Compound Words is a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation focusing on how to identify compound words and improve reading and writing skills. This Powerpoint lesson explores how the use of compound words can help to develop word level skills in reading and writing. Compound Words includes the following tasks and activities: Definition with examples. Identifying smaller words task. Question and answer slides to enable peer assessment in the classroom. Using imagery to build compound words. Consolidation of understanding. Two interactive games links. Like all my PowerPoints, Compound Words is a fully editable teaching resource.

GCSE Writing to Persuade (91-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets) GCSE Writing to Persuade contains a series of lessons designed to help students learn how to write a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for 9-1 GCSE students of all abilities. ‘Writing to Persuade’ contents include Defining writing to persuade Understanding the form and purpose of a text How audience affects the composition of a text How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques (rhetorical questions, the rule of 3, etc) How to produce a piece of persuasive writing under exam conditions

KS2/3 PERSUASIVE WRITING (73-slide PowerPoint and 6 worksheets) Upper KS2/Lower KS3 English This ‘Persuasive Writing’ teaching resource is made up of an editable PowerPoint presentation and six worksheets. The PowerPoint contains a series of progressive lessons designed to teach pupils how to produce a piece of effective persuasive writing. The resource includes a variety of activities suitable for upper KS2 / lower KS3 pupils - take a look at the preview images and description for more information. ‘Persuasive Writing’ is a detailed and ready-to-teach resource which covers the following: What is persuasive writing? Discussing the purpose and form of a text How audience affects a piece of writing How to plan, structure and organise a piece of persuasive writing How to use fact and opinion, emotive language and flattery to persuade the reader Developing understanding of rhetorical techniques How to write an extended response to a persuasive writing task

Using the Apostrophe is a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation (with 2 accompanying worksheets) focusing on punctuation skills. It explains how to use the apostrophe for omission or to show possession. Perfect for KS2 or lower KS3. Contents include: Apostrophe for possession - definitions and examples. Apostrophe for omission - definitions and examples. Assessment task (with peer assessment opportunities)

‘Were, We’re and Where’ is a 12 slide PowerPoint teaching resource which focuses on spelling skills and homophones. The resource explains the difference between were, we’re and where and teaches pupils how to use the words in the correct context. Contents include: Were, where and we’re definitions and examples. Consolidation of understanding activity. Peer assessment task. ‘Were, We’re and Where’ is ideal for KS2 or lower KS3

The Subordinate Clause is a 10-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with three accompanying worksheets. It focuses on developing key reading and writing skills and explores how to identify the subordinate clause in a sentence and how to use the subordinate clause with confidence in sentence construction.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - 83 slide PowerPoint - 8 lesson plans - 14 worksheets A Christmas Carol contains an 83 slide PowerPoint presentation with 8 detailed lesson plans, a unit overview and 14 worksheets. All lessons follow the four-part lesson structure and all PowerPoint slides can be edited and differentiated to fit into your teaching needs. A Christmas Carol is a detailed and engaging resource that includes a range of activities such as: - The context of the book - Studying structure - Developing key reading skills - Analysis of character - Dickens' use of language - Speaking and Listening activities - Using evidence when writing about a text - And more!

This A Christmas Carol for AQA 9-1 GCSE teaching resource includes an 86 slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 16 worksheets, 7 individual lesson plans and a unit of work unit overview. The resource covers: Social and historical context Narrative structure Key reading skills - inference and deduction Analysis of character and language How to write about A Christmas Carol in an exam 9-1 GCSE exam preparation And more!

Colons and semi-colons explains how to use colons and semi-colons accurately when constructing a sentence. This 10 slide PowerPoint teaching resource explores how to use colons and semi-colons in a sentence and how to use colons and semi-colons in extended written work.

Bayonet Charge includes a range of activities to help students understand the imagery, structure and themes of the Ted Hughes poem Bayonet Charge. The preview images shows a random collection od slides from the 73-slide PowerPoint presentation Contents include: Brief biography of Ted Hughes Exploration of imagery and how to write about language A written task with a writing frame to assess students’ understanding of how Ted Hughes uses imagery Exemplar responses Analysis of the use of poetic techniques Structural devices that learners should look for, key words with definitions, a writing task (with framework) The themes of the poem explored Guidelines for writing a poetry comparison

REMAINS BY SIMON ARMITAGE This resource has been produced for the GCSE English Literature Poetry anthology and contains a range of teaching activities. CONTENTS - An introduction to the poem’s social and historical context - Analysis of Remains – links to a video reading of the poem and tasks to consolidate understanding - Exploring how Armitage uses structure and form - Imagery analysis - Studying how Armitage uses poetic techniques in 'Remains' - Language tasks which explore word choices - Key themes explored - Links to ‘The Undead’ documentary

Harmonium is a 30 slide Powerpoint analysis of the poem Harmonium by Simon Armitage. This resource pack includes: A brief biography of Simon Armitage Analysis of the poem Harmonium and discussion of ideas and consolidation Structure & language - Discuss how Armitage employs structure and imagery in Harmonium. Style and form - Analysis of Amitage’s style and form and the use of poetic devices in Harmonium. Language - Exploration of word choices, quotations to write about Armitage’s poem. Themes of Harmonium explored, consolidation of meaning and purpose. Links - Where to find further information and analysis about the poet Simon Armitage.

