This Power Point gives students the opportunity to explore the descriptive language used to create interesting story openings. It reminds them of the meaning of descriptive techniques and allows them to use them in their own writing. Students are then encouraged to review a partner’s work and discuss what they find interesting in their story openings. Students then write their own narrative.

This comprehension focuses on exploring figurative language and its effect on atmosphere, tone and setting. Use this as a one-off comprehension lesson or as part of a unit on figurative language and the effect of language.

This short unit teaches students the characteristics of a Gothic story through ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Don’t waste time thinking of activities yourself - find them here. The document is in Word so you can alter it to suit your lesson. The activities focus on analysing the language Poe uses to create an atmosphere of suspense and fear. Further activities include writing a: Diary Letter News Report Descriptive narrative Internal monologue

Explore a passage from the classic ‘The Great Gatsby’ using comprehension questions based on the writer’s use of language and imagery. Also included are four writing tasks with tips and advice on content and style. This is perfect for those studying the novel in detail or as a one-off comprehension with additional writing tasks. It helps students understand how an author creates a certain effect with their writing and encourages them to explore the use of figurative language. It provides practice for writing: Letters Diaries Narratives Descriptions The document is in Word so you can alter it to create separate lessons.

This worksheet helps students practise the effect of language question from CIE First Language English 0500 Paper 1 Question 2d. It provides three practice passages plus the mark scheme and advice points from the examiner’s report. If you find this useful, please leave a review.

This 19 page activity pack helps teachers deliver a study unit on the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter’’ It includes: A text of the story Language analytical questions 7 Writing tasks including a mock trial Essay prompt and planning framework This pack has everything a teacher needs to teach this short story.

This 14 page activity pack has 12 learning tasks based on the story ‘Harrison Bergeron’ by Kurt Vonnegut. The story is set in 2081 and is a satirical view of government control. This pack will help teachers deliver lessons on this short story without having to do the preparation. The focus of these activities are:  Embedding quotations in an analytical piece of work,  Exploring the effect of hyperbole,  Understanding satire,  In depth analysis of a text,  Different writing genres including: a) Letters b) Speeches c) News reports d) Magazine articles e) Story writing

This 6 page activity pack contains nine activities based on the short story ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ by Ray Bradbury. The activities focus on analysing language and imagery plus creative writing. The pack culminates in an essay writing task to demonstrate the student’s understanding of the story.

This 16 page study unit uses the short story by H. G. Wells, ‘The Red Room’ to teach students about how a writer creates a mystery story. It has ten analytical and creative writing tasks based on: The features of a mystery story Analysing language and imagery Creating atmosphere Developing characters Essay writing This study pack has everything a busy teacher needs to build analytical and writing skills through a short story. No need to create worksheets yourself - all you need is here.

This unit teaches students about literary techniques through writing fun poetry. It has 11 activities and lots of examples of poems using a variety of poetic techniques. As a teacher of English, I have found that by planning, writing and reciting poetry students learn literary techniques that they can use in their writing in a fun way. The literary techniques include:  Hyperbole  Metaphors  Similes  Personification  Repetition  Nouns and abstract nouns  Verbs  Onomatopoeia  Alliteration

This worksheet gives the options of two essays: one on poems that explore how WWI poetry condemns war and one on poems that explore how poetry glorifies war. It has 10 poems to use in class discussion, where students identify which are glorifying war and which are condemning war. They then choose two poems to write an essay on - either poems that glorify the war or condemn the war.

This Power Point is a guide for two to three lessons which teachers can use to help students use pathetic fallacy when writing an atmospheric opening for a piece of narrative writing. This Power Point includes: Pictures to use for class discussion, Writing tasks to practise descriptive writing.

This is a two-lesson plan for anlaysing the poem ‘This is my Throat’ plus further writing activities. This modern Ukrainian poem is a change from studying the war poetry from World War I and is something that students can relate to as part of their personal experiences. This resource includes: Teacher’s notes on the poem to aid discussion, Discussion points for analysing the poem as a class, Paired activity A writing task where students create the voice of a character fleeing from conflict. There are also 5 more creative writing tasks so that teachers can extend the study of the poem and practise different writing styles.

This worksheet gives students practice in using parenthesis and varying the length and style of sentences in their writing. Use it as a lesson to consolidate a student’s understanding how to develop a more mature writing style. Please leave a review if you found this useful.

This easy to follow lesson helps students to improve their descriptive writing. It takes the class through three stages of editing a description of a storm and allows them to practise their descriptive writing, editing their own work until they have an interesting and inspiring piece of description. The students will learn about: Personification Similes and metaphors Using powerful vocabulary The use of parenthesis How to vary sentences Teachers can use just the Power Point or copy the passages and paste them into a worksheet for the students to highlight.

This easy to follow Power Point leads the teacher and students through improving a description of a castle. It encourages them to add adjectives, adverbs and figurative language as well as change simple vocabulary to create more of an impression. This lesson gives a balance of classroom discussion led by the teacher and personal writing.

This practice task is perfect for the IGCSE CIE descriptive writing task in First Language English 0500 Paper 2. It encourages students to look at pictures to see what they can describe and to think about the other senses such as touch and sound. The students plan their descriptive writing and then write an exam length composition. A simplified marking scheme is included.

This fun one-off lesson will teach students how to use personification in the opening of a narrative. It encourages them to use interesting vocabulary to describe a person as an animal. The students then carry the activity on to write a narrative piece.

This extensive pack contains 40 pages of analytical questions, writing tasks and essay titles from Act 1 to Act 5 of ‘Twelfth Night’. This pack will give teachers all the activities they could possibly need for studying ‘Twelfth Night’. You can use the worksheets straight from the pack or adapt them to suit your class. The pack includes: Analytical questions for extracts from the play Character studies Creative writing tasks such as letters, speeches, diary entries and more Essay planning sheets Opportunities for students to work in pairs or small groups and discuss and argue their ideas, 34 exam-style essay titles for use in the classroom I have included both the Word and PDF form of this document.

Use these Act by Act questions to ensure students have understood what is happens in each Act. Students can do these questions for homework or in pairs in class. They can be self marked in class with guidance from the teacher.