I was struggling to find a decent pack of cover lessons for English that was full of engaging material that would last a whole lesson, as there is nothing worse than waking up ill and having to set cover work. So I decided to make one. There are 14 activities in total, covering the following topics Unseen Poetry (2 lessons) Shakespeare (2 lessons) English Language Paper 1: Question 5 (2 lessons) English language Paper 2: Question 5 (2 lessons) Class Reader Novel (1 lesson) Text comprehension (English language Q1-3 style) (2 lessons) Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Quiz Subject Terminology Word search & Cross word Each activity is designed to fit on one sheet to make it easy to print straight from PowerPoint. Minimal teacher input is needed in case a non-specialist cover teacher is supplied. The slides could also be printed off and used as homework or extra revision materials. Also included, is the PDF version of the PowerPoint slides. You can find my KS4 cover pack here: https://goo.gl/XKzkZr Please also take a look at my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This comprehensive PowerPoint, when printed (or emailed) as a booklet, can be used as an English Language intervention and also makes an ideal revision aid. It is modelled on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Language new specification and includes eight sessions covering both paper one and paper two helping pupils to feel more prepared for their exams. With over 140 slides, this booklet has a series of easy to follow activities, exam questions and model answers for each of the ten questions of the GCSE. Each session is designed for students to be able to work through independently, or in small groups. Personally, I have given it as revision to my students, where they work through the booklet in their own time and use what they have learned on the homework tasks - which I then mark and give feedback on and my pupils have enjoyed the challenges and gained confidence in their exam technique. It could be used for isolation and exclusion tasks, extra revision, class work, homework, for intervention groups, or for GCSE re-sit students. The tasks are aimed at enabling pupils to obtain a grade 5 or above. Skills from all six AQA Assessment Objectives of the English Language course are included, along with extracts from the mark scheme and starter tasks centered around improving the AO6 and grammar skills of the students. There are four GCSE practice papers included: Paper One - Dracula Paper One - The Red Room Paper Two - Bank Robberies Paper Two - Prisons Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This well-presented PowerPoint contains fifteen engaging one-hour lessons (190 slides) that focus on preparing students for AQA’s GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Section C - Unseen Poetry (8702). There are a wide range of tasks (listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO1 and AO2 - including practice questions, original model responses and extension tasks. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and an end of unit assessment. All of the questions are written in the style of the GCSE exam so that students are familiar with the format in advance of sitting the qualification. There are weekly unseen poetry essay homework tasks, as well as three extra slides with exam-based questions and tasks that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision. A range of poets and topics are included, such as: Owen, Browning, Blake, Bronte, Wordsworth, Orwell, Lawrence, Hardy, Rossetti & more. Areas Covered: Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Introduction Lesson 2: Unseen Poetry Baseline Assessment Lesson 3: Understanding & Annotating Lesson 4: Approaching a 24 Marker Lesson 5: A Full 24 Marker Lesson 6: Thinking About Structure Lesson 7: 24 Marks of Practice Lesson 8: Introduction to Comparison Lesson 9: Thinking About Language Lesson 10: Intriguing Language Lesson 11: Inferences & Connotations Lesson 12: Modal Verbs Lesson 13: Practice Assessment Lesson 14: The Perfect Answer Lesson 15: Unseen Poetry End Of Unit Assessment Extra: Three additional exam questions Please check out my other resources in my shop. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Each slide in this PowerPoint focuses on a different grammatical element. There is a section explaining the rules of the grammatical element to the student and another section with a task that allows the student to practise the usage. These slides can be slotted in to any PowerPoint as a starter task, used as an extension task, used as targeted feedback when marking or as extra revision for students. Or, they could be printed out and given to students as a SPaG booklet to work through. The aim being to improve students’ AO2, AO5 and AO6 skills. Elements covered: Adjectives Adverbials Apostrophes Clauses Colons Commas Complex Sentences Compound Sentences Coordinating Conjunctions Discourse Markers Modal Verbs Nouns Parenthesis Past Tense Perfect Tense Prepositions Present Tense Pronouns Relative Clauses Semi Colons Sentence Starters Simple Sentences Speech Marks Subject Verb Object Subordinate Clauses Subordinating Conjunctions Verbs Please also take a look at my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Jekyll and Hyde Scheme of Work This well-presented PowerPoint contains twenty-four engaging one-hour lessons (326 slides) to fully prepare students for their GCSE exam. The lessons focus on AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section B (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). Please watch the attached YouTube video for a run through of a full lesson, as well as a demonstration of other features of the scheme. There are a wide range of tasks (listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO1, AO2, and AO3 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a range of questions that are modelled on the exam (including a baseline and an end of unit assessment). Every chapter, key theme, and key character is covered. Additionally, there are also weekly exam-based homework tasks, and three extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work, or as extra revision. To keep students engaged throughout, I have included a wide variety of methods to explore the text, its characters, and its themes, including: drama tasks, debates, creative writing, non-fiction writing, group planning, and even a lesson where they study graphology. To scaffold for my students, we read through the novel and highlighted every word that they were unfamiliar with. I have included a copy of the entire text in Microsoft Word format with easier synonyms next to each of these unfamiliar words to make ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ easier for the students to engage with. Areas Covered: Lesson 1: Introduction and Big Picture Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment Lesson 3: Context Presentations – Students to teach each other through independent research Lesson 4: Chapter One – Exploring quotations Lesson 5: Chapter Two – Settings that reflect characters Lesson 6: Chapter Three – Writing Utterson’s diary Lesson 7: Chapter Four – Learning how to plan effectively Lesson 8: Mr. Hyde – Response writing Lesson 9: Chapter Five - Graphology Lesson 10: Mr. Utterson – Exploring Utterson’s friendships Lesson 11: Chapter Six – A focus on Dr. Lanyon Lesson 12: Chapters Seven and Eight – Reading and discussion Lesson 13: The Gothic – Creative writing Lesson 14: Practice Exam Question Lesson 15: Chapter Nine – Performing the transformation Lesson 16: Chapter Ten – Part One – Non-fiction writing Lesson 17: Dr. Jekyll - Duality Lesson 18: Chapter Ten – Part Two - Repression Lesson 19: Characters – Collective planning tasks Lesson 20: Themes – Debating the key themes Lesson 21: Structural Features – A focus on the structure of the novel Lesson 22: Revision and Summary – Determining the moral Lesson 23: End of Unit Assessment Lesson 24: Drama – Exploring characters in more detail Extra: Three extra exam questions for use if cover work is needed. Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

KS3 Non-Fiction Writing Scheme of Work This PowerPoint contains twenty one-hour lessons (233 slides) that focus on nonfiction writing skills, and is aimed at Key Stage Three. There are a wide range of tasks (lessons listed below) that focus on building the key skills of nonfiction writing: planning, language and structure methods, accurate punctuation, vocabulary and proofreading. There are practice questions, original non-fiction model responses, extension tasks, punctuation activities, and a whole bunch more! I have also included a second PowerPoint that can be printed as a resource booklet for students. This will save you time in printing and slicing (and will also save you a fortune on glue sticks!). Additionally, there are weekly homework tasks. And three printable sheets that can be used as KS3 nonfiction cover work if you are in a pinch. The premise is that students would gather information about a particular non- fiction topic by watching a documentary. They would then learn about the form of the text and plan their responses thoroughly. They would then learn a new skill and use this to complete some extended writing, before proofreading and editing their work. As a result, for some texts, they will be planning and writing over multiple lessons to really give them the chance to develop and hone their non-fiction writing skills. Please Note: The longer documentaries are available on Netflix; however, I have also provided alternatives on YouTube for teachers that do not have access to a Netflix account. Areas covered: Lesson 1: Baseline assessment on tackling climate change Lesson 2: Editing letters on education Lesson 3: Exciting introductions on filters Lesson 4: Writing leaflets on homelessness Lesson 5: Watching the world water crisis documentary Lesson 6: Planning, introductions and speech features Lesson 7: Writing a speech on the world water crisis Lesson 8: Headlines and newspaper features Lesson 9: Watching the fast food documentary Lesson 10: Discourse markers and planning articles Lesson 11: Writing an article on fast food Lesson 12: Midterm assessment on fast fashion Lesson 13: Watching the gender pay gap documentary Lesson 14: Structural features and letter planning Lesson 15: Writing a letter on the gender pay gap Lesson 16: Midterm assessment feedback Lesson 17: Watching the plastics documentary Lesson 18: Persuasive methods and planning texts Lesson 19: Writing the KS3 non-fiction writing end of unit assessment Lesson 20: Writing leaflets on our planet Extra: Three cover lessons Both the scheme and the resource booklet and provided in PPT and PDF formats. My GCSE Paper Two: Section B scheme of work can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11873033 Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This PowerPoint contains fifteen one-hour lessons (184 slides) that focus on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Question 5 (creative writing). All tasks are written according to 9-1 GCSE grades and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Language Paper One (8700). There are a wide range of tasks (listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO5 and AO6 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and end of unit assessment questions that are modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are also creative writing homework tasks. There are also five extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision. Areas Covered: Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Planning Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment Lesson 3: Sensory Description Lesson 4: Figurative Language Lesson 5: Differing Settings Lesson 6: Show, Don’t Tell Lesson 7: Descriptive Writing Lesson 8: Focusing On The AOs Lesson 9: Varying Punctuation Lesson 10: Character Building Lesson 11: Structuring Your Narrative Lesson 12: Science Fiction Lesson 13: Point Of View Lesson 14: Creating Tone Lesson 15: End Of Unit Assessment Extra: Five additional exam questions You can find my Paper One Section A scheme of work here: https://goo.gl/mNdMTQ Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This PowerPoint contains sixteen one-hour lessons (185 slides) that focus on AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper Two, Question Five (nonfiction writing). All tasks are written according to 9-1 GCSE numerical grades and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Language (8700) Paper Two Section B. There are a wide range of tasks (lessons listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO5 and AO6 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and an end of unit assessment that are both modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are four nonfiction writing homework tasks (one for each week). There are also four extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision, intervention, homework etc. In total, there are 22 exam-style question on the scheme on a range of topics that were written with student engagement in mind. Areas Covered: Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Planning Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment Lesson 3: Argue vs. Persuade Lesson 4: Writing to Inform/Advise Lesson 5: Using Persuasive Techniques Lesson 6: Baseline Review and Self-Editing Lesson 7: Newspaper Article Writing Lesson 8: Varying Punctuation Lesson 9: Speech Writing Lesson 10: How To Plan Lesson 11: Structuring Your Answer Lesson 12: Letter Writing Lesson 13: Sentence Structures Lesson 14: Practice Response Writing Lesson 15: Sophisticated Vocabulary Lesson 16: End Of Unit Assessment Extra: Four additional exam questions My Paper Two: Section A scheme of work can be found here: https://goo.gl/43gTZy Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This PowerPoint contains twenty four one-hour well-structured lessons (over 300 slides) that focus on AQA GCSE English Language Paper Two: Section A - Questions 1-4 (reading non-fiction; writers’ viewpoints and perspectives). All tasks are written according to the 9-1 GCSE numerical grades and are designed for AQA English Language Paper 2 qualification (8700). There are a wide range of tasks that focus on building the skills needed for AO1, AO2 and AO3 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and end of unit assessment questions that are modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are weekly 30 minute homework tasks for students to complete. There are also four extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision. Each lesson follows a set structure including starter activities, lesson outcomes and objectives, model answers, self and peer assessment activities and plenaries. I made the papers about topics that I know my students are interested in. Many of the topics lend themselves to key PSHE issues that make for interesting debates in the classroom should you want to improve their oracy skills or base the ‘Spoken Language’ endorsement around these topics. All extracts are from the 19th, 20th and 21st century. Paper 1: Bank Robberies Paper 2: Fires of London Paper 3: Mad Scientists Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism Paper 5: Sexting Paper 6: Slavery Paper 7: Prisons Paper 8: Mental Health Paper 9: Gangs Paper 10: Death Row Paper 11: Thieves Additional tasks include Immigration, Donald Trump and Poisoned Sweets. A free sample of this scheme can be found here: https://goo.gl/R73CXM My Paper Two, Question Five scheme of work can be found here: https://goo.gl/UdQTg2 Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

