Resources to support the teaching of poetry analysis and exploration. These lessons were taught to year 8 but are suitable for any KS3 group as well as KS2. Poems/poets explored include: - Carol Ann Duffy - Valentine - Sophie Hannah - Symptoms - Deserted house - Sonnet 18 - A Married state - Declaration of need - Lady of Shalott - Roger McGough Opportunities provided for students to: - develop speaking and listening skills - explore the idea of marriage - analyse language, structure and form - explore pathetic fallacy

Resources to support the teaching of gothic horror short story with focus on the work of Edgar Allan Poe Short stories and extracts covered: - Masque of the red death - The tell tale heart - Frankenstein - Dracula Opportunities provided to: - explore symbolism - explore context of gothic and black death - compare short stories -analyse language and structure - identify use of the senses and use the senses to create own gothic writing - explore genre

Over 15 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that support the teaching of magazine covers. These lessons were planned in line with the AQA Media studies assignment 1 coursework but could also easily be used as a project with KS3. All lessons are ready to go and are numbered for ease of use. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore representation of mag covers - explore colour theory - explore Blumler and Katz theory - explore magazine conventions and cover features (wide range of titles) - explore audiences if magazines using the NRS website - explore demographic, geodemographic & psychographic - explore the language of magazines - analyse the effectiveness of covers in appealing to audience - create own magazine cover for a specific audience - evaluate own production work

Resources to support the teaching of context of Shakespeare's plays - Romeo and Juliet - Much Ado about Nothing - Macbeth etc. Useful carousel activities to allow students to get to grips with contextual information before reading plays or as revision activities. Resources provide opportunities to: -explore Elizabethan England -Share Shakespearean facts -explore gender -explore crime and punishment - explore Shakespeare's theatre - compare traditional and modern audience reactions to plays -explore Elizabethan entertainment -explore rich and poor

19 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that enable students to explore a wide variety of non-fiction texts and create their own. These resources are meticulously planned and are ready to go. Simply download and teach. Analysis of the following texts: - leaflets - theme of holidays and attractions - articles - theme of legal driving age - reports - adverts - newspapers - range of broadsheet and tabloid - posters - NSPCC - social media - tv news - autobiography - letters - ban mobile phones Differentiation by colour: yellow = higher ability blue - middle ability purple = lower ability These resources provide opportunities to: - Analyse language, form and structure of non fiction texts - analyse the use of persuasive language - write persuasively - create a wide variety of non fiction texts - explore texts from a variety of sources and media - explore relevant topics for young people - develop speaking and listening skills Ideal for KS3 ahead of GCSE 9-1

Fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of 'Of Mice and Men' for KS3/GCSE. Ideal resources for year 8/9 students. These lessons are meticulously planned and embed skills needed for GCSE English language and literature. These lessons are ready to. Download and teach! Lessons support: - reading of the novel - analysis of Steinbeck's language - character analysis - theme analysis - context exploration and analysis - revision of characters and themes - begin to structure exam responses - modelled exam paragraphs Differentiation: purple= lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

Revision guide to support student revision and understanding of the novel. This resource could be ideal as an ongoing homework project as students read the novel in class.

A higher and lower ability revision guide to allow students to revise Romeo and Juliet. These would be ideal as ongoing homework projects as students read the play.

Creative writing revision guide that would be useful as an ongoing homework project as students study creative writing.

Resources to support the teaching of Edgar Allan Poe short stories. (Gothic literature) Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Short stories resourced: - Masque of the red death - The pit and the pendulum - The tell tale heart Resources provide opportunities for students to: - write imaginatively - analyse language - develop speaking and listening skills - explore context - black death - explore structure

Resources to support the teaching of reading skills. Useful resources for KS2/3 transition. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Students develop the following skills: - skimming and scanning - reading for meaning - note making - summarising -making sense of difficult texts - understanding character, mood and setting Students explore a range of texts on varying topics including: - hurricanes - Christianity - Harry Potter - Shakespeare - Hunger Games - Animals A booklet of the texts (and many more) is included which was taken from the national literacy strategy

Over 13 fully differentiated and meticulously planned lessons to support the teaching of Beowulf as part of the study of the history of the English language. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. These lessons re ready to go. Download and teach. The lessons help students to make progress against the skills needed for the new 9-1 English specifications. Assessments included and homework tasks. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - analyse language - explore context - write creatively - explore myths and legends - create villainous characters - explore heroic characteristics - compare characters - work on extract to whole exam skills

Over 14 lessons to support the teaching of Skellig. Opportunities for students to: - analysis writer's methods - analyse the creation of tension - develop speaking and listening skills - explore symbolism - create diary entries - make links to other literature including the schoolboy by William Blake - explore the effect on the reader - explore characters and themes

A comprehensive selection of resources to support the teaching of Simon Armitage poetry. Power points on the following poems: 1. Kid 2. Father thought it bloody queer 3. Homecoming 4. Hitcher 5. Mother, any distance 6. November 7. Remains 8. Harmonium Resources include annotations, language analysis and a range of engaging activities for students of varying abilities. Also includes assessment opportunities and contextual information.

These resources cover chapters 1 - 3 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. 14 outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Download and teach right away. These lessons are ready to go. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able These resources cover the following areas of the novel in chapters 1-3 - Context - duality - Victorian gentlemen - gothic etc. - Animal Imagery - Descriptive writing opportunities - Analysis development and practice - Teacher, self and peer assessment opportunities - Contrasting characters - Character and theme presentation Chapters 4-10 are also available and are all meticulously planned and fully differentiated.

Resources to support the teaching of a selection of romantic poetry from poets such as Duffy and Shakespeare. Differentiation is by colour coding. Resources include a variety of activities to suit different abilities including quote searches, comparison development and links to Shakespeare. Poems covered: 1. Valentine 2. Human interest 3. Sonnet 45 4. Sonnet 130 5. Woman to her love

Resources to support the teaching of Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. A range of activities are included for students of all abilities including cloze exercises, and quote searches. Some resources are differentiated by colour.

14 outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Homework tasks included. Download and teach right away Power point resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification AQA power and conflict poetry collection: 1. Exposure 2. Poppies 3. Ozymandias 4. London 5. Bayonet Charge All resources are fully differentiated by colour. (Purple = low ability, blue = mid ability, yellow = higher ability) There are 2 to 3 power point presentations per poem which cover context, language, form and structure and contain assessment opportunities in line with new specification. All lessons are numbered for ease of use. There are 2 other poetry packs that cover the remaining 10 poems.

This bundle of resources provides opportunities for students to tackle unseen poetry for GCSE. Poems covered include Catrin, Cousin Kate, The Motorway. Differentiation is by colour where yellow is higher, blue is middle and purple is lower ability.

A selection of resources to support Shakespeare's sonnets. Sonnets included: 1. Sonnet 18 2. Sonnet 45 3. Sonnet 116 4. Sonnet 130 Resources also included on the form of sonnets