A revision lesson (or lessons if you want to do more with the initial card revision activity) for the Edexcel Belonging poetry anthology question for GCSE English Literature. Students will use the enclosed resources to briefly revise the poems from the cluster before identifying the four or five key poems they should revise for the examination. This encourages analytical and evaluative connections. This is best used once the students know the poems well and understand the requirements of this question. Included: Blank revision cards for a starter activity which can be extended into a whole lesson activity (with one card modelled) Poem linking and choice grid with eleven example exam questions Lesson PowerPoint with 18 slides Lesson plan with guidance as to how to adapt this activity across two lessons Check out my individual Edexcel Belonging anthology poem lesson PowerPoints here

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the Belonging cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Please check out my individual PowerPoints for each of the poems in the Belonging Cluster: Belonging Individual PowerPoints

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Belonging cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures. Please check out my individual PowerPoints for each of the poems in the Worlds and Lives Cluster: Belonging Individual PowerPoints

A series of lessons to introduce students to the analysis of English Literature A Level novels through a practical criticism-style exercise with follow up lessons if required. These resources could be used to introduce English Literature A Level at the start of Year 12 or as a taster lesson. The resources are not tied to any specification and do not reference any assessment objectives (although these are implied). The following documents are included: An extract booklet with eight short extracts from the opening of the following texts: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood; Persuasion by Jane Austen; Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter; Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie; The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett; Atonement by Ian McEwan; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley A teacher copy of the booklet with additional, contextual information A task booklet with four different tasks to encourage analysis and connections (Task one is a ranking exercise; task two is an analysis exercise; task three is a connection exercise; and task four is a homework research exercise). Suggestions for other tasks are given A lesson plan with guidance for one or more lessons

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Relationships cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures.

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Conflict cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures.

A grid template which allows students to make links between the 15 poems from the Love and Relationships cluster from the AQA poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3! Can be used for word links or pictures.

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the Relationships cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3!

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the Conflict cluster from the Edexcel poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3!

A grid template which guides students through an analysis of each poem from the Love and Relationships cluster from the AQA poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Simply print off and copy in either A4 or A3!

A comprehesive 25 slide Powerpoint which takes students through both scenes of Act IV. Included: An Act IV Scene i ‘chunked’ resource to use as a pre-reading activity Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 46 slide Powerpoint which takes students through all nine scenes of Act II. Included: Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 33 slide Powerpoint which takes students through all five scenes of Act III. Included: Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for each scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A comprehesive 15 slide Powerpoint which takes students through both scenes of Act V. Included: The Merchant of Venice audit document Contextual background to the play Analysis and discussion questions for the scene Modelled textual analysis Longer exam-style questions Extension questions for higher ability students This resource can be used with higher ability GCSE or A Level groups.

A 9 lesson unit comprising a 74 slide PowerPoint and 10 different worksheets exploring the topic of the AQA Language Discourses opinion article (Paper 2, Section B, Question 4). Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed guidance on the skills and ideas listed below, a worksheet and activities, worked questions and exemplar responses, and a homework task. The following skills are covered: How to approach the question Developing an argument How to plan for and use theories, concepts and linguistic terminology Writing for a non-specialist audience Writing to position an audience or reader Consciously crafting an opinion piece using particular techniques Using relatable examples and anecdotes in the piece How to develop self-presentation as a writer using specific strategies Writing effective openings and endings How to evaluate and challenge viewpoints and arguments The final lesson includes a full exemplar response to a question. Check out my other English Language resources: Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Analysing Spoken Language Child Language Acquisition - Speech Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing Language Discourses - Section B, Question 3

A 10 lesson unit comprising a 74 slide PowerPoint and 10 different worksheets (8 include a transcript for analysis) exploring the topic of child language acquisition (speech) and a summary terminology and theory sheet. This unit can be used for any exam board. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and terminology listed below, a worksheet containing a transcript (or revision cards for lesson 10), and a homework task. The following theories and terminology are covered: Pre-verbal stages of CLA including reduplicated, variegated and jargon babbling Lexical and grammatical stages of CLA Nelson – Categories of first words (1973) Reduplication/ diminuitives/ addition/ substitution/ assimilation/ deletion/ consonant cluster reduction Gestalt expressions/ content and function words Noun bias –Bloom (2001) Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and Universal Grammar –Chomsky (1965) Virtuous errors/overextension/Underextension ‘Fis’ Phenomenon –Berko and Brown (1960) The Wug Test –Berko Gleason (1958) Pivot Schema –Braine (1973) Semantic Development –Brown (1973) The Acquisition of the System of Negation in Children’s Speech and Stages of Pronoun Acquisition –Bellugi (1967) Formation of questions –Brown (1968) Behaviourism –Skinner (1957) Social Learning Theory –Bandura (1977) A usage-based approach to learning language –Ibbotson (2009) Stages of Cognitive Development –Piaget (1936) Learning as a social process –Vygotsky (1930) Criticisms of Piaget’s Theory – Repacholi and Gopnik (1997) and Lewis and Ramsay (2004) Social Interactionism and LASS – Bruner (1983) Functions of Children’s Language – Halliday (1975) Functions of Children’s Language – Dore (1975) How a lack of social interactionism affects language learning – Pinker (1994) and Kuhl (2010) Child Directed Speech and its features The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources.