Thank you for visiting my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching resources that reduce the
need for hours of planning and help learners to achieve their potential in English and English Literature.
Please feel free to email me at sdenglish18@gmail.com with any queries, requests or comments.
Thank you for visiting my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching resources that reduce the
need for hours of planning and help learners to achieve their potential in English and English Literature.
Please feel free to email me at sdenglish18@gmail.com with any queries, requests or comments.
A 12-slide powerpoint that guides an exploration of ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland in the AQA P&C anthology.
After thinking about the meaning of the word ‘Kamikaze’, learners explore the historical context of the poem using a context notes sheet and accompanying worksheet. Learners explore the poem using a range of questions for each stanza. This could be done in pairs, groups or individually.
The exploration of the poem is followed by a GCSE-style question that encourages learners to think about how ‘Kamikaze’ compares with ‘Remains’ in terms of the impact of conflict. There is a comparison table for learners to fill in (teacher answers provided) and then learners undertake the question. The lesson concludes with peer assessment using a mark scheme with indicative content for each lesson.
The whole session should take approximately 2 hours.
The lesson is aimed at middle-upper ability learners.
If you choose to purchase this resource, please also ensure that you also download my free Power and Conflict Mark Scheme that is based on the AQA original:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-mark-scheme-11931715
A lesson that follows on from this introduction to speech writing for KS3:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-introduction-to-speech-writing-for-ks3-12049010
This is a speech-writing lesson based on the issue of gender equality. It includes:
Starter - learners say to what extent they agree with a series of statements relating to men and women.
Feedback slide
Key Facts about Gender Equality sheet
Links to Emma Watson’s HeForShe speech
Planning sheet task
Sample GCSE question (AQA-style)
Writing time
Peer assessment and review
This lesson is aimed at lower-middle ability learners and should take about two hours.
**UPDATE: WAGOLL now included and Slide 9 question corrected. **
Lessons on all the Power and Conflict poems in one bundle.
There are three free lessons included in the package.
The remaining twelve are normally charged at £3 each.
The bundle cost of £30.50 saves you 15%
This is the full text of Stave Two, annotated as a PDF file. The annotations are not always as dense as you see in the cover image but I’ve aimed for a higher level of detail. This may benefit anyone with a top set group or a learner who may need to read the text independently of the rest of the class.
If you purchase this resource, ensure that you open it in a PDF reader. Opening it in a browser tends to distort the appearance. I also find that a magnification of over 150% makes viewing the comment boxes easier.
You will also notice that halfway through Page 6, the comments boxes change in appearance. This reflects updates in the software and not a personal preference on my part.
I’d like to think there are no typos in the file but should you find one, please contact me using my shop’s email found on the store front. If you do come across a genuine error you can select another resource under the value of £5 for free.
These files may be updated periodically, so please check the resource listing to ensure that you have the most up-to-date file.
A simple worksheet for lower ability students on the subject of social class. Students read the information on the first side and then respond to the tasks that follow.
Slide one: print single sided
Slides two and three: print back to back
This could be used as cover with a class already familiar with the plot. There are some sample answers for those unfamiliar with the play.
A fully-resourced unit of work for SEN students who need a general understanding of the play before approaching the original text in KS4.
The unit includes an adapted script in modern English.
The PPT is just over 140 slides long and is intended to provide 8-10 weeks’ worth of work for low ability and SEN students. It guides students through the adapted Acts 1-5 and provides a range of comprehension and vocab exercises.
It culminates in an assessment that makes use of both short-answer questions and one long-answer question on Romeo as a tragic hero.
Suitable for teachers and non-specialists with a low ability KS3 group.
If you would prefer to buy the adapted script separately, it is available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-sen-script-11892212
NB. On slide 128, I’ve discovered that the multi-coloured text boxes look slightly out of place on different computers. If this is the case, it is simply a question of adjusting them slightly to put them back over the appropriate squares.
UPDATE: Core PPT tweaked and 2 new starters added. Please email me with any queries.
‘An Inspector Calls’ Acts 1, 2 and 3 complete course of study complete with differentiated tasks and sample answers to a range of questions. 267 PPT slides in total. Aimed at middle-upper ability GCSE groups.
This is an annotated copy of Chapter Ten of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. The annotations cover some of the more complex terms and historical and biblical references.
In order to view the annotations, you will need to ensure that your version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is fully up-to-date. Hover your mouse over the ‘speech bubbles’ to display the annotations. Additionally, ensure that you display the files from Adobe Reader or similar and not your browser.
A worksheet that encourages students to plan their short stories. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 groups,
NB A newer version of this worksheet should be available here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/short-story-planning-flow-chart-2-12001454
A powerpoint that provides an introduction to some of the main poetic devices and introduces the concept of iambic pentameter. Suitable for middle ability KS3 groups.
