A 14 slide PowerPoint on Instruction Texts and imperatives. Includes: Activities surrounding the ingredients of an Instruction Text. Defining the term "imperative". Analysing exemplar Instruction Texts. Creating our own Instruction Text. Peer-assessing in pairs using success criteria. Self-assessing our own understanding of Instruction Texts and imperatives.

A 14 slide PowerPoint identifying the DAFOREST persuasive techniques and their effectiveness in persuasive and argument writing. There is a print-off of Emma Watson's HeforShe UN speech for students to identify the techniques in a sample text as well as statements for students to create their own piece of persuasive writing in response. This also includes a DAFOREST techniques checklist that can be printed out and stuck into students' books as a revision resources or for classroom display.

An 11 slide PowerPoint on atmospheric writing including key ingredients and tasks for students to complete. Includes opportunity and instruction for peer assessment as well as self reflection to ensure progress in creative writing. Also includes a separate checklist to print for students to tick off and ensure they have ingredients for a successful atmospheric piece.

A 10 slide PowerPoint analysing language, symbolism and key themes within Armitage’s ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’. Includes questions to inspire independent analysis and thought. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. Suitable for AS and A level Literature.

Three lesson on Poe's 'The Black Cat' with focus on characters setting and themes within the horror genre. Included: a focus on linguistic and structural devices used within the story. Thunk and Do Now activity for each lesson included.

A PowerPoint analysing language, structure, tone and images within the poem ‘To my nine-year-old self’ by Helen Dunmore, includes detailed annotation of stanzas. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS/A-level Edexcel Poems of the Decade Collection

A 14 slide whole lesson on suspenseful descriptive writing using Show don’t tell techniques, imagery and short sentences for effect. Includes: images as springboard for creative writing (creepy rooms) checklist for effective suspense writing model suspense text for analysis Engaging PowerPoint promoting learning - suitable for all ages!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe a journey into space. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 15 slide analysis lesson for Auden’s ‘Funeral Blues’, better known as ‘Stop all the Clocks’. Suitable for KS3/KS4/KS5 and easily amended for different abilities.

An 18 slide PowerPoint exploring William Wordsworth’s ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’, better known as ‘The Daffodils’. Suitable for KS3-KS5!

Based on Katherine Braun Mankin’s ‘Gorilla Track’, this lesson advises students on how to approach a question on a non-fiction text requiring you to explain thoughts and feelings of the writer. This 12 slide PowerPoint analyses the text line by line and includes thought-provoking question to promote independent thought. Students then approach the question by themselves with a success criteria checklist.

An 18 slide PowerPoint lesson with corresponding resources on the poem ‘Give’ by Simon Armitage. Includes information on the poet himself, analysis of tone, structure and language within the poem and a stanza by stanza annotation. Also includes differentiated learning objectives and questions to promote students’ independent study. -includes the poem itself and key poetic devices resources for students to improve their analytical skill.

A suggested structure for extended essay writing in English with a catchy RAINBOW acronym! Suitable for GCSE and AS/A-Level.

This bundle includes the PowerPoint, lesson plan for a top ability year 10 group and the resources for an Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' lesson aimed at helping students understand the criteria for attaining a Grade A and B at GCSE in Of Mice and Men (Controlled assessment 3a). It allows the teacher to act as a facilitator to the independent learning of students and is ideal for a KS4 class!

9 slide Room 101 Persuasive writing activity encouraging students to complete a persuasive piece using DAFOREST techniques. Including plenary self-reflective activity. Includes hand-out list of techniques for revision and reference during the lesson. Includes worksheet for peer assessment - tick sheet exercise recognising DAFOREST techniques in use for Room 101 presentations.

Comparative Poetry Essay Writing With structure and template Structure, tone, form and language comment examples Using quotes for reference Choosing a thesis statement MITSL strategy Conflict and Character & Voice for reference (AQA syllabus)

A 10 slide PowerPoint exploring the key themes and message for each stanza of ‘Poppies’ by Jane Weir with particular focus on the emotional journey of the mother within the poem. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem.

A 12 slide PowerPoint exploring the ingredients of a solid speech and tips for writing and presenting your own speech with model speech examples for analysis. Attached: sample mark scheme Suitable for all ages.

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe a storm. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A 30 slide PowerPoint on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet summarising the plot and central characters with the intention that they will create a storyboard for the play. Engaging images to aid students’ memory and for revision purposes!