Writing a Review This upper KS2/lower KS3 teaching resource guides pupils through the process of writing a review to develop their non-fiction writing skills. Content includes a PowerPoint presentation containing activities to support the teaching of review writing and three accompanying worksheets. Click the images to preview the resource. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Persuasive Writing Writing to Persuade Newspaper Article Writing Writing a Formal Letter - Year 5 and 6 Autobiographical Writing - Year 5 and 6 Writing Effective Story Openings Descriptive Writing - Year 5/6 Writing to Entertain Writing a Formal Letter - Year 7/8 Descriptive Writing - Year 7/8 Writing Fiction - Creating Characters - KS3 KS3 Speech Writing GCSE Speech Writing GCSE English Narrative Writing GCSE English Writing Fiction - Descriptive Writing

An Inspector Calls - Sheila Birling GCSE English Literature – Post 1914 Drama ‘An Inspector Calls’ This resource teaches learners about the character of Sheila Birling in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils, it explores the character in depth and explains how to write an essay about Sheila in exam conditions. It contains a 24-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The resource contains the following: Exploring first impressions of Sheila in Act One. Exploring Sheila’s character development - how and why she changes and her role in the play. Studying key quotes that reveal Sheila’s character development. Comprehension questions to assess understanding of character, theme and Priestley’s message (with example answers provided). Exam essay writing activity with example essay plan and model response included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: An Inspector Calls - GCSE Unit of Work An Inspector Calls - Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls - Sybil Birling An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling An Inspector Calls - Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls - Comparing Goole and Birling An Inspector Calls - Dramatic Irony An Inspector Calls - Context (Capitalism and Socialism) An Inspector Calls - Themes An Inspector Calls - Inspector Goole An Inspector Calls - The Eduqas GCSE English Literature Exam Question An Inspector Calls - Year 9 Unit of Work

The Soldier - GCSE WJEC Eduqas War Poetry This two-lesson unit teaches students about Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying WJEC Eduqas War Poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to another poem from the anthology. It is made up of a 40-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets. The lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context - An introduction to Rupert Brooke and the romantic optimism of the early months of World War One. First Reading - A reading of ‘The Soldier’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included. Language and imagery - Analysing the poem closely; exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding. An example response is included. Lesson Two Imagery - Analysing Brooke’s use of imagery. Themes - Discussing the themes of ‘The Soldier’. Structure and Form - Considering how Brooke uses form and structure. The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘The Soldier’ with ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam. This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview 'The Soldier’, please click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE Poetry resources for Eduqas and Edexcel: The Manhunt Sonnet 43 London Living Space As Imperceptibly as Grief Cozy Apologia A Wife in London Death of a Naturalist Hawk Roosting To Autumn Afternoons Dulce et Decorum Est Excerpt from The Prelude Mametz Wood Ozymandias A Complaint My Father Would Not Show Us My Last Duchess Neutral Tones

Christmas Poetry Teaching Unit (119 slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 13 worksheets) This ‘Christmas Poetry Unit’ teaching resource uses a range of Christmas themed poems to teach upper KS2 and lower KS3 pupils how to write about poetry in detail. The resource explores themes, structure, poetic devices, imagery, context and more. Poems studied include ‘The Christmas Truce’ by Carol Ann Duffy, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Dr Seuss and ‘Winter-Time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. This fully editable 119 slide PowerPoint (with 13 accompanying worksheets) resource covers the following: How to write about tone and mood How to explore imagery in a poem How to write a haiku poem How to use P.E.E. to write about poetry How and why poets use devices such as alliteration, personification, similes etc An assessment piece And much, much more. For more fun Christmas resources, click the titles below: The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS2 The 2024 Christmas Quiz for KS3 and KS4 A Christmas Carol - Year 5/6 A Christmas Carol - KS3 Twas the Night Before Christmas Christmas Grammar Activities Creating a Christmas Card Christmas Word Search A Christmas Carol - House of Games

Wonder - Unit of Work Part Two (10 lessons, 79-slide PowerPoint presentation and 14 worksheets) This ‘Wonder – Part Two’ resource is the second section of our complete unit of work for ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. The unit contains ten more activity packed lessons which study the text from the chapter ‘The Deal’ to ‘Cheese Touch’. It contains a number of engaging teaching and learning activities including: Building a personal dictionary - developing reading and vocab skills Differentiated tasks to provide learning for children of all abilities Reading and comprehension tasks GPS activities that cover tenses, homophones, prefixes, improving vocabulary, alphabetical order and fronted adverbials Understanding fact and opinion Discussing key themes and how to express an opinion Analysis of key characters Drama activities and other speaking and listening tasks How R J Palacio has structured the text And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more Wonder resources: Wonder - Part 1 Wonder - Part 2 Wonder - Part 3 Wonder - Part 4 Wonder - Unit of Work Bundle

