A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present (PowerPoint and worksheets) This is the first of a two-part GCSE lesson on the Ghost of Christmas Present at the beginning of Stave 3. Please note that it focuses on the following passage: From: ‘Awaking in the middle of a prodigiously tough snore…’ down to, ‘…as he came peeping around the door’. The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ task which asks learners to consider a range of characters they have met so far from the perspective of a Christian. Following on from this, learners read the above passage, focusing on: How Dickens presents Scrooge in this extract How Dickens presents Scrooge’s home in this extract Our initial impression of the Ghost of Christmas Present and how Dickens achieves this. Learners will then consider how Scrooge’s room is transformed under the influence of the Ghost of Christmas Present. This task uses an illustration of the room as the basis for differentiated questioning. The lesson concludes with learners identifying five things they have learnt during the lesson. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Present Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 1 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 2 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 3 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 4 A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits Part 5 A Christmas Carol - Tiny Tim A Christmas Carol - Fred’s Christmas A Christmas Carol - The Market Scene A Christmas Carol - The Miners and the Lighthouse A Christmas Carol - Ignorance and Want

Christmas Grammar Activities (PowerPoint and worksheets) ‘Christmas Grammar Activities’ is a fun upper KS2 / lower KS3 SPaG resource which helps pupils revise key grammar knowledge and skills with a fun Christmas theme. The games, quizzes and activities cover the following SPaG skills: Word types, tenses, prepositions, prefixes, tricky spellings, homophones, synonyms and antonyms, modal verbs, pronouns, determiners, relative clauses, subordinate clauses, and active and passive voice.

A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family (PowerPoint and worksheets) This GCSE lesson explores how Belle’s family is presented in Stave 2. It also allows pupils to reflect on how Scrooge has changed throughout the course of Stave 2. There is a differentiated starter activity which encourages revision of some of the key ideas in Stave 2. Following this, students will read from, ‘”No more!” cried Scrooge’, down to ‘…he sank into a heavy sleep’, thinking about: How the lives of Scrooge and Belle contrast How Dickens presents Belle’s family And how Dickens presents Scrooge’s reaction to this ‘shadow’. Students will then reflect on the lessons that Scrooge has learnt in Stave Two as a result of the ‘shadows’ presented to him. This activity involves linking characters, ‘lessons’ and quotations and there are two different ways of approaching it, depending on the ability and needs of your class. The lesson concludes with a learning review which asks learners to think of words to describe Scrooge at the beginning, the middle and the end of Stave 2. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle (19-slide editable PowerPoint teaching resource with 2 worksheets) This GCSE lesson allows students to explore the end of Scrooge’s relationship with Belle in Stave 2. It begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ task which encourages revision of some of the key ideas in Stave One. Following on from this, learners will read from, ‘His former self turned down the lamps…’ down to ‘”One shadow more!”, thinking about: Why Belle chose to end her relationship with Scrooge; how Dickens presents Scrooge in this passage and how our understanding of Scrooge’s character is developed as a result of what Dickens reveals in this part of the book. There is also a detailed analysis of two of the passage’s more complex ideas, including Scrooge’s worship of the ‘golden idol’. Learners will then complete a ‘how far do you agree?’ activity involving a differentiated range of statements on the subject of Scrooge and Belle’s breakup. The lesson concludes with a learning review which asks learners to summarise why Scrooge and Belle broke up in no more than 15, 10 or 5 words. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

