An example essay response to the sample question: How do poets present the power of memory in Remains and in one other poem from Power and Conflict? The essay compares Remains with Kamikaze and could be used as useful revision tool or for students to level and grade themselves in class with the new 1-9 AQA marking criteria.

A lesson based on The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker. The lesson focussing on 'tracking' the figure outside and the language used in the poem carries different connotations. Features an engaging starter, main tracking activity, example question with answer and hotseat plenary.

A fully resourced and complete scheme of work that introduces newspapers, articles and non-fiction to KS3 classes. It features seven lessons that focus on reading, writing, SPAG skills and Speaking & Listening activities. It's a perfect for a range of abilities and includes an end of unit assessment for students to complete.

A lesson that enables students to be able to effectively compare two of the poems from the Conflict and Power Cluster. This lesson focusses on the question: Compare how poets present attitudes to power and identity in Checking Out Me History and in one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict.’ It features a pictionary (or blockbusters) based starter activity (which the students love!) to help them remember the quotations and also includes a planning grid, example answer and links to the mark scheme. This could stretch to a couple of lessons and is excellent for revision.

This lesson allows students to plan and write a comparative exam response based on two poems from the Power & Conflict cluster. It features a starter that allows students to revise the key quotations, a planning activity (with examples) and a sample question that focusses on comparing Kamikaze and The Emigree. It also has an example essay for students to level and grade with clear links to the AQA marking criteria as a plenary activity. This lesson could easily stretch to 2-3 lessons.

Save yourself hours of work with these custom-made GCSE English pupil reports; they have been written for students with a range of abilities and attributes and are ready to use. Each report contains a comment on the student’s attitude, focus, behaviour for learning and key targets for improvement. The document contains 2,700 words and features 13 ‘male’ students and 13 ‘female’ reports. You will undoubtedly recognise your own students within each of the reports but can of course ‘mix and match’ the comments as needed.

A sample mock exam (based on Banquo’s Ghost scene) that is perfect for students to use in class, as a homework or as full blown assessment. It also comes with a full sample answer that analyses the extract as well as making links to other parts of the play and to context. The questions used are:

An effective worksheet for students to use to help understand the background to Gothic literature; perfect for a KS3 group to use as homework or in the computer room.

A research grid for students to complete that allows them look in detail at 1945 / 1912 Britain which is perfect for adding in context for AO3.

A lesson devised for CCEA English Language Unit 1 Section A - writing for purpose and audience. This will help students to understand the task, what’s expected of them, how to plan and answer and example openings for them to critique.

This lesson is designed to allow students to analyse WW1 propaganda posters in detail. It features a starter activity, links to Blooms’ taxonomy, analysis of a sample poster, posters for students to analyse and a task for students to create their own. Also includes a plenary activity if required. This could easily be stretched to 2/3 lessons worth or work.

A lesson that allows students to explore Daffodils (I wandered lonely as a cloud) in detail; lesson contains a starter, main, worked example and plenary.

A lesson that looks at Jessie Pope's poem Who's for the Game? Contains contextual references, key language techniques, example PEE structured answer and peer-assessment plenary. Suitable for a lower to middle ability KS3 group, although could easily be adapted to a more able set.

A sample answer to an English Literature question for An Inspector Calls. This 700 word sample answer has been written to reflect the highler levels of GCSE mark scheme and would achieve between 26-30 marks (Level 6). The question used is: How and why does Sheila change in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • how Sheila responds to her family and to the Inspector • how Priestley presents Sheila by the ways he writes The different Assessment Objectives (AOs) have been colour co-ordinated so students and teachers can see where each element of the mark scheme has been reached.

A lesson that helps students annotate and understand unseen poems. It guides them through the process, with a worked example and helpful annotations. The lesson also contains a mini-sample answer for students to level against the new criteria and helpful sentence starters for less able.

A lesson that allows students to examine the methods used to create a Gothic character. It uses key extracts of famous characters and provides a structured PEE example for students to use. Could easily stretch to 2-3 lessons.

This lesson focuses on AQA English Language Paper 2. It helps students understand the requirements for the paper by breaking down exactly what is meant by a writer's viewpoint. It contains a small extract for students to annotate and look for explicit / implied meaning. Also features an example Q3 for students and helpful sentence starters. This lesson would ideally suit a less able to middle ability group but could be used as a refresher for top sets. Would also be ideal for Ofsted / Lesson observations as it shows clear progress.

A mock exam based on the end of Stave 4 with a sample essay response with accompanying summary. Useful as a homework task, revision or full blown mock exam. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the change in Scrooge? Write about: • How Dickens presents Scrooge in this extract • How Dickens presents the change in Scrooge in the novel as a whole

A literacy lesson that helps students to understand how complex sentences work. Contains a starter activity, main and plenary. Ideally suited for lower to middle ability groups. Also features differentiated sentences for weaker students to help them get started. Uses The Dark Knight film as its basis.

A lesson that focusses on the relationship between George and Lennie and the use of punctuation. Contains a sample answer and activities for students to find the key words.