A 124-slide PowerPoint that provides the full text of ‘Macbeth’, Act One, translated and annotated. The PPT uses layered text boxes with translations appearing first in blue, followed by analysis and critical commentary in different colours. The annotations include:
AO3 detailed contextual background information and its relationship with the text (e.g. features of Greek tragedy, biblical allusions, cultural expectations of women, fear of witches etc.)
Analysis of writer’s methods
Analysis of effects of structural devices.
There are a series of comprehension and analysis activities to work through and the PPT will indicate when these should be undertaken.
With the appropriate school licence, this could be uploaded onto a network and accessed by students for revision.
NB: on the cover image, the translations may be hidden under additional text boxes. However, they do exist!
UPDATE: Guide to Meter replaced with more straightforward explanation.
A 115-slide PowerPoint that provides the full text of ‘Macbeth’, Act Four, translated and annotated. The PPT uses layered text boxes with translations appearing first in blue, followed by analysis and critical commentary in different colours. The annotations include:
AO3 detailed contextual background information and its relationship with the text (e.g. features of Greek tragedy, biblical allusions, cultural expectations of women, fear of witches etc.)
Analysis of writer’s methods
Analysis of effects of structural devices
There are a series of comprehension and analysis activities to work through and the PPT will indicate when these should be undertaken.
With the appropriate school licence, this could be uploaded onto a network and accessed by students for revision.
NB: on the cover image, the translations may be hidden under additional text boxes. However, they do exist!
A 100-slide PowerPoint that provides the full text of ‘Macbeth’, Act Three, translated and annotated. The PPT uses layered text boxes with translations appearing first in blue, followed by analysis and critical commentary in different colours. The annotations include:
AO3 detailed contextual background information and its relationship with the text (e.g. features of Greek tragedy, biblical allusions, cultural expectations of women, fear of witches etc.)
Analysis of writer’s methods
Analysis of effects of structural devices
There are a series of comprehension and analysis activities to work through and the PPT will indicate when these should be undertaken.
With the appropriate school licence, this could be uploaded onto a network and accessed by students for revision.
NB: on the cover image, the translations may be hidden under additional text boxes. However, they do exist!
A 99-slide PowerPoint that provides the full text of ‘Macbeth’, Act Five, translated and annotated. The PPT uses layered text boxes with translations appearing first in blue, followed by analysis and critical commentary in different colours. The annotations include:
AO3 detailed contextual background information and its relationship with the text (e.g. features of Greek tragedy, biblical allusions, cultural expectations of women, fear of witches etc.)
Analysis of writer’s methods
Analysis of effects of structural devices
There are a series of comprehension and analysis activities to work through and the PPT will indicate when these should be undertaken.
With the appropriate school licence, this could be uploaded onto a network and accessed by students for revision.
NB: on the cover image, the translations may be hidden under additional text boxes. However, they do exist!
A 57-slide PPT that provides a walk-through of Section A only for both papers for 8700/1 + 8700/2.
Paper 1 focuses on an extract from ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini (ISBN 978-1408824856). Please ensure that you can obtain a copy of the ‘The Kite Runner’ before purchasing this resource.
Paper 2 focuses on two extracts: an article from ‘The Guardian’ on Ian Mikardo High School (link provided) and an extract from a Dickens’ article on a London pauper school (provided).
There are sample answers for each paper and guidance for each question.
Please also be aware that some of the resources are sold separately on SD English:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-8700-paper-2-schools-comparison-11880097
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/word-classification-table-11746996
A 25-slide PPT that enables an exploration of Tennyson’s ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. It covers the contextual background and the concept of dactylic dimeter. A series of questions are provided to prompt annotation of the poem. Suggested answers to the questions are included for those that may be unfamiliar with the poem.
This lesson provides an alternative to :
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/my-last-duchess-11887073
In this lesson:
Learners use a context notes sheet and its accompanying worksheet to generate a collection of ideas about the historical context of the poem.
There are links to two different video clips in which the poem is recited.
Learners then discuss their answers to a series of comprehension questions on the poem. Teacher answers provided.
Learners go on to annotate the poem using the context sheet and a prompt sheet. Learners will need their own copy of the poem.
Slide 7 provides a glossary of the more unfamiliar terms in the poem.
The final slide presents 4 different long-answer questions which can be explored in groups and used a basis for group presentations.
A PPT that teaches Owen’s ‘Exposure’. Aimed at middle-upper ability GCSE. There is a dictionary activity to begin with, followed by some contextual background and then an annotated copy of the poem. The PPT concludes with tasks for group work.
A highly simplifed re-writing of Act Five of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in modern English.
There are just over 5 pages at font size 14.
Written for a Year 9 nurture group
