This 40/40 piece of imaginative writing demonstrates the skills and techniques that students need to be able to use in order to achieve a grade 8 or 9 in the Edexcel Language exam. This piece of writing is based on a moment from the movie John Wick - I encourage students to use poignant moments from films/shows as inspiration.

This fifty question quiz is designed to test your A Level students on the Child Language Acquisition module and guide them in their revision.

This is a 6 week unit that teaches students how to write imaginatively for the new English Language GCSE specification. My lessons are created for Edexcel, though of course the skills being assessed are the same as with AQA and other exam boards. This unit will walk students through how to achieve highly in both AO5 and AO6, teaching them skills such as how to create imagery, use onomatopoeia whilst avoiding clichés, use literary devices for effect, use sentence constructions for effect, use other structural devices for effect, controlling both basic and more varied punctuation, and how to organise a narrative for impact. Included are also three grade 9 exemplars. Also includes six weeks of homework relating to higher level vocabulary and spelling. Powerpoints include detailed instructions so ideal for #homelearning

This is a complete Jekyll and Hyde revision/activity booklet for students, containing chapter summaries, comprehension questions, vocabulary tasks, contextual/thematic exploration opportunities and key quotation analysis for every chapter. 56 pages in total. Please review!

A full marks Animal Farm Literature essay answering the question ‘Explore the significance of Boxer’. This is the style of question asked in the new Edexcel 9-1 Literature exam.

A 10-week scheme of work for KS3 English based on myths, legends and symbols. Through this scheme of work, students will study a range of texts (Bible stories, non-fiction extracts, poetry and fiction extracts) and examine how these texts form the basis of modern Literature. Lessons are designed to target a range of skills, such as language and structural analysis, comparing texts, analysing poetry, using quotations to support ideas, writing analytically and writing creatively. This scheme of work has been used successfully and enjoyed by students in my school for the last three years.

This lesson walks students through how to answer an extract-based question on Jekyll and Hyde. We follow the Edexcel English Literature spec. This lesson guides students through how to approach an extract, choosing which features to write about, asks students to explore a model answer and then write their own The extract in question is from chapter three - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease. It explores the moment Utterson brings up the topic of Hyde and the will; Jekyll reacts very suspiciously. I used this with high ability Y9 - aiming for grade 4s and 5s. It would be equally suitable for a low/mid ability Y10 or Y11 group. The focus is on aimings for 4s and 5s.

This lesson walks students through how to answer an extract-based question on Jekyll and Hyde. We follow the Edexcel English Literature spec. This lesson guides students through how to approach an extract, choosing which features to write about, asks students to explore a model answer and then write their own The extract in question is from chapter seven - Incident at the Window. It explores the moment Utterson and Enfield witness Jekyll transforming into Hyde unvoluntarily. I used this with high ability Y9 - aiming for grade 4s and 5s. It would be equally suitable for a low/mid ability Y10 or Y11 group. The focus is on aimings for 4s and 5s.

A lesson designed to teach students how to analyse lexical fields within a poem. A great way to encourage students to write about the relationship between language and structure.

This fully-resourced scheme of work (16 lessons minimum) is ideal for teaching and revising Animal Farm with your students. We used these lessons and last year our students exceeded National Average on this question. This SOW covers every chapter and then teaches students how to write essays for the Edexcel Literature exam. There is a lesson for every chapter, covering comprehension, key quotations, symbolism, foreshadowing and context (including authorial viewpoints). This scheme of work also teaches students how to write critical and academic essays. This SOW includes model answers written by teachers in addition to exemplar responses from the June 2017 exams. As a centre, we scored 15% above National Average using this sow.

This is a collection of resources that I used during an Easter holiday revision session with Y11 students. The session lasted for two hours, however students were asked to finish completing the tasks independently at home - this means that, if delivered in class, these resources would take up several hours of lesson time. Character flash card activity, including identifying key quotations and links to Russian Revolution Plot summary task, including identifying key quotations and links to the Russian Revolution Essay planning task (students are given 10 possible exam questions and asked to plan responses) Model essay (students are given a framework for writing a grade 9 essay and asked to create their own exemplar paragraphs by using the same format).

A lesson teaching students how to analyse an extract from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This lesson was used with middle-ability Y9 students - perfect for Y9/Y10 and introducing the Literature exam requirements in an accessible way. Can be very easily adapted to suit AQA. The extract being used is Act 1 Scene 7.

A unit of work where students explore features of spoken language, examining transcripts of popular television shows to help them understand conventions of this mode of language. There are 10 lessons in total. Each lesson has a PPT to use and there is a booklet which accompanies the unit for students to complete each lesson. Each lesson comes with a transcript, and includes the following: Lesson 1: The Great British Bake Off Lesson 2: 24 Hours in Police Custody Lesson 3: First Dates Lesson 4: The Queen’s Christmas Day Broadcast Lesson 5: Live Football Commentary Lesson 6: The Apprentice Lessons 7-10 : Independent Investigation Unit Aims: Through this wider reading unit, your understanding of key terminology and theories relating to spoken language and P1 Q3 will be reinforced; you will also be encouraged to explore your own mini language investigation similar to that of the coursework task in Year 13.

This package contains over 16 hours worth of lesson content which I designed and created for an engaging Year 6/7 transition Summer School in July 2021. The children had a brilliant time and learnt lots over the week - demonstrated by increased attainment in the entry assessment and exit assessment (all included). The week-long programme sees students design, create and then pitch their own Biscuit product in a “dragons’ den” style enterprise project, however each two-hour lesson also has either a Literacy or Numeracy focus, so is an excellent way to provide catch-up and recovery curriculum to students. There are 8 different lessons, each lasting two hours. I have included my timetable so that you can see which order the activities should be completed in. There is also an entry assessment and exit assessment (taken on the first and last day to judge progress) and a reward card.

A fully-resourced, differentiated scheme of work that lasts 8-10 weeks built around the Gothic genre. The scheme of work also perfectly prepares students for the new Edexcel Language Paper 1 (19th century extracts and creative writing). There are regular links to the new spec in terms of mark schemes and assessment objectives. Assessment opportunities (and exemplars!) are built in throughout. Each lesson has a PPT and any resources needed are attached. This is great for KS4 students or a high-ability KS3 group.

This lesson explores the most significant moments of tension in Macbeth and also encourages students to recap plot and learn quotations in preparation for the new 9-1 Literature exams.

This 4 week fully-resourced scheme of work gives your students the opportunity to analyse, evaluate and compare famous speeches in preparation for writing and delivering their own (the spoken language endorsement). Through this scheme of work, students learn the terminology associated with the techniques they can use to make their writing more engaging (also excellent for the imaginative/transactional writing task) before analysing, evaluating and recreating them. This scheme of work serves as excellent practice for both Edexcel language papers, building in the spoken language endorsement in a useful way. Easily adapted to other specs.

This lesson walks students through how to answer an extract-based question on Jekyll and Hyde. We follow the Edexcel English Literature spec. This lesson guides students through how to approach an extract, choosing which features to write about, asks students to explore a model answer and then write their own The extract in question is from chapter four - The Carew Murder. It explores the moment Hyde beats Carew to death with “ape like fury”. I used this with high ability Y9 - aiming for grade 4s and 5s. It would be equally suitable for a low/mid ability Y10 or Y11 group. The focus is on aimings for 4s and 5s. Read less