Hi everyone, this is a collection of 60 English writing activities for cover lessons. I have also used many of these activities as end of term options when there has been only a few lessons left. The activities range from directing pupils to writing speeches and stories to creating new products. There is a big variety. The resources are available on PowerPoint and as a PDF for easy printing.

A revision clock for The Wipers Times. Ideal for revision for the play in preparation for the AQA A-level English Literature WW1 and Its Aftermath exam.

This is a full lesson based on two questions from AQA’s English Literature paper 2- one based on Mr Birling and one based on males in the play. There is a quick ‘do now’ activity and two model what/how/why paragraphs based on the questions. This is very useful for revision, that also looks in depth at the park scheme and indicative comment. I’ve used it recently and have told my Year 11s and they responded really well to the lesson.

A quick revision activity for Animal Farm.

A detailed analysis of Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘The Sentry’ on PowerPoint. Each stanza is annotated in depth and their are slides with contextual background. I’ve used this for AQA A-level English literature (Up The Line to Death) but this could easily be adapted for GCSE English literature, especially a more able group.

A PowerPoint lesson with a quick starter, an exam question that is broken down, an exemplar answer, a list of various ways to plan and a breakdown of the Examiners’ report from 2017. Ideal for last minute revision.

12 questions for Section C of the AQA A-level English literature Love Through The Ages paper 1 exam. These questions are focused on the different types of love that might be prevalent in the prose and poetry texts on the exam. Useful for revision, cover or homework.

This resource has three slides. The first one is a mock exam question with an extract from Act 3, Scene 2 of Much Ado About Nothing, the second is the important aspects of extract highlighted in red, while the third slide is part of an exemplar answer that students can use as a starting point for their own essay.

A checklist for the most difficult question on paper 2, question 4.

A POWERPOINT QUIZ OF FOUR ROUNDS, TOGETHER WITH AN ANSWER SHEET AND A POWERPOINT OF THE ANSWERS. ROUND ONE - POET? PLAYWRIGHT? OR BOTH ROUND TWO - WHO WROTE THE POEM? ROUND THREE - FILL IN THE BLANKS ROUND FOUR - TRUE OR FALSE?

A revision clock activity for ‘An Inspector Calls’.

A PowerPoint focusing on helping students understand Shakespeare - related to The Merchant of Venice.

An exemplar answer for the 2017 ‘Rosabel’ English language paper 1. There is a PowerPoint with the answer fully annotated. I have used this with my class and it has proved to be useful.

A handy revision revision resource for the theme of ambition in the play, ‘Macbeth’.

Lord of the Flies revision clock - ideal for last minute revision.

A quick last minute activity for the AQA Love and Relationships anthology.

This is an exemplar response to a question 5 on AQA English Language Paper 2. The exemplar features a number of writing techniques for students to explore and annotate. This is useful for the 2022 exams in which AQA have stated it will be an article on English language paper 2.

FIVE MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS.

84 slides on ‘An Inspector Calls’ - includes slides on key quotations and context.