This is part 4 of a 5 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 1 English Language exam. A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included. In this week students continue to develop their descriptive writing skills focusing on effective openings and creating an extended metaphor. There are a number of photographs which can be used for extended writing for assessment purposes. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included in the Week 1 resources which is available as a free resource. Other weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

Part 2 of a six week scheme of work to accompany students' first reading of Stevenson's novella in preparation for their AQA English Literature examination. There is a PowerPoint presentation for each week with details of all activities as well as accompanying resources. Resources include worksheets, handouts and quizzes. An overview of the whole scheme is included in Week 1, which can be downloaded for free. Additional weeks and accompanying resources can be purchased separately.

This is part 2 of a 5 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Language exam. A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts of extracts referred to. In this week students are introduced to the requirements for questions 3 and 4. The lessons include: Development of Question 3 skills using extracts from 'The Girl of the Period', 'A Visit to Newgate Prison' and Florence Nightingale's Diary; Further development of Question 3 skills using George Graham Vest's speech; Development of Question 4 skills using extracts from 'Guns in the Distance' and 'A Soldier's Declaration'. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included in the Week 1 resources which is available as a free resource. Other weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

This is part 4 of a 5 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Language exam. A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts of extracts referred to. In this week students recap on the skills required for Qus 1 to 4 and are introduced to the requirements for question 5. The lessons include: Assessment of Qus 1 to 4 using a sample paper that explores attitudes to life and death; Guided question by question response and mark schemes; Introduction to Qu 5 skills; A series of timed activities where students respond to example questions by using a range of different strategies. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included in the Week 1 resources which is available as a free resource. Other weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

Part 5 of a whole school Literacy scheme, designed to be taught through one 15 minute session per week by non-specialists. Suitable for all Key Stage 3 students. Includes definitions, examples and answers to all the activities; fortnightly spelling tests and additional challenge activities. Weeks 27 to 32 cover: Simile and metaphor; Figurative language; Idioms; Homophones (your and you're); Paragraphs and Consolidation tasks.

Part 6 of a whole school Literacy scheme, designed to be taught through one 15 minute session per week by non-specialists. Suitable for all Key Stage 3 students. Includes definitions, examples and answers to all the activities; fortnightly spelling tests and additional challenge activities. Weeks 33 to 38 cover: Spelling strategies; Synonyms; Antonyms; Homophones; Comparatives and superlatives and Consolidation tasks.

This is a worksheet to be used for students studying An Inspector Calls. The worksheet has a number of key quotations all to do with the theme of class. Students need to identify which character spoke each line. There is then an accompanying worksheet for students to make notes about the theme of class and how each character represents the theme. Answer sheet included.

This is a booklet with a variety of activities to support students revising the play, An Inspector Calls. Includes a plot summary activity; multiple choice questions on key moments from the play; crossword; prompt questions to help students revise the characters and worksheets on each of the main themes using key quotations. All answers are provided in a separate booklet. Suitable as revision activities in a lesson or as homework tasks. The booklet is a PDF document to make printing easier but all word files are also included for editing purposes.

Worksheet in which students have to identify who said which quotation. There are 14 in total. Power Point presentation reveals the answers.

This is an interactive random question generator for GCSE English Literature students who have studied Macbeth. Ideal for a starter or plenary activity, it develops students’ recall skills in preparation for their Literature exams. Simply click to generate 5 questions about the play. Click again to reveal the answers. Questions cover key quotations, plot details and general knowledge relevant to the play. Questions can be edited if you wish to add your own. There are also some hidden worksheets to create questions for your own texts. If you like this format I do have two other versions available for purchase. One version is fully loaded with additional questions on An Inspector Calls, Jekyll and Hyde and Conflict Poetry. The second version can be edited for any topic of your choice!

This is an interactive random question generator for GCSE English Literature students who have studied the Power & Conflict Poetry. Ideal for a starter or plenary activity, it develops students’ recall skills in preparation for their Literature exams. Simply click to generate 5 questions about the poems. Click again to reveal the answers. Questions cover key quotations and subject specific terminology. Questions can be edited if you wish to add your own. There are also some hidden worksheets to create questions for your own texts. If you like this format I do have two other versions available for purchase. One version is fully loaded with additional questions on An Inspector Calls, Macbeth and Jekyll & Hyde. The second version can be edited for any topic of your choice!

