A display for English students which asks them to write like a critic. Includes example sentence structure, suggested adverbs, verbs and adjectives.

Short chunked extracts which enable students to work their way through the questions all on one page - to save photocopying! Themes given are housing charities, children’s bedrooms and sleeping rough/homlessness. Questions 2-5 are provided, but no true or false for Q1 to save on space.

Instructions are on the sheet for pupils. A choice based homework task to set at the beginning of a half term, allowing pupils to choose their own task each week. Focused on skills of researching, creativity and reading and writing. A word document so that it can be edited to suit different topics and tasks can be altered slightly.

This unit is designed to create a (roughly) chronological journey through heroes and villains, from the mythical Medusa through to the modern day Olympic heroes, the unit asks pupils to justify what makes a hero or villain, and why. Each week has a text focus and exposes pupils to a wide range of English skills with a focus on both reading and writing, and many opportunities for speaking and listening through group work. There is a focus on analysing language through close interpretations of quotes. There are also multiple opportunities for assessment.

30 tweets from celebrity with spelling and grammar errors - a fun starter/ tutor time activity.

These can be used as a display, as flashcards - anything really. A set of colourful and visual keywords, a range of words paired with linking images. Includes: Analyse: Oxymoron, metaphor, formal/informal language, imperatives, repetition etc. Remember: quotations, plan, paragraphs, conclusion, comparison, PEEL etc. Reflect: Weakness, strength, target, improve, focus etc.

Two image quotations from each poem in the anthology. Quotations are picked on their flexibility: what might link to other quotations, spread across a range of themes, and support students' detailed analysis.

A sheet of 5-6 words from each poem for students to learn. Words in bold are repeated in the poem. Pdf version available with specific font and the word version is editable.

Each AO is broken down into three simple clouds for pupils to easily see what each AO involves. Each AO also has a focus for pupils to try and remember key skills. E.g AO1: Respond AO2: Analyse AO3: Evaluate AO4: Relate.

Encourages pupils to take a step-by-step approach to analysing leaflets (rather than a game of spot the device!). Also reminds them to explore how effective each of the elements of the leaflet are. A publisher file.

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one A3 page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response for questions 1-4. The 19th Century extract is from London by Day and Night written in 1852 The modern extract is from The Guardian, 2002

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 2. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A ** detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response** for questions 1-4. The 19th Century extract is from Walks In and Around London, 1895 The modern extract is from The Guardian, 2000

This 12 page booklet was used for a 6 week unit examining London in the Victorian era. It was originally aimed at year 9 following the study of ‘Of Mice and Men’. Both the .pdf and the editable .doc format are included. It begins with a front page asking students about their prior knowledge of London now and in Blake/Dickens’ time. This is followed with a A3 size page offering the poem ‘London’ by Blake, a vocabulary grid, and some simple imagery tasks. There are then a series of non fiction 19th century texts covering a range of aspects in Victorian London. Many are from Dickens’ Sketches by Boz These 8 extracts cover: London in the morning London ‘Gin-shops’ Street children and their jobs How to walk in London A pick-pocket crime How disease spreads A night in a workhouse Newgate prison This could potentially be used as a contextual resource for Charles Dickens at KS4, or the extracts could be used for paper 2 revision for the 19th century text.

A mock exam for AQA English Language GCSE - Paper 1. It is to the exact specification of the full paper. Included in the purchase is: The extract (with line numbers, on one page) A shortened version of the questions - all five on one page (see image). A full, AQA style, exam booklet. This contains all of the questions with the correct layout (as per the AQA exam) and the correct number of pages. A detailed 3 page document which provides indicative content, offering example answers for each level of a response for questions 1-4 The extract is taken from a book published in 1903, ‘The Call of the Wild’ Please note this paper is also available for £2.50 without the indicative content.

There are three extracts here from three Roald Dahl books (Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and Danny the Champion). This is followed by five reading tasks and five writing tasks. This was originally set as cover work and can be completed independently, and is at least three lessons of work. It was created for KS3 but would still be appropriate at KS4 as it uses AQA Lanuguage Paper style tasks. Furthermore, students would not have needed to study Roald Dahl in order to complete this work. The tasks are: Reading the extracts provided Simple list four things tasks (information retrieval) A grid asking getting students to consider the start, middle and end of the extract (structure analysis) A task looking at narrative perspective asking students to find evidence of how the narrator communicates with the reader. An opinion task which gives students statements on each source which they have to explain whether they agree or not (evaluation). The writing tasks are varied between writing the opening of their own story with a simal narrator, a story from the POV of an insect, a story from a teacher’s perspective etc. A simple and easy stand-alone resource. The sheet is a back to back sheet of A4 which can be folded into a mini A5 booklet for students to store easily in exercise books- it also requires minimal photocopying!

There are three extracts here from the opening of the first three Alex Rider novels (Stormbreaker, Point Blanc and Skeleton Key). This is followed by four reading tasks and three writing tasks. This was originally set as cover work and can be completed independently, and is at least three lessons of work. It was created for year 8 but is appropriate across Key Stage 3. Furthermore, students would not have needed to study creative writing in order to complete this work. Both the .pdf and word document are included in the download. The tasks are: Simple list four things tasks (information retrieval) A grid asking getting students to consider the start, middle and end of the extract (structure analysis) Students are asked to explain the mood/atmosphere in each source and identify quotations as evidence (quotation retrieval) An opinion task which gives students statements on each source which they have to explain whether they agree or not (evaluation). The writing tasks are varied between writing the opening of the own spy novel, rewriting an extract from a new perspective or continuing one of the extracts. A simple and easy stand-alone resource. The sheet is a back to back sheet of A4 which can be folded into a mini A5 booklet for students to store in exercise books

This 12 page booklet was created originally for year 7 as an introduction to the genre of detective fiction. Initially it takes them through the genre conventions and then on to the authors before finally giving a series of extracts (almost an abridged version) of Conan-Doyle’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ and Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. In the purchase you will recieve a .pdf version, an editable word document (the format of this will shift if your computer does not store the relevant fonts) and some teachers’ notes proving relevant links and answers. The booklet contains: A front page which allows students to record prior knowledge. A page which looks at detective fiction titles then the classic structure given A page covering archetypal characters and common features (such as red herrings) A page for students to record knowledge of the authors A page for students to break down the plot after reading the synopses A 4 page version of Conan-Doyle’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ A 3 page version of Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

This resource has been produced to be aimed at students studying AQA English Language. It contains a booklet (pdf and editable word .doc) of 8 pages, along with a (minimum) 5 lesson PowerPoint of 36 slides. The booklet includes: A front page with strategies for accessing 19th century non-fiction and an exam overview Two sources (19th century and modern) with letters on the topic of marriage. The 19th century source has 5 tasks which develop the skills needed for the exam. The modern source has exam style questions. Two sources (19th century and modern) on the topic of Charles Dickens. Again the first text has tasks and there are a range of exam style questions for both sources. Two sources (19th century and modern) on the topic of London fog. This has a full section A set of questions. A back page with space for a common 19th century vocabulary glossary. There are some common terms already there, and students are encouraged to add words as they work through the booklet. The lessons include: 5 retrieval questions to start each lesson. They are linked to ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster, but are fully editable so can be changed to suit your texts. The first lesson begins with explaining the strategies and then getting students to read the text and respond to the tasks. The second lesson looks at the differences between Q2 and Q4 and then plan an answer to each. The third lesson gets students responding to these questions, offering model answers and clear success criteria The next lesson encourages students to read the texts and respond to questions quicker, with in built timers used to manage students’ time. The final lesson gets students to attempt part of all the questions, with timers encouraging speed.