A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with Shakespeare and proving it’s FUN! Perfect for students studying ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at GCSE. Inlcudes key quotations. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please 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

Boggle anagram game sheets with a Gothic Literature theme. Each has a Gothic key term, character or author hidden in the grid. (Answer hidden somewhere on the sheet to help the teacher.) Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary. A great starter activity or brain break. Develops spelling strategies and tests vocabulary. In nomadic COVID teaching, I’ll be pre-printing these on A3 sheets for my students to complete as a starter while I set up for the lesson.

A display/graphic of sophisticated Happy-Sad emotional vocabulary intensity ranked. For developing emotional literacy, empathy, description, effect on the reader etc. Could also be printed as a bookmark. Use the PDF files to preserve fonts as seen. To edit, use PPT files - this will require adapting to fonts present on your PC. (All the fonts used here were free downloads from dafont.com or MSoffice standard) Resolution sufficient for at least 2m tall. If you enjoy, please leave a review and share to help others find this resource.

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key extracts alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Questions highlight memorable quotations and imagery, key themes and links to context & genre. 9 extracts from Act 1. Answers Included. Scenes Included: A1S1 (The Witches), A1S2 (Reports of Macbeth’s Success), A1S3 (The First Prophesies), A1S4 (Prince of Cumberland), A1S5 (Unsex Me Here), A1S5 (The Plan) , A1S7 (Macbeth’s Doubts) Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their answers against the answer sheet included as part of revision. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Packs for Act 2&3, Act 4&5 and Full Play Bundle available in my shop. Act2&3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622972 Act 4&5 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625072 Full Play Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 Bring the play to life with a WHOOSH! Drama activity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Explore key scenes with Drama strategies and elements with my Macbeth 7 lesson scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198571

A model essay on the theme of family in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens demonstrating a markscheme level 4, grade 5/6. Essay is accompanied by a short commentary explaining the characteristics of a level 4 answer. Relevant to all GCSE English specifications. I have taught for both AQA and Edexcel exams. If you enjoy, please review :-) Essays for level 5 and 6, grades 7,8,9 also available as part of a pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970270 These also feature as part of the bigger Essay Workbook which guides you through planning, writing and evaluating your Literature essay: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970258 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

Powerpoint slides for revising AQA Love and Relationships Poetry. Key quotations with important words hidden, which students should recall and then check as the boxes disappear. One slide for each of the poems from the anthology with 4+ top quotations. Great for revision, recall, retrieval, interleaving. 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: Love & Relationships Poetry Quotation Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13030113 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682861 A Christmas Carol Quotation Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13030130 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 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

Lesson resources for studying Act 1 of 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. 6 powerpoint presentations clearly structuring 8 lessons for detailed study of all of Act 1, and accompanying resources. Includes: Recall, retrieval, recap activities. Model analysis. Peer/Self assessment and improvement. Dyslexia friendly pastel colours. This is part of my full Romeo & Juliet scheme, offered free as a sample. (In the full scheme, this is preceded by some introduction to tragic form and Shakespeare’s context.) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13025768 Suitable for study of GCSE English Literature with any exam board. Model analysis and references to assessement objectives 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

3 pages unpacking and explaining the assessment objectives for GCSE English Literature AQA specification, exploring the characteristics of student work which indicate each level 1-6 of the markscheme and grades 1-9. If you enjoy, please review :-) These also feature as part of the bigger Essay Workbook which guides you through planning, writing and evaluating your Literature essay: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12970258 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 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 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168717

A ‘How To’ guide for using ‘WHOOSH’ activities in the English or Drama classroom, with a general overview and some key practical tips for managing the space, behaviour, structure and getting the most out of a WHOOSH. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Take a look at my range of WHOOSH scripts. 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 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 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

14 boggle puzzles centred on Tier 2 vocabulary on the themes of Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck. Great as a settling activity, brain break or literacy pit-stop. In nomadic COVID teaching, I’m going to be printing these on A3 as starters/settlers to stick on the wall as I set the lesson up. If you enjoy, please leave a review to help others find this resource.

A poster advising students of safe ways to play the new popular AR game Harry Potter:Wizards Unite. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

Quotation Bingo game for revising Love and Relationships Poetry for the AQA English Literature GCSE. Powerpoint presentation containing instructions and 92 slides of questions. Students are presented with key quotations and asked to identify which poem they are from. (Answers in the comments box of each slide for teachers). Plus some slides to identify the poets from a brief description of key information about them or the poem’s context. 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: A Christmas Carol Quotation Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13030130 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 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 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

Quotation Bingo game for revising A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Ideal for GCSE English Literature revision. Draw up your bingo grid filled with character names and cross them off as their key quotations appear. Powerpoint presentation containing instructions and 39 slides of questions. Students are presented with key quotations and asked to identify which character they describe or who said them. (Answers in the comments box of each slide for teachers). 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 Quotation Bingo Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Love & Relationships Poetry Quotation Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13030113 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 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 one-off lesson teaching debating and oracy skills, and discussing the achievements and impacts of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Originally created to support study of ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell. Easily adapted for a PSHE or Politics lesson. Oracy Debate Speaking and Listening Blood Brothers Politics Includes PPT lesson resource and selected edited research sources.

Quotation Bingo - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Draw up your bingo grid filled with character names and cross them off as their key quotations appear. Game instructions included in the slides. Two versions included: Key quotations and short key quotations. Fantastic for revision and a fun classroom activity. 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: A Christmas Carol Quotation Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13030130 Love & Relationships Poetry Quotation Bingo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13030113 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 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 WHOOSH! drama activity for “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with the story and proving it’s FUN! Lots of quotations woven into the narration and students’ lines for revision. Great for GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please 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 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 Christmas comedy duologue for assembly, concert, or drama students. Two characters offer a literal and ‘honest’ reading of a family Christmas letter. Clean enough for school setting and a great opportunity for two performers to hone their comic timing and vocal tone without too much need for movement or props/costume/resources. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

Question activity sheets designed for students watching the Zefirelli 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet. AND Teacher’s answer copy. Questions keep students focused and attentive, direct their attention to key events and themes, include some key quotations and prompt evaluation of characters. Chapter numbers and time stamps are given for the clicview copy of the film, but the questions will work with the Zefirelli film on whatever format you are using (DVD, youtube etc) If you enjoy, please leave a review!

Mat to support students with language or literature analysis for English GCSE. Offers sentence starters, key vocabulary, prompts and key skills reminders. Supports differentiation of tasks and effectiveness increases as students become familiar with the resource. Works well laminated on student desks, available to collect when needed, or as part of a display. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

Support mat for creative writing in English and Literacy. Also great for use during DIRT/ improvement/ acknowledgement tasks and for developing literacy skills. Includes support for varying sentence structures and vocabulary, reminders of imagery techniques, senses, ‘show don’t tell’ and story structure. (Aristotle’s model / freitag’s pyramid / story mountain.) Suitable for Primary and Secondary students. Works well laminated on student desks, available to collect when needed, or as part of a display. I find effectiveness increases as students become familiar with the resource and after time students will be keen to ask for it during written tasks. If you enjoy, please leave a review!