I don’t think I can make this poem fun or exciting, Dickinson’s poem is probably the most depressing on the syllabus, but this resource has everything you need to bring out the emo in your pupils. Beginning with conceptual questions to get your pupils thinking about the passage of time, this resource includes contextual information about the reclusive writer and a full annotation with plenty of structural and language analysis. Everything you need to teach this EDUQAS poem is included- you may need to provide your own tissues…

A huge bundle of emotive, topical ideas used as a springboard to persuasive speeches. This unit is designed as a transition unit from KS3-4 but can easily be adapted to Year 11 classes preparing for exam writing tasks. Each lesson is fully resourced with clear power points, magazine/ news articles and links to short videos online. The scheme links to A FOREST techniques and is aimed towards AQA specification but can easily be tweaked for other exam boards. The issues covered in this pack include: the horsemeat scandal, American gun control laws, euthanasia, banning of whatsapp, the death penalty and should boxing be banned. An assessment on equality in society is included. A complete half-term’s worth of lessons in one easy bundle. Print off the articles and you’re ready to deliver high quality, inspiring lessons to motivate and engage your pupils!

A full unit of work exploring the events of WWII. Designed for Year 9 (but easily adapted for KS4), this unit covers all the areas your pupils will need to understand. Each lesson is fully resourced with a variety of challenges to push your students to achieving the highest grades and prepare them for the GCSE syllabus. A complete scheme in one bundle! Lesson 1: Blitzkrieg Lesson 2: Dunkirk Lesson 3: Battle of Britain Lesson 4: Stalingrad Lesson 5: Pearl Harbour Lesson 6: D-Day (optional extra lesson linking to Saving Private Ryan movie- movie clips not included) Lesson 7: Atomic Bomb Lesson 8: End of unit revision session Lesson 9: Assessment

A KS3 unit of work exploring the rise of slavery and how the issue contributed to the American Civil War. Each lesson is fully resourced with a range of different activities. The resources can easily lead into a slavery museum project. A full half-term’s work in one bundle! Lesson 1: Africa before slavery Lesson 2: Trade Triangle Lesson 3: Auctions and plantation life Lesson 4: American Civil War Lesson 5: Jim Crow and segregation Lesson 6: Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King

A 60 question quiz with a range of general knowledge and school subject based questions. Answer are included. Perfect for KS3 classes but easily adapted for Year 5/ 6 classes too.

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

An introductory lesson looking at language choices within poetry. Exploring the questions: How might this poem have been different if it was entitled Curse? and How does the poet choose language for effect. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A collection of quick literacy starters that can easily be dropped into the start of lessons. Averaging five minutes each, the pack includes: sentence structures, word classes, homophones, adverbs, silent letters and apostrophes.

A compilation of ten poetry lessons united by the theme of nature. Copies of all the poems are included (either as word documents or within the powerpoints) and feature guided analysis as well as creative writing stimuli. This resource focuses on classic poems (there is a modern selection available separately) including Evening by Percy Shelley, To Autumn by John Keats, The Badger by John Clare and Daffodils by William Wordsworth. A focused unit of work ideal for bridging KS3/4.

A full unit of work for the new spec AQA syllabus. 16 powerpoints (one detailed analysis for each poem plus an introduction lesson) that guide your students through the poems, poets and themes. Each poem has background details, glossary of key words and annotations focusing on language and structure. Analysis uses the SMILE and PEE formats. (structure, meaning, imagery, language and effect) (point evidence explain) Everything you need to prepare your students for their exam is included!

Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets. Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters: Scrooge Ghosts Bob Fred Tiny Tim Plus notes on the Fezziwigs, Belle and the charity collectors. An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.

A creative writing planning mat that helps both KS3 and KS4 pupils prepare for the AQA exam question: Write a story or a description based on this picture. This resource has three versions of the same template and can be adapted in seconds by simply changing the picture and tweaking the first box. The worksheet is a planning grid to focus pupils on their structure, vocabulary, punctuation and sentence variety prior to producing their piece of extended writing.

