A literacy lesson that helps students to understand how complex sentences work. Contains a starter activity, main and plenary. Ideally suited for lower to middle ability groups. Also features differentiated sentences for weaker students to help them get started. Uses The Dark Knight film as its basis.

This complete scheme of work for the AQA Power and Conflict GCSE contains 44 separate resources; everything you need to teach this unit of work is included with Powerpoints, worksheets, sample essay responses and one unseen poetry lesson. These resources have been used in the classroom and some contain annotations used in class; these can be easily deleted if not required.

Save yourself hours of work with these custom-made GCSE English pupil reports; they have been written for students with a range of abilities and attributes and are ready to use. Each report contains a comment on the student’s attitude, focus, behaviour for learning and key targets for improvement. The document contains 2,700 words and features 13 ‘male’ students and 13 ‘female’ reports. You will undoubtedly recognise your own students within each of the reports but can of course ‘mix and match’ the comments as needed.

This lesson allows students to plan and write a comparative exam response based on two poems from the Power & Conflict cluster. It features a starter that allows students to revise the key quotations, a planning activity (with examples) and a sample question that focusses on comparing Kamikaze and The Emigree. It also has an example essay for students to level and grade with clear links to the AQA marking criteria as a plenary activity. This lesson could easily stretch to 2-3 lessons.

A document containing a range of different sample PEEL responses for students to level and grade in lessons or to use as a revision tool. Contains sample answers to the following questions: Explain the differences between Sheila and Sybil Birling in the play An Inspector Calls How and why do the generations react differently to the death of Eva Smith? Look closely at the end of Act 3 from Gerald’s phone call to the Infirmary. How does Priestley make this part of the play so dramatic? How does Priestley present the change in Sheila during the course of the play An Inspector Calls? How do you think this change reflects some of Priestley’s ideas? How does Priestley use the Inspector to express his views?

A lesson that allows students to explore Tennyson's The Eagle in detail. Contains a main, starter and plenary with work example answer.

Lesson based on symbolism in Stave Two of A Christmas Carol. Includes a starter and key questions for students to answer.

An AQA style exam question for Yr 11 students; could easily be used in class or for homework / a mock exam.

A lesson based on Ozymandias for the new GCSE 1-9 spec; it contains a starter, main and plenary with an example essay response for students to use as a guide. Ideal for Ofsted and observed lessons as it allows you to show clear progression.

An example mock exam for Macbeth in the new AQA format. Also includes an example answer for students to use as a guide or to mark and grade using the new marking criteria. The question used is: Starting with this extract, how does Shakespeare present the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? Write about: • How Shakespeare presents their relationship in this extract • How Shakespeare presents their relationship in the play as a whole [30 marks] Perfect for use in class, as a homework or for a full-blown mock.

An Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson on Poppies. Lesson and word document contains a starter, quotes and images for students analyse in pairs, sample essay response and plenary activity.

This lesson focuses on Section B of the new 1-9 spec AQA English Language Paper 1. Contains a SPAG based starter activity, planning worksheet, example answer, links to the new marking criteria and peer assessment activity. The lesson is easy to use and guides students through the process of planning and writing a creative description based on a picture. Could easily stretch to 2-3 lessons and be used as revision tool before the exam itself.

A lesson that enables students to answer Q2 of AQA English Language Paper 1 in detail. Contains an engaging starter, extract to annotate, mark scheme annotations, peer assessment activity and exemplar answer for students to use.

A lesson based on Belfast Confetti that allows students to explore the language and punctuation used and its effect on the reader. Features an engaging starter, contextual information, active analysis activity and a news report based extended writing task.

A sample mock exam (based on Banquo's Ghost scene) that is perfect for students to use in class, as a homework or as full blown assessment. It also comes with a full sample answer that analyses the extract as well as making links to other parts of the play and to context. The question used is: Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a brave man. Write about: • How Shakespeare presents Macbeth in this extract • How Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a brave man in the play as a whole

Save yourself hours of work with these custom-made KS3 English pupil reports; they have been written for students with a range of abilities and attributes and are ready to use. Each report contains a comment on the student's attitude, focus, behaviour for learning and key targets for improvement. The document contains 2,700 words and features 23 reports (13 'male' and 10 female'). You will undoubtedly recognise your own students within each of the reports but can of course 'mix and match' the comments as needed.

Save yourself hours of work with these custom-made KS4 (upper school) form tutor pupil reports; they have been written for students with a range of abilities and attributes and are ready to use. Each report contains a comment on the student’s attitude, focus, behaviour for learning and key targets for improvement, in relation to their GCSEs and general upper school progress. The document contains 2700 words for 30 different students. You will recognise your own pupils but can of course ‘mix and match’ the comments as needed.

This worksheet contains a range of example responses to exam questions for A Christmas Carol. These are perfect for use as revision or for students to level and grade with the new AQA marking criteria. There is one full essay and 3 sample PEE responses. The examples are responses to the following questions: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the change in Scrooge and in the novel as a whole? (Full essay) How does Dickens present The Ghost of Christmas Past? (Sample PEE) How does Dickens use language to present Marley’s Ghost? (Sample PEE) Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present the Fezziwigs?(Sample PEE)

An Ofsted 'Outstanding' lesson based around the theme of light for Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Stave Two, The Ghost of Christmas Past. It contains a starter, leading into the main with an example essay response and question. Clear plenary which uses the new 1-9 style AOs.

An 'Easter egg' hunt type game where students must guess the author based on a series of clues. I usually hide these around the school on World Book Day and students are allowed out of class to 'hunt' the clues. The first team to bring back all the correct answers win a prize.