Resources to support the introduction of poetic techniques Students will gain an understanding of a wide variety of poetic terms, study examples and create their own Students will analyse the use of personification The lessons culminates in students applying poetic techniques to their writing.

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Remains' by Simon Armitage 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Each question on paper 2 annotated to guide students through what to do on each question. Useful for exam revision or to use when guiding students through a walking-talking mock. Annotations include: - planning tips - suggested timings - How to structure the response - using the bullet points SAMS2 is the paper I have used for this - the paper that uses the Glastonbury and Greenwich far sources.

Two fully differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapter 6 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able Interleaving: secrecy and entrapment in the novella and in other texts

Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of a one - two week Media based English project on advertising. Differentiation: yellow = higher blue = middle purple = lower Resources provide opportunities to: - explore target audience for advertising campaigns - explore existing advertising campaigns - explore the use of persuasive language - explore the use of presentational features - analyse the effectiveness of advertising campaigns - explore the narratives of advertising campaigns - design a new soft drink and develop the advertising production plan - peer and self assess - explore representation - justify own design choices These resources could also be useful as part of an enrichment day/activity.

Resources to support the teaching of 'twisted' for lower ability. Homework project also included. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore stage directions - understand and create monologues - explore characterisation - develop empathy skills - explore and create flash backs - create narratives - develop speaking and listening skills through role play - create tableau - explore the theme of bullying - analyse anti bullying posters and create own - write letters to an agony aunt - performs scenes

3 lessons designed to revise with students how to write an academic essay including introduction. The first lesson models to students The second lesson is a ‘we do’ lesson where, with teacher support, students structure an answer to a new Macbeth question. The third lesson is designed to be an assessment where students answer a third Macbeth question independently. Three Macbeth sample assessments included

Fully differentiated (by colour) resource to support the teaching of comparison of 'The send off' by Wilfred Owen. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

2 lessons to support the introduction to studying plays. Resources provide opportunities for students to: - explore stage directions - explore stage terminology - explore the layout of scripts - practice creating scripts - perform scripts - explore the difference between plays and prose

Differentiated resources to support the teaching of poetry that deals with discrimination. Poems covered: - Half Caste - race - The class game - social class - Your dad did what - Hitcher - Cousin Kate - Our Sharpeville - Parade's end Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

Resources to support the exploration of 'The masque of the red death' by Edgar Allan Poe Opportunities to: - explore symbolism - explore context of the black death - explore writer's use of language - explore gothic genre - compare to the tell tale heart

Differentiated resources to support he teaching of chapter 2. Differentiation: purple = lower blue - middle yellow - higher Resources provide opportunities to: - Analyse Steinbeck's presentation of character - Self / peer assess against GCSE mark scheme - Rag rate own performance against mark scheme criteria - explore character and theme - Analyse writer's methods

3 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 5 scene 1, 2 and 3. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore context - fate and predestination - explore creation of tension - explore unfortunate coincidence - explore the significance of the ending

Resources to support the exploration of research techniques. Over 70 power point slides and activities to support students through the process of conducting research. Resources will support students in doing the following: - explore the effectiveness of and create questionnaires - understand the difference between primary and secondary research - use the NRS website (secondary research) to investigate print media audiences - gather qualitative and quantitative data - explore mass and niche audiences - conduct audience research, market research and production research - research attitudes and preferences in TV - Use the BARB website (Secondary research) to investigate viewing figures - Gather research to gain data ahead of creating a new media product - present the results of research Differentiation by points. Tasks have a varying number of points attached. The higher the number of points: the more complex the task.

Resources that provide students with a fun exploration of English as an introduction to KS3 or KS2. Students develop a variety of English skills through the theme of going on a quest. Along the quest students must negotiate a number of labours which will each help them to develop necessary skills such as: - descriptive writing - formal letter structure - planning skills - narrative writing - solving riddles - creating characters

Resource to support the revision of A Christmas Carol and how to form exam responses to an extract from the novel and make links to the novel as a whole. These resources provide opportunities for carousel activities whereby students read 4 extracts from the novel and make notes to form an exam response. Students will consider other parts of the text as part of their answer. 4 extracts included

Two templates for students to complete once they have received their marked mock paper. The template provides space for students to record their mark for each question and review their performance. The 2017 grade boundary is also provided. Students identify areas of strength and weakness and use the areas of weakness as a starting point for revision. The idea is that students will complete a pupil response task on the question that they did less well on. Students are given time to revise before completing the pupil response. The aim is that in their response the mark for the question will improve. Mark scheme is also provided so that students can drill down into how and why they achieved particular marks. grade boundaries based on summer 2017

3 pages of quiz cards for Romeo and Juliet to use as part of revision with answers. Each question has a quotation and requires students to: 1. identify who said it 2. identify a technique used by Shakespeare 3. Answer a deeper question relating to the effect of the technique When printed off and photocopied back to back each card will have the answer on the reverse. I use these in folders (as shown in the image attached) and students spend the first 5-10 mins of certain lessons revising silently. Every correctly answered question moves a step back in the folder. Any question answered incorrectly moves back to the front. This is known as the Leitner method for retaining knowledge as part of regular testing.

A resource to expose students to a range of poetry and to practice analysing an unseen poem. Students will be exposed to the following poems: - If - The Tyger - Funeral Blues Students will use ARTWARS to analyse the poem in groups or independently Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of 19th century extracts taken from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby. The focus of these lessons is school life and students will consider the presentation of school in the 19th century and compare this to school life in the 21st century. Opportunities to compare the two 19th century texts. Extracts are taken from the AQA new specification 9-1, 19th century texts booklet and is included in this resource pack. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability