A question based on AQA GCSE English Language Unit 1. Students are asked to choose two of the adverts and compare the presentational features. Can be easily adapted or used as exam preparation.

A PowerPoint and Activity to help students understand and identify the features of adverts. The features are named and explained, and then students are required to identify them in printed ads and label and explain their reasoning.

A PowerPoint on the skill of predicting what might happen in a book, leaflet, etc. Students are asked to predict the contents of writing using various sources, and are able to identify primary and secondary elements in texts. The Activity 'What does the Cover say?' asks students to say what they think a book may be about from the cover&'s primary and secondary elements. * Image links are included and can be easily found on the internet.

This PowerPoint and revision sheet can be used by students as both an introduction to the types of questions they will be faced with in their Language exam, or as a revision tool at any point in their course. Both resources explain the different types of questions that are used in exams, and the PowerPoint gives students the opportunity to 'have a go' at each question style. Included in the pack is a breakdown of information contained in each slide and some answers to help those new to the course/exam structure.

A powerpoint to explain and demonstrate how writing triplets can be used to identify the purpose of any type of writing. Used with students to introduce the idea and give them an understanding of how they can use them in their writing.

A comprehension practice activity using Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster of the RMS Titanic, as the topic. The information links to the questions and requires the students not only to read carefully, but to read between the lines and pick out alternative information. * The source of the information is indicated on the information sheet*

A revision activity for students taking their GCSE Language Unit 1 Non-Fiction paper, or any non-fiction paper. It requires them to read an article and plan what points they might use to answer the question.

This resource can be used with either Higher Level KS3 students, or students in KS4. All the capital letters, full stops and paragraphs have been removed from a review of Homeland Season 1. The students just have to figure out where they should be put! Could be made easier for Lower Ability students. Article is the intellectual property of the writer (name and newspaper on the sheet)

A powerpoint to help students explore the poem. It looks at context and then annotation of the poem, then asks the students to explore language and techniques in the poem.

A PowerPoint designed to demonstrate Gustav Freytag's beleif that a story can be broken down into 5 parts. Used with students to help them understand further the need to include certain elements into their story writing.

A powerpoint talking students through how to write a letter of complaint. This explores a possible structure, and demonstrates how addresses should be correctly presented. Following the information section, there is a task asking students to write a letter of complaint about a mobile phone.

A quick guide to the basic punctuation marks and what they mean/are used for. Could be diasplayed on Classroom Walls or used as a prompt for students who are struglling individually.

An activity designed as a homework task for students studying instructional writing. The task asks them to direct a visitor to their school from one room to another, in a different part of the building. The rooms can be changed/adapted to fit any school.

A powerpoint used to explain monologues to the students. Follows on from previous work on creating FT characters, asking them to create a monologue for their character.

An activity requiring students to match up the names of different types of poems to their meaning. Could be used as a starter or homework. Could also be used as dictionary or research work.

A powerpoint full of hints and tips for students taking the Higher Tier English Language exam. The slides run through the expectations and skills being explored, and then give some tips as to how students might want to approach answering the questions in order to get their best grade. Can be used as a last minute revision aid, or adapted and used earlier in the revision process. Most of the advice can be applied to all the exam boards.

A PowerPoint and Activity to help stuggling students understand the difference between the tricky there, their and they're homophones. The accompanying homework sheet helps the students to demonstrate their understanding independently.

A powerpoint exploring how connotations add to the understanding and development of a poet's ideas. A useful revision aid for KS4 students.

An activity designed to help students understand difficult words. The students are asked to try and work out what the word means just by seeing it in a sentence/in context. Can be easily adapted, or students who are struggling can use a dictionary for additional support.

A PowerPoint exploring the poem 'Praise Song for My Mother'. It gives the students some context to the poem, asks them to consider the relationships being presented, and then annotate the poem, focussing on specific elements.