An introduction to poetry lesson aimed at KS3 pupils. This lesson features seven poems that were created by teenagers covering a range of teen issues from fitting in to the loss of a friend. Beginning with a class discussion, this lesson focuses on allowing students to identify with poetry and to explore the reasons people read/ write poems. The perfect lesson for any class who say "poems aren't relevant to us"! The seven poems featured also make great poems for unseen poetry practice for lower ability pupils in KS4.

A classic of high schools across Britain, Buddy tells the story of a teenage boy struggling with parents, school and anxiety. This scheme of work, designed for KS3 classes, follows the novel with a selection of close reading and creative writing tasks such as character diaries, letters and concluding with a book review. Everything you need to accompany this novel in one place!

Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets. Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters: Macbeth Lady Macbeth Witches Banquo Macduff An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.

The whole play adapted for teenagers who want a fun alternative to the original language. We keep the key quotes as they are but make the rest accessible and fun. Check out how we rewrite 1.5 when Tybalt spots Romeo eating all the Pringles: TYBALT: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, A villain that is here come in spite, To ruin our party and ruin this night. CAPULET: Young Romeo is it? TYBALT: 'Tis he, that villain Romeo. CAPULET: Leave him alone; I’ve heard he’s quite a nice guy really. What’s the worst that could happen? TYBALT: I’m gonna kill him, that’s what’s gonna happen When such a villain is a guest: I’ll not endure him. CAPULET: He shall be endured: Am I the master here, or you? Shut your face. You’ll not endure him? You’ll ruin my party if you fight! TYBALT: Please uncle, what if he eats all the Pringles? CAPULET: You are a saucy boy: Be quiet, or I’ll make you quiet. TYBALT: OK Uncle, I’ll leave it for now. I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall Now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall. Want to order this script as a class set of books? Search SIK Shakespeare at Amazon.

A complete unit of work exploring Gothic Horror. Beginning with extracts from classic texts such as Frankenstein and Dracula, this unit covers a range of Gothic poetry and Gothic fiction. Modern texts such as Twilight are included and the pupils are provided with a variety of stimuli for creating their own Gothic stories. Designed for a high-flying Year 9 class, a complete unit of work with all supporting resources and an assessment is included in this pack.

18 handouts: one of each poem in the anthology. Pupils absent when you taught one of the poems? Pupil joined from another class with gaps in learning? Need some quick revision materials? 18 handouts that can be used to deliver key quotes, contextual background and develop knowledge of each of the the poems in the GCSE anthology. I designed these resources as three classes had merged into one and they had all studied different poems in varying depth. Each sheet has three sections: Section One has the most important annotations as well as key vocabulary and contextual background where appropriate. Perfect for pupils who need to quickly catch up. Section Two has deeper questions for pupils to explore the main themes/ ideas behind the poems. Section Three is an exam style comparison question. The pupils can start on whichever task they want to whilst you’re free to circulate. This resource also makes a really good revision booklet for your pupils.

11 fully resourced lessons guiding KS4 pupils through creative writing skills. Designed to support the AQA Language Paper 1 Q5 , each lesson offers descriptive picture prompts as well as narrative writing threads that your pupils can work through. Each lesson typically includes a range of 5+ building block tasks such as: looking at examplar materials, quick tasks on figurative writing, sentence variety and punctuation exercises that help students to plan and prepare for their extended responses. The power points can easily be adapted for other exam boards. Everything you need for a full half-term exploring creative writing skills in one bundle!

SPaG home work for the year! Three home work schemes for Years 7,8 and 9. With a mixture of themed spelling tests, punctuation challenges and proof reading exercises, this fortnightly programme sets your home work for you and is easy to assess. Each year ppt has a home page, calendar dates (that will need updating as per your own school timetable) and approximately 18 SPaG home work challenges. Two ppts are included for each year group: one is to email to all the students in yoru group; the other is for you to quickly test/ peer assess the pupils. The ppts are easily edited (the spelling tests link in to the schemes of work at our school) and have clear mark schemes for the pupils to peer/ self assess . Perfect for fortnightly starter tests (approx 15 min’s for pupils to complete-swap-mark-feedback) and you won’t have any parents nagging you for more home work! No marking, no stress, no complaints. SIK!