Functional Skills English - Entry Level 1 (Unit includes 147-slide editable PowerPoint and 34 worksheets) This unit of work covers all the requirements of 2019 Functional Skills English for Entry Level 1. It includes a range of differentiated, engaging and practical tasks that help students develop key functional skills. The unit covers Speaking, Listening, Communication, Reading and Writing. Contents include: What are Functional Skills? An explanation. Self assessment – ‘Strengths and weaknesses’ EL1 key words spellings tests (incorporated into each lesson) A – Z challenges to strengthen alphabet skills Radio ad and Tannoy announcement activities to help develop listening skills Arranging a party and a family holiday – to develop practical organisation, planning and communication skills How to make your voice heard in a group How to build arguments and find information quickly by skimming and scanning Taking an active part in a debate Exploring non-verbal communication skills Consolidating essential writing skills – capital letters, full stops, sentences, etc How to take messages (on the phone or face to face) and make notes whilst message taking And lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more English Functional Skills resources: Functional Skills Entry Level 2 Functional Skills Entry Level 3 Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Level 2

AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation - Macbeth (38-slide PowerPoint presentation with 5 worksheets) This two-lesson teaching resource provides a step-by-step guide to the AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Macbeth. It tracks through the question paper and shows students how to produce an effective answer under exam conditions. It offers guidance on approaching the question, planning and managing time effectively. It also explains how to structure and write a higher band answer. Learners are then given an exam question and extract and are required to write a response in exam conditions. To preview a selection of slides from ‘AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation - Macbeth’, click on the images. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Structure Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

Our Day Out - Unit of Work This 15-lesson resource includes a unit overview, a 230-slide PowerPoint presentation and 35 worksheets. Every lesson covers key NC objectives and follows the four part lesson format: starter/introduction/development/plenary. All PowerPoint slides are fully editable, so you can teach the unit as it is or modify and differentiate the lessons to suit your teaching needs. You can view the whole resource by selecting ‘View All Slides’ and clicking on the images. This ‘Our Day Out’ teaching resource contains a range of activities, including: Brief biography of Willy Russell and the social and historical context of Our Day Out (1970s inner-city Liverpool). Comprehension questions with answers. Analysis of the characters of Mrs Kay, Mr Briggs and Carol. Character development - Mr Briggs’ character arc. Exploration of the key themes - class, education, poverty. Developing inference and deduction skills. Exploring stereotypes and prejudice. Willy Russell’s use of tension and suspense. Hot seating activities to develop understanding of characters. Writing a formal letter Russell’s use of dramatic irony to create comedy and pathos Sequencing and summarising activities Essay task with guidance To preview Our Day Out - Unit of Work, click on the images.

GCSE English - Reading Fiction This three-lesson mini-unit is designed to help GCSE students develop their reading assessment skills. It is made up of a 44-slide PowerPoint presentation, 8 worksheets and a reading assessment task using an extract from the novel Frankenstein. Contents: Lesson One An introduction to the ‘Reading Fiction’ section of the GCSE English exam How to approach the exam task Analysing an extract - first and second reading Understanding unfamiliar vocabulary, consolidation and using deduction skills How to write an extended answer about language Lesson Two How to refer to the text and use quotes effectively How to write about structure A 45-minute assessment task Lesson Three Feedback and discussion of student responses All five GCSE-type assessment questions and answers explored in detail Exemplar answers for all five questions GCSE Reading Fiction Skills has everything you need to help you develop essential exam skills.

Identifying Genre ‘Identifying Genre’ is an English teaching resource focusing on identifying the genres of books. Content includes: An animated PowerPoint lesson Activities to support the teaching of this objective with two accompanying worksheets ‘Identifying Genre’ can be edited so teachers are able to adapt the resource, if needed, to suit the requirements of each class they teach.

