A 6-lesson mini scheme of work, ‘The Island Project’ is a creative writing scheme that imagines the students have been stranded on a deserted island. Written in the form of journal entries, this scheme allows students to develop their creative writing skills, understand how to build descriptions and write to persuade and inform. Lessons are fully planned with a starter and learning objective. There is opportunity for peer assessment at the end of each lesson to encourage further development. File in this resource: The Island Project - PowerPoint of all lessons.

This lesson is a mock paper to help prepare students for OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 (Communicating Information and Ideas). The sources for this paper explore arranged marriages and the writing section has a choice of two questions. Lesson is designed for feedback as answers are written during class time, to help identify revision areas promptly. A generic mark scheme has been included for teachers reference. Alternatively, this PowerPoint could be converted to a Word document and presented as an actual mock exam. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 2 - PowerPoint of exam questions Text 1 Guardian article - Word document of Text 1 Text 2 - Word document of Text 2 English Language Paper 2 generic mark scheme - PDF of mark scheme for writing section

A two-part lesson that makes an ideal “one-off” when teachers have completed schemes of work. Possibly ideal for the festive season where students and teachers can have a bit of fun, study something different and not be overloaded by Christmas-themed work! Aimed at KS3, this resource looks at ‘Kid’ by Simon Armitage. Through the use of Youtube clips (links included), the lesson opens by asking students to explore what they already know about Batman and Robin. The lesson develops to explore the poem through pair work, with the title not being revealed towards the end of the first lesson. The final task allows students to show what they know with a reading analysis question. The second lesson allows for creative writing and independent work. With a selection of tasks available, students choose three they wish to complete, finishing in the lesson and for homework. Files in this resource: ‘Kid’ - Simon Armitage - PowerPoint of lesson ’Kid’ - Simon Armitage - Word document of poem

14 lessons, fully planned with learning objectives and homework tasks across the unit, this scheme was originally delivered to a middle/low ability Year 9 class. This unit is not based on GCSE specifications but instead looks at both text and film. The first part of the scheme focuses on creating evidence of reading analysis skills for the teacher, by exploring extracts and writing up responses. The second part of this scheme is media-based, watching the film and concluding with writing a film review. There are also additional activities at the closing of the unit, allowing for more creative writing and a speaking and listening task. Each lesson has a covering slide for teacher reference, detailing resources and a lesson brief. Whilst the scheme refers to APP Reading and Writing assessment areas, these can easily be adapted to suit the assessment in your department. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this scheme. Files in this resource: Scheme of work - PowerPoint of all 14 lessons Lesson 3 Book reviews - Word document for Lesson 3 Lesson 6 Extract - Word document for Lesson 6 Lesson 6 Extract annotated - Word document for Lesson 6 (for teacher reference) Lesson 7 Media analysis prompt - Word document for Lesson 7 (for teacher reference) Lesson 8 Introduction to Touching the Void worksheet - Word document for Lesson 8 Lesson 10 Homework - Word document for Lesson 10 (optional document) Lesson 10 Analysing a review - Word document for Lesson 10 **Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.**

A mock exam following AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1 question style, this resource allows teachers to work through each question with their class, evaluating the skills required and how to score highly. The extract is from ‘War of the Worlds’ and this is also used for Section B, writing. This resource can also be easily adapted to a Homework task for students to prepare for the exam independently. The opening slides detail an overview of the exam and what skills are being assessed in this paper. A detailed mark scheme has been included for Section A, Reading, with suggested answers. This is a starting point and can be used as a guide. It includes the level descriptors for each question, taken from the AQA mark scheme. A generic mark scheme has been included for Section B, Writing, taken from one of AQA’s Paper 1 example papers. Files in this resource: English Language Paper 1 practice - PowerPoint of exam questions War of the Worlds extract - Word document of extract Section A Reading suggested mark scheme - Word document and PDF of suggested answers for Section A English Language Paper 1 generic mark scheme - PDF of generic mark scheme for Section B

26 fully planned lessons, this scheme of work should hopefully have you dusting off an old classic that is often left behind in the department cupboards! With a range of activities that intend to bring the text alive, each lesson in this scheme has a covering slide detailing the lesson outline, skills focused on, and whether any resources are required or homework set. All accompanying resources and internet links are included within this resource. Lesson focuses include hot-seating key characters, a dramatic interpretation of Channel 4’s ‘First Dates’, personal writing on hopes and ambitions, and persuasive writing. There are plenty of opportunities to grade students on their reading and writing skills, with emphasis on the skills required for tasks. This scheme would suit any Key Stage 3 class as every lesson is planned to allow total teacher flexibility. With hidden chapter summary slides, the teacher is able to choose how much reading is completed each lesson and even how many of the 26 lessons are taught for this scheme. As such, if lessons or chapters are missed out, there is always a chapter summary to fill in the gaps. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this scheme. Files included in this resource: ‘Little Women’ scheme of work - PowerPoint of fully planned lessons Lesson 2 Extract analysis - Word document Lesson 6 Extract analysis - Word document Lesson 9 Extract analysis - Word document Lesson 11 character hot-seating cards - Word document Lesson 16 Extract analysis - Word document Lesson 22 Twitter template - Word document Lesson 23 Reading assessment extract - Word document **Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.**

Lesson to help prepare students for their iGCSE English Literature Paper 4 - Unseen. This lesson focuses on tackling unseen poetry, using the poem 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night' by Dylan Thomas. Lesson begins by outlining the paper and assessment areas, before allowing students to move into groups and independently analyse the poem. Group/teacher feedback moves the class to writing a plan for their response before finishing the lesson by writing the introduction to their essay. Lesson can be followed with completing the response in exam conditions if preferred. Files in this resource: Unseen Poetry - Do Not Go Gentle - PowerPoint of entire lesson Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night poem - Word document of poem

Originally delivered to a weak KS4 class as an introduction to non-fiction and writing to argue, this lesson is a helpful opener into developing these writing skills. The lesson can be adapted to KS3 but teachers may find this too simplistic for more-able KS4 students. This lesson could be used as a way in for debating/persuasive writing work. The lesson explores what is a counter-argument to then apply this to statements which should generate some interesting class discussion! There is a text to analyse, identifying what the writer’s arguments are for the students to create their own counter-arguments. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. File in this resource: Arguments and Counter-arguments - PowerPoint of lesson. Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.

Using an extract from ‘The Woman in Black’ this two-part lesson intends to prepare students for a comprehension exam. Originally delivered to a Year 7 group (but can easily be adapted to other years, depending on ability), this lesson encourages students to ‘actively read’ a text, working to identify features of narrative writing. There are two comprehension activities: the first can be done as a class to help students feel at ease with tackling such style questions; the second is intended for exam conditions to allow students to practice for their reading exam. Mark schemes are included as a guide for teachers. These mark schemes could also be used for peer-assessment if required. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Conventions of Narrative Writing - PowerPoint of lesson Extract from The Woman in Black - Word document of extract Answer sheets for the questions set in this double lesson - Word document Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.

Unseen poetry practice for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2. PowerPoint outlines what to expect in Paper 2 and assessment areas. Using Dylan Thomas's 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night' and 'Remember' by Christina Rossetti, the lesson encourages group work, with students working independently to annotate the unseen material, before feeding back to the rest of the class. Lesson works towards preparing for both the extended and comparative exam questions, which can be used in the following lesson or homework tasks. Annotated copies of both poems are included in this resource, which can be used as a prompt for the teacher or additional support for weaker students. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Unseen Poetry Do Not Go Gentle and Remember - PowerPoint of lesson Remember poem - Word document of poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night - Word document of poem Remember poem annotated - Word document of annotated poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night annotated - Word document of annotated poem **Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.**

Exploring setting in 'The Secret River', this resource allows students to consider language techniques and how setting is important to the development of the story. Likely to cover two lessons, students work in groups to annotate six different extracts from the novel. It is recommended that the teacher creates a booklet of these settings to allow students to have a comprehensive set of notes and annotations which will be useful for revision purposes. Each extract has line numbers to help with discussions and there is a range to allow access for different abilities. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Setting - PowerPoint of the lesson Starter task - Word document 6x extracts for the main focus of the lesson - Word documents **Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.**

This resource is a mock-up of the iGCSE English Core paper, using 'War of the Worlds' and 'Mrs Joe Gargery' as the stimulus extract. The PowerPoint contains the questions to enable you to work through them as a class with the opening activity a revision of common errors. This resource has been used to help prepare students for their iGCSE English Core paper using similar wording to the actual exam. The mark scheme for the Reading paper is a suggestion of responses; the Writing mark scheme is taken from the iGCSE paper and can be generically applied to this resource. Files in this resource: iGCSE WoW and Gargery - PowerPoint lesson iGCSE Text 1 Extract - Word document for 'War of the Worlds' extract iGCSE Text 2 Extract - Word document for 'Mrs Joe Gargery' extract iGCSE WoW and Gargery comprehension answers - Word document detailing suggesting responses for Reading questions iGCSE Writing task generic mark scheme - PDF from the mark scheme detailing how to mark the Writing response.

