755 dictionary and a copy of Blackadder 'Ink and Incapability'  Please delete school identifiers. VIEW

Old Adverts for analysis

Good for Paper 1 links to representation and language change data sources. Please delete school identifiers. VIEW

Archaic Pronouns

Speed dating self evaluation resource #3.

To be used with speed dating lesson for pre-1900 poetry VIEW

Speeding Ticket: Speed Dating resource #2

To be used with speed-dating Ppt VIEW

Speed Dating Pre-1900 poetry #1

The aim is to consider links between poems.  Students are given a poem, pretend they are the poem and have to summarise their own attributes.  They then speed date to find their connections... VIEW

Language Change Ppts

Comparing prose with pre 1900 poetry, a level lit spec a unseen question.

A mock exam style practice question for students.  VIEW

WJEC Unseen Prose - Dracula question

Exam/Board: WJEC

WJEC Unseen Prose - Heart of Darkness question

Wjec unseen prose - jekyll & hyde question, wjec unseen prose - sherlock question, wjec unseen prose - tess question, wjec unseen prose - awakening question, wjec unseen prose - yellow wallpaper question, wjec unseen prose - brave new world question, wjec unseen prose - gatsby question, wjec unseen prose - rebecca question, wjec unseen prose - sun also rises question, a level lit aqa spec b paper 2 mock exam.

I put together the following mock exam paper for my students who are studying the Social and Political Protest component. We are studying Blake, Atwood and Hosseini so I have written questions for tho... VIEW

Language techniques

Aqa a level language paper 2 q1 "evaluate the idea..." question stems.

a ppt showing a range of possible questions for paper 2 q1 VIEW

Representation and skin heads

AQA English Language representation question VIEW

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Your qualification is accredited by AQA, the largest A Level awarding body. They set and mark the exams for around half of all A Levels taken in the UK each year.

When can I start my course?

Right away! There’s no need to wait until September to enrol – you can begin your course at any time.

Once you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started by the next working day.

What will I need to study this course?

You must source the set texts for this course. Many can be found cheaply second-hand, or for free online.

The recommended editions are:

  • Othello, Shakespeare (Arden, Third Series) ISBN 978-1903436455
  • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (Penguin Modern Classics, 2000), ISBN 9780141182636
  • Skirrid Hill, by Owen Sheers (Seren, 2005), ISBN 978-1854114037
  • All My Sons, Arthur Miller (Penguin Modern Classics, 2009) ISBN 978-0141189970
  • Spies, Michael Frayn (Faber and Faber, 2011) ISBN 978-0571268856
  • A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller (Penguin Modern Classics, 2010, introduction from the author and Philip Seymour Hoffman) ISBN 978-0141189963
  • The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, from The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings, (Virago), ISBN 978-1844085583

How will I be supported?

  • Unlimited support
  • 24/7 access to the Student Community, your all-in-one online learning platform
  • Interactive online learning broken down into easy-to-follow units
  • Practice tests and mock exams marked by your tutor
  • Student forums so you can connect and share advice with other English students
  • Friendly student services team, so you’re never more than a message or phone call away from a helping hand

You'll also have unlimited lifetime access to our Career Hub, giving you thousands of resources to help you impress employers, master critical business skills, and build your dream career. It includes:

  • A CV and cover letter builder
  • An interview simulator
  • An elevator pitch builder
  • Career and work psychology assessments
  • In-depth industry and employer profiles
  • 350+ employer films with practical advice from hiring managers
  • 1000+ short courses, articles and videos on key career skills like negotiating a raise and leading a team

You can take a sneak peek at the Career Hub by signing up for free  here .§

How do I book my exam?

Roughly 6 months before your chosen exam date, you should book your place at an exam centre to take the AQA English Literature A Level specification (7712)   exam.

Your exam centre could be a school or college that's also submitting its own students for the exam, or it could be a private exam centre. Our partner centre,  Tutors & Exams , offers various discounts to ICS Learn students and has nine exam venues across the UK, including: Belfast, Bolton, Coventry, Doncaster, High Wycombe, Romford, St Neots, Taunton and Wimbledon.

AQA publish  a list of exam centres  that may accept private candidates. This won’t cover every available centre, so if there’s nothing shown in your area, we recommend contacting local schools and colleges directly.

Please note that you can't sit AQA A Level exams outside the UK.

Your exam fees aren’t included in the course cost as they’re paid directly to the exam centre. They’ll vary depending on which centre you choose.

How do I enrol?

If you’d like to pay in full, you can enrol online using the ‘Add to Basket’ button at the top of the page.

If you’d like to set up an interest-free* payment plan, get in touch with our A Level Advisors on 0800 015 3326. You can also verify that your course is budget-friendly when you use our handy affordability calculator . 

If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.

What is a Student Course Summary?

Student Course Summaries are monthly reports we create (per subject) for both students and parents who want to remain in the know with any of the following throughout their course: 

  • Access History: tells you how many days within the month the student has logged in and how many days they've viewed the course. 
  • Submitted Assignments/Mock Exams: documents what assignments have been submitted, as well as when it was submitted, how many times the assignment has been attempted, and what grade they received. 
  • Help Requests: this will show the correspondence between the student and the tutor, any questions that have been asked and what the tutor's response was. 
  • Course News Forum: this is where students and parents can find Tutor Comments and updates on things such as Live Webinar sessions, or exam booking info.

The fee for this monthly report is a one-off price, no matter how many courses a student is enrolled in, and the fee can be integrated into your flexible payment plan. Keep in mind, however, that this fee is entirely separate from the multibuy discount. 

How can I pay for my course?

If you’re funding the course yourself , our flexible 0% payment plans* allow you to spread the cost with interest-free* monthly instalments. 

If your employer is funding all or part of your course , we can invoice them directly for your course fees – just let your course advisor know and we’ll arrange everything.

We also accept funding through  ELCAS  for this course.  If you’re an Armed Forces member looking to use the Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme, speak to our course advisors for more details.

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A Level English Literature

Study this A Level English Literature course from home and earn up to 56 UCAS points. We have a 94% pass rate** with our A Levels!

Course duration

Up to two years.

Course outcome

A Level English Literature qualification from Edexcel.

Entry requirements

We recommend that you have at least a grade 5/B in GCSE English Literature, however this is not essential.

Three paper-based exams and one piece of coursework.

Course Options

Study options.

*Pay monthly option available via Snap Finance on payment page in checkout

Course overview

  • Gain an official A Level English Literature qualification from Edexcel.
  • Achieve up to 56 UCAS points to help you land your dream place at university.
  • Nationally recognised accredited A Level qualification that is the same course offered in schools and colleges.
  • No waiting around for term to start, you can enrol today and start studying as soon as you are ready.
  • Study this online A Level from home at your own pace.
  • Benefit from the full support of your personal tutor via email.
  • Choose to include exams and save up to £400*

When studying this A Level English Literature course, you’ll develop your understanding of Shakespeare’s works, pre-1900 prose fiction texts, and post-2000 poetry, and much more! You’ll improve your written communication and analytical thinking skills, while also learning how to build a compelling argument.

Depending on the route you wish to take after you studies, the A Levels we recommend studying alongside this course are A Level Classical Civilisation , A Level Religious Studies , and A Level History .

A Level English Literature via distance learning

This A Level English Literature course is exactly the same as an A Level you would study at school or college, meaning you will take the same exams and get the same qualification. The only difference is that our courses are designed to be studied from home at your own pace, and you will receive full tutor support via email.

Course content

Qualification code: 9ET0

Component 1 - Drama

  • Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
  • The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
  • Shakespeare: A Critical Anthology - Comedy by William Shakespeare

Component 2 - Prose

  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  • The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Component 3 - Poetry

  • T. S. Eliot, Selected Poems (Faber, 2009) ISBN 9780571247059 (This is the 80th Anniversary Edition in an attractive hardcover.)
  • William Sieghart, ed., Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011 (Faber and Faber, 2015) ISBN 978-0571325405

Coursework component

  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
  • The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Exam details

Coursework:.

  • Type: coursework
  • Comparative study of two texts: Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber – one 2500 word extended essay and a bibliography
  • Weighting: 20% of total
  • Total marks: 50

Paper 1: Drama – 9ET0/01

  • Type: written examination
  • Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
  • Weighting: 30% of total
  • Total marks: 60
  • Assessed: component 1
  • Assessment format: two essay questions

Paper 2: Prose – 9ET0/02

  • Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Total marks: 40
  • Assessed: component 2
  • Assessment format: one comparative essay question

Paper 3: Poetry – 9ET0/03

  • Assessed: component 3
  • Assessment format: two questions

Extra information

You will have two years to complete your A Level English Literature course.

The only deadlines involved in studying this course are concerning the A Level exam and coursework timetables. Please see the exams and assessments section for more information on this.

Exams and assessments

To achieve your A Level English Literature qualification, you must complete the exams and coursework required. There are three written exams and a piece of coursework you need to complete for this course which will cover the topics studied on this course. A breakdown of the exam papers and coursework can be found in the following section.

