A full AQA style mock exam for Language paper 1 (Q1-5) for ‘1984’ by George Orwell.

A single lesson used in a job interview to teach Shakespearean sonnets (evaluating to what extent they conform to or subvert traditional love sonnet). Uses prologue to R+J, Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130.

A paper 2 mock exam for the IGCSE English exam. Two sources themed around earthquakes with the 3 question format of the IGCSE.

A lesson on the key differences between socialism and capitalism, designed as an intro lesson for studying An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley. Ideal for use with GCSE classes of a range of abilities. Easily adaptable with clear to follow format helping to build up students’ understanding. Uses Mild, Medium and Hot tasks throughout to alter the level of challenge.

Full 42 lesson SOW Reading and Writing objectives Several lesson options for each LO. Non fiction texts and video resources included

A worksheet for use as a single cover lesson on Dahl’s Goat Tobacco. Designed for KS3. Close reading questions focused on extract, followed by two possible exam style questions to choose from.

A mock paper for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language 3B exam. Two non fiction texts themed around elephants. Section A - reading skills Section B and C - writing skills

An exemplar response for P2 Q5 (AQA). ‘LGBTQ fiction should be more widely available in school libraries’ Write a letter arguing for this statement.

A booklet that I created for my Y11 more able pupils. Collection of academic non fiction with questions for each source. Ables students to develop understanding of context and leads to more insightful analysis of the text.

A booklet of 5 academic articles sourced from JSTOR. Each article has linked questions and ‘To what extent’ style task. Easily used for homework over a half term, or using to teach key themes/context alongside the reading of the text in lessons.

A mock section A exam for Paper 2 using two sources about violent protests - one about protests in France and one about the Peterloo massacre.

An AQA style Paper 2 mock exam using Dickens’ description of ‘Seven Dials’ in London and a blog called ‘Sunday morning in London’. Sources and questions provided.

PowerPoint and resources for the new AQA Literature poetry exam. Includes at least one lesson per poem in the Relationships cluster and several comparison lessons. Modeled responses and worksheets included.

A PowerPoint for the whole of the novella, Jekyll and Hyde Used to perform a cold reading of the text at the start of a unit Contains images for key moments and key tier 2 vocabulary throughout Ideal for use at GCSE

Literacy SOW for low ability KS3 students. A range of LOs covered: sentence construction (simple, compound, complex), basic clause patterns, extended noun phrases, prepositions, adverbials and conjunctions.

14 lesson Hamlet SOW for KS3 Lesson options include challenge tasks for More Able students

A mock paper in the style of AQA Language paper 2 (non ficiton) using a modern article about dating and an extract from an 1870 book about courtship and marriage.

AQA Language Paper 1 Section A Q1-4 mock exam Based on extract from A Christmas Carol

A short PPT with key ideas for exploring context in Romeo and Juliet. Includes plague, Renaissance, Great Chain of Being, Humanism and feuds.

A worksheet using ideas from The Writing Revolution to get students using conjunctions in three different ways. Uses Dickens as a prompt. I do, We do and You do options.