Writing to describe a room in your house. 5 levels of differentiation. I found this to be useful for a cover lesson on descriptive writing.

A range of resources to support the teaching of how Macbeth’s character changes across the play. Includes a timeline to complete to track Macbeth’s changes. Includes a revision sheet with high level analysis of 13 key quotations linked to the AOs. Includes a simple writing frame for a low ability to help them write about Macbeth as a character who changes to grade 4 or grade 5 level. Include a list of key quotations (with brief explanations) to pick from to help them write about Macbeth at different points of the text. Includes a high-level direct knowledge statement which I explain and regularly encourage them to keep referring back to when it comes to discussing Shakespeare’s authorial message in the play at the end of each analytical paragraph.

I created this for a cover lesson on Act 2 Scene 3 of Macbeth. Students must read each extract from the scene and write a PEE paragraph explaining how each character reacts to news of Duncan’s death.

Macbeth Act 5: 3 differentiated AQA 1-9 style questions

6 AQA-style examination questions on characters and themes in A Christmas Carol. A structured planning sheet to plan responses to various questions. Best value when bought as part of my much larger bundle.

This lesson is focused on Paper 1 Question 3 (AQA - commenting on the structure of the whole text). This seems to be a popular topic for interviews at the moment. I have used a very short extract with lots of shifts which widen and narrow the focus - Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Starter: Students rate their understanding of structural devices. Construct: Students try to identify narrative shifts in focus in the text. Main: Students look in more detail at the narrative shifts in the text. This activity is in the form of an A3 table and is differentiated. Bronze Level: Identify what is happening during each shift. Silver: Apply structural devices. Gold: Comment on the effect of structural devices. I have also included the lesson plan. For a more challenging class, students can use the extract from the opening of Kite Runner.

AQA 2017 Paper 1 style question on Jane Eyre with writing frame and glossary activity with answers.

Differentiated activities on Chapter 2 with an accompanying PowerPoints Lesson 1. Understanding Chapter 2. Differentiated comprehension activity. Lesson 2. The bunkhouse. Differentiated resources leading to PEE responses. Lesson 3. Curley meets Lennie. Differentiated resources leading to PEE responses. Lesson 4: How is Curley’s Wife presented. Worksheet with writing frame.

A context sheet to support the teaching of Lord of the Flies. It looks at 8 contextual factors to deepen students’ understanding of the novel: Golding’s life WWII Cold War British Imperialism Coral Island Religion Existentialism Thomas Hobbes

Analysis sheet and key quotations sheet for 6 key motifs in Macbeth: blood, darkness, weather, animals, clothing and illness. The sheets can be used in lots of different ways to assist with revision.

Lesson analysing Steinbeck’s initial description of Slim in Chapter 2 with a focus on developing 2 analytical comments about each quotation.

To Kill a Mockingbird: detailed writing frame for essay responses

English Language Paper 1 Section A. An anthology of 20 printable fiction extracts and put together to form a printable anthology. Each extract contains some context about the extract and 1-3 Eduqas style 10 mark questions.

Island paradise creative writing

A 9 page booklet containing comprehension questions on all chapters. Ideal to use in the first reading of the text with a class. In total there are 92 questions. Also contains a storyboard.

A simple but effective and ready to go worksheet to promote a group activity exploring who is responsible for the death of Eva Smith. After splitting your class into 5 groups, ask students to create their argument for their character by finding further quotations to support their point and adding them to the structured grid. Students can then share their ideas in a carousel style.

Contains resources to help students answer the following exam style response: How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Lennie in Of Mice and Men.

A lesson analysing how George and Lennie are presented in Chapter 1. Includes annotation of an extract, a sample paragraph followed by an independent task.

2 lessons on Chapter 2 analysing the initial presentation of Curley and Curley’s Wife in Chapter 2 with success criteria, writing frames, model paragraphs, extension activities and accompanying worksheets. Also includes a high level model answer on Curley’s Wife. Also includes an essay plan for analysing how Curley’s Wife is presented across the whole novel.

10 ways to vary a sentence start/openers. With PowerPoint and resources. Ideal for Year 6/7.