15 lessons, fully planned, originally delivered to Year 8 but can easily be adapted to other year groups (including KS2). Each lesson begins with a covering slide for teacher’s reference, briefly detailing the lesson, whether homework has been set and if any resources are required. Activities within this scheme include analysing Bill Bryson extracts in preparation for a unit reading assessment; writing in the style of Bill Bryson for writing evidence; comparing Bear Grylls with Michael Palin; and writing a series of blog entries based on an extreme travel adventure. Whilst this scheme refers to Reading and Writing APP assessments, this can easily be adapted to suit the assessments in your department. Files in this resource: Travel Writing SOW - PowerPoint of entire scheme of work, 15 lessons Lesson 1 Mumbai description - Word document extract for Lesson 1 Lesson 3 Road to Ruins - Word document extract for Lesson 3 Lesson 6 The Lost Continent Extract - Word document extract for Lesson 6 Lesson 9 Bill Bryson extract - Word document extract for Lesson 9 Lesson 14 The Gold Coast - Word document extract for Lesson 14

Introductory lesson on ‘Of Mice and Men’, originally delivered to a weak KS4 group. Lesson closely explores the opening setting description, encouraging students to pull quotes from this scene to show what is being described. This knowledge is then pulled together with a PEE analysis, finishing with character profiling. Files in this resource: The opening - PowerPoint of lesson Opening extract - Word document of opening of ‘Of Mice and Men’

Based on Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' and the description of The Trunchbull; and 'A Christmas Carol' and the description of Scrooge, this series of lessons is designed to prepare students for a reading comprehension exam. Originally delivered to a low ability Year 7 class, this could be adapted for younger students but the questions would need reviewing if intended for higher ability. The lessons support students through tackling different comprehension questions, allowing class work and discussion before attempting questions independently. All of the questions have spaces for student-teacher feedback, intended for peer-marking as model answers are provided on the board. There are three lessons on The Trunchbull extract and two on Scrooge. The Scrooge questions have been designed as a mock exam but could easily be adapted for a real exam or an extended homework task. Files in this resource: Reading comprehension questions - PowerPoint of the questions Reading extract - Word document of the two extracts, designed as a four-page booklet

A fully planned one-hour lesson, this is linked to the 2017 IGCSE English Literature specification, but could be adapted for other exam boards. Allowing students to initially independently analyse the poem before teacher input, this is an ideal group-work lesson. The lesson closes with preparing for an exam-style question, which could be completed as a homework task or in a following lesson. Files in this resource: The Trees Are Down - PowerPoint of lesson The Trees Are Down - Word document of poem

Unseen poetry practice for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2. PowerPoint outlines what to expect in Paper 2 and assessment areas. Using Boey Kim Cheng's 'Reservist' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen, the lesson encourages group work, with students working independently to annotate the unseen material, before feeding back to the rest of the class. Lesson works towards preparing for both the extended and comparative exam questions, which can be used in the following lesson or homework tasks. Fully annotated copies of both poems are included. I appreciate all constructive criticism, so I hope you are able to take time to review this resource. Files in this resource: Unseen Poetry Reservist and Anthem for Doomed Youth - PowerPoint of lesson Reservist poem annotated - Word document of poem Anthem for Doomed Youth annotated - Word document of poem Reservist poem - Word document of poem Anthem for Doomed Youth - Word document of poem **Like what you see? Please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/sae5 and join my followers.**

KS3 lesson exploring effective openings of texts. Students then analyse the opening of 'Coraline', finishing with a peer-assessment plenary.

Opening lesson on the text 'Holes', exploring how the writer hooks the reader's interest. Reading and Writing assessment areas that are listed are based on APP, but can be easily adapted to suit the assessment in your department.

One of the opening lessons exploring 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', this KS3 resource allows students to read the text and explore the opposites in Lysander's speech, with the opportunity for peer-assessment at the end of the lesson. Homework task is also included to write a personal advert for Helena to find her ideal man. Covered Reading assessment areas are also detailed in the opening slide, for teacher reference only.