A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with Shakespeare and proving it’s FUN! Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “An Inspector Calls” by J.B.Priestley The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with the play and proving it’s FUN! Lots of quotations woven into the narration and students’ lines for revision. Great for GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key extracts alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Questions highlight memorable quotations and imagery, key themes and links to context & genre. 10 extracts from Act 4&5. Answers Included. Scenes Covered: A4S1 (Witches’ second prophesies), A4S3 (Macduff & Malcolm), A5S1 (Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking), A5S4 (Macbeth’s Arrogance), A5S5 (Lady Macbeth’s Death), A5S8 (The Final Battle), The Epilogue (Malcolm’s Speech) Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their own answers against the answer sheet as part of revision. Try before you buy: Act 1 is available free in my TES shop. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Act 1, Act 2&3 and Full Play Bundle available in my TES shop. Act 1 FREE! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12876147 Act2&3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622972 Full Play Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 Bring the play to life with a WHOOSH! Drama activity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Explore key scenes with Drama strategies and elements with my Macbeth 7 lesson scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198571

A WHOOSH! drama activity for students studying ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell. Excellent for introducing or revising the play for GCSE. Includes key quotations The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. (N/B: like the play, this WHOOSH includes a few swear words… which you could omit if you need.) If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Great for introducing the story or revision. Excellent for KS3 or GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key scenes alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Answers Included Scenes covered: Prologue, A1S2 (Romeo’s first appearance), A1S5 (first meeting), A2S2 (balcony), A3S1 (the fight) Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their answers against the answer sheet provided as part of revision. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A WHOOSH! drama activity for introducing or revising ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. Great for students studying the text for KS3 or GCSE English. Includes lots of direct quotations and whole-class involvement with students creating setting and sound effects. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A Christmas comedy duologue for assembly, concert, or drama students. Two characters offer a literal and ‘honest’ reading of a family Christmas letter. Clean enough for school setting and a great opportunity for two performers to hone their comic timing and vocal tone without too much need for movement or props/costume/resources. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A WHOOSH! drama activity for students studying “Dracula” by Bram Stoker. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Excellent for introducing or revising the story. Great for GCSE revision. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. N/B This whoosh closely matches the Cambridge Playscripts edition. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A humorous 2 performer sketch - old acquaintences meet while Christmas shopping and have an awkward catch up, but the audience hear what they’re THINKING instead of what they’re saying. A great exercise in vocal tone for Drama or English students. Clean humour suited to school gala or concert.

A 3 lesson crash course on transactional (non-fiction) writing for GCSE English. Suited to AQA or Edexcel exam boards (and easily adapted to others.) I originally taught this to a higher ability year 11 class (target grades 6/7/8) as a focused booster to their transactional writing quality, aiming to push them into higher levels and focus them on strategies which really make a difference. Includes rhetorical and persuasive techniques, adapting to purpose, audience and form, structuring an argument, using anecdotes for emotive effect, creating a voice and style of a speech, effective editing strategies.

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with the story and proving it’s FUN! Lots of quotations woven into the narration and students’ lines for revision. Great for GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key extracts alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Questions highlight memorable quotations and imagery, key themes and links to context & genre. 10 extracts from Act 2&3 and answers included. Answers Included Scenes Included: A2S1 (Macbeth & Banquo), A2S1 (Dagger Soliloquy), A2S2 (After the murder), A2S3 (The Porter), A2S3 (The King Is Dead), A3S1 (Banquo Betrayed), A3S2 (Guilty Conscience), A3S4 (Banquo’s Ghost), Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their answers against the answer sheet provided as part of revision. Try before you buy: Act 1 is available free in my TES shop. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Act 1, Act 4&5 and Full Play Bundle available in my TES shop. Act 1 FREE! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12876147 Act 4&5 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625072 Full Play Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 Bring the play to life with a WHOOSH! Drama activity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Explore key scenes with Drama strategies and elements with my Macbeth 7 lesson scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198571

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “A Christmas Carol” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with Shakespeare and proving it’s FUN! Ideal for students studying A Christmas Carol at GCSE, covering key scenes and characters and including key quotations. Lots of characters and opportunities to engage the whole class. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

An abridged script for A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a 1 hour student performance. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Includes a scene summary page to aid student understanding, reference and rehearsal schedule - with suggestions of opportunities to create ensemble involvement. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in one hour, including movement/dance sequences as marked in the summary and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - Don’t! They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review!

3 full model essays on the theme of family in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens demonstrating quality and essay structure at level 4, 5 and 6 of the markscheme, covering grades 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (including full marks.) Based on a real past exam question. Great for revision, independent study or home school. Each essay is accompanied by a short commentary highlighting the characteristics of an essay at that grade/level. Relevant to all GCSE English specifications. I have taught for both AQA and Edexcel exams. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy These also feature as part of the bigger Essay Workbook which guides you through planning, writing and evaluating your Literature essay: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970258 One essay available as a free sample: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970280 You might also like: A Christmas Carol Whoosh! Drama activity - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 A Christmas Carol Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Romeo and Juliet Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174

A ‘How To’ guide for using ‘WHOOSH’ activities in the English or Drama classroom, with a general overview and some key practical tips for managing the space, behaviour, structure and getting the most out of a WHOOSH. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Take a look at my range of WHOOSH scripts. Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

3 pages unpacking and explaining the assessment objectives for GCSE English Literature AQA specification, exploring the characteristics of student work which indicate each level 1-6 of the markscheme and grades 1-9. If you enjoy, please review :-) These also feature as part of the bigger Essay Workbook which guides you through planning, writing and evaluating your Literature essay: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970258 Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: A Christmas Carol Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Romeo and Juliet Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168717

14 boggle puzzles centred on Tier 2 vocabulary on the themes of Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck. Great as a settling activity, brain break or literacy pit-stop. In nomadic COVID teaching, I’m going to be printing these on A3 as starters/settlers to stick on the wall as I set the lesson up. If you enjoy, please leave a review to help others find this resource.