AQA G.C.S.E ENGLISH A task for students to analyse the rhetorical and language devices employed by President Kennedy in his We Choose the Moon speech to persuade the American people to endorse the Space programme. -More than 20 rhetorical and language devices to identify from a list -Reading comprehension activity -Answer Key provided for time-saving

I wandered lonely as a cloud, William Wordsworth. Classic poem comprehension for KS3 and to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding figurative language and vocabulary development. PPT presentation of poem with comprehension worksheet divided into two parts - ten questions in total. Answer key for time-saving.

The Listeners. Walter de la Mare. Classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Also included a slide presentation of poem. Answer key provided.

The Way Through the Woods. Rudyard Kipling A classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Worksheet with Answer Key. Ppt presentation of poem included.

City Jungle. Pie Corbett. Differentiated versions -KS2 and KS3 or higher ability KS2 KS2 version- focus is on imagery, figurative language, exploring inference and personal responses. KS3 version- also explores tone and connotations.This version can also be used to challenge at KS2. Answer Key provided for time-saving. Slide presentation of poem included.

Immigrazione in Italia. Advanced level reading comprehension, translation and listening task [video link included].

Advanced level Italian reading passage focusing on use of the Imperfect tense for childhood memories with reading comprehension questions.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Robert Frost. Winter themed poem. Snow-themed poem. A classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Worksheet with Answer Key. Ppt presentation of poem included.

Two separate activity worksheets which explore 15 Rhetorical Devices - Matching device to example - Matching device to definition/effect

A reading comprehension activity on Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man with the focus on understanding and use of language devices. Answer Key for time saving. Slide presentation of poem included.

Classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Questions on the first seven stanzas, Answer key included for time-saving. Also a slide presentation of the seven stanzas.

The Lady of Shalott. Alfred Tennyson. A classic poem comprehension suitable for KS3 and also to challenge upper KS2. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Worksheet with Answer Key. Slide presentation of poem included.

A classic poem comprehension suitable for upper KS2, lower KS3. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Answer key provided. PPT presentation oF poem also included.

Five Halloween poem reading comprehensions for upper KS2. The Witches’ Ride - describes a traditional witch on a broom. October- combines a description of the season of Autumn with all the fun and mischief of Halloween Night. Ghost in the Garden - describes a mysterious ghostly presence or could it just be the poet’s imagination? Quieter than Snow - the narrator return to school a day early after the summer holidays only to discover the school is haunted. Song of the Witches- Shakespeare’s three witches from Macbeth brew their terrible potion. Focus is on understanding literary devices and their effects as well as inference & reasoning skills and use of rhythm & rhyme, with each poem increasing in challenge level. Bonus material- ISPACE Halloween sentence openers

Why Is It? by Valerie Bloom. Poem about being scared of noises at night. Activity worksheet with focus on Onomatopoeia and other language devices. Answer Key. Slides of poem also included. Bonus material- onomatopoeia slides and gap-fill sentence tasks.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore. A festive classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Also suitable for KS3. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Answer key provided for time-saving. PPT presentation of poem also included.

The Hound of the Baskervilles. Arthur Conan Doyle. Reading comprehension suitable for KS3/4 and also for exam practice such as AQA G.C.S.E English Language Paper 1 . The extract is taken from chapter 6 Baskerville Hall as Sir Henry Baskerville travels to Baskerville Hall to claim his inheritance. Focus is on the writer’s use of language and how this contributes to the build up of a mysterious atmosphere. Language use covered includes writer’s word choices, figurative language devices, connotations, pathetic fallacy and tone. Answer Key included for time-saving.

The Woman In Black. Susan Hill. Reading comprehension suitable for KS3/4 . The extract is taken from chapter 1 Christmas Eve as Arthur Kipps is feeling a sense of well-being he prepares for Christmas with his family. However, there are hints of dreadful unhappiness from the past and Arthur is determined not to let these memories reawaken and mar his contentment. Focus is on vocabulary; the use of explicit and implicit information and the writer’s use of language and how this contributes to the overall mood of the narrator. Language use covered includes writer’s word choices, figurative language, connotations and tone. Answer Key included for time-saving.

The Woman In Black. Susan Hill. Reading comprehension suitable for KS3/4 . The extract is taken from chapter 3 The Journey North as Arthur Kipps travels by train to Crythin Gifford to deal with Mrs Drablow’s estate. Focus is on the writer’s use of language and how this contributes to the build up of a gradually darkening atmosphere. Language use covered includes writer’s word choices, figurative language & pathetic fallacy, connotations, contrast and tone. Answer Key included for time-saving.

The Woman In Black. Susan Hill. Reading comprehension suitable for KS3/4 . The extract is taken from chapter 11 Whistle and I’ll Come to You as Arthur Kipps spends the night alone in Eel Marsh House. Focus is on the writer’s use of language and how this contributes to the build up of dramatic tension. Language and structural points covered include: writer’s word choices, figurative language, juxtaposition, structure, pathetic fallacy and tone. Detailed answer key included for time-saving and further teaching points.