Half Caste by John Agard Our Half Caste resource fully utilises PowerPoint as an effective teaching tool; all slides are clear and easy to follow and use a number of techniques to help students develop knowledge and understanding of the poem Half Caste. Half Caste covers includes a wide range of activities for pupils of all abilities such as: a quick biography of John Agard and the social context of Half Caste activities to develop knowledge of the ‘narrative’ of Half Caste exploration of the key themes of Half Caste (identity, ignorance, prejudice, etc) developing awareness of techniques used in the poem teaching the use of Point/Evidence/Explain to write about Half Caste John Agard’s purpose and the poem’s meaning analysis of John Agard’s use of phonetic language in Half Caste John Agard’s use of poetic techniques developing inference and deduction skills

A Frosty Night by Robert Graves This teaching resource is made up of a 39 slide PowerPoint presentation. Contents include: A short biography of Robert Graves with a video clip Consolidation of general understanding Structure and imagery Style and form Language Themes Links - Where to find additional information about the poet and the poem

111 slide editable PowerPoint presentation 12 worksheets AQA 9-1 GCSE English Paper 2 Section B includes: - An introduction to the examination and the requirements of Paper 2, Section B - A step by step guide to achieving the best possible marks on Paper 2, Section B - Exploring the exam questions and a model answer - Understanding the importance of audience, purpose and format - Writing to Persuade and persuasive devices - Making writing engaging to read - Writing to argue – structure, language and devices - Writing letters and articles - How to build an argument - Producing a leaflet and writing a speech - Writing to Advise

This Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde teaching resource contains 11 lessons designed to develop student knowledge and understanding of the plot, characters, language, themes and historical context of the novel. Contents: -A brief biography of Robert Louis Stevenson -An explanation of the context of the novel (Victorian London, gothic traditions, the Theory of Evolution, Jack the Ripper) -Activities to explore the narrative structure of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -Analysis of the characters of Gabriel Utterson, Dr Lanyon, Henry Jekyll and Mr Hyde -Exploration of themes - the duality of human nature, the supernatural and science and the unexplained -Developing awareness of the features of a novel – character, theme, plot, style and language -Examining Stevenson's use of language - setting, description, contrast, symbolism and pathetic fallacy - And a lot more!

This Lord of the Flies teaching resource includes a 188 slide PowerPoint, 72 worksheets and 20 step by step lessons to help teach one of English Literature’s most enduring novels. Each lesson in the unit has been planned using the 4 part lesson structure and all slides are editable. This Lord of the Flies resource contains the following: A brief William Golding biography The novel's historical and social context Activities to develop knowledge of the plot, characters and themes Golding’s message and the role of setting, symbolism and language Role playing and empathy activities And much more!

Edexcel GCSE 9-1 English Reading Nonfiction Texts is made up of a 94 slide PowerPoint presentation with 9 worksheets and 9 step by step lessons specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction texts in preparation for the Edexcel GCSE English (9-1) Paper 2 exam - Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. The lessons cover a range of tasks, skills and activities, including: An Introduction to the Edexcel GCSE English (9-1) Paper 2 exam - Non-fiction and Transactional Writing. How audience and purpose affect non-fiction texts. How to follow an argument in a non-fiction text. How are fact and opinion used in non-fiction? Analysis of language techniques used in non-fiction. And a lot more...

English Teaching Resources: AQA GCSE English (9-1) Reading Non-fiction Texts (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives) is a 95 slide editable PowerPoint with 9 worksheets specifically designed to teach reading non-fiction texts in preparation for the AQA GCSE English (9-1) Paper 2 exam - Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives. The lessons contain a range of activities: An Introduction to the AQA GCSE English (9-1) Paper 2 exam - Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives How do audience and purpose affect non-fiction texts? How to follow an argument in a non-fiction text. How are fact and opinion used in non-fiction texts? Analysis of language devices And lots, lots more!

Free Teaching Resources: The Letter ‘o’. - 18 slide PowerPoint - 1 accompanying worksheet In this teaching resource children develop their familiarity with and knowledge of the letter ‘o’. Download this resource free of charge