English Literature Macbeth Revision task

Thinking of the 'Combination drawing' game, I wanted to try and create an equivalent with GCSE English Literature revision in mind. Click on the image below for a copy of this resource. 

Instructions:

Students create their own exam style question for (AQA) Macbeth. They write down their names and fold/glue the AO1 question in order to keep it covered. Students then pass on the folded AO1 section to a different student in the class.

Student B has to write down everything they can remember about Macbeth for AO2 (quotes, events and analysis) and AO3 (context) without looking at the folded mock exam question.

Student C has the joy of revealing what the AO1 mock exam question was (by gently unfolding the AO1 section) and checking if any of the AO2/AO3 information is actually relevant to the essay question.

Purple Pen 
Student C's next task involves using  a copy of Macbeth in order to find relevant quotes for the essay question and relevant contextual information. Student C also has to cross out in purple pen any irrelevant quotes/contextual information. For homework, students have to write up their essay response to the essay question. 

Why did they use this activity?
1. Students understood the importance of using relevant quotes for their chosen exam question.
2. Students considered the importance of using relevant historical, social and political contextual information.
3. Clear formative assessment opportunity for the teacher to gain an insight into their students' knowledge of: the play, quotes and contextual information.
4. It's a kinaesthetic task which involves students moving around and looking forward to discovering what their question was all along.

The way forward? 
Next time, I'll add an extract to the AO1 section as it was quite difficult for them to formulate a question without the extract in front of them. However, for Set 1, not having the extract meant that students could decide (using purple pen) on the best extract for their question.

Made up AQA style English Language GCSE Paper 1 (not mine).

Pupils: please download the made up paper (click here) for our English Language Paper 1 revision videos on Youtube - Bewiserevise.

Bewiserevise

A big thank you to @Team_English1 for sharing awesome teaching resources. We will continue to share and share alike.

Power and Conflict poems and memory cards!

It's time for our students to take ownership of their learning. I've created these memory cards for my Year 11 classes to complete as a revision task.
Click on the image below to download your copy of the memory card sheets!

Book Check

Book Checks are aimed at considering the quality of teacher marking/feedback and the level of progress over time. In particular, we use Purple Pen time to allow students to work on their target areas for improvement.


Some students need to recognise that their books are a representation of their potential target grades and areas of strength. Before Parents' Evening, most students decide to complete their work a little bit neater or to give that extra 10% effort but by then it's usually too late. Students need to consider the quality of their notes and their presentation standards every lesson (and for their homework too).


Thinking in respect of ways to communicate the importance of their Purple Pen work and presentation, I've decided to use the following sticker to award students with a pride number...5 being the best! Let's see if it improves the level of care shown towards their books.

AQA English Language: Speaking and Listening PLCs

Pass
Merit
Distinction


These three main stages in the Speaking and Listening marking criteria are quite different. As a result, I've created skills based PLCs for our students to prepare them for this non-exam Speaking and Listening component.


In short, there are four main bullet points for the Speaking and Listening skills set. I've created the following PLCs which aim to give our students detailed self-reflection time. These PLCs are in draft mode right now as I will be using them in the New Year with my classes. I will change them accordingly to what I notice as their areas of strengths and areas for improvement.


Click on the image below to download yourself a copy!

Christmas Countdown Challenge update!

Click the image below in order to access the challenges all in one area for you to download.

Christmas Countdown Challenge

It's that festive time of year again. It's nearly Christmas!


On that note, I've adapted @heymrshallahan's, and @AccessMaths's, Countdown to Christmas revision idea for students. I've decided to place posters up around my department area each day with a new revision task for students to complete. If students complete 5 tasks to a good standard, they will be rewarded with a mystery prize. So far, my Year 11 students' competitive spirit is evident. I continue to post a new task, each day, onto ShowmyHomework online too.




Please feel free to download a copy of the tasks I've set so far by clicking on the images below: