This game is really popular with all classes. It’s designed for KS2 and KS3 but I have seen GCSE classes enjoy it too at the end of term. The game is good fun and is really helpful for expanding vocabulary. The rules are on a powerpoint that can be used with the class. A word document also has the rules and suggestions for the teacher and also has a set of synonyms. The set provided is for six players. For a larger class of thirty, you will just need to replicate the set five times. The sheets need be printed on card and cut up. I laminate mine for durability and this also means they can be wiped clean easily. Of course, you can change the words to suit the topic or text you are studying. I make a new set quite regularly- it’s a quick job. Once the children know how to play, the game can be used as a starter or a game at the end of the lesson if they’ve finished their work. Hope you and your classes enjoy! Please leave a review if you found this resource useful :-)

A super clear 24 slide powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an exploding extract question for ‘A Christmas Carol’ using the theme of change. The extract is from Stave 2 after Fezziwig’s party. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the student, including an exercise which helps students analyse a quotation closely for AO1, AO2 and AO3. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the AQA and Eduqas exam boards but can be adapted for other exam boards. I hope your students find it useful. If they do, please do leave a review and check out other resources in my shop. Thank you!

A super clear powerpoint (20 slides) which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from ‘The Incident at the Window’ . There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language and structure closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard. This is suitable for the Edexcel exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards. Please leave a review if you found this resource useful:-)

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from Act 4 scene 1 when Juliet turns to Friar Laurence for help. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the Edexcel exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from Act 4 scene 1 when Juliet turns to Friar Laurence for help. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the Eduqas exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from Act 3 scene 1 when Tybalt challenges Romeo. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard. This is suitable for the Edexcel exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from Act 3 scene 1 when Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the Eduqas exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from Act 3 scene 5 where the nurse advises Juliet to marry Paris. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the levels’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard. This is suitable for the Edexcel exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is from Act 3 scene 5 when the nurse advises Juliet to marry Paris. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the Eduqas exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear 44 slide powerpoint that takes students through the skills need for Eduqas English Language Paper 2. Includes: colourful 1 hour powerpoint that centres around covering and answering a mock exam-style paper based on GCSE English Language Paper 2. There are sample answers or part answers for every question. The powerpoint could be extended over 2 lessons if need be if students write their own answers in timed conditions to help with exam practice. The questions focus on two engaging sources: a modern piece with a schools inspector looking round a perfect school and a lively diary of a Victorian teacher in a ragged school. I’ve used this many times with my students and it works really well.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is the Prince’s first speech. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer at grade 9 standard. This is suitable for the Edexcel exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

A super clear powerpoint which takes a class through the stages of tackling an extract question. The extract is the Prince’s first speech. There are plenty of opportunities for short, focused activities by the students and also a ‘moving up the bands’ illustration of how to analyse language closely. It finishes with a complete model answer. This is suitable for the Eduqas exam board but can be adapted for other exam boards.

This is a super clear powerpoint consisting of 21 slides that guides the class through the theme of wealth and power in ‘An Inspector Calls’. There are lots of activities for the students with answers on separate slides. Additionally, there are also some ideas for top-level context and exploring the text in different ways which helps students reach the highest grades. It finishes with an extract-based exam paper suitable for Eduqas students. This includes detailed slides showing how to annotate, how to plan and, really usefully, an example of a top level answer. Although it suits the Eduqas exam format, the ideas in the essay are very helpful for all GCSE and IGCSE students.

Postcard from a Travel Snob by Sophie Hannah and First Flight by U A Fanthorpe This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems from the Edexcel GCSE Time and Place cluster. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison This is really useful for effective revision. I created these for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this grid (plus other grids-see bundle) as her revision aid.

Where the Picnic Was by Thomas Hardy and Absence by Elizabeth Jennings This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made- see bundle) as her revision aid.

To Autumn by John Keats and Home Thoughts from Abroad by Robert Browning This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made- see bundle) as her revision aid.

I started early-took my dog by Emily Dickinson and Stewart Island by Fleur Adcock This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made- see bundle) as her revision aid.

London by William Blake and Composed on Westminster Bridge September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made- see bundle) as her revision aid.

Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan by Monica Alvi and Hurricane Hits England by Grace Nichols This is a colourful document in the form of a super clear grid that shows students how to compare the poems. 5-6 short key quotations from each poem high-end language analysis context fully covered tight comparison It is really useful for effective revision. I created this for a student who went on to get a grade 9 just using this (and others I have made- see bundle) as her revision aid.