This work has been created to teach students in school during the school lockdown. It is designed to build cultural capital and to not overlap with our curriculum which is still being set for all students. There are 3 sessions/lessons on Midas and then 3 sessions/lessons on Icarus. The sessions follow a similar pattern: 1 - Predict the story, read it, storyboard it 2- Answer comprehension/analyse quotations, learn relevant vocabulary, write an analysis vocabulary 3- Summarise the story, discuss the moral, apply to modern day life. Attached are a .pdf and .doc of the 8 page booklet needed for all 6 sessions, the powerpoint which teachers can use, and the stories themselves.

SMILE -Structure, Meaning, Imagery, Language, Effect. The titles are in the display with a three questions to encourage pupils to think about each feature (Language: Are there any patterns of language? Are any devices or techniques used? Would different words achieve the same effect?).

Visual sentence starters for peer assessment, presented in lanterns to create bunting. Includes 7 positive starters 'This part was really effective because...' and improvement based 'Your target could be...'

A large Powerpoint with with quotation images from -Macbeth - Power and Conflict poems - A Christmas Carol - Never Let Me Go And quotation chant checks which include the testing of the quotations and the structure and language terminology (see knowledge organiser resource)

A word cloud for each poem in the cluster in a shape which links to the poem in some way. A good revision tool, display opportunity, diction discusser - a versatile resource. Enjoy!

This booklet and powerpoint were created for a revision session for my Y13 class. There is a 16 page booklet (word document and PDF) and a 12 slide PPT (editable PPT and PDF). Note there are a range of fonts used so the editable ones may come up funny. The plan for the session is pasted below so you get an idea of what is included: The crime genre – a timeline (two articles and then students map timeline) Detectives and criminals (students watch three short clips to discuss archetypes of these characters) Criminal settings (students discuss settings, read an article, analyse some mini setting descriptions) Example extract – plan! Example paragraph - mark! Applying key phrases Extracts for discussion This booklet also contains three new unseen crime extracts.

As it says in the title - a shaped wordcloud for all of the poems in the relationships cluster. Can be resized - to print for display they work better on A3.

The title and images for a stuck station based around superheroes. For a display in any subject, or a literacy display using the specific headings.

This resource contains 6 short extracts which can be categorised as ‘Crime Writing’, They offer a range of crimes from murder and theft, stalking and thoughtcrime as well as crime from the state. This is designed for the AQA A Level English Literature B, Paper 2 task on crime writing. The idea is that students must try and identify the crime within the extract, and then pick out any other aspects of crime they might identify, The 6 extracts are at times 1 or 2 paragraphs, and all 6 fit on one A4 page.

There are three extracts here which look at traveling to various places over winter (Geneva, Ireland, and Portugal). 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 travel 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 students to extract information (quotation retrieval) A comparison task looking at how the holidays are different An opinion task which gets students to explain where they would rather spend their Christmas. The writing tasks are varied between using the images to complete a descriptive piece, writing their own blog on Christmas in their hometown or a persuasive speech explaining where they want to spend their Christmas. A simple and easy stand-alone resource.

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

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 three Sherlock Holmes stories (A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four and The Speckled Band). This is followed by five reading tasks and six 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 Sherlock Holmes 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) Students are asked to explain the create a factfile about Sherlock Holmes’ character, collecting a range of quotations as evidence. 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 detective stories, writing from Holmes’ perspective, a review on the extracts, a non-fiction article on the modern police force. 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 sources here which are all opinion articles on the relationship between teenagers and social media. This is followed by four reading tasks and three writing tasks. This was designed 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 viewpoint writing in order to complete this work. The tasks are: Simple list four statistics/anecdotes/opinions tasks (information retrieval) A grid asking students to explain similarities and differences (comparison) A task asking students to simplify the viewpoint and retrieve quotations (summary) An opinion task which gets students to explain which article is the most effective in persuading the reader (analysis) The writing tasks are varied between using one of the articles style/structure to give their viewpoint on a new topic, a separate viewpoint writing task, writing the opposite of the article’s viewpoint. A simple stand-alone resource requiring nothing but printing. 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.

There are three extracts here from three Charles Dickens novels (*Oliver Twist, *). This is followed by five reading tasks and six 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 Charles Dickens 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 pick out information and make suggestions about the speech, appearance and behaviour of the upper class people. Students are asked to write a paragraph about the presentation of the poor characters in each extract. A task where students must use the extracts to explain what they think Dickens’ view was of the poor and how they were treated. The writing tasks are varied between non-fiction tasks asking students to write artiles on the homeless, a speech on their attitude to education, a description of a rich house 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!

This Powerpoint was originally created to accompany a Travel writing unit in Year 8, although it could be used for any year group. There are 34 high quality images from a variety of locations across the globe. For the majority of the images the location is included in the notes on the Powerpoint.

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 two sources (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. The extracts are: An 1835 article from The Evening Chronicle by Charles Dickens. The opening extract from Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (1995).

Please note this mock paper is now available with indicative content for £3.50 here: Fire Colour One+ Markscheme 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. The extract is taken from a book published in 2015, ‘Fire Colour One’. Please note: this paper is also available as part of a bundle with 2 other papers with a discount.

Please note this mock paper is now available with indicative content for £3.50 here: Call of the Wild+ Markscheme 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. The extract is taken from a book published in 1903, ‘The Call of the Wild’. Please note: this paper is also available as part of a bundle with 2 other papers with a discount.

Please note this mock paper is now available with indicative content for £3.50 here: Eagle Strike + Markscheme 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. The extract is taken from a book published in 2003, ‘Eagle Strike’. Please note: this paper is also available as part of a bundle with 2 other papers with a discount.