An 11 slide PowerPoint exploring deeper meaning and language/structural techniques for each line in the poem including questions to promote students’ independent learning. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS/A Level Post-2000 poetry

A 21 slide PowerPoint surrounding Sensory descriptive writing. Includes: Definition of “sensory writing” “imagery” . Exploration of sample sensory writing - focus on linguistic and structural devices employed by the writer. Activity for students to create their own sensory descriptive piece using imagery. Activity for students to peer assess using success criteria. Activity for students to refine their initial description after peer assessment. Reflection and consolidation of learning as plenary exercise.

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 21 slide PowerPoint including detailed analysis of the poem as a whole and then with explicit focus on language, structure, tone and deeper meaning with a conclusion listing poems to be encouraged to use for comparison with Doshi’s ‘The Deliverer’. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS / A -level Edexcel Poetry

A 14 slide lesson on the steps required to write a successful rant. Includes tips and advice as well as model RANT topics. Suitable for GCSE prep!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students describe the experience of going camping 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 12 slide lesson on the changing role of women in WWII as well as focus on propaganda and the Land Army. Ends in tasks for pupils to consider the role of women during the war and their return to ‘domestic duties’ once the war-effort was over. KS3 - supports contextual learning for English Literature lessons.

A 21 slide detailed character analysis lesson for 'An Inspector Calls' by J.B. Priestley. This lesson encourages students to closely analyse Priestley's characters, his intentions as a socialist playwright, the role of key characters within the play and their relationships with one another. Also includes a key quotes sheet for key characters.

A PowerPoint covering the definitions and use of: Homophones Homographs Heteronyms It also covers the importance of good spelling and includes tasks for students to complete. Suitable for primary and secondary ages as well as as a whole school Literacy tool.

A 12 slide PowerPoint on the features for writing a newspaper article and explicitly, the 5 'W's. Includes: The key features of a newspaper article. The 5 'W's. An activity allowing students to write their own newspaper article surrounding being abandoned on a desert island with their classmates. A peer assessment activity with suggested success criteria. A plenary consolidating learning from the lesson.

This resource includes an information page about Grace Nichols and how her personal experiences as an immigrant and changes in culture have influenced her poetry writing. It also includes a 9 slide PowerPoint guided reading through her poem ‘Island Man’ with thought-provoking questions connecting to the poet and her life.

An 18 slide PowerPoint on the context surrounding Geoffrey Chaucer, day to day life in the Middle Ages and The Canterbury Tales. Engaging and suitable for all ages!

A 14 slide PowerPoint on sensory descriptive gore writing, selecting effective vocabulary and describing in detail while avoiding cliched horror writing. Includes model gory paragraph and opportunity for peer assessment! (nothing too horrific, don’t worry!)

An Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' lesson on the opening chapter of TRASH by Andy Mulligan. This lesson encourages students to work independently, exploring language employed by the writer.

An analysis lesson of Marcia Douglas’ poem ‘Electricity comes to Cocoa Bottom’. Includes line by line annotation and discussion opportunities surrounding the genre of Magical Realism. Also includes a model response to an analysis question on personification and an ‘over to you’ opportunity for independent student response to the poem. Easily adaptable and suitable for KS3/KS4!

A lesson based on Roald Dahl’s descriptive passage on Mrs Pratchett from his autobiography ‘Boy’. Activities on identifying descriptive techniques in the passage, writing about them and then also employing descriptive devices in your own writing. KS3 Year 7/8

A PowerPoint on paragraphs, the rules of using them and including tasks for students to complete to aid their use of paragraphs in writing. Suitable for both primary and secondary ages as well as as a whole school Literacy aid.

10 different animated festive backgrounds for Christmas lessons with a bit of pizzazz!

FREE! Handout detailing the ingredients for analytical writing at KS3/KS4!