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - KS3 Unit of Work (93-slide editable PowerPoint presentation, 14 lesson plans, unit of work overview and 3 worksheets) Our ‘The Invisible Man’ teaching unit explores the popular Oxford Playscripts drama interpretation of the classic C19th H.G. Wells novel. It includes the following activities: Examining the cover and blurb and making predictions Using P.E.A.R. to construct an extended response Writing and redrafting responses to texts Character analysis Writing an empathetic response Understanding the P.A.F. of a text Individual, pair and group activities Exploring and understanding the key themes of the story Creating storyboards and quizzes to consolidate knowledge of the text Uncovering the context of ‘The Invisible Man’ - H.G. Wells research task Role play, Hotseating and other speaking and listening opportunities Writing a review of ‘The Invisible Man’

Apostrophes to Mark Plural Possession - Year 3 / 4 (26-slide PowerPoint and 3 differentiated worksheets) This lesson revises the use of possessive apostrophes with singular nouns, then explains how to use apostrophes with regular and irregular plurals. It contains whole-group discussion and exercises, and individually differentiated (Gold, Silver and Bronze) worksheet-based activities. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for similar resources: Possessive Apostrophes - Year 2 Using the Apostrophe

Commas for Lists This resource covers how to use commas in a list as required by the year 2 English programme of study. It provides definitions, examples of how and why commas are used in lists and contains engaging consolidation activities to assess understanding. ‘Commas for Lists’ is made up of a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation (fully editable) accompanied by two worksheets.

Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene (10-slide PowerPoint lesson with 2 worksheets) ‘The Balcony Scene’ explores Act 2, Scene 2 in detail. It includes an analysis of Romeo’s speech, discussion of Juliet’s famous line, ‘Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’ and two comprehension tasks. As with all our teaching resources, the PowerPoint slides are fully editable so you can use the resource as it is or tweak it to fit your specific needs. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 (3 lessons made up of an 18-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In this KS4 teaching resource, learners explore Act 3, Scene 1 in detail. The resource explores language and imagery and the creation of tension and suspense through the characters of Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio. As with all our teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet – Act 5 Scene 1 is fully editable so you can use it as it is or tweak it to meet your specific needs. It has been created with KS4/GCSE students in mind but it can easily be adapted for KS3. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet - Act 3 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

KS4 English Teaching Resources: Romeo and Juliet – Act 3 (5 lessons, 32-slide PowerPoint, 6 worksheets) This resource includes 5 lessons which explore Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet in detail. The lessons cover Act 3, Scene 1 – the fight scene, the creation of tension, Shakespeare’s language and use of imagery, the character of Lord Capulet, the role of women in Elizabethan society and an Act 3 plot summary activity. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more Romeo and Juliet resources: Romeo and Juliet - The Prologue Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Prince’s Speech Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt and Mercutio Romeo and Juliet – Women in Elizabethan England Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet - Friar Lawrence Romeo and Juliet – Act 3, Scene 1 Romeo and Juliet - Act 4 Romeo and Juliet - Act 5 Romeo and Juliet - The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet - GCSE Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Preparation Romeo and Juliet - KS2 Unit of Work Romeo and Juliet - House of Games

Face by Benjamin Zephaniah Year 8/9 Unit of Work (148-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 27 worksheets) This KS3 Unit of Work explores the novel Face by Benjamin Zephaniah and is designed to help Year 8/9 learners develop key English reading skills. Contents include: Reading and comprehension activities Analysing and writing about characters in detail Developing inference and deduction skills Using and explaining quotations Quizzes to assess understanding informally – crossword, word search and pub quiz Using constructive criticism to improve Exploring and discussing the key themes in ‘Face’ Examining how the author builds tension Writing empathetically in character (diaries, school reports, letters, police report) to show understanding Improvisation and role-play activities Ideas for post-reading And lots more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more resources for popular KS3 novels: Boys Don’t Cry Cirque Du Freak Holes Noughts and Crosses Skellig Stone Cold The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night The Demon Headmaster The Silver Sword

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a complete 14 lesson scheme of work with a 149 slide PowerPoint presentation and a 32-page booklet of worksheets. It includes: Analysis of the characters of Bruno, Father, Gretel and Lieutenant Kotler Extension activities for G and T pupils Starter and plenary activities Historical context understanding research activity Developing inference and deduction skills through The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Empathetic writing - a letter to Grandmother and Bruno's diary Hotseating to develop character knowledge and understanding Analysing John Boyne's use of language and contrast in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Speaking and Listening tasks - Bruno and Shmuel's conversations Writing a book review for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6 ‘Introducing Pathetic Fallacy - Year 5 and 6’ introduces pupils to the technique of pathetic fallacy. They learn how and why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing and practise using it in their own writing. This PowerPoint teaching resource can be used as a standalone lesson, incorporated into an existing lesson or built into a wider unit of work. Content includes: What is pathetic fallacy explanation The difference between pathetic fallacy and personification Identifying pathetic fallacy or personification in sentences activity Why writers use pathetic fallacy in their writing Writing sentences using pathetic fallacy activity with an accompanying worksheet Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Pathetic Fallacy - KS3