I put these resources together for my A Level English Language group who are studying for 9093 English Language, but they could easily be used with a good GCSE group for first language English.

These slides include the poet’s bio, key vocab, key ideas and some analysis to assist with AS analysis. Hopefully this will save teachers some time looking up definitions and the like.

A worksheet to help students approach this text analytically. Questions focus around context, language choices, themes and syntax.

This Powerpoint presentation offers a plot summary, historical background/context, a discussion of key themes and symbols, some alternative interpretations (as per assessment objective 5) - including a discussion of the play’s tragic elements, comparisons of the characters of Richard and Henry Bullingbrook, a consideration of the use of verse, and scene by scene questions.

This worksheet engages pupils to explore the main ideas expressed in the poem using a step by step approach. The final activity practices essay writing and research skills, with pupils using the essay to check and expand on the ideas they have come up with. Any new ideas they have identified using the worksheet could also be added to the detail of the essay.

This worksheet explores the allegorical aspects of this story by Oscar Wilde for more advanced readers. It can be used in preparation for an essay question on the writer’s use of overt symbols in the story. Includes teachers notes with suggested answers.

This worksheet allows pupils to explore the allegorical elements of the story in their reading, preparing them for exam questions for GCSE and A Level Literature Exams.

This worksheet focuses on imagery and sonnet structure and how these can be used to interpret in the poem by Charlotte Smith. It includes answers. Print pages one and 2 back to back, print full document to include answer sheet.

This resource is designed to help pupils analyse the poem Cetacean by Peter Reading. It includes as set of more focused questions that require pupils to analyse the significance of the images and poetical techniques used. The second worksheet moves onto a freer set of questions that progress towards a final essay question. A set of answers is available for the teacher.

This worksheet provides material for two hours of teaching. It is structured in such a way that it walks the pupil the individual aspects of analysing a poem (either for introducing the poem for study or for as an unseen analysis) and builds towards an essay style question at the end.

A worksheet to explore the ideas in the story that builds towards an essay on social status. Suitable for pupils preparing for GCSE English Literature exam.

A worksheet to guide students through a reading of The Open Boat by Stephen Crane for GCSE Literature. Introduces key themes, techniques and aspects of narrative. Includes answer sheet as a separate document.

This worksheet helps pupils prepare for an essay questions about use of Symbolism at GCSE level. It guides them through basic comprehension of the main ideas of the story and leads onto an essay style question. Suitable as a class activity or can be done for homework. Similarly it could be used as a revision exercise.

This worksheet is designed to help pupils prepare a letter from Romeo to his father for Act 5, Scene 3. Please leave feedback so I can continue to improve my resources! Thank you!

This resource is designed for students preparing Americanah as a text for A Level. The material focuses largely on the first half of the story and provides up to 10 hours of lessons and discusssion (27 slides). It is designed to cover various discussions around themes of race, identity, and the concept of hair. It also provides links to other resources that can help towards AO5 part of the assessment. A number of essay titles are planned and developed to help critical thinking. The resource includes an example essay that could be used as a class marking activity. The chapter summary grid should be used at home while pupils read the novel so that they have an easy reference to the different sections.

This 1 hour worksheet helps guide pupils through a reading of Janet Frame’s The Bath in preparation for GCSE questions. It focuses on setting and themes in particular. This resource can be used as a class activity, to support understanding of the text or as homework.

This 1 hour worksheet helps guide pupils through a reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher in preparation for GCSE questions. It focuses on setting and gothic conventions in particular. This resource can be used as a class activity, to support understanding of the text or as homework. It includes suggested answers for the teacher which can be shared as part of the feedback.

This worksheet helps pupils prepare for an essay questions about the theme of violence at GCSE level. It guides them through basic comprehension of the main ideas of the story and explores imagery. Suitable as a class activity or can be done for homework. Similarly it could be used as a revision exercise.

This 1 to 2 hour lesson resource helps pupils understand the short story The Stoat by John McGahern, helping them to identify the significance of the allegory in relation to the story. A useful worksheet in preparation for essay writing for the IGCSE questions on prose. It focuses on the significance of the allegory in particular. This resource can be used as a class activity, to support understanding of the text or as homework. It includes suggested answers for the teacher which can be shared as part of the feedback.

10 quiz questions on 12th night to help with exam revision. Full and detailed responses are included on the 2nd page. Just the first page should be given to pupils. Questions consider language, techniques, characterisation and themes.