Year 11 students are encouraged to work on the English Language papers, the GCSE English Literature Booklets and the Poems (power and conflict) below and visit the useful revision websites listed beneath.
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2
GCSE English Literature (Macbeth)
Power and Conflict Poetry Booklet
1. Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
2. London by William Blake
3. Extract from the Prelude by William Wordsworth
4. My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
5. The Char of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson
6. Exposure by Wilfred Owen
7. Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney
8. Bayonet Chare by Ted Hughes
9. Remains by Simon Armitage
10. Poppies by Jane Weir
11. War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy
12. Tissue by Imtiaz Dharker
13. The Emigree by Carol Rumens
14. Kamikaze by Beatrice Garland
15. Checking Out Me History by John Agard
GCSE Useful English Revision Sites
AQA English Language
Helpful revision site that looks specifically at your GCSE exam board. Work through units on Reading and Writing and complete end of unit quizzes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zcbchv4
Clear revision guide that walks you through each question of the two exams. https://www.ktemplar.herts.sch.uk/Learning/English/GCSE_English_Language_Papers_1_and_2_Revision_Guide.pdf
Watch the revision video on how to approach the exams and make notes https://lifemoreextraordinary.com/revision/revise-english-language-gcse-aqa/
Useful website that covers a multiple of topics and allows you to revise specific sections of the exam
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
Mr Buff, is an outstanding English teacher and resource maker. His videos on youtube are extremely helpful and on his channel he has also created videos for all of your literature texts! Grab a notepad whilst watching to make those important notes! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM2vdqz-7e4HAuzhpFuRY8w
AQA English Literature
Macbeth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgq3dmn
https://www.norlington.net/assets/Uploads/Downloads/Macbeth-Revision-Booklet.pdf
http://www.drapersacademy.com/Macbeth
https://www.stokenewingtonschool.co.uk/asset/1911
An Inspector Calls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpr639q
https://www.sparknotes.com/drama/an-inspector-calls/
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/english-literature-gcse-level/inspector-calls-j-b-priestley
https://www.norlington.net/assets/Uploads/Downloads/An-Inspector-Calls-Revision-Booklet.pdf
A Christmas Carol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwhkxsg
http://www.drapersacademy.com/A-Christmas-Carol
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/english-literature-gcse-level/christmas-carol-charles-dickens
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/christmascarol
http://www.lawnmanor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Xmas-Carol-revision-guide-1.pdf
Anthology Poems