A super clear, colourful 41 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of violence in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills. There is an Eduqas/Edexcel style thematic essay question at the end with structured guidance to help the students plan an answer. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students. There is a full sample answer at the end. This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete. My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!

A super clear, colourful 47 slide powerpoint that covers the theme of violence in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills. There is an AQA style essay question at the end with structured guidance to help the students annotate and plan an answer. There are guided writing tasks as well to support students. There is a full sample answer at the end. This lesson takes 1-2 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete. My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!

A super clear, colourful 47 slide powerpoint that covers a comparison of ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ with ‘Exposure’. There are plenty of opportunities for students to work individually, in pairs or small groups, depending on the class dynamics. There are sample answers for all tasks and engaging activities which help students improve their skills. There are also two planning exercises where the students use the same points for ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and 'Exposure to compare to ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘Remains’. Students find this very useful. There is a full sample answer at the end. This lesson takes 1-3 hours, depending on how much writing you ask the students to complete. My students have found it engaging and really helpful. I hope yours do too!

An engaging, super clear 49 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of kingship in ‘Macbeth’ using key quotations which are then used to tackle an exploding extract question. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students with slides giving answers for all activities. The lesson finishes with an exam question and guided activities to help students plan and then write their answers. A full model answer is also included. The lesson works best as revision. It takes between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how much writing the students complete. This is suitable for the AQA and OCR exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

An engaging, super clear 56 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of power in ‘Macbeth’ using key quotations which are then used to tackle an exploding extract question. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students with slides giving answers for all activities. The lesson finishes with an exam question and guided activities to help students plan and then write their answers. A full model answer is also included. The lesson works best as revision. It takes between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how much writing the students complete. This is suitable for the AQA and OCR exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

An engaging, super clear 50 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the roles of the Cratchit family in ‘A Christmas Carol’ using key quotations which are then used to tackle an exploding extract question. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students with slides giving answers for all activities. The lesson finishes with an exam question and guided activities to help students plan and then write their answers. A full model answer is also included. The lesson works best as revision. It takes between 1 and 2 hours, depending on how much writing the students complete. This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear 47 slide powerpoint which revises the role of the ghosts in ‘A Christmas Carol’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students. A student worksheet is included which the students can either fill in independently or in pairs/small groups. Alternatively, depending on the ability of the class, the worksheet can be completed as a class with the teacher modelling. The powerpoint easily allows the teacher to be flexible with how the lesson is delivered. The lesson finishes with an exam question using an extract from Stave 4. A full model answer is also included with suggestions for revision at the end. This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint (20 slides) which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from chapter 10 and the question is based on the theme of respectability and appearances. There are opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language and structure closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard. This is written for the Edexcel exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint (20 slides) which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from chapter 8 and the question is based on the theme of secrecy and mystery. There are opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language and structure closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard. This is written for the Edexcel exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

An engaging, super clear 40 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of ambition in ‘Macbeth’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Act 3, with a detailed plan showing how to tackle a GCSE essay. There are sample responses and indicative content throughout. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards. It has worked really well in the classroom, taking between 1-2 hours depending on how much writing you want your students to complete.

A colourful, super clear powerpoint (52 slides) that takes students through the reading paper for Edexcel GCSE Language Paper 2. The powerpoint is really detailed and it takes me two hours to teach it to a class, especially if I ask them to write every answer. Activities are very structured to allow all students to be able to access the questions. I have included indicative content, sample paragraphs, and part answers to model how to get the maximum marks. The texts used are accessible and engaging: Orwell’s account of shooting an elephant and an extract from the autobiography of the head keeper of London Zoo in 1898. The powerpoint is excellent preparation for mocks but could also be used for Year 9 students beginning on their pathway to GCSE.

This is a super clear, colourful power point which guides students through the theme of science in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. It is best used for revision or once the students have finished reading the novel. There are discussion points, activities to test knowledge of the novel and opportunities to analyse language. Context is also fully covered. The lesson ends with an extract question suitable for the AQA exam but easily adapted for Eduqas or Edexcel. There is also a really detailed plan which illustrates how to write a top-level essay. This lesson worked very well with my year 11 students who went on to write excellent essays on this theme.

A super clear powerpoint (33 slides) which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question focusing on the theme of secrecy and mystery. The extract is from ‘The Last Night’ . There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language and structure closely. It finishes with two detailed essay plans that model how to approach the question in the exam, covering all the assessment objectives. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

An engaging, super clear 29 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of violence in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Chapter 10 with two separate detailed plans showing how to tackle a GCSE essay. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

Colourful powerpoint that teaches the four main types of sentence. It can be used as a starter or for revision with KS2, KS3 and KS4. There is a simple explanation of each sentence type examples and a super quick activity for each one to check understanding. The last activity is a bright, cheerful quiz which the whole class can take part in. Answers in final slide. Hope you find it useful. If you do, please leave a review!

This is a simple guessing game teaching modal verbs. The game takes minimal set-up from the teacher; you just need to print and cut up 2 slides of the power point. Students really enjoy this and it’s designed so that all children can be fully engaged. Enjoy! If you like it, please do leave a review!

An engaging, super clear 28 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of manipulation in ‘Macbeth’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Act 2 scene 2, with two separate detailed plans showing how to tackle a GCSE essay. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

An engaging, super clear 30 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the theme of violence in ‘Macbeth’. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students to help consolidate skills of language analysis and writing about context. The lesson finishes with an exam question, using an extract from Act 4 scene 3, with two separate detailed plans showing how to tackle an essay. This is suitable for the AQA exam board but can easily be adapted for other exam boards.

Search for My Tongue by Sujata Bhatt and Half-caste by John Agard This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems using the themes of identity and strong feelings. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made) as her revision aid.

Search for my Tongue by Sujata Bhatt and Prayer Before Birth by Louis MacNeice This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems using the theme of identity. The grid can easily be used to write about other themes such as strong images or strong feelings. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made) as her revision aid.