Macbeth - The Extract Question (Edexcel / Pearson GCSE English Literature) (45-slide PowerPoint presentation with 9 worksheets) This PowerPoint-based teaching resource offers a detailed, step by step guide to the Edexcel / Pearson GCSE English Literature examination extract question on Macbeth. The resource works through a demonstration of how to analyse an extract, before asking students to apply their learning in a range of individual and paired activities. Visual images are used to extend the range of ways students can engage with an extract as well as a number of active learning methods to secure learning and aid easier recall on future tasks. The lessons and activities within this resource are engaging, well-paced and fully differentiated. 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 AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge (15-slide PowerPoint presentation and 7 worksheets) This GCSE lesson enables learners to build on their understanding of how Dickens juxtaposes Scrooge and Fezziwig in the novella. It follows on directly from the previous lesson, ‘Old Fezziwig’ and assumes that learners have read from ‘The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door…’ down to ‘”…That’s all.”’ To begin with, there is a differentiated ‘Do Now’ worksheet task which includes a true or false activity on the events of Stave Two thus far. For further challenge, learners will correct the five false statements and write a list, from memory, of the things they have learnt about the Ghost of Christmas Past. Following on from this, learners will revisit the magazine-style quiz they undertook in the previous lesson and use these ideas to contrast Scrooge and Fezziwig as employers. The lesson concludes with a learning review that asks learners to identify four different ways in which Scrooge and Fezziwig are different. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig (20-slide PowerPoint teaching resource with 6 worksheets) In Stave 2, Dickens introduces his readers to Scrooge’s antithesis as an employer, Old Fezziwig. This GCSE resource enables learners to gain an insight into the scriptural basis for this important character. It includes: A differentiated ‘Do Now’ worksheet task in which learners reflect on the significance of three passages from scripture and how Dickens alludes to them in Stave One. Learners will then read from, ‘The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door…’ down to ‘”…That’s all”’, thinking about how Dickens presents the character of Fezziwig and Scrooge’s relationship with him. For greater challenge, learners will also reflect on how Scrooge has failed to live up to the example that Fezziwig set for him. Following on from this, learners will undertake a magazine-style quiz from both Scrooge’s and Fezziwig’s perspective. The quiz is entitled ‘Are you a good, Christian employer?’ and encourages learners to think about how Dickens uses the character of Fezziwig to illustrate that one can be both a capitalist and a Christian. The lesson is fully differentiated (Gold, Silver and Bronze tasks) and concludes with a learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig Vs Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

Climate Change - Non-Fiction Unit (5 lesson, 83-slide PowerPoint presentation with 19 worksheets) This unit of work uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills at UKS2 and lower KS3. It introduces climate change through text, video and diagrams and contains a range of differentiated reading and writing activities. Contents include: Differentiated reading comprehension activities (Gold, Silver and Bronze). Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics). Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report. Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose). Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit. Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change. Writing to persuade – exploring persuasive advertisements and creating a persuasive ad. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more KS2 non-fiction resources: Volcanoes - Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Unit Autobiography Unit Retrieving and Recording Information Boy - Roald Dahl’s Autobiography

Functional Skills English – Level 1 (10 lesson unit which includes an 84-slide editable PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This comprehensive teaching unit covers everything required by Level 1 Functional Skills English. It focuses on creating a product or service and then making an investment pitch (similar to TV’s ‘Dragons’ Den’) and an advertisement. It includes a range of activities that help develop key communication skills and covers Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. Contents include the following: An introduction to Functional Skills with video Observing, speaking and listening skills – watching videos of business pitches and discussing them Developing communication skills for later life - working in small groups to create a business idea and develop a pitch Activities to improve writing skills– how audience affects a text, writing for different purposes, exploring advertisements and persuasive writing Reading and comprehension skills – studying advertisements and writing answers Creating an advertisement Drafting and developing ideas in pairs And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more English Functional Skills resources: Functional Skills Entry Level 1 Functional Skills Entry Level 2 Functional Skills Entry Level 3 Functional Skills Level 2

English Functional Skills – Entry Level 3 (7 lesson unit of work which includes a 126-slide editable PowerPoint and 20 worksheets) This comprehensive teaching unit covers everything required by Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English. It includes a range of activities that help develop key communication skills. The unit covers Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. Contents include the following: An introduction to Functional Skills with video Observing, speaking and listening skills – watch a video, take part in discussion and answer questions Developing communication skills for later life EL3 key words spelling tests Developing awareness of and engagement with current affairs – the environment Activities to improve writing skills– punctuation practice, writing for different purposes, using subject verb agreement accurately, how to paragraph Reading and comprehension skills – reading an article about plastics pollution and writing answers Writing an email Redrafting written work to create a good impression And more! Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more English Functional Skills resources: Functional Skills Entry Level 1 Functional Skills Entry Level 2 Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Level 2