This pack focuses on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A: Modern Prose or Drama - An Inspector Calls. All tasks are designed for the 9-1 AQA GCSE English Literature: Paper Two (8702). On the Word document, there are twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character, technique and theme questions. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3. The short PowerPoint contains twenty revision slides. There are a range of tips and writing frames, as well as a model answer on the PowerPoint to help your students out in their learning of, or revision of, the text. Please also take a look at my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This well-presented pack focuses on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, Questions 1-5 (8700). There are four one-hour lessons covering each area of the exam paper, helping students feel more prepared for the exam. The lessons were planned to teach the exam skills thoroughly, though they could be used for revision lessons. Each lesson requires minimal preparation and is designed with pupil engagement in mind. With over sixty slides, this PowerPoint has a series of easy to follow activities with clear instructions and a variety of tasks. It focuses on assessment objectives and timings, aiming to give pupils a clear understanding of the exam and what is expected of them. The aim is to provide students with the skills and confidence needed to sit and conquer this exam paper on their own. Included are: independent, pair & group work tasks, opportunities for self and peer assessment, extension tasks, writing frames, homework tasks and, in the event of emergencies, a cover lesson work sheet (though, hopefully it won’t be needed). There is also a model answer for each question to help students engage with the mark scheme. Personally, I have found that, when using this series of papers and PowerPoints, students have grown in both confidence and ability on their way to achieving their target grades, commenting on the challenge that the lessons provide them with. This particular pack focuses on an extract from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and is provided in the style of the AQA English Language Paper One exam. Additionally, this pack includes a copy of L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with exam questions as a homework task. All resources are fully editable so that you can tailor to suit the needs of your class. Lesson One – Questions 1 & 2 Lesson Two – Question 3 Lesson Three – Question 4 Lesson Four – Question 5 with a focus on how to plan a perfect response To find more English Language Paper One resources in the same style, see the attached document ‘English Language Paper One - Available Lessons’. There is a free sample of the lessons here. And you can save money on a bundle here. Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: PateResources Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This pack contains a full twenty-slide revision lesson (including a model answer) that focuses on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Language Paper 2, Question 5. Accompanying this lesson are thirty two exam-style questions on a range of topics that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, or as homework. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as non-fiction creative writing exercises for KS3. All tasks are designed for the 8700 AQA English Language Paper 2. Please also take a look at my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This pack contains a full twenty-slide lesson that focuses on the AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A: Modern Prose or Drama - Animal Farm. There are a range of activities, tips, writing frames and model answers on the PowerPoint to help your students out in their learning of, or revision of, the text. A Word document is included with twelve exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, for intervention, or as homework. There are a range of character, technique and theme questions. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as practice exercises for KS3. All tasks are written according to the new GCSE numbering system and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Literature: Paper 2 (8702). Please also take a look at my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This bundle contains twelve full practice papers in the style of AQA’s English Language Paper Two (8700) in Microsoft Word format. Each paper contains two non-fiction extracts and questions 1-5 in the AQA style format. Each paper is condensed on to 3-4 pages and can be reduced to double sided A5 size to save on printing costs if needed. There are a range of styles/genres and include: Paper 1: Bank Robberies Paper 2: Fires of London Paper 3: Mad Scientists Paper 4: Emmett Till and Racism Paper 5: Sexting Paper 6: Slavery Paper 7: Prisons Paper 8: Mental Health Paper 9: Gangs Paper 10: Death Row Paper 11: Thieves Paper 12: Employment A pack of 12 Paper One practice exam papers can be found here: https://goo.gl/kdbLWw Check out my other resources for more English resources that are ready to teach. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This PowerPoint and accompanying revision resources focus on AQA GCSE English Literature: Love and Relationships Poetry. The PowerPoint focuses on comparing Follower with Eden Rock. Over the course of 37 slides, there are three one-hour revision lessons with a range of tasks teaching students how to annotate the poems and then, how to write up their responses. There are three exam-style questions, plus one extra for a homework task. Each lesson has a model answer for students to peer assess. Lesson One - Focus on Follower Lesson Two - Focus on Eden Rock Lesson Three - Focus on comparing the two poems For the revision resource, essentially, everywhere there is a letter or number joining two hexagons, students have to think about the relationship between the two poems in the hexagons. The activity is designed to get students thinking about what the poems have in common and how they can compare the poems in preparation for the exam. This pack also contains exam-style questions that can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, as intervention, or as homework. There is one examination question for each of the poems in the cluster (listed below). However, please note that, whilst there are exam questions for each poem, copies of the copyrighted poems are not included. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as poetry exercises for KS3. Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This PowerPoint is a well presented, ten round Christmas quiz that is designed to keep the students engaged for a full one hour lesson. There are a range of different types of rounds: Round One - True or False Round Two - Name The Image Round Three - Anagrams Round Four - Christmas Literature Round Five - Christmas Statistics Round Six - Christmas Song Lyrics Round Seven - Who Is Behind The Santa Mask? Round Eight - Christmas Movie Dingbats Round Nine - Word Search Round Ten - Observation There is a tie breaker round, in the event of a draw. Also included, is an answer sheet that can be printed off for students to use. Many more high-quality resources can be found at my shop: Pate Resources Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

In this bumper pack of practice questions, there are over ninety creative writing questions in the style of AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper One Question Five (Q5), as well as two revision lessons. The practice exam questions - on a range of topics - can be given to students as extra revision, practice papers, during lessons, or as homework. These assessment questions can be used with KS4 for exam preparation or as creative writing exercises for KS3. There are also two one-hour revision lessons (each lesson consists of 20 PowerPoint slides). One lesson focuses on answering the narrative question, the other focuses on the description question. Both lessons have their own model answers, as well as a range of activities to help students develop their writing skills. All resources are available in PPT/DOC and PDF formats. Please also take a look at my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

A lot of my students say that they have no idea how to revise for English. In these handouts, I have listed a couple of ways of revising for English Language and (separately) for English Literature. They’re handy for handing out at parents’ evening or directly to students. Alternatively, they can just slot in to your PowerPoint. I’ve also included the ISBN numbers for some on the popular revision guides. Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This PowerPoint contains ten activities in total (listed below). These are designed to be given out during a cover lesson, homework, revision activity or as a starter activity in class. The word searches contain words relating to characters, subject terminology and themes - a revision tool to re-introduce students to the text. 1 - Macbeth 2 - Language Terminology 3 - Literature Terminology 4 - An Inspector Calls 5 - Jekyll & Hyde The crosswords feature a key quotation from the text with a word missing as the clue. Students have to use this information to complete the quote and fill in the crossword. This works well as a method to get students using and memorising key quotations to help them in the closed book exams. 1 - Macbeth 2 - An Inspector Calls 3 - Jekyll & Hyde 4 - Power & Conflict Poetry 5 - Love & Relationships Poetry Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!