7 differentiated resources to support the teaching of Stone Cold the play. Resources cover act 1 scene 7 through to scene 16. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow - higher Resources provide opportunities to: - role play - including hot seating - explore and write monologues - write imaginatively - language paper 1 skill developed - compare the novel and play - explore ideals - explore the context of the big issue - explore the theme of friendship - compare perspectives (language paper 1 skill developed) - create character profiles

3 lessons designed to revise with students how to write an academic essay including introduction. The first lesson models to students The second lesson is a ‘we do’ lesson where, with teacher support, students structure an answer to a new Macbeth question. The third lesson is designed to be an assessment where students answer a third Macbeth question independently. Three Macbeth sample assessments included

A series of lessons following the I do, we do, you do structure that guides students through how to write an academic response to the GCSE exam question on ‘An Inspector Calls.’ Students are guided through: how to tackle the question how to plan their response how to write an effective introduction how to structure an academic essay Three exam questions included for students to work on.

A resource to expose students to a range of poetry and to practice analysing an unseen poem. Students will be exposed to the following poems: - If - The Tyger - Funeral Blues Students will use ARTWARS to analyse the poem in groups or independently Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher

3 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of 19th century England context. Useful ahead of studying a 19th century text or extract with KS3. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources cover: London social class gender divide rich and poor children Technology Education Children Welfare support Hygiene Difference between rich and poor Opportunities to: - write imaginatively - analyse gender divide - explore social class

2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of 19th century extracts taken from Jane Eyre and Nicholas Nickleby. The focus of these lessons is school life and students will consider the presentation of school in the 19th century and compare this to school life in the 21st century. Opportunities to compare the two 19th century texts. Extracts are taken from the AQA new specification 9-1, 19th century texts booklet and is included in this resource pack. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

5 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of the skills for English language question 4 on the new specification (9-1) paper 1. Students read extracts taken from fiction and develop skills in evaluating effectiveness. The resource uses an extract from 'Transmission.' Extract included. Resources provide opportunities to: - explore how writer's structure texts - analyse the use of structure in engaging reader interest - use sample answers - use mark schemes Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

3 differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Romeo and Juliet Act 5 scene 1, 2 and 3. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore language, form and structure - assess against the 9-1 specification success criteria - explore context - fate and predestination - explore creation of tension - explore unfortunate coincidence - explore the significance of the ending

With very few sample assessment materials provided by the exam boards I have created my own. They have been made to look exactly like the assessments that students will sit n the real 9-1 examinations and are phrased in the same ways too. This paper uses War photographer as the printed poem. The student responses can then be marked using the relevant mark scheme for Power and conflict poetry.

A resource to support students in the comparison of Ozymandias to one other poem from the power and conflict collection Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resource provides opportunities for: - exploration of the mark scheme - identifying points of comparison between Ozymandias and other poems - self/peer assessment - guiding students through an effective analytical paragraph structure

2 lessons to support the introduction to studying plays. Resources provide opportunities for students to: - explore stage directions - explore stage terminology - explore the layout of scripts - practice creating scripts - perform scripts - explore the difference between plays and prose

20 full differentiated (by colour) and meticulously planned lessons to support the teaching of reading and writing skills. These lessons are ready to go. Ideal for transition from KS2 to KS3, for year 6, year 7 or year 8 classes. Within these lessons students are exposed to a wide range of fiction, non fiction and literary non fiction texts and will use these as a stimulus for creating their own texts. These lessons allow students to develop skills for accessing the new English language and English literature 9-1 specifications. Students will explore the following texts/extracts: - Article on bats - Extract from the Twits & BFG - Roald Dahl - Extract from Frankenstein - Extract from A Christmas Carol - Extracts from autobiographies - Extract from Bill Bryson - travel writing (non-fiction literary) - Extract from Bleak house - The Lion the witch and the wardrobe - blogs - poetry - Sister Maude, Mother any distance - articles about Friendship Students will develop the following skills in preparation for accessing new 9-1 GCSE - Synthesis - Comparison - Language. structure, form analysis - Theme exploration - Analytical writing - Imaginative writing - narrative and descriptive - Transactional writing Assessment opportunities and homework tasks also included

Carousel activities which allow students to revise the context of Elizabethan England and practice analysing extracts from the play as well as referring to the play as a whole. Differentiated to allow students to structure an exam response which culminates in an exam practice question. Two exam questions also included in the structure of the 9-1 literature examination. Extracts taken from: Act 1 scene 5 Act 2 scene 2 Act 2 scene 3 Act 4 scene 3 Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability

Fully differentiated resources to teach Act 4 scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's dream. Focus on the creation of imagery within the scene. Differentiation: purple = lower ability Blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability A speaking and listening (role play and drama) resource is also included.

14 lessons that are meticulously planned, fully differentiated and numbered for ease of use with activities included. Homework tasks included. Download and teach right away. These are ready to go. Power point resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification AQA power and conflict poetry collection: 1. Remains 2. Kamikaze 3. Tissue 4. Emigree 5. Charge of the light brigade This pack also includes a comparison assessment which has been created in line with AQA format. All resources are fully differentiated by colour. (Purple = low ability, blue = mid ability, yellow = higher ability) All lessons are numbered for ease of use. There are 2 other packs available to support the teaching of the remaining 10 poems. 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.

8 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that re numbered for ease of use. Resources support the teaching of the following poems: 1. Half Caste 2. Limbo 3. The Class Game 4. Blessing Resources provide opportunities to: - Compare poetry - Explore context - Analyse language, form and structure

Revision guide to support student revision of 'Of Mice and Men' This resource could be useful as an ongoing homework project as students read the novella in class.

Resources to support the teaching of 'twisted' for lower ability. Homework project also included. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources provide opportunities to: - explore stage directions - understand and create monologues - explore characterisation - develop empathy skills - explore and create flash backs - create narratives - develop speaking and listening skills through role play - create tableau - explore the theme of bullying - analyse anti bullying posters and create own - write letters to an agony aunt - performs scenes

CPD resources including power point presentations, evaluation forms and tasks to support the development of teachers in whole school literacy. The first CPD power point covers: - Pedagogy and research - Ofsted - removing the barriers to literacy - What literacy is - How it is different to English - Blooms taxonomy and 3 level questions - Inference and deduction - Ways of reading - Reading exam questions - Active reading strategies including cloze and restructuring The second CPD power point covers: - Note making skills - Reading critically - TAP analysis - critical literacy - interrogating and deconstructing texts - research skills Following the CPD session the idea is that staff go away and trial using one of the strategies to improve literacy in their subject areas and bring feedback to the next session.