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood (20-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In Stave 2 the Ghost of Christmas Past encourages Scrooge to reflect on the time that he was abandoned at boarding school by his emotionally-distant father. This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of this unhappy time in Scrooge’s life. It includes: A differentiated Do Now task in which learners must make three different, valid sentences relevant to Stave One using the words contained in three separate grids. Learners will then read from, ‘Scrooge reverently disclaimed any knowledge…’ down to ‘…and the streets were lighted up’, thinking about why Scrooge was unhappy at boarding school, how Dickens presents Scrooge’s unhappiness and the effects of this experience on Scrooge’s emotional development. Following on from this, learners will undertake a differentiated task that encourages them to consider the significance of three different characters from the stories that Scrooge read as a child. This could be done in pairs. The lesson concludes with a 3-2-1 learning review. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - The Ghost of Christmas Past (15-slide PowerPoint and 4 worksheets) This GCSE resource enables learners to explore Dickens’ presentation of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Contents include: A differentiated starter activity that encourages learners to revise characters, quotations and ideas from Stave One. Activities exploring how Dickens presents the Ghost of Christmas Past and why Scrooge yearns to see the Ghost put on its extinguisher cap. Learners use a sheet of visual clues to help them interpret key details from Dickens’ description of the Ghost. The lesson concludes with a differentiated review which asks learners to examine three images and suggest how they relate to Scrooge. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol - Scrooge’s Childhood A Christmas Carol - Old Fezziwig A Christmas Carol - Fezziwig and Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge and Belle A Christmas Carol - Belle’s Family

A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits (15-slide PowerPoint-based GCSE lesson with differentiated worksheets) At the end of Stave One, Scrooge sees into the purgatorial realm that he is currently doomed to enter. This resource enables students to examine how Dickens presents the penitent spirits that Scrooge observes. It includes: A differentiated starter activity quiz to help revise the main ideas in Stave One Students will then study from, ‘It held its chain up at arm’s length…’ down to the end of chapter, thinking about how Dickens describes the scene outside of Scrooge’s window and its implications for Scrooge himself. After this, pupils will examine an illustration of the scene in question, evaluating the artist’s depiction of the passage they have just read. The lesson concludes with learners producing a short list of the different things that Scrooge might learn in Staves 2-4. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

GCSE English Teachnig Resources: Macbeth - Structure (21-slide PowerPoint presentation and 5 worksheets) This resource contains a range of activities which help learners develop a sound understanding of how Shakespeare uses structure in Macbeth. The lesson begins with a collaborative group task in which pupils explore and discuss the structure of the play as a whole. Differentiated activities allow all students to access the topic, as do visual and active group tasks. The resource has a particular focus on Shakespeare’s use of cyclical narrative struture and dramatic irony. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Loyalty Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

This two-lesson GCSE resource explores how Dickens presents Marley’s Ghost in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. The first lesson focuses on the arrival of the ghost and covers the passage from ‘Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual melancholy tavern…’ down to ‘…I won’t believe it’. It enables learners to examine how Dickens hints at the impending arrival of Marley’s Ghost, from the appearance of Marley’s face in the door knocker to the sound of clanking chains in the cellar. Lesson two focuses on how Dickens portrays Marley’s Ghost as being in Purgatory. It enables learners to explore Dickens’ vision of the third realm, separate to Heaven and Hell, in which Marley’s Ghost exists. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits A Christmas Carol - The Rich and the Poor

