An introduction to conflict types in literature and some thinking tasks for students to complete.

A very brief explanation of structure and form, with focus on Of Mice and Men (OMaM) and poetry.

A set of questions based on the film adaptation of ‘Enola Holmes’.

Table to summarise each chapter in TGYB and link with allusions to other works e.g. The Jungle Book. Aimed at higher ability KS3 students.

A copy of the poem ‘Walnut Tree Forge’ and a guide for its annotation including question prompts and mini-essay questions.

This is a ‘cheat sheet’ / worksheet on My Last Duchess that encourages students to make notes prior to writing an essay on the poem.

This document provides an overview in study friendly terms of the WJEC English Language GCSE layout. It includes sections that cross-over from AQA but outlines specific WJEC papers. It includes an activity to complete after reading the relevant information.

Examples/models of different types of writing all on the theme of ‘prisons’. The types of text include: narrative, letter, speech, article and essay.

A series of questions and links to useful websites. I found this particularly useful as a homework / revision tasks for GCSE students studying Robert Cormier’s ‘Heroes’.

This table intends to encourage students to think about the techniques and literary features that they use. Any picture can be displayed via projector or simply pinning a picture to a board and students can fill in their table using each technique to describe said picture.

This generic poetry comparison grid can be adapted to fit any exam board or set of poems. Students fill in comparisons from simple structural points such as the number of stanzas to complex points such as linguistic similarities.

Quotations on the theme of ‘identity’ in THT. Including chapter and paragraph numbers.

Essay plan on the theme of betrayal in Macbeth.

A brief overview of postmodernism in literature, aimed at A Level students.

Essay planning grid on Macbeth’s villainy / lack of.

This brief includes a learning objective/amcan dysgu and outline on how to research and then present findings in a variety of forms (e.g. notes, presentation or poster).

This worksheet invites students to reflect on their actions in class and provides prompts and questions to answer to do so. This is aimed at secondary school students given a 45 minute or 1 hour after school detention.

A short (original) story extract and a series of questions based on inference, vocabulary, opinion, understanding and creative reasoning. Aimed at KS3 students with low reading scores.

Students are invited to discuss the ‘metaphors we live by’ and are encouraged to understand everyday figurative language.

A mini lesson designed at introducing Hamlet to students and introducing the theme of conflict. Includes the extract used for analysis (and a summary and mini glossary) alongside PPT slides that guide reading and provide sentence stems for group discussion.