A 3 lesson crash course on transactional (non-fiction) writing for GCSE English. Suited to AQA or Edexcel exam boards (and easily adapted to others.) I originally taught this to a higher ability year 11 class (target grades 6/7/8) as a focused booster to their transactional writing quality, aiming to push them into higher levels and focus them on strategies which really make a difference. Includes rhetorical and persuasive techniques, adapting to purpose, audience and form, structuring an argument, using anecdotes for emotive effect, creating a voice and style of a speech, effective editing strategies.

A WHOOSH! drama activity for students studying “Dracula” by Bram Stoker. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Excellent for introducing or revising the story. Great for GCSE revision. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. N/B This whoosh closely matches the Cambridge Playscripts edition. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A 4 lesson crash course in strategies for imaginative and creative writing for GCSE English Language. (Suitable to AQA and Edexcel exam boards, and easily adaptable to others.) I originally taught this with a higher ability year 11 class (target grade 6/7/8) as a 1 week crash course to raise the standard of their writing and lift their ambition and sophistication. IncludedCovers strategies for planning, lots of potential exam prompts, strategies for structuring the narrative/imaginative response, manipulating sentence structures for effect, zooming in on details to write a lot about a little, effective use of dialogue and creating the narrative voice of a character.

A 5 lesson scheme revising Romeo and Juliet and improving exam style writing. Includes quotation, plot and context revision, writing model and assessment question. Designed for AQA GCSE.

A bundle of Romeo and Juliet revision resources including quotation chanting, fill the gaps, quotations quiz, quotation bingo, model writing, writing frames, quotation explosions, plot maze (order the events), and a session focused on applying the prologue to ANY exam question. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A 30 page work book teaching how to plan, write and evaluate an essay for GCSE English Literature. Excellent for revision, exam preparation, independent study or home school. Explores the theme of family in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Focusing on an exam question about family in A Christmas Carol, the work book steps students through unpacking the question, exploring the extract, generating ideas, planning, writing, and offers model paragraphs and full model essays at a range of levels to compare your work against for evaluation and to learn how to reach the next level. At each stage the activity pack offers guidance on how to approach the task, then offers suggestions and examples to build on your ideas. Models include examples at all passing grades from 4 to grade 9. Includes quotations, example plans, explanation of the assessment objectives, guidance on planning and structuring an essay, different approaches to organising your essay. Relevant to all GCSE English Literature specifications. I have taught for both AQA and Edexcel. References to the assessment objectives in this pack have AQA in mind. Completed in full, this might be approximately 4 hours of guided revision / study. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Available as free samples: One model essay : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970280 Assessment objectives explainer: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970296 Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: A Christmas Carol Whoosh! Drama activity - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 A Christmas Carol Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Romeo and Juliet Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174

An abridged script for A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a 1 hour student performance. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Includes a scene summary page to aid student understanding, reference and rehearsal schedule - with suggestions of opportunities to create ensemble involvement. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in one hour, including movement/dance sequences as marked in the summary and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - Don’t! They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review!

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Macbeth for a 1 hour student performance. Excellent for supporting study of Macbeth for GCSE English. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in one hour, including movement/dance sequencesfor ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review!

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Hamlet for an 80 minute student performance. Trimmed to approx 40% original length and structured for fast flowing scenes. Excellent for supporting study of Hamlet for GCSE/Alevel English or Drama. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. Scenes are broken up into sub-scenes to aid rehearsal. Outlines for optional movement/mime/physical theatre sequences are included to fill in ‘offstage’ action and create opportunities for ensemble cast. Also included to help you are a draft rehearsal schedule (11 weeks) and audition materials. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in 80 minutes, including movement/dance sequences for ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review! See also my Hamlet WHOOSH! activity - a great way to introduce the story and characters and get the cast bonding in an early rehearsal.

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for a 1 hour student performance. Trimmed and structured for fast flowing scenes. Excellent for supporting study of Romeo and Juliet for GCSE/Alevel English or Drama. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. Scenes are broken up into sub-scenes to aid rehearsal. Outlines for optional movement/mime/physical theatre sequences are included to fill in ‘offstage’ action and create opportunities for ensemble cast. Also included to help you are a draft rehearsal schedule (11 weeks) and audition materials. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in 1 hour, including movement/dance sequences for ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review! See also my Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH! activity - a great way to introduce the story and characters and get the cast bonding in an early rehearsal.

A short 8 session intervention scheme of work designed to help ‘pass’ students across the line. Could also be used as independent ‘catch-up’ work. These sessions are focused on the core skills of English Language GCSE and direct students to the most effective ways to raise their attainment. Each session (about 30 minutes content each) has a powerpoint and worksheet (session 8 is worksheet only.) Activities include modelling, writing frames, understanding idioms and links to youtube clips. Sessions cover: 1 - Inference key skill 2 - Applying Inference 3 - Meaningful ‘Effect’ (on the reader) 4 - Analysis key skill 5 - Expanding Description 6 - Planning for Creative Writing 7 - Transactional (Non-fiction) writing Quick Wins 8 - Collaborative planning for Transactional Writing If you enjoy, please leave a review!

Full scheme lesson resources for studying Romeo and Juliet at GCSE level, featuring prompt questions to guide students to examine key details of each scene, recall and retrieval activities and analytical writing practice. 29 powerpoint presentations clearly structuring 35 lessons for detailed study of all Romeo and Juliet and exam analytical writing, with accompanying resources. Includes: Recall, retrieval, recap activities. Model analysis. Peer/Self assessment and improvement. Regular analytical writing practice with exam style questions. Dyslexia friendly pastel colours. Try before your buy: Act 1 available as a free sample: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13025741 Suitable for study of GCSE English Literature with any exam board. Model analysis and references to assessement objectives / marksscheme were written with AQA specification in mind. Targeted at students aiming for the higher grades: model analysis targets high quality writing, scene study looks at a detailed level and activities are structured to prompt students to formulate ideas independently before then discussing with classmates and teacher. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: Romeo and Juliet Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Romeo and Juliet Script Abdiged 1 Hr https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12703770 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 A Christmas Carol Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168717

A 7 lesson scheme of work exploring ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare and applying a range of explorative strategies, good for building character development and devising skills. Includes lesson powerpoint, handouts file and potential homework tasks. The SOW features practical tasks each lesson, a WHOOSH! to summarise the play, practical and written starters to settle lively classes (or which could be set as homework), steeped learning objectives, sentence starters for effective peer feedback and script extracts in both original language and modernised language (for differentiation.) Techniques explored include: freeze-framing, soundscape, mime, thought-tapping, hot-seating, skeleton script, devising, on-text improvisation. If you enjoy, please leave a review!