For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
For years I have been producing high quality PowerPoints to use with my English classes. I have always shared them around my department and now am offering them to you. For a very small fee, you can access these resources to hopefully help you plan or to inspire new lessons. I hope you and your students enjoy them.
An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Ignorance' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Toads Revisited' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Take One Home for the Kiddies' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details and the poem itself. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
An annotated A3 sheet with analysis notes on 'Days' by Philip Larkin. It contains an overarching synopsis to the poem, detailed commentary focusing on specific details. Perfect for revision, catch up for those who may have missed the poem or a way of getting students to engage with the poem away from the classroom. Designed for WJEC English Literature AS Level.
A PowerPoint presentation making speech marks as easy as possible. Contains a starter looking for increasing volume verbs for said, an easy step by step guide to using direct speech punctuation and a full task where they can demonstrate understanding. A peer assessment slide is included.
A worksheet designed to teach how to use the apostrophe of omission to KS3 and KS4 English students. Contains tasks to test understanding and to use the apostrophe correctly.
A worksheet teaching the difference between there, their and they're. On the back of the sheet, are and our are taught. The sheet contains the definitions, task to check understanding and an extension activity.
A worksheet to help teach the difference between homophones. On the first side, the difference between were, where and wear is taught and on the second, are and our are taught. Definitions on each word are given as well as tasks to test understanding. An extension task is included where students have to identify other homophones. Great for English KS3, 2 and Literacy lessons.
A worksheet teaching how to use the apostrophe of possession (or of belonging to make it easier). The worksheet allows pupils to add the apostrophes when changing sentences and a task linking items to those who own them using pictures as aids. An extension task at the end allows pupils to create the own sentences using some words that own something. Excellent for KS3 and for KS2.
A worksheet demonstrating the difference between simple and compound sentences. Teaches verb phrase and subject, then a task to show how connectives are used to connect two main clauses. Great for English and Literacy lessons.
A series of 12 example questions for WJEC English Language Section B. A perfect sheet to give Year 11 pupils so they can practice planning and writing for each of the 6 text types. Example questions for Formal Letters, Speeches, Leaflets, Formal Reports, Reviews and Articles.
A PowerPoint containing lots of information for lots of different essay questions - From characters to themes. Tasks include creating a timeline, mindmaps on characters and essat planning.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.
The Ghost of Christmas Present - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.
The Ghost of Christmas Past - A Christmas Carol. A Point, Evidence and Explanation grid used to help students identify points to make in the WJEC English Literature exam. The 'Point' column is filled, page numbers given so students can find evidence and an explanation column to allow pupils to analyse details. The resource can be used in lessons or as a high quality homework.
A PowerPoint guiding students through Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti. Begins with an overview of Victorian Society, teaches how to build essays using the PEE method and considers how verbs, imagery and other poetic techniques are employed. Perfect for GCSE English Literature students.
A 44 slide PowerPoint presentation guiding Year 10/11 students through the Welsh Writing in Wales unit for WJEC English Literature controlled assessment. It is a full unit of work taking them from considering the titles of 'My Box' by Gillian Clarke and 'In September' by John Ormond. Tasks include title analysis and predictions, mind maps on different ideas, annotation of stanzas, research of poetic techniques, proofreading activities and teaching how to structure essays using the PEE method with an example.
11 very high quality worksheets for Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak. This unit of work is designed for lower ability KS4 classes to help prepare them for the NEW WJEC English Language exam (2016). Worksheets include proofreading and editing practice based on myths including vampires and werewolves, a planning sheet for creating a leaflet based on the circus, a plan for a persuasive speech, differentiated letter templates for a persuasive letter to the council, a sheet about leaflet writing structure in exams, persuasive techniques cutout activity, and a very well designed assessment objective sheets. Ideal for lower ability KS4 classes and KS3 classes studying the class. Excellent preparation for new WJEC English.
