Editable. My best seller for less than the price of a coffee! A planning resource designed to help students plan and develop a short story in the style of Gothic horror. Requires use of a thesaurus and exercise books/paper. Can be developed into a mini scheme of around 3-4 lessons with writing and DIRT too! The first two slides are the actual work sheet - best printed on A3. The remaining slides can be used as a visual aid during the lesson. Has YouTube links for spooky ambience included! Originally designed for Year 7 but could be used and/or adapted for any age group. Great for cover work!

A worksheet that can be used as an independent revision task or as part of a lesson. Designed to explore how power is used in the play with key vocabulary and quotes included. I’ve used it myself for essay prep and individual tutoring, too!

A fun Key Stage 4 or HA Key Stage 3 Christmas lesson where students write a letter to Santa as transactional writing. Includes worksheet that can be used with or without the powerpoint.

One of my favourite and most popular resources for less than the price of a coffee! An independent worksheet designed to guide students through a first response, annotation and analysis of a key theme or concept within an unseen poem. This resource is based on Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy and the themes of anger and jealousy. Great as a classroom resource, independent task, cover, homework etc. Best printed on A3, double sided.

One of my most popular resources for less than the price of a coffee! An independent worksheet designed to guide students through a first response, annotation and analysis of a key theme or concept within an unseen poem. This resource is based on Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson and the theme of confusion. Great as a classroom resource, independent task, cover, homework etc. Best printed on A3, double sided.

One of my most popular resources now available for less than the price of a cup of coffee! A rough guide on writing the main body of an essay for the Edexcel iGCSE English Literature exam. Structured tasks encourage students to plan their response and provide examples of student work and AO2 demonstrations. Additional paper is needed to complete tasks. Can be used as an independent task, cover work, homework or as a lesson/revision resource. I’ve also used it in intervention groups and essay writing clinics with great success!

A one off lesson (could be stretched into two or three depending on your group or how you adapt it) based around describing the perfect Easter Egg through the five senses. This is more suited for Key Stage 3 but can be easily adapted. Resources include a core ppt, an adapted version for lower ability classes, example descriptions and planning sheets (within ppt). Recommendations: For Key Stage 4, this could be adapted to suit transactional writing with a greater focus on letter writing. I have also run this as a competition in form time to win an Easter Egg which proved to be very popular!

Revision session/targeted lesson on the theme of Social Responsibility, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

Revision session/targeted lesson on the characters of Eric and Sheila Birling, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

Revision session/targeted lesson on the characters of Mr and Mr Birling, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

Revision session/targeted lesson on the characters of Eva Smith and Edna, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

An A3 resource based on Section B of the Edexcel GCSE English Language Exam. Students explore a topic, plan a response and then write it up as per the exam. Can be given as a revision resource, cover task, homework task or can alternatively be spread across 3-4 lessons (planning, writing and DIRT). Best to be printed on A3, double sided. The task is based on a local issue about beach rules on our island but can be edited to be made more universal. The dog in the picture is my own!

One of my favourite resources and best sellers for less than the price of a cup of coffee! A worksheet designed to explore the reactions of the characters upon discovering Duncan’s body. Students are encouraged to interpret the reaction, support their idea with a quote and link to theme and context of the play. Great for revision or a first reading of the scene.

Revision session/targeted lesson on the theme of age, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

Independent work booklet designed to guide students step by step through Edexcel English Language Paper 1 Reading Section. The focus of the booklet is the journey to Dracula’s castle and the booklet includes model paragraphs, example quotes and exam criteria that can be used my teachers to mark draft answers with an opportunity for a DIRT task on AO2 and AO4. I’ve used this as half term homework, a lesson resource, for private tutoring and as cover work over the years! Due to formatting, the cover and extract are separate documents so all will need to be printed for the full booklet.

A collection of 20 key quote worksheets from Macbeth that can be used as singular tasks or issued as a booklet. The sheets follow a guided deconstruction based on AO1, AO2 and AO4 of the Edexcel iGCSE Literature exam. For those using other exam boards, this is basically knowledge of the play, language and structure analysis and links to context. I used them in conjunction with the Macbeth Quote Quest Revision Game (printed on A5 cards which were then fastened together as flashcards). They’d also be great plenaries or starters! Note: *This resource is also included in the ‘Macbeth Quote Quest Revision Game’ also in my TES Shop! *

One of my most popular resources for less than the price of a coffee! An independent worksheet designed to guide students through a first response, annotation and analysis of a key theme or concept within an unseen poem. This resource is based on The Manhunt by Simon Armitage and the theme of conflict. Great as a classroom resource, independent task, cover, homework etc. Best printed on A3, double sided.

Revision session/targeted lesson on the character of Inspector Goole, including required worksheets and quote banks all for less than the price of a cup of coffee! Helpful video links are included to support students if needed - the content of the videos does not belong to me. I’ve had lots of success with this lesson series - it’s now rolled out across my whole department as annual ‘must-teach’ revision ahead of the literature exam.

Within this resource, for less than the price of a cup of coffee, you get a two-part lesson based on Section B of the Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2. Students discuss, plan and write an article or speech based on the Paris Catacombs; they are either promoting it as a tourist attraction or arguing it’s not suitable for visitors. Lesson 1: Video and discussion. Link included in PowerPoint. Planning a response to the exam task Annotating example responses for effective language and structure Lesson 2: Recap and write in exam conditions for 45 minutes.

Resources for three master classes on AO2, AO3 and AO4 in Edexcel GCSE Language Paper 2. All three Master Classes are included in the PowerPoint and can be used over 1-2 lessons each. I used them for an Easter revision day. Worksheets, mark schemes and examples are all included in the PowerPoint. Articles/texts are separate. Topics are as follows: AO2 - Psychics and the Supernatural AO3 - The Batman reviews (spoilers have been removed!) AO4 - JK Rowling and transphobia