Students were shown the video clip of this scene on You Tube and then asked to give their ideas to the questions listed. WIth a LA these questions helped removed the fear of looking at Shakesperian English.

Walk through Act 2:4 focusing on pathetic fallacy and questioning students. Includes starter to prompt debate and essay template. Use with an MA class. We read the whole Scene as part of this lesson but zoomed in on key areas.

These were made for Y12 Edexcel, however could easily be edited for AQA.

3 dual coded quotation revision sheets with varying levels of challenge. Focus on challenging vocabulary.

Students learn about Chernobyl with the aim of completing a piece of creative writing. There is a link to a useful clip and self assessment grid included.

PP looking at each poem separately and a large grid/ essay plan comparing the two. There are two differentiated versions. This was done with Y7 though it was challenging for them. I have looked at the same poems with anything up to Y11.

2 hour session looking at borrowing and producing a Q3 and 4 answer.

Used as the first two lessons with Y13. Contains an intro to the course with quick quiz. Leads the students to consider existing knowledge of language and CLA. Moves onto a transcript and a straightforward analytical task introducing students on how their answers should be structured, followed by a peer assessment activity. Contains information on CDS satisfying A01 and A02. Includes further reading.

A collection of scripts, key quotes and questions to use for either revision or first time round. Has been used with Y9-11.

There resources for the new GCSE in English Language could be used as an intro lesson, wall display or made into a booklet to hand out to KS4 students. A number of ideas taken from CGP revision guide.

A collection of quizzes and revision activities on CDS and Grammar to prepare for the summer exams.

An introduction to lexical and semantic development. Looks at holophrases, Nelson, Rescorla, Aitchison. Various activities along the way to check understanding including looking at a small transcript.

Information on The Globe, Prologue, Iambic Pentameter and an intro to Act 1. Used with Y10. A attached a shorter intro for low ability

A range of lessons looking at the novel Freak the Mighty. Many of these PP slides were printed as worksheets.

Lesson used as part of a unit of preparing for Crafting Langauge coursework Edexcel- could easily be adapted for other exam boards/ ages. Uses Everybody’s Free and J K Rowling’s Harvard speech.

Taboo game split into two sections of 13 challenges for each team.

A range of activities on the poem Half Past Two. Could be used at GCSE however I used with KS3 after reading Our Day Out.

A resource to support very low ability students in putting together a feature article on homework. The group struggles to write independently due to SEN needs and EAL. This resource produced some excellent pieces of writing.

Activities focusing on Juliet's Soliloquy including a script and match activity.

Includes some AS revision on language and gender and an activity comparing Bridget Jones with Pride and Prejudice. Good for the study of sociolinguistics.