When you enrol on your course, you will have the option to add your exams to your enrolment, or you can select the course-only option.

Choosing to add the exams package

If you choose to add your exams to your enrolment, all you need to do is contact us when you are ready to sit your exams, we will book and pay for them on your behalf. Please note that the A Level exam timetable typically takes place during May and June each year. You are advised to contact us well in advance of when you intend to sit your exams so that we can confirm your place with the exam board – cut-off dates apply.

Please note, our A Level exam centre locations for this course are as follows:

  • St Neots, Cambridgeshire
  • High Wycombe

The course-only option

If you do not add your exams to your enrolment, you will be responsible for booking and paying for your exams yourself. If you select this option, you must source and liaise with your chosen exam centre in order to book your exams, Open Study College will not be able to book your exams for you. In this instance, you are advised to contact Pearson Edexcel exam centres well in advance of their intended exam dates, as cut-off dates sometimes change.

Study method

This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you. Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.

The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:

  • Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
  • Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Upon successful completion of your exams and coursework, you will be awarded an A Level English Literature qualification issued by Edexcel . You will also receive UCAS points relevant to the grade you achieved to support your university application.

Degrees this subject could lead to

This A Level English Literature course is perfect for anyone thinking of studying a degree in English literature, journalism, playwriting, and education.

Future career options

You’ll gain valuable knowledge and skills during your studies that will come in useful for future careers in:

  • Public relations
  • Broadcasting

The final grade you achieve in your A Level will be translated into UCAS points. Based on your grade, you will be awarded up to 56 points per A Level which can then be added together to reach the UCAS points you need to be accepted by your chosen university.

To help you achieve the best possible grade from home, we recommend that you complete the tutor-marked assessments included in your course materials. These are designed to provide you with detailed feedback to help you fine-tune your technique before you sit your exam. Completing your tutor-marked assessments will also help your tutor to provide you with a predicted grade if this is required for your UCAS application.

Download our A Level prospectus

To find out more about Open Study College, the A Levels we offer and how they work, download our  A Level prospectus .

Is this A Level the same qualification as an A Level I would achieve at a school or college?

Yes, you will study the same course, take the same exams and get the same qualification. The only difference is that our courses are designed to be studied from home at your own pace, and you will receive full tutor support via email.

What previous knowledge do I need to enrol onto an A Level course?

We recommend that you have a minimum of a grade 5 (equivalent to grade B) in GCSE English Literature, and be a competent reader to enrol on this course.

What is included in the cost of this A Level course?

When you enrol on this A Level course with OSC, you will receive:

  • Dedicated personal tutor support with unlimited email access.
  • Dedicated learner services from our learner services team.
  • Course materials with learning activities.
  • Assignment marking and feedback from your personal tutor.
  • A predicted grade on completion of your tutor-marked assignments, if required for your university application.
  • A free CV critique service and employability guide  if you’re focusing on career advancement.
  • A free Student Discounts membership to save you money on your favourite brands.
  • A study pack including a pen, study planner, and notebook*.
  • If you choose to add exams to your enrolment with an A Level package, then your exam and coursework marking fees will be included. We will also handle the booking on your behalf. Otherwise, we can refer you to one of our partner exam centres located throughout the UK so you can book your exam yourself.

* Not included with the online study option

Is there a required reading list for my A Level course?

Yes, you will be required to purchase additional reading to support the study components that form this course. A full reading list will be displayed in your course materials.

Do I have to sit an exam?

Yes, in order to achieve your A Level qualification, you must complete the exams required by the course’s exam board, as well as the set coursework. A Level exams take place during the summer exam period which typically falls in May and June each year.

You can choose to add your exams to your enrolment with us, in which case we will book and pay for your exams for you when you are ready. Alternatively, if you choose the course-only option, you will be responsible for booking and paying for your exams which can be done directly with your local exam centre.

Please note: if you add on exams you will need to sit these exams in either the Birmingham, Coventry, Doncaster, Bolton, Wimbledon, Taunton, or St Neots (Cambridgeshire) examination centre.

Are there any additional costs?

If you select the course-only option when enrolling on your A Level, you will need to book directly with the exam centre and pay for your exams yourself. We highly recommend researching your options before enrolling as costs can vary between centres. However, if you choose to add your exams to your enrolment, we will take care of booking and paying for your exams for you when you are ready. You may also want to purchase textbooks to supplement your course.

What if I live outside the UK?

You are still able to study our A Level courses abroad, however, you must sit your exams within the UK at an official exam centre.

What happens if I lose my course pack?

It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Learner Services Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.

What if I still have questions?

That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 03300 563 100 and they'll do their best to help.

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