‘A Christmas Carol - the Rich and the Poor’ explores Dickens’ presentation of the gap between the rich and the poor in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. The resource is made up of a 13-slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets. Its contents include: A differentiated ‘Do Now’ starter activity in which pupils reflect on the importance of 6 quotations from Scrooge’s dialogue with the charity collectors. After this, students will read from ‘Meanwhile, the fog and darkness thickened so…’ down to ‘…to play at blindman’s buff’. As they read, learners will consider the differences between the lives of the rich and the poor in the passage and how Dickens presents these differences. At the highest level, learners will reflect on Dickens’ use of light and dark imagery in the extract. The next activity is for learners to contemplate the significance of the excerpt from ‘God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen’ and how Dickens adapts it in Stave One. The lesson concludes with learners summarising the events of the passage in no more than 20, 15 or 10 words. Each task is accompanied by a set of suggested answers. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see more GCSE resources for Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol: Introducing A Christmas Carol at GCSE A Christmas Carol - Introducing Scrooge A Christmas Carol - Scrooge in Stave 1 A Christmas Carol - Scrooge Vs Fred A Christmas Carol - The Workhouse A Christmas Carol - Thomas Malthus A Christmas Carol - Marley’s Ghost A Christmas Carol - The Penitent Spirits

Macbeth - Loyalty (GCSE teaching resources) ‘Macbeth - Loyalty’ uses a range of teaching methods and strategies to ensure that learners enjoy exploring the theme of loyalty in Macbeth. The lesson starts with a discussion about loyalty before students are required to apply their understanding of the term to the text using a sliding scale and a list of characters. The 32-slide PowerPoint presentation and 10 worksheets contain differentiated activities which allow all students to access the topic regardless of ability - as do creative tasks such as making a ‘shop’ of comments and drawing a maze which conveys pupils’ gained knowledge. As the resource is designed to help pupils respond to exam style questions, the lessons include extract analysis and question prompts to allow students to find their own knowledge - with plenty of hints and tips to keep them on track. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Macbeth - GCSE Unit of Work Macbeth - Characterisation Macbeth - Structure Macbeth - Courage Macbeth - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

KS4/GCSE English Teaching Resources: Macbeth and the Theme of Courage (12 slide PowerPoint presentation with 3 accompanying worksheets) This teaching resource opens with a thought-provoking quote from Julius Caesar about the theme of courage. Courage is then defined through a range of definitions which are in turn used to study an extract from the text. The resource is designed to help students consider Macbeth as courageous initially, then not so courageous in the central scenes, before looking at how he is presented in the final battle scene. Activities are ‘play based’ and include a Treasure Hunt and a relatable first impressions activity that securely acknowledges the need for SMSC in lessons. Differentiated worksheets and answers are included. This lesson concludes with an exam style question in order to allow students to demonstrate their understanding. This GCSE English resource is fun, engaging and is shaped appropriately in order to get ‘that light bulb moment’ all teachers love to hear! 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 - Context and Tension Macbeth – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

GCSE English Teaching Resources: Macbeth - Context and Tension (16-slide PowerPoint with 1 worksheet) This differentiated teaching resource introduces the historical context to Macbeth in an engaging physical activity before reinforcing how the context impacts on the characters through a game of ‘Grandmother Knock’. Once understanding is established, the resource then links this knowledge to the text in a quote search and final ‘game’ to ensure all students have made progress. This resource makes studying Shakespeare memorable and enjoyable and as such helps students retain knowledge and quotations more readily than might be done through just pen and paper exercises. 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 – The Witches Macbeth - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work

KS4/GCSE English Teaching Resources: Macbeth – The Witches (24-slide PowerPoint and 8 worksheets) This KS4/GCSE teaching resource explores the significance of the witches and the theme of the supernatural in Macbeth via a range of differentiated activities. This lesson situates both the role of the witches in Shakespearean times and in the text and makes links between these ideas in order that discussion of contextual factors is not ‘bolted on’ in the exam. Differentiated worksheets (Bronze, Silver and Gold) are included for students working towards a band 3, pushing beyond a band 3 and heading towards a band 4, and for students aiming for the very top grades. These activities culminate in a concluding task that evidences and secures learning from across the entire lesson. 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 - Answering the AQA GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - Answering the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Exam Question Macbeth - House of Games Activities Macbeth - Year 5/6 Unit of Work