Straight-forward plot storyboard to help students come to terms with the plot to Hamlet.

Simple plot storyboard to help students learn the basics of the plot to Frankenstein.

Lesson introducing students to 25 ambitious adjectives to create a gothic atmosphere. Starter: Find the words in the word search New information: Find a synonym for each word Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word Review: Spelling test

Ideal for lower ability students or students responding to an AQA exam question on A Christmas Carol for the first time, this writing frame guides students through the process of responding to a question about Scrooge’s lack of humanity. The sentence stems invite students to respond to outside of the extract as well as inside the extract and include opportunities to make links to context.

An exam-style question on Romeo and Juliet with an attempt at a Grade 9 response. Students can annotate the model example and then try to write another paragraph of their own in the same style.

Students read a model response to the following question: How does Shakespeare present the theme of love in Romeo and Juliet. (34). Then then have to annotate each sentence to analyse what the essay writer is doing in each section of the response. There is also a building better answers sheet included.

Lesson introducing students to 24 ambitious adjectives to describe the harsh conditions in Antarctica. Starter: Find the words in the word search New information: Find a synonym for each word Construct: Write a paragraph using the adjectives Apply: Find a spelling strategy to remember how to spell each word Review: Spelling test

A detailed worksheet on how to use the colon for a 20 minute intervention session.

6 Romeo and Juliet sample exams on one A3 page for ease of photocopying. 6 years into the syllabus, I predict the extract will be from a less well-known part of the text so I am reflected that in my choice of extracts.

A lesson looking at 4 short key extracts from Act 5 Scene 1. Includes a starter looking at irony.

Differentiated starter activity on the character of Scout. Bronze: Define the words Silver: Make links between the words Gold: Use the words in a paragraph about Scout.

To Kill a Mockingbird - quiz questions for board game

Worksheet looking at how Lord Asriel is initially presented.

Oliver Twist: Fagin letter of apology helpsheet

Use this test if you want to find out if your students have read the whole of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ instead of just watching the movie. All the questions test students on incidents that occur in the book but not in the film.

To Kill a Mockingbird: multiple choice questions

A useful for activity for helping students to remember key quotations while also testing their understanding of the novel as a whole. The quotations have been carefully selected to cover a range of themes. The answer sheet is also included.

A learning journey for To Kill a Mockingbird with 9 revision choices and 7 accompanying worksheets.

Discuss whether Tom Robinson was innocent or guilty and write an argument for or against using the helpful sentence stems.

A worksheet on using embedded clauses for a 20 minute intervention session.