Teaching materials

Monday, 18 May 2026

Poems

2024

Poem: Kamikaze

Question focus: Compare how poets present the effects of conflict on people2023

Poem: My Last Duchess

Question focus: Compare how poets present the effects of power2022

Poem: Bayonet Charge

Question focus: Compare how poets present ideas about conflict2021 (Autumn

/ COVID-adjusted series)

Poem: London

Question focus: Compare how poets present power and control2020 (Autumn

series due to COVID disruption)

Poem: Remains

Question focus: Compare how poets present how people are affected by difficult

experiences2019

Poem: War Photographer

Question focus:

Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by war2018

Poem: Ozymandias

Question focus:

Compare how poets present ideas about power

Patterns AQA clearly likes

They cycle between:

● Power / abuse of power

● Control / authority

● Effects of war

● Psychological effects of conflict

● Human suffering

● Political/social oppression

What has not come up recently (very

worth revising)

These are the obvious “due” poems:

● Exposure

● Storm on the Island

● The Prelude

● Poppies

● Checking Out Me History

● The Emigree

● Tissue (AQA’s wildcard everyone panics about)

If I were revising strategically

Know these inside out, because they compare with almost everything:

● Exposure → conflict / suffering / power of nature

● Ozymandias → transient power / arrogance

● London → oppression / control

● Kamikaze → identity / conflict / consequences

● Checking Out Me History → power / identity / resistance

That gives you comparison coverage for almost any question they can throw at you.

Materials 1 Inspector

2024

● How does Priestley present selfishness and its effects in An Inspector Calls?

● How does Priestley use Gerald to explore ideas about love and relationships?

2023

● How does Priestley present what life is like for women in An Inspector Calls?

● How does Priestley present the different ways older and younger characters

respond to the Inspector?

2022

● How does Priestley explore the importance of social class?

● How does Priestley present differences between the older and younger

generations?

2021 (November resit/COVID-adjusted series)

● How does Priestley present the Inspector’s influence over the Birling family?

● How does Priestley present Eric’s attitudes to responsibility?

2020 (November series due to COVID disruption)

● How does Priestley present Mr Birling?

● How does Priestley present different attitudes between the older and younger

generations?

2019

● How does Priestley explore the role of women?

● How does Priestley use the Inspector to suggest ways society should change?

2018

● How does Priestley present the theme of responsibility?

● How does Priestley present differences between Sheila and Mrs Birling (Sybil)?

What keeps coming up?

Looking at the pattern, AQA repeatedly rotates these:

Themes

● Responsibility

● Social class

● Gender / women

● Generational conflict

● Selfishness vs social duty

● Society / change

Characters

● Inspector

● Mr Birling

● Eric

● Gerald

● Sheila / Mrs Birling comparisons

What’s less used recently (worth revising hard for future papers)

These are due a return:

● Eva Smith / symbolism

● Sheila as a changing character

● Capitalism vs socialism

● Guilt / confession

● Power / control

● Mrs Birling as hypocrisy / class prejudice

If you’re revising for mocks or the real thing, I’d focus especially on Sheila, Eva Smith,

power, guilt, and Priestley’s socialist message — those are classic AQA gaps.

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Audio and script! Fantastic! ወሰመዮ "wusumeyo"

3 mins 9 sec do!

ወሰመዮ

ወሰመዮ = “and he called him” / “and he named him”

Friday, 30 January 2026

Audio! ወንጌል ዘማቴዎስ 1 Wengel ze Matēwos

ወንጌል ዘማቴዎስ 1”

Breaking it down:

ወንጌል (Wengel) → “Gospel”
ዘ (ze) → “of” (a possessive particle in Ge’ez / classical Ethiopic)
ማቴዎስ (Matēwos) → “Matthew”
1 → chapter 1
https://www.stepbible.org/version.jsp?version=Geez&utm_source=chatgpt.com
Geez

Monday, 3 November 2025