Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’. Wilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ is an elegy – it mourns death like a funeral song. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

60 independent study or homework tasks for students studying Media Studies A Level. The two documents are divided into the first (AS) and second (A2) year of study, with 30 different Media Studies tasks per resource. They can be given to students at the beginning of an academic year, to be completed weekly. The Media Studies activities are designed to encourage students to think critically about the media. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay's website.

Annotation prompts for Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Early Purges’. ‘The Early Purges’ concerns a child’s initial brush with the phenomena that is death, albeit in a seemingly cruel manner. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Early Purges’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Early Purges’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Simon Armitage’s ‘Clown Punk’. ‘Clown Punk’ is a poem about a seemingly tragic person, who presses his face against the windscreen of the persona’s car and frightens the children sitting in the backseats. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Simon Armitage’s ‘Clown Punk’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Simon Armitage’s ‘Clown Punk’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Disabled’. ‘Disabled’ accounts for a soldier who has lost some of his limbs in a battle. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Disabled’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Disabled’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

20 Section A exam-style reading questions, created in a similar format to AQA’s English Language Paper 1. The extracts have been carefully selected from 20 popular and accessible novels (see below). Included is a pdf document with Section A (Paper 1) exam-style reading tasks, in conjunction with an accompanying PowerPoint which can be adapted. The PowerPoint includes a brief synopsis of each text, questions and a link to a film trailer. You can print the pdf document as a booklet, or individual pages when necessary. These exam-style questions, for Section A (Paper 1) can be used for mock examinations / pre-public examinations (PPEs) or revision. Extracts come from the following novels: The BFG; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Skellig; Charlotte’s Web; Goodnight Mister Tom; Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; The Jungle Book; Jurassic Park; Of Mice and Men; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Hunger Games; The Hobbit; The Fellowship of the Ring; Lord of the Flies; Me Before You; The Railway Children; Watership Down; The Secret Garden; and Treasure Island. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This punctuation display presents simplified definitions of all the key punctuation marks, which can be printed on separate sheets of A4 paper. English students are expected to be familiar with all of these punctuation marks and this makes their task easier. The punctuation definitions work particularly well as a classroom display. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

Owen Sheers’ ‘Skirrid Hill’ collection of poems have been analysed and collated into this 46-page document. Notes have been made on all 42 of the poems from Owen Sheers’ ‘Skirrid Hill’ collection, to support your analysis and interpretation. The notes are contained in a table format, under the following headings: content/topic, themes, imagery/diction, tone/irony, grammatical features, structure and sound devices. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This essay is based on Irvine Welsh’s ‘Trainspotting’. It would be helpful to students studying ‘Trainspotting’. It is approximately 1,640 words long and 3 pages in length. The essay answers the following question: Why is place important to the narrative structures of Trainspotting? For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

50 Section B exam-style writing questions, created in a similar format to AQA’s English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 (25 questions on each paper). Included are two pdf documents with Section B exam-style writing tasks and lined paper, in conjunction with two accompanying PowerPoints which can be adapted. You can print the pdf documents as a booklet, or individual pages when necessary. These exam-style questions, for Section B, can be used for mock examinations / pre-public examinations (PPEs) or revision. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay's website.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Romeo in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Romeo key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Romeo poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This persuasive techniques / devices poster (PERSUADERR) presents a range of persuasive terms regularly used in an English classroom, with simplified definitions. English students are expected to be familiar with all of these persuasive devices and this makes their task easier. The persuasive techniques poster has been created in high resolution – A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4.

Annotation prompts for Seamus Heaney’s ‘Digging’. ‘Digging’ concerns an artist who will not follow in his ancestor’s footsteps as a common labourer. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Seamus Heaney’s ‘Digging’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Seamus Heaney’s ‘Digging’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for William Blake’s ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ (Songs of Innocence). ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ is set against a backdrop of child labour (prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th century). The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on William Blake’s ‘The Chimney Sweeper’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of William Blake’s ‘The Chimney Sweeper’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Lord Capulet in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Lord Capulet key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Lord Capulet poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Futility’. Wilfred Owen’s ‘Futility’ concentrates on the pointlessness of war and even questions life itself. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Futility’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Futility’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Andrew Forster’s ‘Brothers’. ‘Brothers’ is written in the past tense, looking back on a childhood experience. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Andrew Forster’s ‘Brothers’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

This free alphabet poster presents all 26 letters in uppercase and lowercase form. This alphabet can be used to support students who are learning to write or say letters. The alphabet poster has been created in high resolution – A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Please note: this free alphabet poster has been created in two different fonts, to support students who have different learning needs. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s TES Resources shop or website.

10 quick differentiation strategies, contained on one page. These differentiation techniques are relevant to all age and ability ranges.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Lord and Lady Montague in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Lord and Lady Montague key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Lord and Lady Montague poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.