I wrote this 5 week scheme of work for my GCSE English group. They were struggling with narrative writing and so I wanted to inspire with them with some effective short story writing. So who better than the master of the macabre - Roald Dahl? In this series of lessons students read a range of his stories and many of the tasks are linked to revising key skills that will be used in their Language exams. Included here are the Week 2 lessons. There is a PowerPoint presentation to guide students (and teachers) through all of the activities. This week’s lessons uses Dahl’s story The Landlady and covers language analysis skills for Papers 1 & 2. A copy of the story is included. Week 1 lessons and an overview of the whole unit of work is available as a free resource. Additional weeks, along with the stories, can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.

I wrote this 5 week scheme of work for my GCSE English group. They were struggling with narrative writing and so I wanted to inspire with them with some effective short story writing. So who better than the master of the macabre - Roald Dahl? In this series of lessons students read a range of his stories and many of the tasks are linked to revising key skills that will be used in their Language exams. Included here are the Week 5 lessons. There is a PowerPoint presentation to guide students (and teachers) through all of the activities. This week’s lessons uses Dahl’s story Man from the South and covers language analysis skills for Paper 1 Question 4. A copy of the story is included as well as a collection of 9 stories (for ease of printing if you’re covering all the lessons) . Week 1 lessons and an overview of the whole unit of work is available as a free resource. Additional weeks, along with the stories, can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.

I wrote this 5 week scheme of work for my GCSE English group. They were struggling with narrative writing and so I wanted to inspire with them with some effective short story writing. So who better than the master of the macabre - Roald Dahl? In this series of lessons students read a range of his stories and many of the tasks are linked to revising key skills that will be used in their Language exams. Included here are the Week 3 lessons. There is a PowerPoint presentation to guide students (and teachers) through all of the activities. This week’s lessons uses Dahl’s story The Way up to Heaven and covers language skills for Paper 2 Questions 1 & 2. A copy of the story is included. Week 1 lessons and an overview of the whole unit of work is available as a free resource. Additional weeks, along with the stories, can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.

This is a single worksheet to support students revising the character of Macbeth. All questions can easily be answered using a copy of the play or other online revision resources. All answers are provided on a separate sheet. Suitable as a revision activity in a lesson or as a homework task. Macbeth is available as a free resource - further character revision sheets can be purchased separately or as a bundle. These revision sheets are also included in the Macbeth Revision Activity Booklet which is also available for purchase.

This is a single worksheet to support students revising the character of Lady Macbeth. All questions can easily be answered using a copy of the play or other online revision resources. All answers are provided on a separate sheet. Suitable as a revision activity in a lesson or as a homework task. Macbeth is available as a free resource - further character revision sheets can be purchased separately or as a bundle. These revision sheets are included in the Macbeth Revision Activity Booklet which is also available for purchase.

This is a single worksheet to support students revising the characters of The Witches. All questions can easily be answered using a copy of the play or other online revision resources. All answers are provided on a separate sheet. Suitable as a revision activity in a lesson or as a homework task. Macbeth is available as a free resource - further character revision sheets can be purchased separately or as a bundle. These revision sheets are included in the Macbeth Revision Activity Booklet which is also available for purchase.

This is a single worksheet and accompanying PowerPoint to support students revising Act 2 of the play, Macbeth. There is a ‘Revise the Plot’ activity in which students have to delete two of the three alternatives given to find the correct plot; 10 ‘Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?’ questions to further develop understanding; 5 ‘Who says?’ questions and 7 questions about parallel lines in the play. All answers are provided on the PowerPoint which can be used as a lesson in itself; allowing the teacher go through each task and then the answers with the whole class. Also suitable as a homework task. Act 1 is available as a free resource - further Acts can be purchased separately or as a bundle. These Plot Summaries are also included in the Macbeth Revision Activity Booklet which is also available for purchase.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Percy Shelley poem. Additional slides include: Context; Summary of the poem; Form, structure and language; Linking the poems; Comparison grid linking to My Last Duchess (exploring the effects of human power) and a Revision Summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the John Agard poem. There are further notes on linking the poem to London (exploring negative feelings) and a revision summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Simon Armitage poem. Additional slides include: Context; Summary of the poem; Form, structure and language; Linking the poems; Comparison grid linking to Kamikaze (exploring the theme of memories) and a Revision Summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Wilfred Owen poem. Additional slides include: Context; Summary of the poem; Form, structure and language; Linking the poems; Comparison grid linking to The Charge of the Light Brigade (exploring the reality of conflict) and a Revision Summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Robert Browning poem. Additional slides include: Context; Summary of the poem; Form, structure and language; Linking the poems; Comparison grid linking to Ozymandias (exploring the effects of human power) and a Revision Summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the William Blake poem. There are further notes on linking the poem to Checking out me History (exploring negative feelings) and a revision summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Carol Ann Duffy poem. There are further notes on linking the poem to Poppies (exploring the effects of conflict) and a revision summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Jane Weir poem. There are further notes on linking the poem to War Photographer (exploring the effects of conflict) and a revision summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Ted Hughes poem. Additional slides include: Context; Summary of the poem; Form, structure and language; Linking the poems; Comparison grid linking to Exposure (exploring the reality of conflict) and a Revision Summary slide.

This PowerPoint presentation guides students through a line by line analysis of the Seamus Heaney poem. Additional slides include: Context; Summary of the poem; Form, structure and language; Linking the poems; Comparison grid linking to The Prelude (exploring the power of nature) and a Revision Summary slide.

This is a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying student worksheets to support students in their revision of Macbeth. Students have to place the events into the order they appear in the play; identify which quotations appear when and add themes and try to find links between scenes. All answers are included. Other revision activities can be purchased separately or as a bundle.

This is a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying student worksheet to guide students towards planning and writing an answer in preparation for their GCSE exam. Includes an explanation of how the exam question is assessed and a step by step approach to planning an exam answer using the EASY acronym. In this unit students explore the theme of loyalty (Act 4 Scene 3) and the role of Kingship (Act 3 Scene 6). Other essay plans can be purchased separately or as a bundle.