For students who are studying An Inspector Calls in preparation for their AQA Literature exam. This is a set of 7 worksheets with prompt questions for students to consider when revising the key characters. Can also be purchased along with other resources as part of the Activity Revision Booklet.

For students studying the play An Inspector Calls. This Power Point presentation aims to stimulate discussion about the play. There are 8 questions - each can be shown at the start of a lesson as a starter/thinking activity.

This is a Power Point presentation. Students have to put the events of the novella into the correct sequence. For additional marks, can they identify the right chapter?

This is part 3 of an 8 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Literature exam. This scheme of work assumes that students have already been introduced to all the poems (presentation on each poem also available separately). A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts and worksheets referred to. In this week students develop a deeper understanding of the poems ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. The lessons/activities include: recap what you can remember about the poems; video clip introductions; recap on SLIME as a structure to poetry analysis; prompt questions about structure in the poems; group activity exploring deeper meaning of quotations; planning and writing a paragraph; language and structure analysis of how writers achieve effects; essay planning sheet; revision flashcards and homework sheets to develop higher level thinking. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included with Week 1 as a free resource. Subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

This is part 5 of an 8 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Literature exam. This scheme of work assumes that students have already been introduced to all the poems (presentation on each poem also available separately). A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts and worksheets referred to. In this week students develop a deeper understanding of the poems ‘Poppies’ and ‘Kamikaze’. The lessons/activities include: recap what you can remember about the poems; video clip introduction; recap on SLIME as a structure to poetry analysis; prompt questions about structure in the poems; prompts to analyse deeper meaning in key quotations; sentence starters activity; sample answer; planning and writing a paragraph; revision flashcards and homework sheets to develop higher level thinking. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included with Week 1 as a free resource. Subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

This is part 7 of an 8 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Literature exam. This scheme of work assumes that students have already been introduced to all the poems (presentation on each poem also available separately). A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts and worksheets referred to. In this week students develop a deeper understanding of the poems ‘London’ and ‘The Prelude’. The lessons/activities include: recap what you can remember about the poems; recap on SLIME as a structure to poetry analysis; prompt questions about structure in the poems; ‘explode a quote’ activity exploring deeper meaning of quotations; planning and writing a paragraph; revision flashcards and homework sheets to develop higher level thinking. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included with Week 1 as a free resource. Subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

This is part 6 of an 8 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Literature exam. This scheme of work assumes that students have already been introduced to all the poems (presentation on each poem also available separately). A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts and worksheets referred to. In this week students develop a deeper understanding of the poems Ozymandias’, ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘Checking Out Me History’. The lessons/activities include: recap what you can remember about the poems; video clip introductions; recap on SLIME as a structure to poetry analysis; prompt questions about structure in the poems; analysis of language and devices in the poems; revision flashcards and homework sheets to develop higher level thinking. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included with Week 1 as a free resource. Subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.

This is part 8 of an 8 week unit of work preparing students for their AQA Paper 2 English Literature exam. This scheme of work assumes that students have already been introduced to all the poems (presentation on each poem also available separately). A PowerPoint guiding teachers (and students) through all the activities is included as are all the handouts and worksheets referred to. In this week students develop a deeper understanding of the poems ‘Tissue’ and ‘The Emigree’. The lessons/activities include: recap what you can remember about the poems; video clip introductions; recap on SLIME as a structure to poetry analysis; prompt questions about structure in the poems; paired activity exploring deeper meaning of quotations; planning and writing a paragraph; sentence starters and prompt questions to complete an analysis; revision flashcards and homework sheets to develop higher level thinking. Also included is a worksheet with recap questions on all 1 poems and an essay planning booklet with 15 sample questions. An overview of the whole Unit of Work is included with Week 1 as a free resource. Subsequent weeks can be purchased separately or are available as a bundle.